Disney History - The Little Mermaid (Down to Disness)

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[@KristinaHoogs]

I know people who don't like TLM argue that Ariel was just a young teen that gave up literally everything for a chance to kiss a man that she just saw on a boat and thought was "very handsome." Although that is true, I see Ariel as a strong, brave and stubborn girl who fought for what she wanted and took giant risks. She saved Eric's life when his ship went down and when Ursula tried to kill him with the trident. Eric really loved the girl that saved him, but of course didn't know she was there with him. TLM made me appreciate the relationship between father and daughter. The scene at the end when Trident and Ariel hug and she says "I love you daddy" gets me every time!

[@KristinaHoogs]

*Triton and Ariel

[@christiandacanay3086]

this! As a person who holds TLM in high regard for sentimental reasons, everything you said are true.

[@Amelia-ek2ig]

When I was about three, the little mermaid II was my favorite movie. I watched it probably daily and was obsessed with Ariel and her daughter. Keep up the good work.

[@iamvia9749]

I was soo obsessed with Ariel and her daughter too. I want a daughter named Melody like Ariels daughter

[@mirandaperry1889]

Omg. So many bubbles to draw. I can't even imagine.

[@oodololly2529]

Glen Keane also cites his wife as inspiration for Ariel's design---super sweet. Thanks for another great "Down to Disness," Sarah!

[@musicbox193]

Cutting "Part of Your World"? That is remarkably similar to the vetoed decision to cut "Over the Rainbow" from the Wizard of Oz. That is another want song that is much older and not from Disney

[@hfortner2010]

I love the Little Mermaid, but my favorite part of this video was the clear breakdown of the time periods, THANK YOU!

[@richardranke7878]

Years ago when our family was on vacation in Denmark I saw grotto with a Little Mermaid statue. I had known Hans C. Andersen was the author of The Little Mermaid ever since I saw an old 1950s movie about Andersen, which included a Little Mermaid ballet.

[@robinmacfarlane9719]

Little Mermaid was not the first animated film to have the "I want" song, Snow White was and she got two! There is "I'm wishing" at the beginning of the film and "someday my prince will come" in the middle of the film. Ashman talked about that back in the 80s/early 90s.

[@2602Jorno]

Thank you so much for doing my favourite Disney movie! -Also, Ursula was originally designed as a lionfish with a snakelike body, but then they saw a documentary about octopi and liked them more. -In the original fairy tale, Ariel fails to get the prince but, thanks to a deal her sisters make with the Sea Witch, she gets the option to kill him so that she can turn back into a mermaid and live out her life, but she cannot bring herself to do it. -Technically, Ariel is related to Hercules, providing her father King Triton is the same as Poseidon's son Triton. This would make them cousins once-removed. -Ariel and her sisters have tails of each colour of the rainbow. They also correspond in some way to each of the Seven Seas - Ariel, for example, is the Red Sea because of her hair. She is also made to stand out from them by letting her hair down and having a seashell bra a different colour to her tail, and being the only one with a name that doesn't end with A even though they all begin with A. -It's not confirmed, but is believed that Ariel's wedding dress was based off Princess Diana's.

[@emia8119]

Your hair totally matched the scenery! It looked so pretty :)

[@kitteridgesimpson8144]

Also, so Beauty and the beast next!

[@gaelsacanell4547]

Do ATLANTIS next!! It is extremely underrated

[@fcv4616]

Thanks so much for this video! I can't believe I just found it, I love The little mermaid. Your research and way of explaining is great! One thing I appreciate from this movie, and that I don't hear much people comment on, are the sound effects, particularly the underwater sounds. If you pay close attention, you can listen to the water moving with nearly every character's movements. That combined with the millions of bubbles they drew really sinks you into the illusion of being under the sea!

[@jaydenhurley1744]

Plus that film was why people like me, got into Caribbean style music like Reggae, Soca, Dancehall, and Calypso. Such a variety to look up in spare time! Music is not only for children, it’s for the people of the world.

[@ModernMouse]

Love it! Love the green screen. I'm always blown away on the reasons for wanting to cut things that end up being iconic. I do think The Revival begins in with Bolt, but that's only cause Lasseter said so. I'm not a huge fan of The Little Mermaid but you have made me appreciate what it did for Disney and Animation. You're the best! :) -Dale

[@SarahPieTime]

The Little Mermaid has been my favorite since o first saw it in theaters as a little girl. I loved hearing you talk about it and now I want to go watch it again! Lol I think the only thing I didn't know was about Ursula only having 6 tentacles 😳 Thanks for this video!!!

[@kentonclarkson1449]

As a writer and creative person I soooo wish I could have met Howard Ashman. A genius and a true gentleman

[@francesca7505]

This video was great Sarah! You did the movie justice! Besides The Little Mermaid being one of my favorites, please do next a down to disness for Beauty and the Beast because it's my absolute favorite!

[@jennifercampbell2512]

Thanks for the documentary suggestion! I saw The Little Mermaid at Disney World on a family vacation, long ago. My mom tells a great story of a younger me convinced that Ursula would win and not understanding my Dad saying, "it's a Disney movie." Mom took me out of the theatre but a cast member came to check on us.

[@chrissysdollies]

Sarah, you should totally let Pasta pick the next down to disness and film it! Place 2 or 3 pictures/dvds in front of her and then whichever one she sniffs first is the one you do a video on. My favorite thing about The Little Mermaid? Hmm... I guess I really love how it's just something that I always grew up with. I remember having a bike with Ariel on it, I remember watching Return to the Sea and the tv show as a kid, and I'm pretty sure I've known the lyrics to Part of Your World for forever!

[@gabrielatienza4029]

Without Sebastian, Ariel would never got her happy ending.

[@BreSinging]

As always, I enjoyed this so much and I want you to do Beauty and the Beast.

[@sadiegibson5973]

Princess Bre Yaaaasssss

[@sosexy354]

Princess Bre agree

[@Flightyalrighty]

Yoooo, agreed

[@law0603]

I think Great Mouse Detective would be a good movie to do!

[@matthewcreed5560]

Beauty and the Beast next

[@MickeyGirl518]

This has seriously been my favorite Down to Disness thank you Sarah

[@hithere8291]

In the Little Mermaid Ride, during the Under the Sea scene, a fish from Bedknobs and Broomsticks can be seen behind you. This could be a reference to when Sarah said that Bedknobs and Broomsticks was the film to get an Academy Award recently received by Disney before The Little Mermaid got its Academy Award

[@nadineschulze8914]

great episode of down to disness... i always kinda didnt like the original fairytale and was superhappy with what disney did with it. I remember when it came out we went to the movie theater and the line was so long like 200-300 m ( just guessing it was like down the street and around the corner), i never saw a line that long at a movie again. and it was finally our turn to get our Tickets and they had just sold out so we had to get Tickets for the next show time. when i came out again i was at university and went to see it by myself surrounded by parents with little kids. Arielle has been my favourite princess ever since and when i first got to meet her at wdw i was like floating afterwards...

[@SofieRodeOlsen]

Love love love your Down to Disness videos! Hoped you would do The Little Mermaid. As I live in Copenhagen, the story and movie always has a special place in my heart, even though it's not at all my favorite Disney Movie. Thanks for another amazing video.

[@costumeken3202]

Part of your world & the song "somewhere that's green" is give or take the same turn & the same theme, plus both characters reach out at the end of the song, it does help that it's written by the same person

[@fidingdisneyfindingdisney8646]

This honestly has to be my favourite episode of Down to Disness, there was so much information in a really understandable way. Really excited to see which movies you will cover in 2017 :)

[@katherinepinnell1218]

I'd really love to see a Princess and the Frog episode! I think it's so underappreciated!

[@hpboy13]

Awesome video! Gotta say, Ursula terrified me as a kid, but Poor Unfortunate Souls is kinda the best song ever.

[@farah_lynn]

Ariel has always been my favorite princess

[@christiandacanay3086]

Same, she's my top 1.

[@amazingabby25]

Another thing, artists and others who worked on this movie were members of the sorority ZTA, so the secret password for that sorority is included in that movie! As well as a few other references

[@CurlyVickzz]

I wrote my university dissertation on the representation of the princesses during the Disney Renaissance, I absolutely loved doing the research for it! The Little Mermaid is also my all time favourite film. 💖

[@lizzfizzle92]

What I never noticed before but saw in a recent rewatching was that the song Les Poissons is the same melody as Be Our Guest haha loved this episode! I will definitely be checking out the Waking Sleeping Beauty film

[@toriandtilly]

I didn't realize that the "want song" was like a real termed thing but I was recently in a production of Legally Blond which does have a want song but it is flipped. It is called "What You Want" and while it discusses how Elle wants to go to Harvard it is flipped around so that is more about proving that what Warner wants is her. That is actually super clever!

[@shelbybroadwell7272]

plus your down to disness videos are literally all i watch/listen to when i'm doing homework they're absolutely amazing and educational

[@evanp5911]

I distinctly remember my dad taking me and my sister to the theater to see All Dogs go to heaven ( which came out the same day and was Don Bluth who was king of 80s animation) it was sold out so we went and saw the little mermaid instead so glad we did. This movie truly revitalized Disney animation in the public eye

[@ashleybernstein7786]

Great job, Sarah! So enlightening.

[@user-eh4pe3jg7k]

You have done us VERY proud! Good job Sarah!!!

[@DoomBuggy86]

I learned so much! Thanks Sarah!!

[@miriamcq]

Not only we've been waiting for this episode for two years now, but also you explained something that a lot of us heavily asked you to talk about: Disney history and its eras!!! YAAAAAAAYY!!! Merry Christmas to you too!!!

[@nicke.5036]

Once again - another informative, entertaining, and well presented video! Thank you for this!

[@xsincerelymar]

This is literally the best series on KZbin. Thank you sarah!!

[@ChristinaandAngel]

Hello Sarah, What I appreciate about The Little Mermaid is how she would do anything to be with the one she loves. Also, had they cut the song Part of Your World, Traci wouldn't have done the cover for it and you wouldn't have gotten in a relationship with Leo. Furthermore, I love your necklace Sarah. 😀🌈❤️

[@christiandacanay3086]

You have a point there! Without that song Traci and Leo will have not become famous in the Disney KZbinr world.

[@ellie_run]

Wow I'm so grateful for you and this series 🙌🏼 everything you talk about is so interesting 😍

[@MayraCGonzalez]

THIS WAS AWESOME! THANK YOU SARAH!

[@jakeleahy6447]

Always look forward to these!! You're amazing!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Cucu4crafts]

I love this video so much, The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney movies! For my Quinceanera the theme was "Under the Sea" and I had Disney soundtracks play all night.

[@WaltOGrams]

Yaaaaas! Thank you so much for this, been waiting. Awesome.

[@heatherg3150]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOREVER YES

[@rebeccaelaine626]

I've been waiting for this for sooo long!!

[@tanyamckinley6227]

This was awesome! Great job Sarah! This is one I personally have been waiting for and requesting since you started. Great job!

[@suteiisan]

yaaas thank-you!! i've been waiting in anticipation for the little mermaid!

[@curiouscoquettexcourtney4778]

Wow, that was one of your best Down to Disness yet! I definitely want to check out that documentary!

[@badassbaroness]

I look forward to seeing these every month 😀😀

[@AlyssumIvy]

I always love when you do these videos!!

[@beckiejbrown]

Oh wow! Waited for this for so long. THANK YOU ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lilyluvspink]

Hands down, your best Down to Disness yet!! Thank you so much, Sarah! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! 😄

[@aurorafakey4140]

So well researched. You did a fantastic job on this episode.

[@rushfan2112_]

Loved the video! I think it would be interesting if you made a series on Disney history! I've always wondered more about the animator strike and more behind the scenes stuff. Just a thought! Can't wait for more, as always

[@ohlivearoseeee]

Hi Sarah I'm so in love with this series, I've been using it in correlation with my thesis a study of story structure and disney and I just wanted to say thank you inspiring me to keep researching these films for myself!

[@theRealtensigh]

Can you do "Great Mouse Detective"? I thought it was really underrated! Great info on TLM!

[@isabelle8836]

I LOVE the little mermaid. I have so many shirts and most of th DVDs and vhs tape of the movie and two aril dolls.

[@ashleyferguson6944]

Yess I waited so long for thissss

[@sugar11monkey]

I've been following you on Instagram & Twitter for ages, and just started watching these videos. I'M OBSESSED. You're amazing, that is all.

[@RPena98]

In love with your hair Sarah!! It's so pretty!

[@ladybeavanerdventures]

dont forget the animated series OMG Spot the Orca is still one of my fav animals in like anything

[@KeepingItKevin]

So awesome I'm always learning new stuff!!

[@misoitminji]

i loved this episode! thank you for taking the time to do this

[@Colorguardgirl000]

I love this series!

[@dodaprettygirlrock]

I love these videos!!

[@samanthamaclean1430]

I love your disney history and the fun facts about it

[@marshmallowbanni]

Awesome job!

[@glambert169507]

When I was younger Ariel was my favorite princess simply because she was a mermaid and I anytime I would swim I would sing Part of Your World like Ariel thinking that I was a mermaid. You should do a Down To Disness on The Sword in The Stone next

[@cydonprax12]

Side note Little Mermaid isn't the only movie that Katzenberg tried to remove an important song that he thought was too boring from. Muppet Christmas Carol had a song "When Love is Gone" in the scene where Scrooge sees his young self with this fiance where she decided he loves money more than her. It's super sad but super important to his development and the ending song "When Love is Found" is counterpoint to it. While it is in the extras of the blu-ray release the only version to include it in the movie was the VHS release

[@sarahgent2674]

Ian Wilmoth To be fair, I had the video and, though it is a really good song, the melody is fairly repetitive for its length and children wouldn't appreciate it as much as adults because it's part of an emotion-heavy sequence of people standing around without humour or Muppets, which is what they're here for. It would have befit a more serious adaptation, I think, where people aren't there for a light-hearted comedy you can watch with your children. Part of Your World has more interesting visuals and easier to understand (and learn) lyrics and humour and in my opinion a better melody, especially for the fact that it's shorter.

[@jordancambridgetaylor]

Yay!!! 😆 finally!! This is my favourite Disney movie and I knew a lot of what was in this video but it was still a really interesting video!! Thank you Sarah!! 👍😉

[@samiandnolan]

Beauty and the Beast would be a great one to do next!

[@mshollydolly2013]

Awesome!! Thank you!

[@lugalan95]

yay ive been waiting this for so long and I loved it Sarah! thank you so much. I love these videos, I look forward to them every month. Great job! And Happy New Year from Uruguay! xxx

[@lifeinhisimage]

M loving this series!,

[@Breemarie143]

Yay! Finally 😍😍 please do beauty and the best next ❤

[@sheenaplanetadvocate6289]

Great video as always! Please do a down to Disness on bed knobs and broomsticks. Classic film with cutting edge technology at the time.

[@kimbasciano_]

I absolutely love this series! I've learned so many amazing Disney facts! Great video Sarah xoxo

[@kimbasciano_]

& I can't wait til you do my all time favorite Disney movie - Beauty & the Beast 😉

[@melissaquinn1463]

Great job! Now I'm going to hunt down that documentary you mentioned.

[@natalie8265]

5:22 I totally thought you were gonna say "Part of your world is...part of my world!" lol PS~ EXCELLENT series you run here. I just found it, and will definatly be coming back.Seriously love your informative yet not over complicated reviews. Its hard to find people on here who aren't just showcasing themselves , but focusing on the content. Great Job ;^)

[@HeavenlyImaginings]

You did fantastic. I learned a few new things. I always loved the music of the Little Mermaid it has a magical timeless and fun quality to it that is hard not to sing along to.

[@arcadiandj]

This was my first Down to Disness-I didn't know what the videos were about, but it was AWESOME! And I predict I will watch all of them! Thank you so much!

[@SarahSterling]

Thanks so much, Daniel!

[@LifeWithLowee]

thanks for this video! 🏰💜

[@TheTallskinnywhitebo]

omg love this movie good info to know both this and splash are my fav

[@cecemcc]

Love it. Classic film.

[@michellelubrano]

I love this so much

[@sandrixhozart7838]

Not paying attention, well sure I do get distracted but come on its that catchy, so blessed it is kept in movie. My #1 favorite princess Ariel, I love all 3 movies

[@alli249]

Great work! Hoping for you to do a breakdown of the Disney eras in a video sometime in the future :)

[@Esmeralda2diamon]

My favorite Disney movie. I love Ariel because she is kind, brave.aventours and fights for what she belives in. I love the story and the animation .

[@VBaskin2010]

Do Mickey, Donald, and Goofy in The Three Musketeers next Sarah!

[@ParadoxFreak]

Did not know there were that many ages for Disney! Great video!

[@lunarose22388]

best movie ever and i had no idea of the history makes me love it even more

[@drmariopepper4354]

Happy New Year!!