Ariel is unique among the Дисней princesses thanks to her red hair and for being a mermaid.
She has been called a "fully realized female character who thinks and acts independently, even rebelliously, instead of hanging around passively while the fates decide her destiny."
She has aslo been сказал(-а) to be a template for future Дисней Герои and heroines.
She was desinged by Glen Keane that has сказал(-а) to have based her on his wife, the actress Alyssa Milano and female model Sherri Stoner.
