The end of the official sponsorship resulted in the expulsion of the Orange Bird from the Magic Kingdom with the walk-around character disappearing overnight and the little Orange Bird figure that had long served as the icon for the Sunshine Tree Terrace vanishing in the mid-90s during a routine refurbishment. However, when the contract between the Florida Citrus Commission and Walt Disney World came up for renewal again in 1986, the Florida Citrus Commission changed its mind and opted not to renew their contract, for reasons that are still unknown. Although the aforementioned departure of Anita Bryant effectively killed the Orange Bird on TV, he was still very present both in Walt Disney World (both behind the counter at the Sunshine Tree Terrace and as a walk around character) and at local citrus shops around the state. Despite the Orange Bird's massive setback in the late 1970s in 1981, the Florida Citrus Commission elected to still renew its contract with Walt Disney World for another five years, extending its sponsorship of both the Sunshine Tree Terrance as well as the Tropical Serenade attraction.
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