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The National Thanksgiving Turkey will really have something to celebrate following today's traditional Presidential pardon ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. "Pumpkin" and his alternate "Pecan" are going to Disneyland!
It starts with a police escort to Dulles International Airport. Then the birds will "fly" First-Class on United Airlines Flight Turkey-1 to their new home at Disneyland Resort in Southern California, sources at the Orange County theme park told The Examiner .
The turkey's special Thanksgiving Day celebration is a preview of things to come in 2009, as Disney Parks asks guests, "What Will You Celebrate?" and invites them to mark life's special moments with a Disney visit. The trip from D.C. to Los Angeles will mark the fourth consecutive year that the National Thanksgiving Turkey has celebrated his pardon at a Disney Resort.
Accompanied by National Turkey Federation Chairman Paul Hill, Pumpkin, a 20-week-old, 45-pound turkey, will be the grand marshal in a special Thanksgiving Day parade down Main Street U.S.A. in the Anaheim park. Following the parade, Pumpkin and his alternate, Pecan will find a home at Santa's Reindeer Round-Up at Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland, where they'll remain throughout the holidays and the rest of their lives.
Americans nationwide will be able to share the celebration as the turkey enjoys his new Disneyland home. See photos of the National Thanksgiving Turkey and watch video of this year's White House pardon at www.disneyparks.com today.
For the first time this year, all interested will be able towatch the turkey via a live feed from the theme park on Thanksgiving Day from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. EST. Go to www.disneyparks.com, listen for the turkey's gobble, and then click on the turkey face to access the live "Turkey Cam" from Disneyland.
"My family and I celebrate the honor of presenting the National Thanksgiving Turkey to the President of the United States," said Hill. "We'll also be celebrating the special privilege of flying to Disneyland where the turkey will be the grand marshal in the Disneyland Thanksgiving Day parade."
Captain Vince Kramer of United Turkey-1 said he was "...proud to fly our special, feathered guests and to help them achieve every turkey's dream of flight. It is a rare treat for turkeys to reach 30,000 feet, and we look forward to getting them to Los Angeles and landing safely and on-time."
In 1947 Harry S Truman became the first United States President to be presented with a Thanksgiving day turkey for "pardon" by the National Turkey Federation. This year's presentation marks the 61st anniversary of a tradition that has continued through 10 successive White House administrations.
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