Pressler, Paul

Pressler, Paul He began at Disney in 1987 in the Consumer Products Division with general responsibilities for merchandise licensing; he was promoted to head of The Disney Stores beginning in 1992. He was named president of the Disneyland Resort on November 7, 1994. In 1998, he was named president of Walt Disney Attractions, and in …

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Prestige, The (film)

Prestige, The (film) Two young Victorian-era magicians in London, where magicians are idols and celebrities of the highest order, set out to carve their own paths to fame. The flashy, sophisticated Robert Angier is a consummate entertainer, while the rough-edged purist Alfred Borden is a creative genius who lacks the panache to showcase his magical …

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Presto (film)

Presto (film)  Short cartoon, from Pixar, released with WALL•E, on June 27, 2008.  Presto DiGiotagione, a turn-of-the-century magician, is famous for an astounding hat trick.  Presto’s apprentice rabbit, Alec, however, is dissatisfied as he shares in none of Presto’s wild success.  While Presto is out eating lavish dinners, Alec is left behind, locked in a …

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Pretty Irish Girl

Pretty Irish Girl Song from Darby O’Gill and the Little People, written by Lawrence Edward Watkin and Oliver Wallace.

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Prep & Landing, Lanny and Wayne the Christmas Elves in (television)

Prep & Landing, Lanny and Wayne the Christmas Elves in (television) Half-hour television special for ABC airing on December 8, 2009. An elite elf unit, the high-tech North Pole Christmas Eve Command Center, makes sure that homes are ready for Santa’s visit at Christmas. Two elves, rookie Lanny and veteran Wayne, go on their first …

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Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (television)

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (television) Half-hour animated television special. Santa’s dauntless elves, Wayne and Lanny, find themselves up to their pointy ears in trouble, as they race to recover classified North Pole technology, which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid, and which could cause Christmas to descend into chaos. …

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Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa (television)

Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa (television) Animated short which premiered on ABC on December 7, 2010, during the airing of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Directed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton. With Christmas only days away, Mrs. Claus and Magee enlist Wayne and Lanny on a secret mission to retrieve a mysterious item hidden …

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Prescot Press (television)

Prescot Press (television) Serialized sitcom on the MMC show, beginning September 19, 1992, running for 14 episodes; humorous happenings on the school newspaper. Stars Terra McNair (Katie), Keri Russell (Heather), Jennifer McGill (Tracy), Tony Lucca (Tommy), Dale Godboldo (Brian), Marc Worden (Arthur), Lindsey Alley (Kelly), Kevin Osgood (Dennis).

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Preacher’s Wife, The (film)

Preacher’s Wife, The (film)  A preacher, Henry Biggs, is having problems with his church, seeing its congregation declining while its debts are mounting, along with a general feeling of inadequacy that causes problems in his personal life.  When he asks for divine intervention, he and his gospel-singing wife, Julia, are visited by an angel, Dudley, …

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