The Little Mermaid
Created by	Walt Disney Animation Studios John Musker Ron Clements Hans Christian Andersen (original story and characters)
Original work	The Little Mermaid (1989)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	1989–present
Films and television
Film(s)	The Little Mermaid (1989) The Little Mermaid (2023)
Animated series	The Little Mermaid (1992–1994) Ariel (2024–present)
Television special(s)	The Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
Direct-to-video	The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)	The Little Mermaid (2007) The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure (2025)
Games
Video game(s)	The Little Mermaid (1991) Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) Ariel's Story Studio (1997) Disney's The Little Mermaid Print Studio (1998) Disney's The Little Mermaid Activity Center (1998) Disney's The Little Mermaid 2 Activity Center (2000) The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy (2000) The Little Mermaid Pinball (2005)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1989) The Little Mermaid: Splash Hits (1993) Songs from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea & More! (2000) The Little Mermaid (2023)
Original music	Sebastian from The Little Mermaid (1990) Sebastian: Party Gras! (1991) The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea (1992)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	Voyage of the Little Mermaid (1992–2020) Ariel's Grotto (1996–2020) Jumpin' Jellyfish (2001–present) King Triton's Carousel of the Sea (2001–2018) Mermaid Lagoon (2001–present) Scuttle's Scooters (2001–present) The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure/Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid (2011–present)
Based On	"The Little Mermaid" byHans Christian Andersen

The Little Mermaid is an American media franchise created byThe Walt Disney Company based on "The Little Mermaid", written by Danish poetHans Christian Andersen. The success of the1989 animated film led to asequel, aprequel, atelevision series, amusical, several video games, theme park attractions, and other merchandise. Alive-action remake of the film was released in 2023.The Little Mermaid paved the way for what would become theDisney Renaissance, with the original film becoming the first film of that era.

The Little Mermaid was originally planned as part of one ofWalt Disney's earliest feature films, a proposedpackage filmfeaturing vignettes of Hans Christian Andersen tales.^[1] Development started soon afterSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the late 1930s, but was put on hold due to various circumstances.

In 1985,The Great Mouse Detective co-director Ron Clements discovered a collection of Andersen's fairy tales while browsing a bookstore. He presented a two-page draft of a movie based on "The Little Mermaid" to CEOMichael Eisner and Walt Disney Studios chairmanJeffrey Katzenberg at a "gong show" idea suggestion meeting. Eisner and Katzenberg passed the project over, because at that time the studio was in development on a sequel to their live-action mermaid comedySplash (1984) and feltThe Little Mermaid would be too similar a project.^[2] The next day, however, Walt Disney Studios chairman Katzenberg greenlit the idea for possible development. While in production in the 1980s, the staff found, by chance, original story and visual development work done byKay Nielsen for Disney's proposed 1930s Anderson feature.^[1] Many of the changes made by the staff in the 1930s to Hans Christian Andersen's original story were coincidentally the same as the changes made by Disney writers in the 1980s.^[2] That year, Clements andGreat 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.

In 1987, songwriterHoward Ashman became involved with the writing and development ofMermaid after he was asked to contribute a song toOliver & 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 revised the story format to makeMermaid a musical with a Broadway-style story structure, with the song sequences serving as the tentpoles of the film.^[1] Ashman and composerAlan Menken, both noted for their work as the writers of the successfulOff-Broadway stage musicalLittle Shop of Horrors,^[3] teamed up to compose the entire song score.

The first film's soundtrack,The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack contains songs from the film written by Ashman and Menken, as well as the film's score composed by Menken. The album received theAcademy Award for Best Original Score and theGolden Globe Award for Best Original Score. As of February 2007, the album is certified 6× Platinum by theRIAA. In 2010,Rhapsody called it one of the all-time great Disney soundtracks.^[4] To commemorate the film's 25th anniversary, an extended version of the soundtrack was released on November 24, 2014, as part ofWalt Disney Records: The Legacy Collection.^[5]

Apart from the soundtrack,The Little Mermaid has inspired several more albums.Sebastian from The Little Mermaid andSebastian: Party Gras! containcover versions ofcalypso andreggae songs. All of the songs are performed bySamuel E. Wright asSebastian the crab with the exception of "Dancing Mood" and "Dance the Day Away", which are performed byJodi Benson as Ariel, who also joins Sebastian on "Day-O". Jason Marin plays the speaking role of Flounder in the beginning of some tracks.The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea is aconcept album; listening to the tracks in order will present the story of a typical day in the life of the mermaid Ariel (set sometime before the events of the first film).

Disney's The Little Mermaid: Original Broadway Cast Recording is thecast album for the musicalThe Little Mermaid. It features performances from the show's cast, which includes Tituss Burgess,Sherie Rene Scott,Norm Lewis, Eddie Korbich, and newcomerSierra Boggess as Ariel, the little mermaid.

Ariel, a beautiful sixteen-year-oldmermaid princess, is dissatisfied with life under the sea and curious about the human world, despite her father, King Triton who holds a grudge against humans. One night, Ariel, her best friend Flounder and an unwilling Sebastian travel to the ocean surface to watch a celebration for the birthday ofPrince Eric, with whom Ariel falls in love. A sudden storm hits, and Eric almost drowns saving his dog Max but is saved by Ariel, who drags him to the beach. She sings to him but dives underwater when Max returns to Eric. Upon waking, 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 find a way to join Eric.

Triton and his daughters notice a change in Ariel, who is openly lovesick. Triton questions Sebastian about Ariel's behavior, during which Sebastian accidentally reveals the incident with Eric. Triton furiously confronts Ariel in her grotto, using his trident to destroy her collection of human treasures. After Triton leaves, a pair of eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, convince a crying Ariel that she must visit Ursula the sea witch, if she wants all of her dreams to come true. Ursula makes a deal with Ariel to transform her into a human for three days. Within these three days, Ariel must receive the 'kiss of true love' from Eric; otherwise, she will transform back into a mermaid on the third day and belong to Ursula. As payment for legs, Ariel has to give up her voice, which Ursula takes by magically removing the energy from Ariel's vocal cords and storing it in anautilus shell.

Eric and Max find Ariel on the beach. He initially suspects that she is the one who saved his life, but when he learns that she cannot speak, he discards that notion. Nonetheless, Ariel spends time with Eric, and at the end of the second day, they almost kiss but are thwarted by Flotsam and Jetsam. Angered at their narrow escape, Ursula takes the disguise of a beautiful young woman named "Vanessa" and appears onshore singing with Ariel's voice. Eric recognizes the song and, in her disguise, Vanessa/Ursula casts a hypnoticenchantment on Eric to make him forget about Ariel. The next day, Ariel finds out that Eric will be married to the disguised Ursula on a ship. She cries and is left behind when the wedding barge departs. Scuttle discovers that Vanessa is Ursula in disguise, and informs Ariel. As Ariel and Flounder chase the wedding barge, Sebastian informs Triton, and Scuttle is assigned to literally "stall the wedding." With the help of various animals, the nautilus shell around Ursula's neck is broken, restoring Ariel's voice 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 to her true form and kidnaps Ariel.

Triton appears and confronts Ursula, but cannot destroy Ursula's contract with Ariel. Triton chooses to sacrifice himself for his daughter, and is transformed into a polyp. Ursula takes Triton's crown and trident, which was her plan from the beginning. Ursula uses her new power to gloat, transforming into a giant, and forming a whirlpool that disturbs severalshipwrecks to the surface, one of which Eric commandeers. Just as Ursula is set to use the trident to destroy Ariel, Eric turns the wheel hard toport and runs Ursula through the abdomen with the ship's splinteredbowsprit, mortally wounding her. With Ursula gone, her power breaks and the polyps in Ursula's garden (including Triton) turn back into the old merpeople. Later, after seeing that Ariel really loves Eric and that Eric also saved her in the process, Triton willingly changes her from a mermaid into a human using his trident. She runs into Eric's arms, and the two finally get married.

The plot ofThe Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea focuses on Ariel's daughter Melody who longs to be a part of the ocean world and is ultimately manipulated by Ursula's vengeful sister, Morgana, into stealing the Trident for her. The film is essentially a re-telling of the first film, to the point that Morgana has two manta ray cohorts very similar to Flotsam and Jetsam, desires the trident and revenge against Triton, and is even voiced byPat Carroll.

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is set before the events of the original film, in which King Triton has banned music from Atlantica, and Ariel, her sisters, Sebastian and Flounder rebel against this new law while a greedy palace official, Marina Del Rey, seeks to claim Sebastian's position for herself.

•  ^D indicates an appearance as a character's disguised voice.
•  ^S indicates an appearance as a character's singing voice.

The Little Mermaid is the original film of the franchise. It was produced byWalt Disney Animation Studios, and was released to theaters on November 17, 1989, byWalt Disney Pictures. It was directed byRon Clements andJohn Musker, and produced by Musker andHoward Ashman. The film was a critical and commercial success.The Little Mermaid belongs to an era known as theDisney Renaissance.^[6] It is based onHans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale ofthe same name. In 2022,The Little Mermaid was selected for preservation in theNational Film Registry by theLibrary of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[7]

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is a direct-to-video sequel to the first film. It was released byWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on VHS in the United States on September 19, 2000. It was directed byJim Kammerud and Brian Smith, and produced by Leslie Hough and David Lovegren. In 2006, the film was bundled together with the original film in the Region 2 release. The original DVD release has been discontinued. A special edition DVD with a deleted song, "Gonna Get My Wish", and a new game was released on December 16, 2008. Unlike its predecessor,The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea received generally negative reviews from critics, with the criticism reserved for the film being a repetition of the first film, but the character of Melody was praised.

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is a direct-to-video prequel to the original film. The film was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States on August 26, 2008, and on Region 2 DVD in Europe on September 22, 2008. It was directed byPeggy Holmes and produced by Kendra Halland. The film contains special features including deleted scenes, a production featurette hosted by the director, games and activities, and a featurette hosted bySierra Boggess about theBroadway musical.The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning received mixed reviews, with praise given to the animation quality, but the film's music and new villain, Marina Del Rey, were criticized for being inferior to those found in the original film.

In May 2016,Deadline Hollywood reported that Disney was in early development for alive-action adaptation of the film.^[8] Three months later, it was announced thatAlan Menken would return as the film's composer and write new songs alongsideLin-Manuel Miranda, who will also co-produce the movie withMarc Platt.^[9] In December 2018,Rob Marshall was officially hired as director for the film.^[10][11]

Halle Bailey was cast in the starring role asAriel,^[12] andJonah Hauer-King was cast as Prince Eric.^[13]Javier Bardem plays her fatherKing Triton,^[14] whileMelissa McCarthy,Jacob Tremblay, andNora "Awkwafina" Lum portrayUrsula,Flounder, and a gender-swappedScuttle, respectively.^[15][16]

Principal photography was originally scheduled to begin in April 2020, but production on the film was temporarily halted in March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^{[17][18][19][20]} Filming was expected to begin as early as July or August 2020.^[21] Ultimately filming had finally begun by the end of January 2021, atPinewood Studios in Iver, England.^[22] Additional filming took place inSardinia for a total of "roughly three months" in the summer of 2021.^[23] Filming was completed on July 11, 2021.^[24] The film was released on May 26, 2023.^[25]

Disney's The Little Mermaid is an animated television series featuring the adventures ofAriel as a mermaid prior to the events of the first film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film.The Little Mermaid premiered in the fall of 1992 with the animated prime time special called "A Whale of a Tale", then moved to Saturday mornings. This series originally appeared onCBS, with an original run from 1992 to 1994. It was later shown in reruns onThe Disney Channel andToon Disney. Some of the episodes contain musical segments, featuring original songs written for the series. The opening theme to the show is a combination of the songs "Part of Your World", "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl".

A series of shorts starringSebastian were aired as part of another Disney Saturday morning series for CBS,Marsupilami, which ran from 1993 to 1995.

On May 16, 2017,ABC announced that it planned to airThe Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live, on October 3, 2017, which would have featured a broadcast of the film with a similar concert format (aiming to appeal to the recent trend of live made-for-TV productions of Broadway musicals on television).^[26] However, on August 3, 2017, it was announced that the special had been dropped due to budget issues.^[27] On August 5, 2019, ABC announced that the project was revived and would air November 5 of that year withAuliʻi Cravalho,Queen Latifah andShaggy starring as Ariel, Ursula and Sebastian, respectively.^[28] The cast also includedJohn Stamos as Chef Louis,Amber Riley as Daughters of Triton Emcee andGraham Phillips as Prince Eric.^[29] The special featured music from both the film and the Tony Award-nominated Broadway adaptation and would be performed in front of a live audience with giant projection surface.^[30] The show was produced by Done+Dusted with director-executive producerHamish Hamilton and executive producer Richard Kraft and is still expected to be ABC's first live musical.^[31] The air date was selected to allow the program to have advertising for the November 12, 2019 launch ofDisney+ streaming service and to mark the film's 30th anniversary.^[32][33]Jodi Benson introduced the special.^[34]

At the 2023Annecy Festival, Disney announced an animated series titledAriel forDisney Junior. The series will follow a young Ariel, bearing an appearance and design with influence taken fromHalle Bailey's portrayal of the character and an artstyle that more closely resembles the aesthetic of the original.^[35] It premiered on June 27, 2024.^[36][37]

A pre-Broadway stage version premiered in September 2007 inDenver,Colorado, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, with music byAlan Menken, new lyrics byGlenn Slater, and a book byDoug Wright. The musical began performances on Broadway at theLunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 3, 2007, and officially opened on January 10, 2008.^[38]The original cast featuredSierra Boggess as Ariel,Norm Lewis as King Triton,Sherie Rene Scott asUrsula, 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. Notable replacements includedFaith Prince as Ursula andDrew Seeley as Eric.

The show closed on Broadway August 30, 2009, after 685 performances and 50 previews.^[39]

There are several video games based on the films, and the characters have made appearances in other crossover video games.

The Little Mermaid the video game was developed byCapcom for theNES andGame Boy, and published in 1991. It is a single playerside-scrolling action game where the player controls Ariel on a quest to defeat Ursula. Ariel has already met Eric, and they plan to wed, but Ursula has taken control of the ocean. So Ariel (After explaining what's going on to Eric) becomes a mermaid once more and sets off to rescue the sea. The game takes place from a side view and Ariel (swimming most of the time, but hopping around on the land occasionally) can shoot bubbles to trap her foes and can then throw them at each other. She can also dig through sand to find treasure and pick up sea shells to break chests open with. The treasure she finds in the sand is usually just bonus points, but the treasure you find in chests will increase your bubble's power and range.^[40] The gameplay is similar to other Capcom games such asChip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers andDuckTales in that Ariel shoots air bubbles from her tail that when they hit certain enemies, can be picked up and thrown at other enemies or bosses. Ariel can also collect icons scattered throughout the levels to restore health, gain extra lives, or increase the range/power of her air bubbles.

There are some differences between the NES and the Game Boy versions. When a stage begins, Ariel descends from the top of the screen to the recommended starting point in the NES version, but just starts out in the recommended position in the Game Boy version. The featuredSFX are different in both versions. The start of the stage'sBGM can be heard only once in the NES version; although the whole BGM can be repeated in the Game Boy version. The stage backgrounds were more restricted in the Game Boy version than in the NES version. When you lose a heart, the heart turns into a heart frame in the NES version, but disappears in the Game Boy version. The key scales of the Boss BGM are different in both versions. The BGM speed in the NES version is much faster than in the Game Boy version.

Ariel the Little Mermaid is a video game published bySega in 1992 for theMega Drive/Genesis andGame Gear (aMaster System version was released byTec Toy in Brazil). The player controls either Ariel or King Triton to defeat Ursula. Rescuing requires the player to simply swim into the unfortunate little victims as they hang about at fixed places in the watery world; while fending off and dodging enemies like eels, clams, sharks, and several other sea meanies. Friends like Flounder and Sebastian can also be summoned for a little helping hand.

The Little Mermaid Pinball is based onThe Little Mermaid. It is aWindowspinball video game developed byDisney Online. It was released worldwide in multiple languages, including English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.^[41]

The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms, byBuena Vista Games, was released for theGame Boy Advance. AThe Little Mermaid hand-heldLCD game fromTiger Electronics was also released in 1993.^{[citation needed]}

It's an animated storybook that was released on November 25, 1997. It's a PC game and it's an interactive storybook where you can create your own story and allows the player to create their own little story through words and pictures.

The Little Mermaid II is based onThe Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. Featuring elements of both Little Mermaid movies, this game finds Ariel and her daughter Melody on a mission to rescue Prince Eric and foil Ursula and Morgana's nefarious plot. It is a sidescrolling video game developed byBlitz Games and published byTHQ for theSony PlayStationvideo game console. It was first released in North America on September 24, 2000, and was later released inPAL regions.

The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy is based onThe Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. It is apinball video game developed byLeft Field Productions and published byNintendo for theGame Boy Colorhandheldvideo game console. It was first released in North America and was later released inPAL regions.

Disney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure was released on the Nintendo DS on October 2, 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Characters and the setting from the first film appear inDisney/Square'sKingdom Hearts series of video games. Atlantica appears as a world inKingdom Hearts,Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories andKingdom Hearts II, where Ariel appears as a party member in the first game, while Ursula is theboss in the world and one of the members ofMaleficent's inner circle. Other characters from the film also make appearances. Ursula returns as a boss inKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, while Ariel returns as a character to summon inKingdom Hearts III.

Ariel's Musical Surprise, was released on iOS and published by Disney Mobile Studios on October 10, 2013.

The Little Mermaid: Undersea Treasures, ahidden object PC game byMicrosoft Studios was released in a preview playable form on December 20, 2013, with plans for further game options in the future.^[42][43]

In theworld builder video gameDisney Magic Kingdoms, Eric's castle appear as part of the environment. A limited time Event based onThe Little Mermaid introduced Ariel, Prince Eric, Flounder, Sebastian, Scuttle, King Triton and Ursula as playable characters, as well as Atlantica, Ariel's Grotto, Ursula's Lair andUnder the Sea as attractions.^[44] In the game, the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation ofThe Little Mermaid (ignoring other material in the franchise).

The video gameDisney Mirrorverse includes analternate version of Ariel from the 1989 film^[45] and another of the King Triton from the 2023 film.^[46]

Ariel, Eric, and Ursula appear as villagers of the titular valley of the video gameDisney Dreamlight Valley.

Ariel, Eric, Ursula, Triton, and a map based on Atlantica are expected to appear in the sixth season of thekart racing gameDisney Speedstorm on February 8, 2024.^[47]

Several attractions based onThe Little Mermaid have been released.Mermaid Lagoon atTokyo DisneySea is a themed land made to look like the Palace of King Triton and features fanciful seashell-inspired architecture. It includes the meet-and-greet attractionAriel's Grotto, as well as the parachute jump–style rideJumpin' Jellyfish (also present inDisney California Adventure).King Triton's Carousel of the Sea is a Carousel at Disney California Adventure that uses sea horses, flying fish, whales, dolphins, sea lions, otters and garibaldi.Voyage of the Little Mermaid (which was being replaced by a new show,The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure) is a live show attraction at Disney Hollywood Studios in Florida that features puppets and live actors. Other attractions based on the film includeThe Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure, a dark ride at Disney California Adventure inParadise Pier and theMagic Kingdom inFantasyland.

Ariel is part of theDisney Princess franchise, an extensive line of merchandise that includes dolls, sing-along videos, and a variety of other children's products, apparel, and even adhesive bandages. Ursula, on the other hand, is part of the official line-up of theDisney Villains franchise.

Many characters from the franchise appear in the television seriesHouse of Mouse.^[48] Some of them also appear in the series' spin-off filmMickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, and Ursula appears as one of the main villains inMickey's House of Villains. The characters also appear atWalt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meet and greet characters.

Ariel appears inSofia the First: The Floating Palace, a television special that was aired as part of the seriesSofia the First and released on Region 1 DVD on November 24, 2013.

TheDisney Wish cruise ship of theDisney Cruise Line has a live show adaptation of the film that premiered in 2022.^[49][50]

Disney Comics released a four-issue "The Little Mermaid Limited Series" comic series and two issues of "Sebastian from The Little Mermaid" comics in 1992.Marvel Comics released its own title, "Disney's The Little Mermaid" in 1994, which ran for twelve issues. All the comics are prequels to the film, and feature Ariel still a mermaid living under the sea.

A series of twelve prequel novels were published in 1994, following the adventures of young Ariel living under the sea with her sisters and father. The titles are: "Green-Eyed Pearl" and "Nefazia Visits the Palace" by Suzanne Weyn; "Reflections of Arsulu" and "The Same Old Song" by Marilyn Kaye; "Arista's New Boyfriend" and "Ariel the Spy" by M. J. Carr; "King Triton, Beware!", "The Haunted Palace" and "The Boyfriend Mix-Up" by Katherine Applegate; "The Practical-Joke War" by Stephanie St. Pierre; "The Dolphins of Coral Cove" by K. S. Rodriguez; and "Alana's Secret Friend" by Jess Christopher. Also published in 1994 is "Tales from Under the Sea", an illustrated book containing 22 stories and poems about the characters from the film.

In 2009Disney Press started ayoung adult novel series retelling various films of the animated Disney canon but set from the point of view of its villains. The novels are written bySerena Valentino, and the third entry in the series wasPoor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch, which was released in July 2016.^[51][52]

Between 2019 and 2020,Dark Horse Comics published a three-issue adaptation of the original film. Written byCecil Castellucci, the comics retold the film from Ariel's point of view, including her interior dialogue while she was on land.^[53]

A series of books based on the 2023live-action adaptationfilm were released on April 11, 2023, byDisney Press.^[54][55] It includes an illustratedpicture book titledThe Little Mermaid: Make A Splash by Ashley Franklin and Paul Kellam.^[56][57] The guidebookThe Little Mermaid: Guide to Merfolk detailing the depictions of Ariel, her sisters, and universe from the film by Eric Geron.^[58] Thenovelization of the film titledThe Little Mermaid: The Novelization by Faith Noelle.^[59]The Little Mermaid: This is Ariel by Colin Hosten.^[60][61] And theyoung adult novelThe Little Mermaid: Against the Tide by American authorJ. Elle.^[62][63][64] The novel serves as aprequel.^[65][66][67] It featured onThe New York Times Best Seller list,^[68] where it spent several weeks in the top ten and reached the fifth spot in the category "Young Adult Hardcover Books."^[69][70]

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