The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning is an upcoming 2008 Disney animated feature film, and the direct-to-video prequel to the 1989 film The Little Mermaid, and the 2000 film The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release the film on August 26, 2008.
The film features Jodi Benson reprising her role as Ariel in a story that is set before the events of the original film.
Long ago in a kingdom where music is outlawed King Triton s youngest daughter Ariel discovers her love for music in a secret underground music club.
Torn with the choice of whether to hide her passion or share it with her father and risk losing everything Ariel sets off on a daring adventure to restore music to Atlantica.
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… now for Magic’s Technical Bit:
Director
Peggy Holmes
Writers
Robert Reece
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Release Date
26 August 2008 (USA)
Genre
Animation | Family
Tagline
Every Story Has a Beginning, But Only One Begins Under the Sea
Plot
The plot explores the story of Athena, Ariel’s mother, through the narration of Ariel.