Disney Lore: Ariel
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
FEATURE FILMS
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
A Goofy Movie (cameo)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Mickey's House of Villains
Once Upon a Halloween
The Return of Jafar (cameo)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (cameo)
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (cameo)
Tangled (picture cameo)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Aladdin (cameo)
Frozen II (cameo)
The Little Mermaid (2023 film) (upcoming)
SHORT FILMS
Roller Coaster Rabbit (cameo)
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
The Little Mermaid
Little Mermaid's Island
Aladdin (cameo
101 Dalmatians: The Series (cameo)
House of Mouse
A Poem Is...
Once Upon a Time
Sofia the First
The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live!
VIDEO GAMES
The Little Mermaid
Ariel: The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy
Disney Princess
Kingdom Hearts series
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Majestic Journey
Disney Infinity series (townsperson)
Disney Magical World 2
Disney Emoji Blitz
Disney Tsum Tsum
Disney Magical Dice
Disney Magic Kingdoms
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode
Disney Sorcerer's Arena
Disney Princess Majestic Quest
Disney Mirrorverse
PAC-MAN: Ralph Breaks the Maze
Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey
Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure
PARK ATTRACTIONS
Cranium Command (cameo)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
Mickey's Soundsational Parade
World of Color
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
It's a Small World
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Fantasmic!
The Golden Mickeys
Disney Stars and Motorcars Parade
Celebrate a Dreams Come True Parade
SpectroMagic
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade
A Christmas Fantasy Parade
Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams
Festival of Fantasy Parade
Remember... Dreams Come True
Wishes
Parade of the Stars
Paint the Night Parade
Voyage to the Crystal Grotto
Golden Fairytale Fanfare
Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light
Peter Pan's Flight (cameo in Disney World version)
ANIMATORS
Glen Keane
Mark Henn
James Baxter
Tom Sito
Nik Ranieri
Philo Barnhart
DESIGNER
Glen Keane
VOICE
Jodi Benson
Kathryn Haywood (Ariel's Majestic Journey)
PORTRAYED BY
Marietta DePrima (Little Mermaid's Island)
Jodi Benson (Beach Party at Walt Disney World)
Sierra Boggess (musical; debut)
JoAnna Garcia (Once Upon a Time)
Auli'i Cravalho (The Little Mermaid Live!)
Halle Bailey (live-action film)[1]
PERFORMANCE MODEL
Sherri Stoner
Julianne Moore (in Disney Dream Portrait Series)
INSPIRATION
The Little Mermaid in the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Alyssa Milano
Christie Brinkley
Sally Ride
Linda Hesselroth
Audrey Fulquard from Little Shop of Horrors
CHARACTER INFORMATION
OTHER NAMES
Princess Ariel
Angelfish
OCCUPATION
Princess of Atlantica
Princess consort of Eric's kingdom
AFFILIATIONS
Disney Princesses
HOME
Atlantica (birthplace)
Eric's castle (current residence)
LIKES
Humans, human objects, adventure, freedom, music, singing, dancing, chasing her dreams
DISLIKES
Misanthropy, restriction, chores, pirates, shark attacks, prejudice, Sebastian's nagging, the name "Mildred", Melody's disobedience, her friends and family in danger, her grotto destroyed
POWERS AND ABILITIES
Speed swimming
Underwater breathing
Durability
Aquatic empathy
Water manipulation
Thermo-endurance
PARAPHERNALIA
Pink shoulder bag
STATUS
Active
PARENTS
King Triton (father)
Queen Athena † (mother)
SIBLINGS
Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella and Alana (sisters)
OTHER RELATIVES
Poseidon (paternal grandfather)
Amphitrite (paternal grandmother)
Neptune (paternal great-grandfather)
Crustacea (paternal grandaunt)
PARTNER(S)
Eric (husband)
CHILDREN
Melody (daughter)
PETS
Spot (killer whale)
Stormy (seahorse)
Beau (horse)
Max (dog)
Source
MORE
A girl rescued me. She was singing. She had the most beautiful voice.PRINCE ERIC TALKING ABOUT ARIEL
Princess Ariel is the protagonist of Disney's 1989 animated feature film, The Little Mermaid. She is the seventh and youngest daughter of King Triton and Queen Athena, rulers of the undersea kingdom of Atlantica. 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.
Ariel 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, the Disney adaptation features a happy ending.
Ariel is the fourth official member of the Disney Princess line-up. She is also the first princess to be developed after Walt Disney's lifetime, having been conceived over two decades after his death in 1966. Incidentally, Disney himself made efforts to adapt The Little Mermaid in the late 1930s, and early 40s. She is the first princess developed during the Disney Renaissance.