Sunshine Tree Terrace

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Sunshine Tree Terrace
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The Sunshine Tree Terrace in Adventureland
Magic Kingdom
Land Adventureland
Opening date 1971
Restaurant Type Counter Service
Menu Type Tropical/American

The Sunshine Tree Terrace is a counter service restaurant located in Adventureland

History

The Sunshine Tree Terrace is a counter service restaurant which 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 1991. 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. 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.

The first major change to the Sunshine Tree Terrace came in 1986, when the Florida Citrus Growers and Disney ended their partnership. Due to the split, the Orange Bird Animatronic was removed from the Sunshine Tree. Although now sans Orange Bird, the Sunshine Tree itself remained a fixture of the terrace until 2000, when it was removed. 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.

On April 17 2012, Disney announced the return of both the Orange Bird, and the Citrus Swirl to the Sunshine Tree Terrace. Early in the morning, D23 (the official Disney fan club) and Imagineer Jason Grandt revealed a new marquee featuring the Orange Bird, as well as a new line of Orange Bird merchandise. Furthermore, it was anounced that the Citrus Swirl was officially being added back to the menu (it had previously become available for purchase on March 1 2012), and that the original Orange Bird figure that once sat atop the Sunshine Tree would be returning. Also unveiled at this time was a new poster for the restaurant, and an Orange Bird cup that the Terrance’s beverages now came in.

Menu

Updated April 2012

Menu Item

Price

Notes

Asian Salad with Chicken

$9.09


Pineapple Juice Float

$4.19


Asian Pineapple Salad

$7.89


Chicken Curry With Rice

$8.49


Asian Barbecued Pork Sandwich

$8.99


Turkey and Swiss Sandwich

$8.99


Floats



$4.19

Vanilla or chocolate soft serve with your choice of Diet Coke,Sprite,Barq's Root beer, and Coca-Cola

Iced Coffee Float

$4.19


Ice cream

$3.19

In a cone or cup flavors are vanilla, chocolate, and vanilla chocolate swirl. Soft serve.

Chocolate chip cookie

$2.19


Assorted chips

$2.19


Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich

$5.49

Kids Menu

Turkey sandwich

$5.49

Kids Menu


Drink

Price

Notes

Soft Drinks

$2.85 & $2.59

Drinks include Sprite, Diet Coke, Coke, Barq's Root beer, Orange Soda

Smart Water

$3.50


Dasani Bottled Water

$2.50


Hot coco

$2.09


Hot Tea

$2.09


Orange juice

$2.39


Soy milk

$2.19

Chocolate or regular

Coffee

$2.09


Apple Juice

$2.59


Chocolate milk

$2.19

Nesquick

Whole milk

$2.19


Iced coffee

$3.39


Cafe latte

$2.99


Cappuccino

$2.99


Espresso

$2.99