She’s gearing up to be a part of our world and we’re seated and ready to see it. The Little Mermaid is up next on Disney’s slate of its beloved classics getting the live-action adaptation treatment and with the recent success of Pinocchio (if you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend it), the excitement is on for Ariel, her sisters, and her friends from under the sea. 

First released in 1989, the original Little Mermaid was loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale of the same name. The film went on to win an Oscar and has since secured itself as among Disney’s most beloved classics, with children and adults alike knowing all the words to some of the musical’s greatest hits like “Part of Your World,” “Under the Sea,” and “Kiss the Girl.”