I think this man may have passed on by now and the land may belong to his family, so I don't know if they have decided to sell or what. On a recent trip to Disneyland, I was told that the 80 acres of strawberry fields, on S. Harbor Blvd., across from the Candy Cane Motel, was recently purchased by Disney for 96 million dollars. The original owners of the property, who bought it about 40-50 years ago, paid 10 thousand for it. By a happy concidence they are on the land occupied by the Adventure Land Cruise. I don't know exactly where they are though.
Few people realize that there's a cast member gift shop outside of the park.
It's located in the cast member parking lot, and it's difficult for non-cast members to get into. If you're in the car with a cast member they can get you in, but you can't purchase anything. They check your cast member ID when you get to the lot gate, then they check it again before you purchase any items. They are an architectural detail. Disneyland Resort keeps every single plant and tree in the park on computer.