Are the birds released white doves?
No. White ring neck doves, which you can purchase at a bird shop or pet shop near you, do not have a homing instinct and should not be released for their safety. We only release white homing pigeons, which have a highly developed homing instinct and can find their way home from as far as 600 miles! The homing pigeons we use are a special variety of white Pletinckx (play-tinks), which were first released in the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Walt Disney acquired some pricey Belgian Pletinckx, which he released when Disneyland opened in 1955 and are released at Disneyland on special occasions.
