The little Mermaid was released on November 17 1989 and is largely accredited with being the film that heralded the beginning of the Дисней Renaissance. With the average production time of an animated Дисней film being 6 years this film was developed in the height of the 80’s.


The assignment of designing the heroine Ariel was left to animator Glen Keane who would go on to animate other Дисней characters such as the Beast, Аладдин and Tarzan. He wanted the heroine to be reminiscent of the traditional Дисней Princesses while at the same time being relatable to the ‘modern...