The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid Original Teaser Poster
Directed by	Ron Clements John Musker
Produced by	Howard Ashman John Musker Maureen Donley
Written by	Hans Christian Andersen (fairy tale) Roger Allers (story) Howard Ashman (musical) Ron Clements John Musker
Starring	Jodi Benson Samuel E. Wright Pat Carroll Christopher Daniel Barnes Kenneth Mars Jason Marin Buddy Hackett
Music by	Alan Menken (music) Howard Ashman (lyrics)
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	November 17, 1989 (original release) November 14, 1997 (re-release)
Running time	83 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$40,000,000[1]
Gross revenue	$222,300,000
Followed by	The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
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The Little Mermaid is a 1989 Academy Award-winning animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation with pencil test began on September 23, 1988 and first released on November 17, 1989 by Walt Disney Pictures. The twenty-eighth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, the film is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Little Mermaid." During its initial release, it grossed over $84 million in the United States and an additional $99 million internationally.^[2] The film is given credit for breathing life back into the animated feature film genre after a string of critical and commercial failures that had dated to the early 1980s. The Little Mermaid, movie poster This work is copyrighted. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... John Musker (born in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American animation director. ... 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A stage adaptation of the film with a book by Doug Wright^[3], and additional songs by Alan Menken and new lyricist Glenn Slater opened in Denver in July 2007 and began performances on Broadway.^[4] Doug Wright is an award-winning American playwright, librettist, and screenplay writer. ... Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American Broadway and Academy Award winning film score composer. ... Glenn Slater wrote the lyrics to Alan Menkens music in Home on the Range. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ...

Plot

Prince Eric, eighteen years old, and his manservant Grimsby are aboard a sailing ship. From the sailors, Eric learns about Triton, the ruler of the sea who can control the oceans. He rules a kingdom of merpeople in the watery depths. Prince Eric is a fictional character who first appeared in the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid. ...

Underwater, a sixteen-year-old mermaid princess named Ariel is dissatisfied with life under the sea and curious about the human world. Ariel, with her best friend, a fish named Flounder, collects human artifacts, and visits the surface of the ocean to visit a seagull named Scuttle, who offers comically inaccurate knowledge of human culture. Ignoring the warnings of her father, King Triton, and the court musician, Sebastian the crab,^[5] that contact between merpeople and humans is forbidden, she longs to be part of the human world; to this end she has filled a secret grotto with all the human artifacts she has found. For other uses, see Mermaid (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Princess (disambiguation). ... Princess Ariel is a fictional character, a mermaid who appeared in Disneys popular 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid and its direct-to-video sequels The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea & The Little Mermaid III. The youngest of King Tritons seven daughters, she lives (prior to... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... A cultural artifact is a human-made object which gives information about the culture of its creator and users. ... Seagull or Seagulls may refer to: Gull, a family of seabird, members of which are often called seagulls. ... Sebastian, voiced by Samuel E. Wright, is a fictional character in Disneys The Little Mermaid (1989). ... For other uses, see Crab (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Ariel and Flounder travel to the surface to watch a celebration for the birthday of Prince Eric, with whom Ariel falls in love. The birthday celebration is cut short by a storm, during which the ship is lost. Eric almost drowns, but is saved by Ariel, who drags him onto a beach. She sings to him, but when he stirs awake, she dives underwater. Eric has a vague impression that he was rescued by a girl with a beautiful voice; he vows to find her, and Ariel vows to rejoin Eric.

Later, Triton and his daughters notice a lovesick Ariel. Sebastian tries to impress her with the wonders "Under the Sea", but Ariel sneaks off with Flounder midway through the song. Triton questions Sebastian about Ariel's lovesick behavior, during which Sebastian reveals Ariel's secrets. Furious, King Triton confronts Ariel in her grotto, during which he destroys her entire collection. A pair of eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, convince a distraught Ariel that to rejoin Eric, she must visit Ursula, the Sea Witch.

Ursula makes a deal with Ariel to transform her into a human for three days. Within these three days, if she plans to remain a human, she must receive from Eric the "kiss of true love"; otherwise she will transform back into a mermaid on the third day and be owned by Ursula. In exchange for her voice, Ariel is turned into a human by Ursula's magic which turns her tail into legs. However, she can't swim as a human and Ariel is helped to the surface by Sebastian and Flounder.

When she discovers that she has legs, she has a hard time walking and Scuttle helps her by covering her in a sail. She is eventually found by Eric when Max finds her, but when he learns that she cannot speak, he discards the notion that she is the one who saved his life. He helps her to the palace, where the servants think of her as a survivor of a shipwreck. As for Sebastian, he stumbles into the palace kitchen and narrowly escapes being turned into stuffed crab by Chef Louis.

While Ariel is enjoying life with Eric in her tour of the human kingdom, Sebastian, Flounder and Scuttle try to get Ariel and Eric to kiss so Ariel will become human permanently. They come close to kissing, but are thwarted by Flotsam and Jetsam. Angered at the close call, Ursula takes the disguise of a beautiful young woman named "Vanessa" and appears onshore singing with Ariel's voice, which is housed in a magic nautilus shell around her neck. Eric recognizes the song, and "Vanessa" casts a hypnotic spell of enchantment on Eric. Genera Allonautilus Nautilus Nautilus (from Greek ναυτίλος, sailor) is the common name of any marine creatures of the cephalopod family Nautilidae, the sole family of the suborder Nautilina. ... Enchantment may refer to: Look up enchantment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The next day, Ariel finds out that Eric will be married to "Vanessa" on a ship. She is left behind when the wedding barge departs. Scuttle discovers Vanessa's true identity and informs Ariel. Ariel and Flounder chase the wedding barge, Sebastian informs Triton, and Scuttle is assigned to "stall the wedding." With the help of various animals, the nautilus shell around Ursula's neck is broken, restoring Ariel's voice back to Ariel and breaking Ursula's enchantment over Eric. Realizing that Ariel was the girl who saved his life, Eric rushes to kiss her, but the sun sets and Ariel transforms back into a mermaid. Ursula reverts back to her true form and she kidnaps Ariel.

Triton appears and confronts Ursula, but cannot destroy the contract Ursula made with Ariel. Triton chooses to sacrifice himself for his daughter Ariel and is transformed into a polyp. Ursula takes Triton's crown and trident and declares herself queen of the ocean, which was her plan from the beginning. Eric dives into the sea and throws a harpoon at Ursula; in the fight, as Ariel attacks her, Ursula accidentally kills Flotsam and Jetsam. Angered, Ursula transforms into gigantic proportions and stirs up a storm using the magical trident. A whirlpool is also formed, which disturbs several shipwrecks, one of which Eric commandeers. Just as Ursula is set to destroy Ariel, Eric rams the ship's splintered bowsprit through Ursula's abdomen, killing her in a huge explosion. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the water movement. ... This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located. ... Bowsprit of the Falls of Clyde, showing the dolphin striker, the use of chain for the bobstays, and three furled jibs. ...

Her power broken, the polyps in Ursula's garden, including Triton, turn back into merpeople. Later, Triton willingly changes Ariel from her mermaid form into a human using his trident. She runs into Eric's arms, and the two finally kiss. The final scene is Ariel and Eric's wedding, with both humans and merpeople as attendees. Merpeople refers to the mythological creatures known as Mermaids and Mermen. ...

Divergence from the Andersen original

This film is based on the original story (by Hans Christian Andersen) but in a far more radical way than previous Disney productions such as Cinderella and Snow White, since the original story does not feature a romantic happy ending: rather than winning over the prince, the mermaid dies after throwing herself back into the ocean, dissolving into foam on the water but she happily learns that she had an immortal soul to begin with and that after a kind of Purgatory where she will spend her time as a wandering Spirit of the Air, she will then be in heaven with God. Changing the tale to conclude with a "they lived happily ever after" involved changing the basic philosophy underlying the Disney film from that of the Andersen original. The religious elements of the plot are entirely removed, there is no desire of the film's mermaid to gain an immortal soul, there is no related desire to attend religious ceremonies (unlike Andersen's mermaid) and much of the plot involving a rival convent religious girl (later revealed to be a princess) that the mermaid desires to be like, is removed. Andersen had strong Christian religious elements in many of his stories including The Snow Queen and The Little Match Girl, but this was removed from Disney's version. For other uses, see Hans Christian Andersen (disambiguation). ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella (French: Cendrillon) is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. ... This article is about the Snow White character. ... Happy ending may refer to: Happy ending in fiction, when everything turns out well in the end Happy Ending (story), a science-fiction story by Henry Kuttner Happy Ending (song), a song by London-based singer Mika Happy Ending (Fredric Brown), a science-fiction story and title of a collection... Illustration for Dantes Purgatorio (18), by Gustave Doré, an imaginative picturing of Purgatory. ... Cover of a modern Danish edtion of The Snow Queen (Sneedronningen) Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Snow Queen The Snow Queen (Danish: Sneedronningen) is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen and first published in 1845. ... The Little Match Girl (Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne) is a Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young girl who dies selling matches during the cold winter. ...

The original is essentially a tale without a dominant villain. The Little Mermaid is faced with an inherently unjust world, where her love for the Prince and her wish to gain an immortal soul have a chance only through terrible sacrifices, privations and risks. And the Mermaid ultimately fails, though Andersen presents her as amply deserving of the Prince's love and of gaining a soul (or, rather, demonstrating over and over again, by her courage, compassion and noble sacrifice, that she has a soul already). Unlike the film, the Sea Witch in the original tale is not a dominant villain, but rather a "technician" implementing the harsh rules of this universe. In the original story, an attack on the Witch - such as forms the climax of the film - would have been pointless, since the Witch as depicted by Andersen did not cause the Mermaid's dire predicament and had no power to resolve it. In the end the Sea Witch is revealed to be a misguided villain as the Mermaid already had a soul to begin with, and the story is really about how great trials in life and striving for a soul, can lead to eternal reward in the afterlife.

All the above gives some grounds for people who assert that the Disney film should not be regarded as being a version of the Andersen tale, but rather as an independent creation sharing some plot points with it. Following the release of this film, many subsequent productions (whether live-action or animated) and children's book editions of The Little Mermaid include a modified happy ending.

A lesser, though significant, difference is that Andersen chose to give none of his characters a name - they are "The Little Mermaid", "The Little Mermaid's Sisters", "The Sea Witch", "The Prince", "The Temple Girl" etc. Disney, to the contrary, bestowed on all characters a specific given name.

The story also has strong similarities to the opera Rusalka, by Antonin Dvorak, possibly even more so than with the original Andersen tale, although this opera, like the Andersen tale, has a tragic ending. For an opera of the same name by Alexander Dargomyzhsky, see Rusalka (Dargomyzhsky). ... Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák  listen (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of classical music. ...

The Disney sequel, "The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea", centering on the daughter of Ariel and Eric, obviously could not have been a sequel to the original Andersen story. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is a sequel to The Little Mermaid. ...

Cast and characters

• Princess Ariel, voiced by Jodi Benson, is the protagonist, a mermaid obsessed with the human world.
• Sebastian, voiced by Samuel E. Wright, is the crab that leads the Atlantica orchestra. During development, he was turned from British to Jamaican.
• Ursula, voiced by Pat Carroll, is the antagonist, a witch half-human half octopus banished by Triton long before the film's event. After getting Ariel's voice, she tries to marry Eric under the identity of Vanessa (Jodi Benson).
• Prince Eric, voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes, is a prince that likes to sail, and with whom Ariel falls in love after she saves him from a shipwreck.
• King Triton, voiced by Kenneth Mars, is the ruler of Atlantica and Ariel's father.
• Flounder, voiced by Jason Marin, is Ariel's fish sidekick.
• Scuttle, voiced by Buddy Hackett, is a seagull which Ariel considers an expert in the human world.
• Flotsam and Jetsam, voiced by Paddi Edwards, are Ursula's eel pets/henchmen.
• Grimsby, voice by Ben Wright, is Eric's majordomo.
• Chef Louis, voiced by Rene Auberjonois, is the cook in Eric's castle, whose favorite dish is fish and seafood in general. He often tries to cook Sebastian into a stuffed crab.

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Significance

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• It marked a return to the musical format that made Disney films popular from the 1930s to the 1970s, after a test run with Oliver and Company the year before. It featured seven original songs by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, who also served as the film's producer.

• It had the most special effects for a Disney animated feature since Fantasia was released forty-nine years earlier. Effects animation supervisor Mark Dindal estimated that over a million bubbles were drawn for this film, in addition to the use of other processes such as airbrushing, backlighting, superimposition, and some flat-shaded computer animation.

• The Little Mermaid was a box office success and grossed over $200,000,000 worldwide.

• This film marked the first use of CAPS (Computer Animation Production System) in a Disney feature, seen in the movie's final scene. CAPS is a digital ink-and-paint and animation production system that colors the animators' drawings digitally, as opposed to the traditional animation method of tracing ink and paint onto cels (see Traditional animation). All subsequent 2D animated Disney features have used CAPS instead of ink-and-paint, with Home on the Range as the last one.

• This film signaled a renaissance in Disney animation; the films were popular and financial successes, causing Disney's feature animation department to begin significant expansion, from about 300 artists in 1988 to 2,400 by 1999. In fact, The Little Mermaid was Disney's first significant animated success since The Rescuers in 1977.

• The Little Mermaid won the 1990 Academy Award for Original Music Score. "Kiss the Girl" and "Under the Sea" were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song; the Oscar went to "Under the Sea."

• The soundtrack, riding high on the heels of the film's popularity and the Academy, Golden Globes and Grammy Awards, went triple platinum, an unheard-of feat for an animated movie at the time.

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Controversy

Allegations of sexual innuendo

In the film, King Triton lives in a castle of gold, along with his daughters. The castle is displayed in the artwork for the cover for the VHS cassette when the film was first released on video. Close examination of the artwork, as well as the film, shows an oddly shaped structure on the castle, closely resembling a penis. Many have alleged the remarkable artwork to have been an intentional act by a disgruntled animator. However, Disney, and the actual person who designed the cover insist it was an accident, resulting from a late night rush job to finish the cover artwork. The questionable object does not appear on the cover of the second releasing of the movie.^[6]

The second allegation is that a clergyman is seen with an erection during a wedding scene, specifically the scene where a brainwashed Prince Eric is about to marry a disguised Sea Witch. The clergyman is a short man, dressed in Bishop's clothing, and a small bulge is slightly noticeable in a few of the frames that may be the stubby-legged man's knees, but the image is small and is very difficult to distinguish. The combined incidents led an Arkansas woman to file suit against The Walt Disney Company in 1995, though she dropped her cause two months later.^[7]

The question is compounded by allegations of sexual innuendo in other Disney movies, including The Lion King, Aladdin, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Disney's 1999 recall of original releases of The Rescuers due to the discovery of a nude woman in the background of two frames of the movie.^[8] This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ... This article is about the Disney film. ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a movie that combines animation and live action, and is a unique chance to see many cartoons from different studios in a single film. ... The Rescuers is a 1977 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on June 22, 1977. ...

Music

Main article: The Little Mermaid (soundtrack)

The Little Mermaid was considered by some as "the film that brought Broadway into cartoons".^[9] Alan Menken wrote the Academy Award winning score, and collaborated with Howard Ashman in the songs. The Little Mermaid is the original soundtrack of the 1989 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning animated feature The Little Mermaid (Disney). ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American Broadway and Academy Award winning film score composer. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Howard Ashman ( May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and movie music lyricist. ...

Songs
Fathoms Below - Sailors
Daughters of Triton - Triton's daughters
Part of Your World - Ariel
Part of Your World (Reprise) - Ariel
Under the Sea - Sebastian & Sea Creatures
Poor Unfortunate Souls - Ursula
Les Poissons - Chef Louis
Kiss the Girl - Sebastian & Chorus
Vanessa's Song - Scuttle, Vanessa/Ariel & Ursula*
Part of Your World (Finale) - Chorus

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• Note: Vanessa's Song is not included on any official Disney Soundtrack of The Little Mermaid. It is a reprise of Poor Unfortunate Souls.

On Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic, this includes Kiss the Girl, Under the Sea, and Poor Unfortunate Souls on the red disc, Part of Your World on the blue disc, and Les Poissons on the green disc. And on Disney's Greatest Hits, this also includes Kiss the Girl on the blue disc, Under the Sea on the green disc, and Poor Unfortunate Souls and Part of Your World on the red disc. Poor Unfortunate Souls is a song from the Walt Disney Pictures animated film The Little Mermaid. ... Kiss The Girl is a song by Ashley Tisdale from Disneys The Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. The video for this song premiered September 6th, 2006, on Disney Channel immediately following The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. ... Under the Sea is an Academy Award-winning song from Disneys 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman. ... Poor Unfortunate Souls is a song from the Walt Disney Pictures animated film The Little Mermaid. ... Part of Your World is a song fom the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid. ... Kiss The Girl is a song by Ashley Tisdale from Disneys The Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD. The video for this song premiered September 6th, 2006, on Disney Channel immediately following The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. ... Under the Sea is an Academy Award-winning song from Disneys 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman. ... Poor Unfortunate Souls is a song from the Walt Disney Pictures animated film The Little Mermaid. ... Part of Your World is a song fom the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid. ...

Production

The film was originally planned as one of Disney's earliest films. Production started soon after Snow White, but was put on hold due to various circumstances. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 animated feature, the first produced by Walt Disney. ...

In 1985, "The Great Mouse Detective" co-director Ron Clements discovered a collection of Hans C. Andersen's fairy tales while browsing a bookstore. He presented a two-page draft of a movie based on "The Little Mermaid" to CEO Michael Eisner, who passed it over, because at that time the studio was in development on a sequel to Splash. But the next day, Walt Disney Pictures boss Jeffrey Katzenberg, green-lighted the idea for possible development, along with "Oliver & Company." Unknown to the production team at the time, the idea for the movie had actually been one of Walt Disney's favorites. While in production in the 1980s, someone found Walt's Mermaid script by chance. Many of his changes to Hans Christian Andersen's original story were coincidentally the same as the changes made by Disney writers in the 1980s.^[10] This article is about the year. ... Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30, 2005. ... Splash is a 1984 fantasy film and romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. ... Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950 in New York City) is an American film producer and Chief Executive Officer of DreamWorks Animation SKG. He is perhaps most famous for his period as studio chairman at The Walt Disney Company, and for producing the movie Shrek (2001). ... Oliver & Company is a 1988 animated feature film that was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ...

That year, Clements and "Great Mouse Detective" co-director John Musker expanded the two-page idea into a 20-page rough script, eliminating the role of the mermaid's grandmother and expanding the roles of the Merman King and the sea witch. However, the film's plans were momentarily shelved as Disney focused its attention on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Oliver & Company" as more immediate releases. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released on its Touchstone Pictures banner), which blends traditional animation and live action. ...

In 1987, songwriter Howard Ashman became involved with Mermaid after he was asked to contribute to "Oliver & Company." He proposed changing the minor character Clarence, the English-butler crab, to a Jamaican Rastafarian crab and shifting the music style throughout the film to reflect this. At the same time, Katzenberg, Clements, Musker, and Ashman changed the story format to make Mermaid like an animated Broadway musical. Ashman and Alan Menken (composer) teamed up to compose the entire songtrack. In 1988, with "Oliver" out of the way, Mermaid was slated as the next major Disney release. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Howard Ashman ( May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and movie music lyricist. ...

More money and resources were dedicated to Mermaid than any other Disney animated film in decades.^{[citation needed]} The artistic manpower needed for Mermaid required Disney to farm out most of the bubble-drawing in the film to Pacific Rim Productions, a China-based firm with production facilities in Beijing.

Principal artists worked on the animation - Glen Keane and Mark Henn on Ariel, Duncan Marjoribanks on Sebastian, Andreas Deja on King Triton and Ruben Aquino on Ursula. Originally, Keane had been asked to work on Ursula, as he had established a reputation for drawing large, powerful figures (the bear in The Fox and the Hound, Professor Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective.) Keane, however, was assigned as one of the two lead artists on the petite, charming Ariel and oversaw the "Part of Your World" musical number. The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Productions, first released to movie theatres in the U.S. on July 10, 1981. ... The Great Mouse Detective is a 1986 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and originally released to movie theaters on July 2, 1986 by Walt Disney Pictures. ...

Another first for recent years was that live actors and actresses were filmed for reference material for the animators. Broadway actress Jodi Benson was chosen to play Ariel, and Sherri Lynn Stoner, a former member of Los Angeles' Groundlings improv comedy group, acted out Ariel's key scenes. Not all of Disney's animators approved of the use of live-action reference; one artist quit the project over the issue. An attempt to use Disney's famed multiplane camera for the first time in years for quality "depth" shots failed because the machine was reputedly in dilapidated condition. Jodi Benson (born Jodi Marzorati on October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress and singer of Greek decent, best known for providing both the singing and the speaking voice of Disneys Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. ... Sherri Stoner is an American actress and writer. ...

Aside from its main animation facility in Glendale, California, Disney opened a satellite feature animation facility during the production of Mermaid near Orlando, Florida, within the still-unfinished Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. Though the park opened to the public a year later, work at the animation studio began in May 1988, and the Disney-MGM facility's first projects were to produce an entire "Roger Rabbit" cartoon short, and contribute ink and paint support to Mermaid. Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is Walt Disney World Resorts most recognizable icon Introduction Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company, the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, USA is home to four theme parks, two water parks, several resort hotels and golf courses...

The Little Mermaid is the last Disney feature film to use the traditional hand-painted cel method of animation. Disney's next film, "The Rescuers Down Under", used a digital method of coloring and combining scanned drawings -- CAPS (Computer Animation Production System), which eliminated the need for cels. A CAPS prototype was used experimentally on a few scenes in Mermaid, including the final wedding scene. Other CGI includes some of the wrecked ships in the final battle, a staircase behind a shot of Ariel in Eric's castle, and the carriage Eric and Ariel are riding in when she bounces it over a ravine. (Notice that the wheels aren't moving when it comes down for a landing.) The Rescuers Down Under is the twenty-ninth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and was released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution on November 16, 1990. ... Computer-generated imagery[1] (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ...

Glen Keane, the supervising animator for Ariel, jokingly stated on the Pocahontas: 10th Anniversary Edition DVD that his wife looks exactly like Ariel "without the fins." The character's body shape and personality were based upon that of Alyssa Milano, then starring on TV's Who's the Boss? and the effect of her hair underwater was based on footage of Sally Ride, when she was in space. Glen Keane (born 1954) is a lead character animator best known for work at Walt Disney Studios. ... Pocahontas is the thirty-third animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former singer. ... Whos the Boss? was an American television sitcom starring Tony Danza and Judith Light. ... Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American former astronaut who in 1983 became the first American woman to reach outer space. ...

On November 15, 1989, The Little Mermaid began critics' screenings in Los Angeles and New York City. On November 17, 1989, the world premiere of The Little Mermaid took place near Orlando, Florida on all ten AMC Pleasure Island screens at Walt Disney World's newly-built Pleasure Island nightclub. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Orlando redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... The old Pleasure Island logo Comedians in the Comedy Warehouse perform a musical number Pleasure Island is a section of themed nightclubs at the Walt Disney World Resort within the Downtown Disney shopping, dining and entertainment district. ...

Box office

According to TheNumbers.com.

1989 original run

Release Week	Gross	Rank	Total
1	$6,031,914	3	$6,065,716
2	$8,384,862	3	$16,832,844
3	$4,030,274	5	$22,109,571
4	$2,764,119	7	$25,748,251
5	$2,522,362	4	$28,941,871
6	$3,319,664	6	$34,089,416
7	$9,235,512	3	$49,401,857
8	$4,585,047	5	$56,126,383
9	$3,851,208	6	$60,855,174
10	$2,823,840	8	$65,247,711
11	$2,174,414	9	$68,066,110
12	$1,774,352	9	$74,262,415

1997 re-release run

Release Week	Gross	Rank	Total
1	$9,814,520	3	$9,814,520
2	$5,687,421	5	$17,950,386
3	$3,990,314	8	$23,947,879

Awards

Academy Awards

• Two Wins
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Original Song - "Under the Sea"
• One Nomination
  • Best Original Song - "Kiss the Girl"

Golden Globe Award

• Two Wins
  • Best Original Score - Motion Picture
  • Best Original Song - Motion Picture - "Under the Sea"
• Two Nominations
  • Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
  • Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Grammy Award

Other Awards

• BMI Film & TV Awards
  • One Win: BMI Film Music Award
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association
  • One Win: Best Animation
• Golden Screen Awards
  • One Win: Golden Screen Award
• Golden Reel Awards
  • One Win: Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature
• Young Artist Award
  • One Win: Best Family Motion Picture - Adventure or Cartoon

Theatrical Release History

American,Canadian, & Mexican Release Dates

• November 17, 1989 (original release)
• November 14, 1997 (re-release)

Worldwide Release Dates

• Brazil: December 15, 1989
• Argentina: December 7, 1989
• Peru: December 14, 1989
• Australia: June 20, 1990
• U.K.: October 12, 1990
• Italy: November 9, 1990
• Denmark: November 16, 1990
• France: November 28, 1990
• Germany: November 29, 1990
• Norway: November 29, 1990
• Finland: November 30, 1990
• Sweden: November 30, 1990
• Spain: December 5, 1990
• Netherlands: December 21, 1990
• Hong Kong: January 24, 1991
• Japan: July 20, 1991
• South Korea: December 21, 1991
• Kuwait: September 23, 1998
• Bulgaria: June 1, 1999
• Russia: October 28, 2006

Home Video Release History

The film's home video debut was in May 1990 with a VHS release, part of the Walt Disney Classics line, that became that year's top-selling title on home video, with over 10 million units sold (including 7 million in its first month).^[11] It was one of the highest-selling home video titles ever at the time. On the cover of this version, one of the pillars on the golden castle bears an accidental resemblance to a phallus.^[12] Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) is a collecting society that protects composers intellectual property in the communications business, especially radio. ... The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) was founded in 1975. ... Founded in 1953, Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.) is an honorary society of motion picture sound editors. ... The Young Artist Award is an award which is presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation. ... Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Canada has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known in Canada as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ... Mexican may have several meanings. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard. ... Walt Disney Classics was a brand name used by Walt Disney Home Video on their American, Japanese, European and Australian home video releases of Disney animated features. ... This article is about the symbol of the erect penis. ...

Following the re-release on theaters, a new VHS was released in March 1998 as part of the Masterpiece Collection. The VHS sold 13 million units and ranked as the 3rd best-selling video of the year.^[13][14] The Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection (Walt Disney Coleccion Maestra in Spanish) is a line of videos released by Walt Disney Home Video from 1994 to 1999. ...

The Little Mermaid was released in a Limited Issue "barebones" DVD in 1999, with a standard video transfer and no substantial features. The film was re-released on DVD on October 3, 2006, as part of the Walt Disney Platinum Editions line of classic Walt Disney animated features. Deleted scenes and several in-depth documentaries were included, as well as the Academy Award-nominated short film intended for the shelved Fantasia 2006, The Little Matchgirl.^[15] On its opening day the DVD sold 1.6 million units,^[16] and in its first week, over 4 million units, making it the biggest animated DVD debut for October. On its first three months out, the DVD had already sold 6.5 million units and ranked as one of the year's top ten selling DVDs.^[17] DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Platinum Editions are prestigious line of DVDs released by The Walt Disney Company. ... The Little Matchgirl is a 2006 Academy Award nominated animated short film directed by Roger Allers and produced by Don Hahn, who previously were involved in classic Disney animated films such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. ...

Legacy

• Note: John Musker and Ron Clements have no affiliation with these sequels/spin offs.

TV series and sequels

• The animated series version of this movie titled The Little Mermaid premiered in late 1992.
• A series of shorts starring Sebastian (in a simillar fashion to The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa were aired as part of the Disney animated series Marsupilami.
• A direct-to-video sequel, titled The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, was released on September 19, 2000.
• A second direct-to-video sequel, titled The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, is in development for an August 26, 2008 release^[18]. It was originally scheduled for mid 2007, but when John Lasseter took over Disney Animation, more resources were spent on completing Cinderella III: A Twist in Time , (among other things) for a quicker release. In July 2006 Disney announced that work was wrapping up on Cinderella III and continuing on The Little Mermaid III. The date was pushed back to February 2008, but has since then been pushed to August 26, 2008. A trailer and a musical number from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning are attached to the DVD re-release for the original film. However, this trailer advertises the sequel simply as The Little Mermaid III.
• Ariel, Prince Eric, Scuttle, Chef Louie, Max the Sheepdog, Flounder and Sebastian, were featured as guests in House of Mouse, and Ursula was one of the villains in Mickey's House of Villains. Ariel and Ursula were featured in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.

Broadway

Main article: The Little Mermaid (musical)

A pre-Broadway stage version premiered in September 2007 in Denver, Colorado, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, with music by Alan Menken, new lyrics by Glenn Slater, and a book by Doug Wright. The musical began performances on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 3, 2007 and officially opened on January 10, 2008.^[19] The show features Sierra Boggess as Ariel, Norm Lewis as King Triton, Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula, Eddie Korbich as Scuttle, Tituss Burgess as Sebastian, Sean Palmer as Prince Eric, Jonathan Freeman as Grimsby, Derrick Baskin as Jetsam, Tyler Maynard as Flotsam, Cody Hanford and J.J. Singleton as Flounder, and John Treacy Egan as Chef Louis. John Musker (born in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American animation director. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... The Little Mermaid is an animated television series based on the 1989 film of the same name, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. ... The year 1992 in television involved some significant events. ... ... Marsupilami is a fictional comic book animal created by André Franquin in 1952. ... A film that is released direct-to-video (also straight-to-video) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats first rather than first being released in movie theaters. ... For other uses, see Sequel (disambiguation). ... The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is a sequel to The Little Mermaid. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. ... For other uses, see February (disambiguation). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Mouse is a Disney cartoon show where Mickey Mouse and his friends run a nighclub called The House of Mouse, which shows Disney cartons as part of its floor show. ... Mickeys House of Villains is a direct-to-video film created by Disney. ... The Little Mermaid is a stage musical produced by Disney Theatrical, based upon the animated 1989 Disney film of the same name, which was based on the classic story of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Demonym Coloradan Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th in the US  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American Broadway and Academy Award winning film score composer. ... Glenn Slater wrote the lyrics to Alan Menkens music in Home on the Range. ... Doug Wright is an award-winning American playwright, librettist, and screenplay writer. ... The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a Broadway theatre, located at 205 West 46th Street. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Sierra Boggess (born May 20, 1982) is an American theater actress. ... Norm Lewis is an African-American Broadway actor currently enrolled with the revival of Les Miserables as Javert. ... Sherie Rene Scott is an American actress and singer. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Tyler Maynard (born September 27, 1978) is an American film and stage actor. ...

The show became the most successful tryout for a Disney musical by selling nearly 95,000 seats.^[20]

Reviews for the show tend to vary with some calling it "charm-free" by The New York Times and Time calling it "ravishing." This is mostly due to the differences that the musical and the movie version have, such as the addition of King Triton and Ursula being a brother and sister pair. ^[21] The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... This article is about the concept of time. ...

Video games

Four games were released based on the film: The Little Mermaid, by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms, by Buena Vista Games, released for the GBA, Ariel the Little Mermaid by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear and Master System. This also includes the feature of playing as Triton. The most recent game released was Disney's The Little Mermaid Ariel's Undersea Adventure which was released on the Nintendo DS on October 2, 2006 and The Little Mermaid 3:Fish Treasure for Gameboy advanced,Wii,Playstation 2, and Nintendo DS . This article is about the NES game. ... For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator. ... “NES” redirects here. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ariel the Little Mermaid is a computer and video game published by Sega in 1992. ... This article is about the video game company. ... The Sega Mega Drive ) is a video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. ... The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console which was Segas response to Nintendos Game Boy. ... The Sega Master System ) or SMS for short (1986 - 2000), is an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured by Sega. ... NDS redirects here. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... PS2 redirects here. ... NDS redirects here. ...

The Little Mermaid is also featured in the Kingdom Hearts series. All the three games have the Atlantica world, which follows the film's plot with adaptations to accommodate the presence of the three main protagonists (Sora, Donald, and Goofy.) The logo of Kingdom Hearts, the first game in the series. ... Square Enixs Kingdom Hearts series features an outer space-like world map with numerous self-contained worlds to explore over the course of play. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... This article is about the Disney character. ...

See also

• Disney Special Editions
• Mermaids in popular culture
• The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
• The Little Mermaid Broadway Musical
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
• List of Disney theatrical animated features

References

The references in this article would be clearer with a different or consistent style of citation, footnoting, or external linking.

1. ^ Stewart, James B. (2005). DisneyWar, p. 104. ISBN 0-684-80993-1. Simon & Schuster. Accessed June 4, 2007.
2. ^ The Little Mermaid at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
3. ^ Q&A With Grey Gardens Playwright Doug Wright - New York Magazine
4. ^ Playbill Features: STAGE TO SCREENS: Chatting with Grey Gardens and Little Mermaid Librettist Doug Wright
5. ^ Disney.com
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9. ^ Aladdin Platinum Edition, Disc 2: Alan Menken: Musical
10. ^ DVD - Making of Featureette
11. ^ THE NEW SEASON: HOME ENTERTAINMENT; 'Beauty' Was Big, but Make Way for 'Aladdin' - New York Times
12. ^ Urban Legends Reference Pages: Little Mermaid Phallus
13. ^ Mickey-Mouse.com Press Realease Page
14. ^ OnVideo: VidNews Archives
15. ^ The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition - DVD Press Release - UltimateDisney.com
16. ^ Record Starts for X-Men and Mermaid - ComingSoon.net
17. ^ Top DVD Sellers for 2006 - Video Business
18. ^ The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning Special Edition — The Official DVD Website
19. ^ Playbill News: Mermaid Will Resume Nov. 29 and Will Officially Flip Her Fins Jan. 10
20. ^ On point: Fans more "in the swim" than critics - The Denver Post
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External links

• The Little Mermaid - Official The Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD site
• The Little Mermaid Special Edition - Product page on DisneyVideo.com
• The Little Mermaid at the Internet Movie Database
• The Little Mermaid at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Little Mermaid at Box Office Mojo
• The Little Mermaid at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Original drawings of The Little Mermaid - Disney-Archive

v • d • e The Little Mermaid
Television and Films	The Little Mermaid · The Little Mermaid (TV series) · The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea · The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Characters	Princess Ariel · Prince Eric · Sebastian · Ursula · Others
Music	The Little Mermaid (soundtrack)  · "Part of Your World"  · "Under the Sea"  · "Poor Unfortunate Souls"  · "Kiss the Girl"  · Sebastian From The Little Mermaid  · Sebastian: Party Gras!  · Songs from the Sea
Adaptations	Broadway musical  · Broadway musical recording  · Video game
See Also	The Little Mermaid · Hans Christian Andersen

Preceded by "Let the River Run" from Working Girl

Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Under the Sea") 1989

Succeeded by "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from Dick Tracy

v • d • e Disney theatrical animated features
Official canon	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Pinocchio (1940) • Fantasia (1940) • Dumbo (1941) • Bambi (1942) • Saludos Amigos (1942) • The Three Caballeros (1944) • Make Mine Music (1946) • Fun and Fancy Free (1947) • Melody Time (1948) • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) • Cinderella (1950) • Alice in Wonderland (1951) • Peter Pan (1953) • Lady and the Tramp (1955) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) • The Sword in the Stone (1963) • The Jungle Book (1967) • The Aristocats (1970) • Robin Hood (1973) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) • The Rescuers (1977) • The Fox and the Hound (1981) • The Black Cauldron (1985) • The Great Mouse Detective (1986) • Oliver & Company (1988) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • The Rescuers Down Under (1990) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • Hercules (1997) • Mulan (1998) • Tarzan (1999) • Fantasia 2000 (1999) • The Emperor's New Groove (2000) • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) • Lilo & Stitch (2002) • Treasure Planet (2002) • Brother Bear (2003) • Home on the Range (2004) • Chicken Little (2005) • Meet the Robinsons (2007) • Bolt (2008) • The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Rapunzel (2010) • King of the Elves (2012)
Live-action films with animation	The Reluctant Dragon (1941) • Victory Through Air Power (1943) • Song of the South (1946) • So Dear to My Heart (1949) • Mary Poppins (1964) • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) • Pete's Dragon (1977) • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) • Enchanted (2007)
DisneyToon features	DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) • A Goofy Movie (1995) • Doug's 1st Movie (1999) • The Tigger Movie (2000) • Recess: School's Out (2001) • Return to Never Land (2002) • The Jungle Book 2 (2003) • Piglet's Big Movie (2003) • Teacher's Pet (2004) • Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
Other	The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) • James and the Giant Peach (1996) • Dinosaur (2000) • A Christmas Carol (2009)
See also	Pixar Animation Studios • Walt Disney Animation Studios