Paradise Pier Hotel, Disney’s

Paradise Pier Hotel, Disney’s New name for the Disneyland Pacific Hotel as of October 2000. It was re-themed to tie in with Paradise Pier in Disney California Adventure across the street.

Parent Trap, The (film)

Parent Trap, The (film) After an imaginative title sequence using stop-motion animation (by experts T. Hee, Bill Justice, and X. Atencio) and the song “The Parent Trap” sung by Annette Funicello and Tommy Sands, the film introduces twins Sharon and Susan, who were separated as children by their divorced parents, and who accidentally meet during …

Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon (television)

Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon (television) Two-part television movie; aired on November 19 and 26, 1989. Directed by Mollie Miller. The family has inherited a delapidated hotel in Hawaii, which they visit and decide to clean up. The triplets practice deception by impersonating each other and try to help their father save the hotel from being …

Papeete Bay Verandah

Papeete Bay Verandah Restaurant in the Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World, opened on October 1, 1971, and closed in September 1994 (to reopen the following year as ‘Ohana). An elegant restaurant serving Polynesian cuisine with dancers and singers providing entertainment.

Paperino

Paperino Italian name for Donald Duck.

Paperman (film)

Paperman (film) Minimalist black and white animated short released with Wreck-It Ralph on November 2, 2012, after a June 6, 2012 premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. A lonely young man in mid-century New York City has a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. After figuring he will never see …

Paradise (film)

Paradise (film) A troubled 10-year-old boy, Willard Young, who wonders why his father hasn’t come home for about three months, is packed off by his mother to stay with friends in the rural town of Paradise. Painfully shy, Willard discovers that his new guardians, Ben and Lily Reed, are having deep problems too. The couple …

Parade of the Award Nominees (film)

Parade of the Award Nominees (film) Short animated film produced in color for the November 18, 1932, Academy Awards ceremony held at the Ambassador Hotel, in which Mickey leads a parade of the nominees, including Fredric March turning from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde. This marked the first animation of Mickey Mouse in color. Released …

Pancake Races

Pancake Races Held at Disneyland for several years beginning in March 1957. The winners qualified for national races.

Panchito

Panchito Mexican charro rooster, one of The Three Caballeros; voiced by Joaquin Garay.