
There have been alternate statements, however, that indicated that Disney may have intended to go for the happy ending route. However, after writing the script and illustrating the storyboard, the project was shelved to focus on other projects also in the works such as Dumbo, Bambi, and Fantasia. The feature was to be a very faithful adaption to Hans Christian Andersen's tale with the Mermaid dying and turning into sea foam in the end. Walt Disney himself and artist Kay Nielsen began work on the story of The Little Mermaid in the 1930s and early 40s. At the age of 16, she unexpectedly becomes deeply infatuated with a young and handsome human prince named Eric and sacrifices all things dear to her for the chance of being with her one true love. She is the youngest and prettiest princess of the sea, but spends most of her time outside the palace walls of Atlantica singing, daydreaming, and adventuring with her best friend, Flounder the guppy fish, and sometimes Sebastian the crab, who is also the royal adviser to Ariel's father. 4.6 Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witchīackground Official Description Ariel is an independent, headstrong, and determined young mermaid.


4.1 The Little Mermaid Disney Comics serial.2.5 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning.2.3 The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.She is the first Disney Princess to be developed during the Disney Renaissance. Incidentally, Walt himself made efforts to adapt The Little Mermaid in the late 1930s and early 40s, before the company's profits declined due to the Second World War. She is also the first Disney Princess to be developed after Walt Disney's lifetime, having been conceived over two decades after his passing in 1966. Ariel lived through much of her young life with a passionate - yet forbidden - admiration of the human world, and longed to someday experience life on the surface.Īriel is loosely based on the nameless protagonist of the Danish fairy tale " The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, but unlike the Andersen tale in which the mermaid loses her prince and dies and gains an immortal soul, the Disney adaptation features a happy ending.Īriel is the fourth official member of the Disney Princess line-up. She is the seventh and youngest daughter of King Triton and Queen Athena, rulers of the undersea kingdom of Atlantica. Princess Ariel is the descriptive titular protagonist of Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid. She had the most beautiful voice.” ― Prince Eric talking about Ariel MSL Characters Chart DMK.“ A girl rescued me. You're also more than welcome to join the player-led DMK Discord to engage with Natalie, Wiki admins & content creators.
