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.

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, …

People and Places—Tiburon, Sardinia, Morocco, Icebreakers (television)

People and Places—Tiburon, Sardinia, Morocco, Icebreakers (television) Television show; aired on October 5, 1955. Directed by Winston Hibler. Segments featuring three People and Places films and one that was never completed—Tiburon, an island in the Gulf of California inhabited by a tribe of Indians.

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.

People of the Desert (television)

People of the Desert (television) Television show; aired on April 10, 1957. Includes Navajo Adventure and The Blue Men of Morocco.

People Like Us (film)

People Like Us (film) A DreamWorks film distributed by Disney. A fast-talking salesman, Sam, has his latest deal collapse on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father’s estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course …

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.

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 …

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 …