‘Tangled’ Star Claims Disneyland’s Turkey Legs Are Really Emu Legs

Spoiler alert: No, theyre not.

Zachary Levi, the voice of Flynn Rider in Tangled and the upcoming TV series based on the film, says the massive turkey legs sold in Disneys theme parks are really emu legs.

The Chuck star told Conan OBrien last week:

I swear I have friends that have worked for Disneyland, and I was talking about how the turkey legs tasted more like ham than they taste like turkey which is already befuddlingand they said, Well, theyre actually emu. Those are big old emu legs. So if youve had a turkey leg at Disneyland, youve eaten an emu, folks.

Disneys famously oversized turkey legs have developed a cult following over the years. The company even sells turkey leg air fresheners, T-shirts and refrigerator magnets.

And like nearly anything with that kind of following, the turkey legs have been the subject of some urban legends, including the one about them being emu legs.However, its not true, with Snopes declaring the rumorfalse.

As the Orlando Sentinel noted in 2012, the 34-ounce turkey legs sold in Disney parks are indeed jumbo, but an emu leg would be much bigger.

If youre going to walk around with an emu leg in a theme park and chew on it, youd have to get a cart with wheels to push that thing around,Tim Williams, director of media productions at nearby Gatorland, which has several emus, told the newspaper.Theyre huge.

in 2013, The New York Times reported that most Thanksgiving turkeys are actually female hens, which are smaller. The males, or toms, weigh about 50 pounds and produce the jumbo legs served in Disney parksand other theme parks.

Levi was right about one thing: Disneys turkey legs have a distinct flavor that many people liken to ham, which comes from a salt water cure injected into the legs followed by six hours in a smoker, according to an episode of Unwrapped.

But its all turkey, not emu.

Levi later owned up to the mistake on Twitter:

Tangled: The Series, which debuts on March 24, reunites Levi with Mandy Moore, who will reprise her role as Rapunzel. The film also re-teams composerAlan Menken with lyricist Glenn Slater, whove written new songs for the series.

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