People on Market Street, The (film)

People on Market Street, The (film) Educational film series of seven films released in September 1977: Wages and Production, Scarcity and Planning, Market Clearing Price, Demand, Cost, Supply, Property Rights and Pollution.

PeopleMover

PeopleMover Tomorrowland attraction at Disneyland; opened on July 2, 1967, with major improvements in 1968. The Superspeed Tunnel was added in 1977; Tron footage in 1982. Closed August 21, 1995. By riding the PeopleMover, guests traveled inside several of the Tomorrowland attractions and were thus able to get a preview. The technology, innovative in 1967, …

Pepper, John E., Jr.

Pepper, John E., Jr. Member of the Disney board of directors beginning January 1, 2006. He became chairman of the board on January 1, 2007, and retired in March 2012.

Pennsylvania Miners’ Story, The (television)

Pennsylvania Miners’ Story, The (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on ABC on November 24, 2002. Based on the summer 2002 rescue of nine coal miners at Quecreek mine, after they had been trapped for 77 hours underground. Directed by David Frankel. Stars Graham Beckel (Randy Fogle), Michael Bowen (Robert Pugh), Tom Bower (John Unger), Dylan …

Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade Attraction on Main Street at Disneyland; began July 17, 1955. Themed to Main Street’s era, the arcade features antique Mutoscopes and Cail-o-Scopes, along with more modern video games. Also on Main Street in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World and at Tokyo Disneyland. The latter was open from October 1, 1971, until …

People and Places

People and Places Series of 17 travelogue featurettes released from 1953 to 1960 (The Alaskan Eskimo, Siam, Switzerland, Men Against the Arctic, Sardinia, Disneyland U.S.A., Samoa, The Blue Men of Morocco, Lapland, Portugal, Wales, Scotland, Ama Girls, Seven Cities of Antarctica, Cruise of the Eagle, Japan, The Danube). Three of the films (The Alaskan Eskimo, …

Penny

Penny Girl kidnapped by Madame Medusa in The Rescuers; voiced by Michelle Stacy.

Peg

Peg Vampish dog in the dog pound in Lady and the Tramp; voiced by Peggy Lee.

Pelican and the Snipe, The (film)

Pelican and the Snipe, The (film) Special cartoon; released on January 7, 1944. Directed by Hamilton Luske. Vidi, the snipe, tries to stop his pelican friend, Monte, from sleepwalking, which puts him in danger of being killed. But Monte ends up rescuing Vidi in a bombing raid. The film was originally meant to be part …

Pélisson, Gilles

Pélisson, Gilles He was named chairman of Euro Disney in February 1997; he had joined the company as executive vice president in July 1995, and was elevated to president in February 1996, serving in that post until leaving the company in April 2000.