Pollyanna (film) Orphaned Pollyanna, coming to live with Aunt Polly Harrington who sternly runs her small New England town, brings her cheerful philosophy to the grim household and eventually to the whole town. With her “Glad Game” she intrigues Mr. Pendergast, an old hermit, who shows the kids his glass prisms and eventually decides to …

Polo Walt Disney became interested in polo in 1932 and enlisted several Disney staff members and his brother Roy to join in. Walt eventually had a stable of seven polo ponies, named June, Slim, Nava, Arrow, Pardner, Tacky, and Tommy. The Disney team competed in matches at the Riviera Country Club against such luminaries as …

Polly Penguin Co-star of Peculiar Penguins (1934).

Polly—Comin’ Home (television) Television movie; aired on NBC on November 18, 1990. Polly restores racial and political harmony in a town split in two in this musical sequel. 120 min. Directed by Debbie Allen. Stars Keshia Knight Pulliam (Polly), Phylicia Rashad (Aunt Polly), Dorian Harewood (Dr. Shannon), Barbara Montgomery (Mrs. Conley), Brandon Adams (Jimmy Bean), …

Polynesian Resort Hotel at Walt Disney World; opened on October 1, 1971. The hotel is one of the two original Disney hotels on the property, and features lush vegetation filling much of the lobby in the Great Ceremonial House. The hotel rooms are in several longhouses, named for Pacific islands, such as Samoa, Oahu, Bali …