Record Comments:  This record includes eleven, glossy-finish storybook pages with the record pocket opening at the cover's right edge.  Ron Howard is uncredited as the voice of the young boy in the story.  He is best know for his roles in The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days.

For Disneyland Records, Ron Howard also provided the voice for the young boy on the Haunted Mansion Story Teller #STER-3947.  This was the final Disneyland Records appearance for Ron Howard, Robie Lester and Sam Edwards.

The Disney Cast for this album includes Anita Bryant, The Birdsville Choir, Ron Howard, Sam Edwards, Robie Lester, Mike Sammes and Mike Sammes Singers.

Matrix Number:  STER 3991A  2-24-71  BR 44 / STER 3991B  2-24-71  44  BR

Subject Notes:  The Orange Bird is a character created as a mascot by Disney in 1970 for the Florida Citrus Growers' Association.  He became a prominently featured character in Magic Kingdom's Adventureland at the Sunshine Tree Terrace, located near Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room.

The presence of the character faded over time, but made a revival in Tokyo Disneyland in 2004 and a return to Walt Disney World in 2012.  The Orange Bird also appeared in the 1980 educational short film Foods and Fun: A Nutrition Adventure that spawned two comic books and other merchandise.