THEY’RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!: In a photograph taken Friday, Nov, 16, 2007 at Ten Star Ranch in Dubois, Indiana, Pilgrim Mickey Mouse unveils the two turkeys that will receive presidential pardons from President George W. Bush at The White House on Tuesday, Nov. 20 in the 60th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation.
Following their presidential pardons, the two turkeys will join Super Bowl stars and other celebrities by “Going to Disney World” for a celebratory parade in their honor on Nov. 22. The pair will be flown first-class to Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. to star in the Thanksgiving Day parade on Nov. 22 in the Magic Kingdom park.
On Nov. 16, Mickey Mouse joined National Turkey Federation chairman Ted Seger in the ceremony to introduce the 2007 National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate. Both of the tom turkeys were raised at Ten Star Ranch. They are 21-weeks old and weigh approximately 45 pounds each. U.S. President Harry S. Truman was the first Commander-in-Chief to be presented with a Thanksgiving turkey (in 1947) by the National Turkey Federation. This year’s presentation marks the 60th anniversary of a tradition that has continued through 10 successive presidential administrations. (Diana Zalucky, photographer)
