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==History==
The Sunshine Tree Terrace is a counter service restaurant which that serves citrus specialties and slushies. The terrace opened next to the Sunshine Pavilion in 1971, and was sponsored by the Florida Citrus Growers from its opening until 1986 <ref name="sponsors"> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/mkindex.htm </ref>. During the Florida Citrus Grower’s sponsorship, the organizations mascot, the Orange Bird, was heavily featured in the Sunshine Tree Terrace. In fact, a small Audio Animatronic Orange Bird could be found perched atop the large Sunshine Tree that gave the Terrace its namesake<ref name= "widen"> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/stt.htm </ref>. Throughout its history the Sunshine Tree Terrace has been known for its popular Citrus Swirl, which is a mixture of frozen orange juice and soft serve vanilla ice cream <ref> http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2013/08/29/snack-series-citrus-swirl-at-magic-kingdoms-sunshine-tree-terrace/ </ref>.
The first major change to the Sunshine Tree Terrace came in 1986, when the Florida Citrus Growers and Disney ended their partnership <ref name="sponsors"/>. Due to the split, the Orange Bird Animatronic was removed from the Sunshine Tree <ref name="widen"/>. Although now sans Orange Bird, the Sunshine Tree itself remained a fixture of the terrace until 2000 when it was removed <ref> http://progresscityusa.com/2011/11/11/little-orange-memories/ </ref>. Another major change to the Sunshine Tree Terrace came in 2009, when the Citrus Swirl was taken off the menu. Following its removal the Terrace featured a more standard menu of soft serve ice cream and other refreshments <ref> http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2009/10/23/is-this-place-ever-open-sunshine-tree-terrace/ </ref>.
