Parent Trap II, The (television)

Parent Trap II, The (television) Mistaken identities once again disrupt the twins’ lives 25 years later, as Sharon’s daughter, Nikki, turns mischief-making matchmaker for her divorced mother. A Disney Channel Premiere Film; first aired on July 26, 1986. 81 min. Stars Hayley Mills. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell.

Park, Tom

Park, Tom He joined Disney at Walt Disney Imagineering in 1991, headed Walt Disney Art Classics and Disney Direct Marketing from 1996 to 1999, and was then named head of The Disney Store worldwide. He left the company in July 2001.

Parker, Fess

Parker, Fess (1924-2010) Actor; appeared as Davy Crockett on television, and in The Great Locomotive Chase (James J. Andrews), Westward Ho the Wagons (John Doc Grayson), Old Yeller (Jim Coates), and The Light in the Forest (Del Hardy), and on television in Along the Oregon Trail, The Fourth Anniversary Show, and Behind the Scenes with …

Parent Trap III (television)

Parent Trap III (television) Two-part television movie; aired on April 9 and 16, 1989. Directed by Mollie Miller. The fiancée of a man with triplet daughters hires one of the twins as an interior decorator. Before long, the decorator steals the man’s heart, encouraged by the daughters who don’t like the fiancée. Stars Hayley Mills, …

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.

Paradise Pier

Paradise Pier Area themed to the California beach culture at Disney California Adventure, with attractions, shops, and food facilities; opened February 8, 2001. The Disney Imagineers got creative when naming the original shops (including Man Hat ‘n’ Beach, Point Mugu Tattoo, Reboundo Beach) and food locations (including Burger Invasion, Catch a Flave, Malibu-Ritos, Pizza Oom …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …