Orange Bird
{{for|the character in Angry Birds|Bubbles (Angry Birds)}}
{{short description|Disney mascot character}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Orange Bird
| image = Disney Orange Bird.png
| caption =
| first = Walt Disney Studios' The Orange Bird (1971){{Cite web |url=https://d23.com/orange-bird-think-orange-thoughts/ |title=Orange Bird - Think Orange Thoughts! |date=2022-04-19 |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=D23 |last=Scrimgeour |first=Francesca}}
| creator = The Walt Disney Company
Bob Moore
Don McLaughlin
| species = Orange canary (with an Orange head)
| gender = Male
| noinfo = yes
| designer = Bob Moore{{Cite web |url=https://waltdatedworld.com/the_orange_bird.htm |title=The Orange Bird |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Walt Dated World}}
Don McLaughlin
}}
Orange Bird is a Disney character first created in 1969 and debuted in 1971 as a mascot for the Florida Citrus Commission, in exchange for them sponsoring the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction and Sunshine Tree Terrace at the Magic Kingdom theme park.{{cite web|title=Give it a squeeze! For Orange Bird Fans Only|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2015/06/04/give-it-a-squeeze-for-orange-bird-fans-only/|website=Disney|accessdate=4 February 2018|date=2015-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017152400/https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2015/06/04/give-it-a-squeeze-for-orange-bird-fans-only/|archive-date=October 17, 2017}} Orange Bird is an animated anthropomorphic orange canary.
Personality
Unlike other animated birds, Orange Bird is incapable of singing or speaking, and instead communicates with orange-colored smoke clouds.
Appearances
=Advertising and animated shorts=
Orange Bird appeared on national television, print and radio ads for Florida oranges alongside singer Anita Bryant.{{cite book |last1=Dotz |first1=Warren |last2=Morton |first2=Jim |title=What a Character! 20th Century American Advertising Icons |date=1996 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=0-8118-0936-6 |pages=26–27}} In 1971, Bryant narrated a record album telling the character's story. The album included an illustrated 10-page storybook, and included back-up singing by the Mike Sammes Singers. Orange Bird appeared on the cover of Citrus and Vegetable Magazine in 1977.{{Cite web| title=Citrus & Vegetable Magazine | url=http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/415544/17229649/1332287574730/Imagineering-Disney_Orange-Bird_3_Lisa-Maile_1977_1.jpg?token=3WlTNKG6N1TTOWDjbYmfhl%2BwpYg%3D | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072906/http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/415544/17229649/1332287574730/Imagineering-Disney_Orange-Bird_3_Lisa-Maile_1977_1.jpg?token=3WlTNKG6N1TTOWDjbYmfhl%2BwpYg%3D | archive-date=2018-02-05}} Orange Bird later had a solo career and appeared in a few Disney educational shorts in the 1980s such as "Foods and Fun: A Nutrition Adventure" and "The Orange Bird and the Nutrition Bandwagon". The Sherman Brothers, better known for writing the songs for the Disney films Mary Poppins (1964) and The Jungle Book (1967), also wrote "The Orange Bird Song" for the album, which became the theme song for Orange Bird. Orange Bird became a ubiquitous citrus icon, particularly throughout the State of Florida and United States. Orange Bird is featured in exhibits at the Orange County Regional History Museum in Orlando, Florida and McKay Archives at Florida Southern College.{{cite web|last1=Nayden|first1=Lacey|title=The Orange Bird|url=http://www.flsouthern.edu/library/mckay-archives/digital-exhibits/the-orange-bird.aspx|website=Florida Southern College, McKay Archives & Roux Library|accessdate=4 February 2018}}
=Disney theme parks=
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In the 1970s, Orange Bird appeared at Magic Kingdom as a walk-around character. He would often be found walking throughout Adventureland, outside the Enchanted Tiki Room. A figure of the character was also perched in a spot behind the counters of the Sunshine Tree Terrace, which has since been restored to the location after having spent years in the Disney Archives. Orange Bird merchandise can be found in retail locations at both Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort.{{cite web|title=The History of the Orange Bird|url=https://www.disneyavenue.com/2015/05/the-history-of-orange-bird.html|website=Disney Avenue|accessdate=4 February 2018}}
In 2004, Orange Bird was featured at Tokyo Disneyland due to the character's high popularity in Japan. The Walt Disney Company created merchandising to coincide with Japan's annual {{ill|Orange Day (Japan)|lt=Orange Day|ja|オレンジデー}} on April 14. The Orange Bird soon returned to appearing regularly on merchandise in the United States Disney Store as well. This includes t-shirts, pins, ear hats, Vinylmation figures, and cups shaped like Orange Bird.{{cite news|last1=Mancini|first1=Nicole|title=Historic Orange Bird Flies Out of the Archives and back to the Magic Kingdom|url=http://www.disunplugged.com/2012/05/02/historic-orange-bird-flies-out-of-the-archives-and-back-to-the-magic-kingdom/|accessdate=4 February 2018|publisher=DIS Unplugged|date=2 May 2012}}
In April 2012, the Orange Bird made a return to a fully restored Sunshine Tree Terrace at Walt Disney World.{{cite web|title=Historic Orange Bird Returns to Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/04/breaking-historic-orange-bird-returns-to-adventureland-at-magic-kingdom-park/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418212100/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/04/breaking-historic-orange-bird-returns-to-adventureland-at-magic-kingdom-park/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2012|website=Disney Parks|accessdate=4 February 2018}}
=Others=
Orange Bird appeared in other sources such as the Disney Kingdoms comic book series (appeared as a character in the Enchanted Tiki Room issue), the 2015 Inside Out book The Bing Bong Book (appeared as a cameo in one of the pages), a line of clothing and apparel including a magnetic shoulder plush since February 2021, and a video game, Disney Speedstorm{{cite web|last=Roseboom|first=Quinn|title=Five things in 'Disney Speedstorm' theme park fans will love |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-speedstorm-theme-park-fans/|website=Attractions Magazine|access-date=2023-04-23|date=2023-04-18|df=mdy-all}} (appears as a Crew Member for Figment).
References
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External links
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506125130/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nry_aV1TI4 |title=The Orange Bird starring Anita Bryant|date=May 6, 2015}}
- [https://inducks.org/character.php?c=Orange+Bird INDUCKS page for Orange Bird]
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Category:Disney comics characters
Category:Child characters in television
Category:Male characters in advertising
Category:Mascots introduced in 1970
Category:Anthropomorphic birds
Category:Food advertising characters
Category:Drink advertising characters
Category:Characters of the Disney theme parks