Pratt, Judson

Pratt, Judson (1916-2002) Actor; appeared in The Barefoot Executive (policeman), and on television in The Flight of the Grey Wolf, Texas John Slaughter, The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City, and The Tenderfoot.

Powers, Mala

Powers, Mala (1931-2007) Actress; appeared on television in Daniel Boone.

Prairie Outpost Supply

Prairie Outpost Supply Shop in Frontierland in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World, opened February 26, 1991. Formerly Bearly Country. Features decorative gifts and clothing themed to the Southwest.

Prairie/Seal Island (television)

Prairie/Seal Island (television) Television show; aired on November 10, 1954. Directed by James Algar, Richard Bare. Walt Disney introduces Jim Algar who hosts behind-the-scenes footage of The Vanishing Prairie and Seal Island. Winston Hibler also appears on the show.

Power Rangers (television)

Power Rangers (television) Disney acquired Power Rangers, and the brand’s merchandising rights, when the company purchased Fox Family Channel in 2001. Power Rangers Ninja Storm, which debuted in 2003, was the first production solely managed by Disney. Production moved to New Zealand and included a new producer, cast, and crew. Power Rangers first appeared on …

Postlethwaite, Pete

Postlethwaite, Pete (1946-2011) Actor, appeared in James and the Giant Peach (Old Man) and Dark Water (Veeck).

Portuguese Reading Film

Portuguese Reading Film See A Historia de José and José Come Bien.

Powder (film)

Powder (film) An enigmatic young man with startlingly white skin and extraordinary abilities is discovered living in the cellar of a remote farmhouse and brought to live in a community that does not quite know what to make of him. Befriended by the head of a school for troubled youths and an enthusiastic science teacher, …

Potter, William E. (“Joe”)

Potter, William E. (“Joe”) (1905-1988) Retired Army major general and Panama Canal Zone governor who was hired by Walt Disney in 1965 to direct construction of the infrastructure for Walt Disney World, utilizing techniques that were considered revolutionary at the time. After the park’s opening he became its senior vice president. He retired in 1974. …

Portugal (film)

Portugal (film) People and Places featurette, released on December 25, 1957. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen. Filmed in CinemaScope. 30 min. Opening with animation showing the adventurous and courageous Portuguese explorers and the routes they traveled, this film then looks at some of the main elements of the Portuguese people’s economy—shipping, harvesting grapes for wine, marketing …