cc Picture & sound: All-new digital restoration All-new 5.1 Disney enhanced home theater surround sound All-new music video: "Kiss the Girl" by Ashley Tisdale Games & activities: Under the Sea Adventure: A virtual ride inspired by Walt Disney Imagineering: Experience the theme park ride that was almost built-Ride it and go behind the scenes DisneyPedia: Life Under the Sea: Learn about the real-life animals that inspired the movie characters Backstage Disney: Never-before-seen deleted scenes Exclusive animated short, The Little Match Girl Treasures untold: The making of Disney's The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid III musical sneak peek And much, much more Region: 1
2 - Disc Set
[2 Discs]
[Special Edition] Audio: DD5.1
Rating: G Genre: Children's/Family Theatrical Release: 11/15/1989(USA) Release Date: 10/03/2006 SubTitles: English Dubbed: English/Espanol/French Sound: DD5.1 Run Time: 83 Minutes Flags: Excellent For Children Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video
Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first in a series of blockbusters that restored the venerable firm's reputation as the world's premiere animated-feature factory. The title character is a precocious teenager named Ariel, the daughter of Triton, king of the Sea. Against her dad's wishes, Ariel journeys beyond her own world to the surface, where she falls in love with Prince Eric, a handsome human. Foolishly, the little mermaid enters into an agreement with evil sea witch Ursula in order to become human herself. The wistfully melancholy ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story is dispensed with in favor of a joyously happy ending-but not before a spectacular climactic confrontation between Ursula and Triton. The obligatory Disney comic relief is handled by such freshly minted characters as Sebastian the Crab, who, courtesy of voiceover artist Samuel E. Wright, sings the film's Oscar-winning "Under the Sea." Other voices are provided by Broadway star Jodi Benson (as Ariel) and such Hollywood reliables as Buddy Hackett, Pat Carroll, Kenneth Mars, and Rene Auberjonois. The enormous box-office take of The Little Mermaid made possible such future Disney cartoon ventures as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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