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Ariel was based on the title character of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid", but co-director and writer Ron Clements felt that the mermaid in the original story was too tragic and rewrote the character, resulting in Ariel.
Jun 18, 2023 · Since "The Little Mermaid" was released in 1989, Ariel — with her billowing red hair and affection for ordinary tchotchkes — has become an icon in her own right. Developing Ariel and her ...
- Julia Selinger
Oct 17, 2023 · The original story, published in 1837 follows a 14-year-old mythical creature on her quest to find true love. The mermaid abandons her life in the sea in search of a Prince - a plot line that was kept in the Disney adaptation.
Jul 26, 2019 · As for Ariel, where she’s from is shared in The Little Mermaid. As the daughter of King Triton, she’s from Atlantica, an underwater city thought to be based on the mythological city of...
- Mandi Kerr
- Senior Writer
Ariel is one of the Main characters of Walt Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid and its 2008 direct-to-video prequel, Ariel's Beginning, and one of the two main protagonists (alongside Melody) of the 2000 direct-to-video sequel, Return to the Sea.
Feb 16, 2023 · Ariel, a young mermaid, dreams of becoming human and living on the surface herself. With the help of her friend, she disobeys her father King Triton, and trades her precious voice for a pair of legs with the witch Ursula.
Ariel is loosely based on the nameless protagonist of the Danish fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, but unlike the Andersen fairy tale in which the mermaid loses her prince, dies, and gains an immortal soul, the Disney adaptation has a happy ending.
