I worked at the now-defunct Sunkist Citrus House (and “Sunkist, I Presume”) from 1966 through 1969. I was in high school when I started and was considered a “permanent part-time” employee. We were one of several “lessees” or non-Disney-owned businesses in the park. (Sunkist, Carnation, Aunt Jemima, Kodak, Upjohn, etc.) During those days it was owned by the Perricone Citrus Company (Sam Perricone) and run by B.C. “Bo” Foster. (Bo, if you’re still around, thanks a million, and I miss you.)
For those who don’t know, our menu was limited to orange juice, lemonade, lemon meringue pies and orange cheesecakes. But it was unique, so we did lots of business.
The Citrus House boys’ costume consisted of a yellow and white vertical pinstriped short-sleeved shirt with white collar and trim, a bright green bow tie, bright green cotton pants, and black dress shoes. We hated these costumes, of course. The girls wore yellow and white pinstriped dresses with white aprons, kind of like Alice’s (in Wonderland), white bobby socks, and black shoes. The girls disliked their costumes as much as we did ours.
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