104 - Orange Bird

About this episode

This episode explores the history and significance of the Orange Bird, a former mascot associated with Florida's citrus industry and Disney parks.

Find out all about the Orange Bird, the former mascot of the Florida Citrus Growers who once appeared on merchandise everywhere around Florida and at the Sunshine Tree Pavilion at Walt Disney World. We'll talk about his origins, his work promoting citrus, and his eventual disappearance and later new lease on life at Disney's parks, first in Tokyo, and finally Walt Disney World.

Topics covered

• Orange Bird
• Disney history
• mascots
• citrus promotion
• Walt Disney World

Keywords

• Orange Bird
• Florida Citrus Growers
• Disney
• mascot
• Sunshine Tree Pavilion
• Tokyo Disney
• Walt Disney World

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Florida Citrus Growers

Places: Walt Disney World, Tokyo

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