In this video, we're looking at four accidental icons that only exist because a corporation made a deal with Disney: Figment, Orange Bird, Dole Whip, and Doritos. All started as products of a Disney Parks sponsorship. All ended up way bigger than the contracts that created them.
0:00 – Carousel of Progress and Corporate Sponsorship Origins
1:08 – Four Accidental Disney Sponsorship Icons
1:44 – EPCOT’s Corporate Sponsored Pavilions
2:29 – How Figment Was Born from Kodak’s Imagination Pavilion
5:01 – Figment’s Rise to Epcot Icon and Legacy
7:22 – Florida Citrus Commission, Orange Bird, and His Tumultuous History
10:27 – Orange Bird’s Revival and Lasting Popularity
11:36 – Dole Sponsorship: From Tiki Room to Dole Whip Craze
15:19 – Casa de Fritos: The Disneyland Roots of Doritos
19:04 – The Lasting Legacy of Disney Park Sponsorships
Kodak, the company that helped us get Figment, was one of Disneyland's Original 33 sponsors — the companies that made the park possible in 1955. I'm launching a Patreon-exclusive series called Club 33 that digs into every single one of them. If you want to go deeper on the corporate histories that built Disneyland.
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