Content deleted Content added
Line 1:
{{Short description|Character from The Little Mermaid}}
{{Redirect|Princess Ariel|the character from Thundarr the Barbarian|Thundarr the Barbarian}}
{{italic title|noerror|string=The Little Mermaid|all=yes}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Ariel
| series = [[The Little Mermaid (franchise)|The Little Mermaid]]
| image = Ariel disney.png
| image_size = 150px
| caption = A promotional image of Ariel
| first = ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989)
| based_on = {{based on|[[The Little Mermaid]]|[[Hans Christian Andersen]]}}
| last =
| adapted_by = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ron Clements]]
* [[John Musker]]}}
| lbl1 = Voiced by
| data1 = [[Jodi Benson]] (1989–present){{Clear}}Kathryn Haywood (''Ariel's Majestic Journey''){{Clear}}Mykal-Michelle Harris (''[[Ariel (TV series)|Ariel]]'')
| lbl2 = Portrayed by
| data2 = {{Plainlist|
* [[Marietta DePrima]] (''Little Mermaid's Island'')
* [[Sierra Boggess]] ([[The Little Mermaid (musical)|musical]])
* [[Rachelle Ann Go]] ([[The Little Mermaid (musical)#Philippines (2011)|2011 musical]])
* [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] (''[[The Little Mermaid Live!]]'')
* [[Halle Bailey]] ([[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|2023 film]])}}
| species = Human (via [[Shapeshifting|magical transformation]]){{Clear}}[[Mermaid]] (originally)
| alias = The Little Mermaid
| title = Queen Consort of Eric's Kingdom<br>Princess of Atlantica
| affiliation = [[Disney Princess]]es
| family = {{Plainlist|
* [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#King Triton|King Triton]] (father){{Clear}}[[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Queen Athena|Queen Athena]] (mother){{Clear}}King Poseidon (paternal grandfather){{Clear}}[[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Other characters|King Neptune]] (paternal great-grandfather)
* [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina|Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina]] (older sisters){{Clear}}[[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]] (paternal aunt in some media)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-halle-bailey-melissa-mccarthy-cover-story/|title=A deep dive into the live-action 'Little Mermaid'|first1=Nick Romano|last1=April 04|first2=2023 at 12:00 PM|last2=EDT|website=EW.com}}</ref>}}
| spouse = [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Prince Eric|Prince Eric]] (husband)
| children = [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Melody|Melody]] (daughter)
| nationality = Atlantican<!--Do not add Danish here unless you can provide a reliable reference.-->
| lbl21 = Age
| data21 = {{Plainlist|<!--Do not add age for the sequel, since the time that passed between the first film and the second is not mentioned at any point in the plot.-->
* 16 ([[The Little Mermaid]])<ref>{{cite AV media |title=The Little Mermaid |quote=I'm 16 years old! I'm not a child anymore!"}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o_3SG2bjN1sC&q=sixteen |page=20 |title=Disney's The Little Mermaid adapted from the film by A. L. Singer |year=1997 |isbn=9780786842025 |quote="But Daddy, I'm sixteen years old," Ariel began in her defense. "I'm not a child anymore!" |last1=Singer |first1=A. L. |publisher=Disney Press |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120134534/https://books.google.com/books?id=o_3SG2bjN1sC&q=sixteen |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 15 ([[TV Series]])
* 14 ([[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning|Ariel's Beginning]])}}
}}
'''Ariel''' is a fictional character in [[Walt Disney Pictures]]' animated film ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989). Voiced by [[Jodi Benson]], Ariel is the youngest daughter of [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#King Triton|King Triton]] and [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Queen Athena|Queen Athena]] of an underwater kingdom called Atlantica.<ref name="mermaid">{{cite video | people = [[Ron Clements]] and [[John Musker]] (directors) | title = [[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]] | publisher = [[Walt Disney Pictures]] |date = 1989 }}</ref><ref name="mermaid3">{{cite video | people = [[Peggy Holmes]] (director) | title = [[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning|The Little Mermaid III: Ariel's Beginning]] | publisher = [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] |date = 2008 }}</ref> She is often rebellious, and in the first film, she longs to be a part of the human world. She marries [[Prince Eric]], whom she rescued from a shipwreck, and together they have a daughter, [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Melody|Melody]].<ref name="mermaid2">{{cite video | people = [[Jim Kammerud]] and Brian Smith (directors) | title = [[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]] | publisher = [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] |date = 2000 }}</ref> She is the fourth [[Disney Princess]], the first Disney Princess to be developed during the [[Disney Renaissance]], and the first Disney Princess since [[Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)|Aurora]].
The character is based on the title character of [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s 1837 fairy tale "[[The Little Mermaid]]" but was developed into a different personality for the 1989 animated film adaptation. Ariel has received a mixed reception from critics; some publications such as ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' criticize her for being too devoted to Eric whereas others, such as ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'', praise the character for her rebellious personality, a departure from previous Disney Princesses' roles. [[Halle Bailey]] portrays a live-action version of the character in the [[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|2023 live-action adaptation]] of the original 1989 film.
==Development==
[[File:Christie Brinkley by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|192x192px|[[Christie Brinkley]] was one of the inspirations for Ariel's design]]
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.<ref name="MTLM" />
{{quote box|width=40%|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|align=left|quote=I heard "[[Part of Your World]]", [[Jodi Benson]] singing that, and it just captivated me. I have to do that. And I went and told those guys, "I really wanna do Ariel." And they said, "Well, I don't know. This is supposed to be a pretty girl. Can you do that?" I said, "Look, I have to do Ariel. I mean, I can feel it in my heart."|source=—{{spaces}}Glen Keane, Ariel's supervising animator<ref name="wakingsleepingbeauty" />}}
[[Jodi Benson]], who was predominantly a stage actress, was chosen to voice Ariel because the directors felt "it was really important to have the same person doing the singing and speaking voice".<ref name="MTLM" /> Clements stated that Benson's voice had a unique "sweetness" and "youthfulness".<ref name="DisneyChar">{{cite book|last=Grant|first=John|title=Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters|publisher=Hyperion|year=1998|pages=344–345|isbn=0-7868-6336-6|edition=Third}}</ref> When recording the vocals for "[[Part of Your World]]", Benson asked that the lights in the studio be dimmed, to create the feeling of being deep under the sea.<ref name="wakingsleepingbeauty">{{Cite video|author-first=Don|author-last=Hahn| title = [[Waking Sleeping Beauty]] | medium = Documentary film | publisher = Stone Circle Pictures/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | ___location = Burbank, California | date = 2009 }}</ref><ref name="disneystuff" /> "Part of Your World", which was referred to by songwriter [[Howard Ashman]] as the "I Want" song,<ref name="MTLM" /> was originally going to be cut from the final film, owing to [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]]'s belief that it slowed the story down,<ref name="wakingsleepingbeauty" /><ref name="MTLM" /> but Ashman and Keane fought to keep it in.<ref name="MTLM" /><ref name="empireinterview">{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/producer-and-disney-animation-wars-veteran-don-hahn-1798219450 |last=Robinson |first=Tasha |date=2010-03-25 |title=Producer and Disney animation wars veteran Don Hahn |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=23 July 2011 |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227171126/http://www.avclub.com/articles/producer-and-disney-animation-wars-veteran-don-hah,39516/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Ariel's original design was developed by animator [[Glen Keane]]. Her appearance was based on a number of inspirational sources, [[Christie Brinkley]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/disney-ariel-4-women-design/|title=The Four Women who inspired Ariel Design|website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=October 2022 }}</ref> [[Alyssa Milano]] (who was 16 at the time in addition to hosting the making of the special on Disney Channel<ref name="commentaryTLM">{{cite video |people=[[Ron Clements]], [[John Musker]], [[Alan Menken]] | title =The Little Mermaid: Audio Commentary | publisher = [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] |date = 2006}}</ref>), and model-comedian [[Sherri Stoner]], who provided live-action references for the animators during the development of the film. She would later do the live-action references for [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]] ([[Paige O'Hara]]) in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''.<ref name="MTLM" /><ref name="disneystuff">{{cite book |title=Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide |last=Shaffer |first=Joshua C. |year=2010 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=978-1-4520-6312-6 |pages=37–40 }}</ref> The movement of Ariel's hair underwater was based on footage of astronaut [[Sally Ride]] while she was in space.<ref name="commentaryTLM" /> Extra reference was given by filming Stoner swimming in a pool, which also helped guide Ariel's aquatic movement.<ref>{{cite video|title=Under The Scene|___location=''The Little Mermaid'' Blu-Ray| publisher = [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] |date = 2013}}</ref>
A challenge in animating Ariel for the 1989 film was the color required to show Ariel in the changing environments, both under the sea and on land, for which the animators required thirty-two color models, not including costume changes. The sea-green color of Ariel's mermaid tail was a hue specially mixed by the Disney paint lab; the color was named "Ariel" after the character. The choice of red as Ariel's hair color was the subject of dispute between the filmmakers and studio executives who wanted the character to have blonde hair. It was noted that red hair contrasted better with Ariel's green tail, red was easier to darken than yellow, and Disney's live-action branch [[Touchstone Pictures]] had recently released ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'' that had a blonde mermaid; Ariel's red hair was ultimately kept.<ref name="MTLM">{{cite video | title = Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's The Little Mermaid | publisher = [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] |date = 2006}}</ref>
In an interview, Jodi Benson stated that for ''Ariel's Beginning'', the writers revised the script multiple times to make sure Ariel retained her relevance in a more modern context. Benson complained to them that they wrote Ariel out of character and suggested they bring her back to her roots.<ref name="benson">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtown.com/news/always-ariel-an-interview-with-jodi-benson/5863/ |title=Always Ariel: An Interview with Jodi Benson |last=Plath |first=James |date=2008-08-26 |publisher=DVD Town |access-date=2011-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209044052/http://www.dvdtown.com/news/always-ariel-an-interview-with-jodi-benson/5863 |archive-date=2009-02-09 }}</ref>
==Characteristics==
Ariel is the youngest of King Triton and Queen Athena's seven daughters.<ref name="mermaid3" /> She is often seen in the company of [[Flounder (Disney)|Flounder]], her best friend, and [[Sebastian (Disney)|Sebastian]], her father's advisor who is often assigned to keep an eye on her. In the television series and first film, Ariel has a fascination with the human world and often goes off to find human artifacts that she displays in a secret grotto.<ref name="mermaid" /><ref>{{cite episode|title=Ariel's Treasures|airdate=1994-10-29|number=30|season=3|series=[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]|network=Disney Channel}}</ref> Ariel, a free spirit, is often rebellious, wandering off on her own to explore her surroundings, and frequently disobeys the orders of her father or Sebastian, causing conflict between the characters. In ''The Little Mermaid'', she is depicted as being willing to do anything to be with [[Prince Eric]], even giving up her voice to become human.<ref name="mermaid" /> Clements described her as a typical teenager, prone to errors of judgment.<ref name="commentaryTLM" /> She also is incredibly curious, and her curiosity often leads her into dangerous situations.
Ariel is kind and caring to others no matter what their circumstances, as depicted in the television series. In an early episode, Ariel helps an orphaned merboy who had fallen in with a bad crowd.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Urchin|airdate=1992-09-26|number=4 |season=1|series=[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]|network=Disney Channel}}</ref> In another episode, Ariel befriends a supposed bad luck creature and protects it from [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]] and other merfolk who wish it harm.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Against the Tide|airdate=1993-10-09|number=18|season=2|series=[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]|network=Disney Channel}}</ref> Ariel appears as an adult in ''Return to the Sea'' and gives birth to a daughter named [[Melody (The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea)|Melody]], becoming the first, and currently, only, Disney princess to become a mother. Ariel is protective of her daughter, as Triton was of Ariel in the first film. After Morgana threatens Ariel and King Triton, Prince Eric and Ariel build a wall around the palace to protect Melody from Morgana and other terrors of the ocean. Although it protected her, it could not protect her curiosity.<ref name="mermaid2" /> ''Ariel's Beginning'' depicts her personality as it was in the original film after Jodi Benson had advocated returning the character to her roots.<ref name="benson" /> Ariel is, once again, a rebellious free spirit, and after her father decrees music to be banned in Atlantica she runs away with Sebastian and his band.
==Appearances==
===''The Little Mermaid''===
{{Main|The Little Mermaid (1989 film)}}
[[File:Stoner2008.JPG|210px|thumb|For the 1989 film, many of Ariel's mannerisms were copied from [[Sherri Stoner]]'s live-action performance as the character<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-11-23-8903120298-story.html |title=Human Cartoon |publisher=Tribune Publishing |date=November 23, 1989 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |last=Emerson |first=Jim}}</ref>]]
Ariel first appears in ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989), in which she is shown as being adventurous and curious about the world of humans, a fascination which annoys both her father King Triton and his court composer Sebastian, as merfolk are not allowed to make contact with the human world. She and Flounder go in search of human objects, which they take to a seagull named [[Scuttle (The Little Mermaid)|Scuttle]] for appraisal. Ariel falls in love with a human prince named [[Prince Eric]] after saving him from drowning, and visits the sea witch, [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]], who agrees to turn her into a human in exchange for her voice. Ariel must make Prince Eric [[Romantic love|fall in love]] with her and romantically kiss her within three days, lest she belong to Ursula forever.
Unknown to Ariel, this agreement is part of Ursula's bigger plan to trap Ariel's father, King Triton and steal his magical trident. After being transformed, Ariel found that she can no longer breathe, nor swim. Sebastian and Flounder take her to the surface. She is soon found by Eric and is taken back to his castle. Ariel almost manages to obtain the "kiss of true love", but is stopped by Ursula's underhanded tactics. On the second day, Ursula transforms herself into a human, calling herself "Vanessa" and using Ariel's voice, bewitches Eric to make him marry her on the third day. After learning from Scuttle that the woman is Ursula in disguise, Ariel disrupts the wedding and regains her voice, but the sun sets as Ariel and Prince Eric are about to kiss, transforming Ariel back into a mermaid. After transforming herself back into her true witch form, Ursula takes Ariel back into the ocean, where she is met by King Triton and Sebastian.
Triton trades himself for Ariel, enabling Ursula to steal his crown and enabling her to claim his trident, which angers Ariel, who will not allow Ursula to destroy merfolk and humans. In the battle that follows, Ariel is trapped at the bottom of a whirlpool. Before Ursula can kill her, Eric impales Ursula with a derelict ship's splintered prow. After Ursula dies, her spell is broken, and King Triton and the merfolk are transformed back to normal merpeople. At the end of the film, after King Triton uses his magical trident to transform Ariel into a human, she leaves the sea to live in the human world. She and Eric marry and live happily ever after.<ref name="mermaid" />
===Television series===
{{main|The Little Mermaid (TV series)}}
A prequel television series that originally aired from 1992 to 1994, depicts Ariel's life as a mermaid under the sea with Sebastian, Flounder, and her father. Ariel appears in all 31 episodes of the series, which is set an unspecified time before the first film. The series follows Ariel's adventures with her friends and family and sometimes has Ariel foiling the attempts of enemies that are intent on harming her or the kingdom of Atlantica.
Ariel's relationships with various characters from the film are highlighted and expanded, such as the love and occasional conflict between Ariel and her father, how Ariel met Flounder and Scuttle, the relationships between Ariel and her sisters, and Ariel's early fear and avoidance of Ursula the sea witch. Other recurring new characters are also introduced, such as orphaned merboy Urchin and mute mermaid Gabriella that become Ariel's friends, as well as the Evil Manta, Lobster Mobster and Da Shrimp, who are Ariel's enemies. Ariel's mother is absent, having already died prior to the events of the series, though she is occasionally mentioned in vague terms. In one episode Ariel comes across [[Hans Christian Andersen]], author of "The Little Mermaid", while he was traveling underwater in a primitive submarine. In the fictionalized encounter she saves Andersen's life, inspiring him to write the story.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Metal Fish|airdate=1993-11-06|number=22|season=2|series=[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]|network=Disney Channel}}</ref>
Some episodes of the series are musical and feature original songs performed by the characters. A soundtrack containing some of these songs was released in 1992 under the title "Splash Hits".<ref>{{cite web | title=The Little Mermaid: Splash Hits (Songs from the Popular "Little Mermaid" Television Series) | website=[[AllMusic]] | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-little-mermaid-splash-hits-songs-from-the-popular-little-mermaid-television-series-mw0000930735 | access-date=2 September 2013 | archive-date=December 21, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221031837/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-little-mermaid-splash-hits-songs-from-the-popular-little-mermaid-television-series-mw0000930735 | url-status=live }}</ref>
===''
{{Main|The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea}}
In ''[[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]]'' (2000), Ariel, now the queen consort of Eric's kingdom has given birth to a daughter named [[Melody (The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea)|Melody]]. When Melody's safety is threatened by Ursula's sister Morgana after using her as a hostage to get Triton's trident, Ariel and her husband Eric decide they must keep Melody away from the sea. So they build a large wall to separate it from the castle.
But Melody's love of the sea proves too strong and she visits Morgana, who turns her into a mermaid temporarily. King Triton uses his trident to transform Ariel back into her own mermaid form to find and rescue Melody. Morgana tricks Melody into taking part in a plot to steal her grandfather King Triton's trident. Together with Tip the Penguin and Dash the Walrus she goes to Atlantica and succeeds in acquiring the trident. Ariel arrives as they return with it to Morgana, and tries to persuade Melody to give back the trident. Morgana then reveals her true intentions. She calmly mentions that the spell that turned Melody into mermaid will wear off by sundown, then uses the trident's magic to lord over the ocean, rising to the surface to gloat. Scuttle, Triton, Sebastian, and Eric arrive, and a battle ensues against Morgana and her minions. Soon after the sunset, Morgana's spell wears off, and Melody returns to human form. Ariel saves Eric from Cloak and Dagger who tied him and pulled it into the depths and Melody manages to grab the trident and returns it to King Triton, who then punishes Morgana by sending her to the bottom of the ocean frozen in a block of ice.
Triton returns Ariel to human form, the wall separating Eric's castle from the sea is torn down, and contact between humans and merfolk is restored.<ref name="mermaid2" />
===''The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning''===
{{Main|The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning}}
The prologue of ''[[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning]]'' (2008) shows Ariel as a young mermaid, living happily with her father, King Triton, her mother, Queen Athena, and her six older sisters. As Ariel and her family relax in a lagoon, a pirate ship approaches and everyone flees except Athena, who returns to recover a music box Triton had given her and is killed when the ship crushes her. Afterwards, a devastated King Triton bans all music from Atlantica and throws the music box deep into the ocean. Ariel and her sisters grow up forgetting music and living under their father's strict rules, enforced by Marina del Rey, their governess.
Ariel meets Flounder and follows him to a secret underground club where Sebastian and his band play music. There she sings the song "I Remember", which reminds her of her distant past surrounded by love and music, and of her mother. Ariel introduces her sisters to the club, but eventually they are caught thanks to Marina, who had followed them. Sebastian and his band are imprisoned and the club is closed under Triton's orders. After arguing with Triton, Ariel breaks the band out of prison and escapes with them.
With Sebastian's assistance, Ariel finds her mother's music box, and they decide to return it to Triton. On their way back to Atlantica, they encounter Marina, and a struggle ensues in which Ariel is knocked unconscious, witnessed by Triton. Ariel makes a full recovery, and a remorseful Triton allows music back into Atlantica.<ref name="mermaid3" />
== International versions ==
Following the first film's initial release, several other dubs were released in 1989 and more in 1990. Several countries redubbed the film for a re-release in 1998.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ariel |url=https://disneyinternationalvoices.weebly.com/ariel.html |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=CHARGUIGOU (CHARACTERS) |language=fr-CA}}</ref> Norwegian singer [[Sissel Kyrkjebø]] dubbed the character in both Norwegian and Swedish, and the singing voice in Danish. Simona Patitucci, the first film's Italian voice, won a prize as the Best European Ariel in 2001.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|+Ariel's dubbers worldwide<ref name=":0" />
! rowspan="2" |Language
! colspan="5" |Release year(s) of dub(s)
! colspan="5" |Voice
|-
![[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|''The Little Mermaid'']]
!''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)]]''
!''[[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]]''
!''[[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning]]''
![[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|''The Little Mermaid (live-action)'']]
![[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|''The Little Mermaid'']]
!''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)]]''
!''[[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]]''
!''[[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning]]''
![[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|''The Little Mermaid (live-action)'']]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Egyptian Arabic|Arabic (Egypt)]]
| rowspan="2" |1998
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" |2006
| rowspan="2" |2008
| rowspan="6" |2023
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Rula Zaky|lt=رولا_زكي (Rula Zaky)|ar|رولا_زكي}}
| colspan="2" align="center" |لانا غسان (Lana Ghassan) <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="4" align="center" |رنا عادل (Rana Adel)
|-
| align="center" |نهى فكري (Noha Ferky) <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |دينا إسكندر (Dina Iskandar) <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic (Modern Standard)]]
| rowspan="2" |2022
| rowspan="2" |2015-2016
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |أريج فودة (Arig Fouda)
| align="center" |إيناس صبري (Inas Sabry) <small>(speaking)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
| align="center" |نهى قيس (Noha Qais) <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
| rowspan="2" |2006
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Mina Kostova|lt=Мина Костова (Mina Kostova)|bg|Мина Костова}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Dimitrina Germanova|lt=Димитрина Германова (Dimitrina Germanova)|bg|Димитрина Германова}} <small>(speaking)</small>
|-
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Vesela Boneva|lt=Весела Бонева (Vesela Boneva)|bg|Весела Бонева}} <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Cantonese]]
| rowspan="2" |1991
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" |2000
| rowspan="2" |2008
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Mina Kostova|lt=朱妙蘭 (Zyu Miu-Laan "Peggy Chu")|zh|朱妙蘭}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| colspan="2" align="center" |馮蔚衡 (Fung Wai-Hang) <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
| align="center" |[[Cally Kwong|鄺美雲 (Kwong Mei-Wan "Cally Kwong)]] <small>(singing)</small>
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[May Chan|陳美鳳 (Can Mei-Fung "May Chan")]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Standard Chinese|Chinese (China)]]
| rowspan="2" |2007
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" |2007
| rowspan="2" |2009
| rowspan="21" |2023
| rowspan="2" align="center" |李潇潇 (Lǐ Xiāo-Xiāo "Eva Lee")
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| align="center" |赵双 (Zhào Shuāng) <small>(speaking)</small>
|-
| align="center" |[[Shan Yichun|单依纯 (Shàn Yī-Chún)]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Taiwanese Mandarin|Chinese (Taiwan)]]
| rowspan="2" |1991
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" |2000
| rowspan="2" |2008
| rowspan="2" align="center" |宋文 (Sòng Wén "Ariel Sung")
|{{N/A}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Chén Dé-Róng|lt=陳德容 (Chén Dé-Róng)|zh|陳德容}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Liú Xiǎo-Yún|lt=劉小芸 (Liú Xiǎo-Yún)|zh|劉小芸}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Janice Yan|lt=閻奕格 (Yán Yì-Gé "Janice Yan")|zh|閻奕格}}
|-
| align="center" |[[Jodi Benson]] <small>(singing "Edge of the Sea" & "Harmony" *)</small>
| align="center" |陳秀珠 (Chén Xiù-Zhū "Judy Chen")
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |2006
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Renata Sabljak]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |Lana Meniga <small>(speaking)</small>
|-
| align="center" |Mateja Majerle <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Czech language|Czech]]
| rowspan="2" |1998
|1994
| rowspan="15" |2000
| rowspan="2" |2016
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Jana Mařasová|cs|Jana Mařasová}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Ivana Korolová|cs|Ivana Korolová}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Natálie Grossová
|-
|2004
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Danish language|Danish]]
| rowspan="2" |1990
| rowspan="4" |1992-1994
| rowspan="8" |2008
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Marie Ingerslev|da|Marie Ingerslev}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| colspan="3" rowspan="4" align="center" |[[Louise Fribo]]
| rowspan="4" align="center" |Annelie "Karui" Saemala Overbeck
|-
| align="center" |[[Sissel Kyrkjebø]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Marie Ingerslev|da|Marie Ingerslev}} <small>(speaking)</small>
|-
| align="center" |[[Sissel Kyrkjebø]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
| rowspan="2" |1989
|1997
| colspan="4" align="center" |[[Laura Vlasblom]]
| align="center" |Lynn Mancel
|-
|[[English language|English]]
| rowspan="3" |1992-1994
| colspan="4" align="center" |[[Jodi Benson]]
| align="center" |[[Halle Bailey]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Finnish language|Finnish]]
|1990
| colspan="2" align="center" |Johanna Nurmimaa
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Nina Tapio]]
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Yasmine Yamajako]]
|-
|1998
| align="center" |[[Nina Tapio]]
| align="center" |[[Nina Tapio]] <small>(singing in season 3, episode 7)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Canadian French|French (Canada)]]
| rowspan="2" |1989
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Violette Chauveau|fr|Violette Chauveau}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Violette Chauveau|fr|Violette Chauveau}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Audrey-Louise Beauséjour
|-
| align="center" |Dominique Faure <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Nancy Fortin|fr|Nancy Fortin}} <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[French of France|French (France)]]
|1990
| rowspan="3" |1994-1998
| rowspan="3" |2008
| align="center" |[[Claire Guyot]]
| rowspan="3" align="center" |[[Claire Guyot]]
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[Claire Guyot]] <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="3" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Cerise Calixte|lt=|fr|Cerise Calixte}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
| align="center" |[[Claire Guyot]] <small>(speaking)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Marie Galey|lt=|fr|Marie Galey}} <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Marie Galey|lt=|fr|Marie Galey}} <small>(singing)</small>
|-
|[[Georgian language|Georgian]]
| colspan="4" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|2023
| colspan="4" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |სოფიო კაკულია (Sophio Kakulia)
|-
|[[Austrian German|German (Austria)]]
|1998
| colspan="4" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |[[Caroline Vasicek]]
| colspan="4" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[German language|German (Germany)]]
| rowspan="2" |1990
| rowspan="4" |1994-1996
| rowspan="9" |2000
| rowspan="9" |2008
| rowspan="12" |2023
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Dorette Hugo|de|Dorette Hugo}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Dorette Hugo|de|Dorette Hugo}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Anna Carlsson]] <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Rieke Werner|de|Rieke Werner}} <small>(speaking)</small>
|-
| align="center" |[[Ute Lemper]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
| align="center" |[[Anna Carlsson]] <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Jana Werner <small>(singing)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Van Dooren Sisters|lt=Naomi van Dooren|de|Van Dooren Sisters}} <small>(singing)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Sophia Riedl|lt=|de|Sophia Riedl}} <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Van Dooren Sisters|lt=Naomi van Dooren|de|Van Dooren Sisters}} <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Greek language|Greek]]
|1990
|1997-1998
| align="center" |[[Kristi Stassinopoulou|Κρίστη Στασινοπούλου (Krísti Stasinopoúlou)]]
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Áriel Konstantinídi|lt=Άριελ Κωνσταντινίδη (Áriel Konstantinídi)|el|Άριελ Κωνσταντινίδη}}
| colspan="2" align="center" |Χριστίνα Κουλουμπή (Hristína Kouloumpí) <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="3" align="center" |[[Marina Satti|Μαρίνα Σάττι (Marina Satti)]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
| rowspan="2" |2004
| colspan="2" align="center" |Χριστίνα Κουλουμπή (Hristína Kouloumpí) <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Χαρά Κεφαλά (Hará Kefalá) <small>(singing)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Marina Satti|Μαρίνα Σάττι (Marina Satti)]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| align="center" |Άννα Ρόσση (Anna Rossi) <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |Χριστίνα Αργύρη (Hristína Aryíri) <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]
| rowspan="2" |1989
|1995-1996
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Shlomit Aharon|שלומית אהרון (Shlomit Aharon)]]
| align="center" |[[Rama Messinger|רמה מסינגר (Rama Messinger)]]
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Rama Messinger|רמה מסינגר (Rama Messinger)]]
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Limor Shapira|lt=לימור שפירא (Limor Shapira)|he|Limor Shapira}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Noa Klein
|-
|2011
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Meshi Kleinstein|lt=שלומית אהרון (Meshi Kleinstein)|he|משי קלינשטיין}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Hindi]]
| rowspan="2" |2011
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| align="center" |प्राची सावे साठी (Prachi Save Saathi) <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| colspan="2" align="center" |प्राची सावे साठी (Prachi Save Saathi) <small>(speaking)</small>
| align="center" |Natasha Chungath <small>(speaking)</small>
|-
|চান্দ্রেয়ী ভট্টাচার্য (Chandreyee Bhattacharya <small>(singing)</small>
| colspan="2" {{N/A}}
| align="center" |Arunaja Nalinakshan <small>(singing)</small>
|-
|[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
| rowspan="2" |1998
|1995
| rowspan="2" |2000
| rowspan="2" |2008
| colspan="3" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Oszvald Marika|lt=|hu|Oszvald Marika}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Vágó Bernadett|lt=|hu|Vágó Bernadett}}
| align="center" |[[Gigi Radics]]
|-
|[[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]
| rowspan="2" |1996-1997
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| colspan="4" align="center" |Valgerður Guðnadóttir
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
|[[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]
|1991
|2003
|2014
| align="center" |Hana Pertiwi
|{{N/A}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Beatrix Renita|lt=|id|Beatrix Renita}}
| align="center" |Maria Cicilia
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Italian language|Italian]]
| rowspan="2" |1989
| rowspan="2" |1993-1995
| rowspan="2" |2000
| rowspan="4" |2008
| rowspan="4" |2023
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Simona Patitucci|lt=|it|Simona Patitucci}}
| colspan="3" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Paola Valentini|lt=|it|Paola Valentini}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Sara Labidi|lt=|it|Sara Labidi}} <small>(speaking)</small>
|-
| align="center" |Tanaquilla Leonardi <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Renata Fusco|lt=|it|Renata Fusco}} <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |[[Giulia Luzi]] <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |Yana C <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Japanese language|Japanese]]
|1991
| rowspan="2" |1992-1994
| rowspan="2" |2000
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Suzuki Mayumi|lt=すずきまゆみ (Suzuki Mayumi)|ja|すずきまゆみ}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Toyohara Erika|lt=豊原江理佳 (Toyohara Erika)|ja|豊原江理佳}}
|-
|1997
|-
|[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
|2021
|{{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|2021
|2023
|{{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |Шехназа Қызыханова (Şehnaza Qyzyhanova)
|{{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| colspan="2" align="center" |Шехназа Қызыханова (Şehnaza Qyzyhanova)
|{{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Korean language|Korean]]
| rowspan="2" |1991
| rowspan="2" |1996-1998
| rowspan="2" |2000
| rowspan="2" |2008
| rowspan="2" |2023
| align="center" |김수경 (Kim Su-gyeong) <small>(speaking)</small>
| align="center" |김수경 (Kim Su-gyeong) <small>(speaking from season 1, episode 5 to season 3, episode 8)</small>
| colspan="2" align="center" |김수경 (Kim Su-gyeong) <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Danielle Marsh]]
|-
| align="center" |손영진 (Son Yeong-jin) <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |방주란 (Bang Ju-ran) <small>(singing; speaking voice from season 1 episodes 1–4)</small>
| align="center" |방주란 (Bang Ju-ran) <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |양꽃님 (Yang Kkot-nim) <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Malay language|Malay]]
| rowspan="2" |2010
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
| align="center" |Xema Suhaimi <small>(singing "Sing a New Song")</small>
|-
|[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
|1989
|1992-1994
| rowspan="10" |2000
| rowspan="13" |2008
| rowspan="25" |2023
| align="center" |[[Sissel Kyrkjebø]]
| colspan="3" align="center" |[[Guri Schanke]]
| align="center" |Morgan Brit Knaplund
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Polish language|Polish]]
| rowspan="3" |1998
|1995
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Beata Jankowska-Tzimas]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" align="center" |[[Beata Jankowska-Tzimas]]
| rowspan="3" align="center" |[[Sara James]]
|-
|1996
|-
|2007
| align="center" |[[Beata Jankowska-Tzimas]]
| align="center" |[[Katarzyna Łaska]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Brazilian Portuguese|Portuguese (Brazil)]]
| rowspan="2" |1990
| rowspan="4" |1993-1994
| align="center" |Marisa Leal <small>(speaking)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |Marisa Leal <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="4" align="center" |Marisa Leal <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="4" align="center" |[[BFF Girls|Laura Castro]]
|-
| align="center" |Gabriela Ferreira <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="4" |1998
| align="center" |Marisa Leal <small>(speaking)</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Kiara Sasso]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| align="center" |[[Kiara Sasso]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[European Portuguese|Portuguese (Portugal)]]
| rowspan="2" |2005
| colspan="4" align="center" |Mila Belo <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Soraia Tavares
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" |[[Anabela Braz Pires]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Romanian language|Romanian]]
| rowspan="2" |2005
| rowspan="3" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" |2015
| align="center" |Lara Ionescu <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Maria Răducanu]]
|{{N/A}}
| align="center" |Lara Ionescu <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Ana Stănciulescu
|-
| align="center" |[[Maria Răducanu]] <small>(singing)</small>
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[Maria Răducanu]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
|[[Russian language|Russian]]
|2006
|2013
| colspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Svetlana Svetikova|lt=Светлана Светикова (Svetlana Svetikova)|ru|Светикова, Светлана Андреевна}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Yekaterina Frolova|lt=Фролова, Екатерина (Yekaterina Frolova)|ru|Фролова, Екатерина}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Svetlana Svetikova|lt=Светлана Светикова (Svetlana Svetikova)|ru|Светикова, Светлана Андреевна}}
| align="center" |Дильнура Биржанова (Dil'nura Birzhanova)
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Serbian language|Serbian]]
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" |2008
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Nataša Balog|lt=Наташа Балог (Nataša Balog)|sr|Наташа Балог}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Irina Arsenijević|lt=Ирина Арсенијевићг (Irina Arsenijević)|sr|Ирина Арсенијевић}}
|-
| align="center" |[[Jodi Benson]] (s<small>inging, original version)</small>
|-
|[[Slovak language|Slovak]]
|2013
|2012
| colspan="2" |2014
| align="center" |Zuzana Dvořáková Šťastná
| align="center" |Miroslava Drínová
| colspan="3" align="center" |Zuzana Dvořáková Šťastná
|-
|[[Slovene language|Slovene]]
| {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|1996
| colspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|{{N/A}}
| colspan="3" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Spanish language in the Americas|Spanish (Latin America)]]
| rowspan="3" |1989
| rowspan="3" |1992-1994
| rowspan="3" |2000
| rowspan="8" |2008
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Gabriela León|es|Gabriela León}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| align="center" |Rocío Robledo <small>(speaking, season 1)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Cony Madera <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="3" align="center" |Cony Madera
| rowspan="3" align="center" |Yatzil Aguirre
|-
| align="center" |Erika Robledo <small>(speaking, seasons 2–3)</small>
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Isela Sotelo|es|Isela Sotelo}} <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Castilian Spanish|Spanish (Spain)]]
| rowspan="2" |1998
| rowspan="2" |2002
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| colspan="2" align="center" |Graciela Molina <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Cristina Yuste Álvarez|ast|Cristina Yuste Álvarez}} <small>(speaking)</small>
| align="center" |Alicia Valadés <small>(speaking)</small>
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" |María Caneda <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |Isabel Malavia <small>(singing)</small>
| align="center" |[[Mirela (singer)|Mirela]] <small>(singing)</small>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Swedish language|Swedish]]
| rowspan="3" |1989
| rowspan="3" |1995
| rowspan="3" |2000
| rowspan="3" align="center" |[[Sissel Kyrkjebø]]
|Johanna Ljungberg <small>(speaking and singing "Just A Little love", "Edge of the Sea" & "Harmony")</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" align="center" |[[Myrra Malmberg]]
| rowspan="3" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Joanné Nugas|sv|Joanné Nugas}}
|-
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Liza Öhman|sv|Liza Öhman}} <small>(singing "Sing A New Song")</small>
|-
| align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Heléne Lundström|sv|Heléne Lundström}} <small>(singing "Daring To Dance" & "Never Give Up")</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| rowspan="2" |2011
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="3" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|{{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="3" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
| align="center" |চান্দ্রেয়ী ভট্টাচার্য (Chandreyee Bhattacharya <small>(singing)</small>
|-
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|{{N/A}}
| colspan="3" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|{{N/A}}
| colspan="3" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Thai language|Thai]]
|1991
| rowspan="4" |1999
| rowspan="4" |2000
| rowspan="4" |2008
| rowspan="7" |2023
| align="center" |Martina Sprangers
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" align="center" |จันทร์จิรา นิ่มพิทักษ์พงศ์ (Chanchira Nimphithakphong)
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[Bowkylion]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |1998
| align="center" |จันทร์จิรา นิ่มพิทักษ์พงศ์ (Chanchira Nimphithakphong)
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Turkish language|Turkish]]
| colspan="4" align="center" |Berna Terzi Erol <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Selen Severcan
|-
| align="center" |[[Şebnem Ferah]] <small>(singing)</small>
| colspan="3" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Tülay Uyar|lt=|tr|Tülay Uyar}} (<small>singing)</small>
|-
|[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
|2013
|2011
| colspan="2" align="center" |2016
| colspan="4" align="center" |{{Interlanguage link|Liza Kurbanmahomedova|lt=Ліза Курбанмагомедова (Liza Kurbanmahomedova)|uk|Єлизавета Майська}}
| align="center" |Єлизавета Мастаєва (Elyzaveta Mastaieva)
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
| rowspan="2" |2019
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| align="center" |Hồng Thoa <small>(speaking)</small>
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{unknown|''Not dubbed''}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |Nguyễn Duyên Quỳnh
|-
| align="center" |Nguyễn Duyên Quỳnh <small>(singing)</small>
|}
==In other media==
===Tie-in music albums===
In addition to the [[The Little Mermaid (1989 soundtrack)|film's official soundtrack]], two original music albums were released by [[Walt Disney Records]] as part of the franchise: ''[[Sebastian from The Little Mermaid]]'' (1990) and ''[[The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea]]'' (1992). The former is a cover album mainly focusing on [[Samuel E. Wright]] as Sebastian, with Jodi Benson as Ariel providing supporting vocals, while the latter is a concept album of original songs that depict a day in Ariel's life under the sea.
===Printed media===
Ariel appears in a number of printed media that have been released as part of the franchise. A series of twelve prequel novels were published in 1994 by Disney Press, following young Ariel's adventures living under the sea with her sisters and father. The titles are: ''Green-Eyed Pearl'' and ''Nefazia Visits the Palace'' by Suzanne Weyn; ''Reflections of Arsulu'' and ''The Same Old Song'' by Marilyn Kaye; ''Arista's New Boyfriend'' and ''Ariel the Spy'' by M. J. Carr; ''King Triton, Beware!'', ''The Haunted Palace'' and ''The Boyfriend Mix-Up'' by Katherine Applegate; ''The Practical-Joke War'' by Stephanie St. Pierre; ''The Dolphins of Coral Cove'' by K. S. Rodriguez; and ''Alana's Secret Friend'' by Jess Christopher.<ref>{{cite book | last =Christopher | first =Jess | title =Alana's Secret Friend | publisher =Disney Press New York | series =Disney's The Little Mermaid | date =1994 | ___location =New York | isbn =0-7868-4002-1 | url =https://archive.org/details/alanassecretfrie00chri }}</ref>
In 1992, [[Disney Comics (publishing)|Disney Comics]] released a four-issue ''The Little Mermaid Limited Series'' comic book series.<ref>{{cite comic | writer=Peter David | penciller=Bill Fugate, Jackson Butch Guice | inker=Dave Hunt, Ian Akin | title=Disney's The Little Mermaid in The Hunt for the Redhead Down Under | issue=4 | date=June 1992 | publisher=Walt Disney Magazine Publishing Group }}</ref> In 1994 [[Marvel Comics]] released its own title, ''Disney's The Little Mermaid'', which ran for twelve issues.<ref>{{cite comic | writer=Trina Robbins | penciller=Walter Carzone | inker=Dave Hunt | title=Disney's The Little Mermaid: Of Myths and Mermaids | volume=1 | issue=12 | date=August 1995 | publisher=Marvel Comics }}</ref>
Ariel appears as a minor character in the 2016 [[young adult fiction|young adult novel]] ''Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch'' by [[Serena Valentino]], which is part of a ''Disney Villains'' series and is mainly about [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula the Sea Witch]].<ref>{{ cite book | first=Serena| last=Valentino | title=Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch | date=26 July 2016 | publisher=Disney Press | isbn=978-1-4847-2405-7 }}</ref> She is also a main character in the 2018 young adult novel ''Part of Your World'' by [[Liz Braswell]], which is part of a ''Disney Twisted Tales'' series and is set in an alternate universe where Ariel was unable to stop Ursula's wedding to Eric.<ref>{{ cite book | first=Liz | last=Braswell | title=Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale | date=4 September 2018 | publisher=Disney Princess | isbn=978-1-368-01381-9 }}</ref>
===Disney Princess===
In 2000, Ariel became an official member of the newly launched [[Disney Princess]] line, an umbrella franchise that includes various Disney princesses under its banner. Ariel is one of the original 8 characters that were included at the franchise's launch. The franchise is directed at young girls and covers a wide variety of merchandise, including but not limited to magazines, music albums, toys, [[Disney Princess#Media|video games]], clothes, and stationery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disneystore.com/disney-princess/mn/1000016/?catalogFromSearch=10002&ddkey=http://DSISearch |title=Disney Princess merchandise |publisher=Disney |access-date=2011-07-24 |archive-date=November 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118062159/http://www.disneystore.com/disney-princess/mn/1000016/?catalogFromSearch=10002 |url-status=live }}</ref>
This franchise includes illustrated novels starring the various princesses, two of which are about Ariel: ''The Birthday Surprise'' and ''The Shimmering Star Necklace''. Both novels are written by Gail Herman, and contain original stories about Ariel's life as a human and Eric's wife, but still maintaining close relationships with her father and sisters under the sea.<ref>{{cite book | last =Herman | first =Gail | title =The Birthday Surprise | publisher =Disney Press | series =Disney Princess | edition =first | date =2010 | ___location =New York | isbn =978-1-4231-2971-4 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/birthdaysurprise0000herm }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last =Herman | first =Gail | title =The Shimmering Star Necklace | publisher =Disney Press | series =Disney Princess: A Jewel Story | edition =first | date =2012 | ___location =New York | isbn =978-1-4231-3767-2 | url =https://archive.org/details/arielshimmerings0000herm }}</ref> The franchise also includes illustrated short stories about Ariel's life as a human, such as ''Ariel and the Aquamarine Jewel'',<ref>{{ cite book | title=Disney Magical Story: Ariel and the Aquamarine Jewel | publisher=Parragon Book Service Ltd | date=2010 | isbn=978-1407532271 }}</ref> ''Ariel's Dolphin Adventure'',<ref>{{cite book | last=Posner-Sanchez | first=Andrea | title=Ariel's Dolphin Adventure | publisher=Random House Disney | date=2010 | isbn=978-0736426541 | url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780736426541 }}</ref> and ''Ariel's Royal Wedding''.<ref>{{ cite book | title=Ariel's Royal Wedding | publisher=Random House Disney | isbn=978-0736431675 | date=2014 }}</ref>
Jodi Benson provides Ariel's voice for her appearances in the Disney Princess music albums, DVDs, and video games. The first original song released for this franchise is "[[If You Can Dream]]", which featured Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Pocahontas, Jasmine and Mulan singing together. Other original songs that feature Ariel are "I Just Love Getting Dressed for Tea", "Manners and Etiquette", "The Princess Dance" and "Happy Birthday, Princess" from ''[[Disney Princess Tea Party]]'' (2005); "Christmas Is Coming!", "Christmas in the Ocean", "Ariel's Christmas Island" and "The Twelve Days of Christmas" from ''Disney Princess Christmas Album'' (2009);<ref>{{cite web | title = Disney Princess Christmas Album CD | publisher = CD Universe | url = http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6972633/a/disney+princess+christmas+album.htm | access-date = August 28, 2013 | archive-date = April 29, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090429071348/http://cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6972633/a/Disney+Princess+Christmas+Album.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> and "Ariel's Sing-Along Sea Song: the Crab Song" from ''Disney Princess Party'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web | title = Disney Princess Party MP3 Music | publisher = CD Universe | url = http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8114677 | access-date = September 2, 2013 | archive-date = July 14, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204102/http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8114677 | url-status = live }}</ref>
===Broadway musical===
{{main|The Little Mermaid (musical)}}
[[File:Ariel-SierraBoggess.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Sierra Boggess]] as Ariel in the stage musical]]
Ariel appears in the [[The Little Mermaid (musical)|Broadway adaptation]] of the 1989 film, which ran at the [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]] with previews from November 3, 2007, leading to opening night on January 10, 2008. This original production closed on August 30, 2009, but other US and international productions have followed since. The character of Ariel for the stage adaptation was originated by [[Sierra Boggess]], who received a nomination for the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical]] for her performance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Drama Desk Nominees Announced; Catered Affair Garners 12 Noms |publisher=Playbill.com |date=2008-04-21 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117195.html |access-date=April 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501000230/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117195.html |archive-date=May 1, 2008 }}</ref> [[Jodi Benson]], the original voice actress for Ariel, attended the musical's opening night.<ref name="OpeningNight">{{cite news | last=Scott | first=Brian | title=Part of Her World | publisher=TheaterMania.com | date=2008-01-21 | url=http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/12485 | access-date=2008-01-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114051919/http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/12485 | archive-date=2008-01-14 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
In order to portray the characters underwater, the actors wore [[Heelys]] wheeled footwear, which simulate the gliding action of swimming creatures.<ref name=USAToday>{{cite news | last=Gardner | first=Elisa | title='Mermaid' composer Alan Menken gets his sea legs on Broadway | newspaper=USAToday.com | date=2008-01-09 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2008-01-09-mermaid-composer_n.htm | access-date=2008-01-28 | archive-date=October 8, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008055641/http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2008-01-09-mermaid-composer_N.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> The actors playing Ariel and the other merfolk had wire-frame tails attached to their hips. Subsequent productions feature different designs for Ariel and the merfolk; the Dutch and Japanese productions use wirework and aerial stunts to create the illusion of underwater swimming.<ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/article/THE-LITTLE-MERMAID-Opens-in-Rotterdam-616-in-Moscow-106-20120516 "''The Little Mermaid'' Opens in Rotterdam, 6/16; in Moscow, 10/6"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518191935/http://broadwayworld.com/article/THE-LITTLE-MERMAID-Opens-in-Rotterdam-616-in-Moscow-106-20120516 |date=May 18, 2012 }}, Broadwayworld.com</ref>
===Disney Parks===
[[File:Princesses!.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Ariel, as she appears in the [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney Parks]].]]
Ariel makes regular appearances in the [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]], having a special ___location called [[Ariel's Grotto]] at most of them. The original Ariel's Grotto was torn down at [[Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World's]] [[Magic Kingdom]] owing to the [[Fantasyland]] expansion.<ref name="disney1">{{cite web |url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/04/update-fantasyland-expansion-at-magic-kingdom-park/ |title=Update: Fantasyland Expansion at Magic Kingdom Park |publisher=Disney Parks Blog |date=2010-04-09 |access-date=2011-07-24 |first=Thomas |last=Smith |archive-date=November 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108095629/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/04/update-fantasyland-expansion-at-magic-kingdom-park/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> "The Little Mermaid" mini-land can be found in the Magic Kingdom's New Fantasyland. It includes a replica of Prince Eric's Castle, a dark ride called [[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure|Ariel's Undersea Adventure]], a market called "Prince Eric's Village Market", and the new ___location of Ariel's meeting grotto.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/map/#/id=under-the-sea-journey-of-the-little-mermaid/ |title=Walt Disney World Resort |publisher=Disneyworld.disney.go.com |access-date=2018-06-21 |archive-date=April 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407215425/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/map/#/id=under-the-sea-journey-of-the-little-mermaid/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She has a major role in [[Mickey's PhilharMagic]] and stars in her own live stage shows at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] and [[Tokyo DisneySea]]. A [[dark ride]] based on the film was designed for [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Paris]] but never built. A re-designed version of the attraction, called [[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure|Ariel's Undersea Adventure]], was built as part of the major expansion for [[Disney California Adventure Park]].<ref name="disney1" /><ref name="disney2">{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/02/from-under-the-sea-to-galaxies-far-far-away-opening-dates-are-set-for-a-soundsational-summer-at-disneyland-resort/ |title=From Under the Sea to Galaxies Far, Far Away…Opening Dates Are Set For A Soundsational Summer at Disneyland Resort |publisher=Disney Parks Blog |date=2011-02-25 |access-date=2011-07-24 |first=Michele |last=Himmelberg| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725091108/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/02/from-under-the-sea-to-galaxies-far-far-away-opening-dates-are-set-for-a-soundsational-summer-at-disneyland-resort/| archive-date= 25 July 2011 | url-status= dead}}</ref> She also has her own hotel at the [[Disney's Art of Animation Resort]]. There is a land in [[Tokyo DisneySea]] titled "Mermaid Lagoon". It features many rides and attractions themed around the Little Mermaid. A clone of the dark ride found in [[Disney California Adventure Park]] and [[Magic Kingdom]] was to be a part of Fantasyland in [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] but was never built. A clone of the dark ride was also supposed to be in [[Tokyo DisneySea]] but was canceled due to budget reasons.<ref>[[Tokyo DisneySea]]</ref> In May 2023, the version of Ariel from the [[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|live-action film adaptation]] began making appearances at the Disney Parks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/new-little-mermaid-based-on-halle-bailey-live-action-movie-disney-world-disneyland-7504809|title=A New Little Mermaid Based on the Live-Action Movie Will Soon Be Greeting Fans at Disney Parks |publisher=People |date=2023-05-26 |access-date=2023-05-26 |first=Michele |last=Vasquez}}</ref>
===Other films===
====''Ralph Breaks the Internet''====
Ariel appears in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', with Jodi Benson reprising the role.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|title=Wreck-It Ralph sequel will unite the Disney princesses — and Star Wars!|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715013827/http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Live-action film adaptation====
{{Main|The Little Mermaid (2023 film)}}
[[File:The-Little-Mermaid-Live-Action-04-100622-f22b0c34d1ea444cb120638717eba961 copy.jpg|thumb|215px|In Disney's 2023 live-action remake of ''The Little Mermaid'', Ariel was played by [[Halle Bailey]].]]
In May 2016, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that Disney was in early development for a [[List of remakes and adaptations of Disney animated films|live-action adaptation]] of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/disney-mulling-the-little-mermaid-live-action-version-1201762354/|title=Disney Mulling Live-Action Version Of 'The Little Mermaid'|last=Jaafer|first=Ali|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=March 4, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, [[Halle Bailey]] was cast in the starring role as Ariel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/little-mermaid-halle-bailey-chloe-x-halle-1203234294/ |title=Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid' Casts Halle Bailey as Ariel |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=July 3, 2019 |work=Variety|language=en|access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> The film was released on May 26, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=2021-09-10|title=Disney's Live-Action 'The Little Mermaid' to Open on Memorial Day Weekend in 2023|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disneys-live-action-the-little-mermaid-memorial-day-weekend-opening-1235011622/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Bailey's portrayal as Ariel was generally well received by critics with many of them considering her performance as the main highlight of film.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref>{{Cite web |last1=May 22 |first1=Maureen Lee Lenker |last2=EDT |first2=2023 at 09:00 am |title=Halle Bailey sings her way to stardom in 'The Little Mermaid' |url=https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-little-mermaid-review-halle-bailey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524020228/https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-little-mermaid-review-halle-bailey/ |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=EW.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=May 22, 2023 |title='The Little Mermaid' Review: Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy Erase Any Doubts About This Remake's See-Worthiness |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/the-little-mermaid-review-halle-bailey-melissa-mccarthy-1235620560/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523165009/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/the-little-mermaid-review-halle-bailey-melissa-mccarthy-1235620560/ |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Review: Halle Bailey keeps Disney's live-action 'Little Mermaid' remake from being all wet |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/05/22/the-little-mermaid-movie-review-halle-bailey-disney-remake/70239548007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523215748/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/05/22/the-little-mermaid-movie-review-halle-bailey-disney-remake/70239548007/ |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=USA TODAY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Molly |date=May 22, 2023 |title=The Little Mermaid review: "A fun, fresh reimagining" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-little-mermaid-2023-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524020232/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-little-mermaid-2023-review/ |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=[[Total Film]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2023 |title=Review: Everything is bigger in the new 'Little Mermaid' — but is it worth watching? |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/the-little-mermaid-review-halle-bailey-shines-in-live-action-remake/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524144820/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/the-little-mermaid-review-halle-bailey-shines-in-live-action-remake/ |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref>}}
<!-- Please do not add information about the 2018 live action film; it is not part of the Disney franchise. -->
===Television===
====''Little Mermaid's Island'' (cancelled TV series)====
Not long after the film was released, Muppet creator [[Jim Henson]] proposed a live-action show based on the film, titled ''Little Mermaid's Island''. Ariel was to be portrayed by [[Marietta DePrima]], and she would interact with various puppet characters created by [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]]. Two episodes of this series were filmed but not aired due to complications after Henson's death.<ref>{{cite web | last=Simpson | first=Wade | title=Jim Henson's The Little Mermaid Island | date=2010-05-05 | access-date=2013-09-29 | url=http://www.mouseplanet.com/9240/Jim_Hensons_The_Little_Mermaid_Island_ | publisher=Mouse Planet | archive-date=September 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130929012253/http://www.mouseplanet.com/9240/Jim_Hensons_The_Little_Mermaid_Island_ | url-status=live }}</ref>
====''Once Upon a Time''====
An alternate version of [[List of Once Upon a Time characters#Ariel|Ariel]] appears in ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'', portrayed by [[JoAnna Garcia]].<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-little-mermaid-visit-589525 Comic-Con: Little Mermaid to Visit 'Once Upon a Time' in Season 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723113350/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-little-mermaid-visit-589525 |date=July 23, 2013 }} Hollywood Reporter, Retrieved July 20, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Once-Upon-Time-Joanna-Garcia-Ariel-1069268.aspx Keck's Exclusives: Once Upon a Time Casts JoAnna Garcia As Its Little Mermaid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142942/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Once-Upon-Time-Joanna-Garcia-Ariel-1069268.aspx |date=April 13, 2014 }} TV Guide, Retrieved August 16, 2013</ref>
====Concert====
In 2016 a stripped-down concert version of ''The Little Mermaid'' was staged at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], featuring the songs from the film and four songs from the Broadway musical. [[Sara Bareilles]] performed the role of Ariel for the first two nights of the concert (June 4 and 5), while [[Jodi Benson]], the original voice actress for Ariel, reprised her role for the June 6 performance.<ref>{{cite magazine | first=Jenelle | last=Riley | date=2016-06-04 | title=L.A. Theater Review: 'The Little Mermaid in Concert' at the Hollywood Bowl | url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/reviews/little-mermaid-in-concert-at-the-hollywood-bowl-1201788875/ | magazine=Variety.com | access-date=2016-06-22 | archive-date=March 25, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325050402/https://variety.com/2016/legit/reviews/little-mermaid-in-concert-at-the-hollywood-bowl-1201788875/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
====''The Little Mermaid Live!''====
{{Main|The Little Mermaid Live!}}
In 2019 ABC aired a musical television special performed with a live audience, where footage of the 1989 film was interwoven with live musical performances of songs from the film and Broadway stage musical. [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] performed as Ariel in this production, and Jodi Benson introduced the show.<ref name="CravalhoLatifahShaggy">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/little-mermaid-live-starring-aulii-cravalho-set-at-abc-1229130 |title=Little Mermaid' Live Starring Auli'i Cravalho Set at ABC |last=Bentley |first=Jean |date=August 5, 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016044739/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/little-mermaid-live-starring-aulii-cravalho-set-at-abc-1229130 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
==== ''Lego Disney Princess'' specials ====
Ariel appears as one of the main characters in [[Lego]]'s animated special ''[[Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest]]'', released on [[Disney+]] on August 18, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bsckids.com/2023/08/lego-disney-princess-the-castle-quest-coming-to-disney/|title=LEGO Disney Princess : The Castle Quest Coming To Disney+ |date=August 3, 2023 |website=BSCkids}}</ref> She also appears in the 2025 sequel, ''[[Lego Disney Princess: Villains Unite]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whatsondisneyplus.com/lego-disney-princess-villains-unite-coming-soon-to-disney/ |title="LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite" Coming Soon To Disney+ |author=Roger Palmer |date=July 18, 2025 |website=What's on Disney Plus}}</ref>
==== ''Ariel'' ====
{{Main|Ariel (TV series)}}
A young Ariel, bearing an appearance and design based on the portrayal of the character in the 2023 film, but with an artstyle that more closely resembles the aesthetic of the original 1989 animated film, is the titular protagonist of the Disney Junior animated series ''[[Ariel (TV series)|Ariel]]'', released in 2024. Ariel is voiced by Mykal-Michelle Harris.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=2023-06-13 |title=Disney Greenlights 'Disney Junior's Ariel' Animated Series Inspired By 'The Little Mermaid' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/disney-junior-ariel-animated-series-the-little-mermaid-1235415973/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>[https://ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/disney-junior-ariel Disney Junior's Ariel]</ref><ref>{{cite video |url=https://youtube.com/watch?si=u2pGXRrAoj3roNMS&v=ty5ARtpJ4rQ&feature=youtu.be |title=Disney Jr's Ariel Theme Song 🎶🧜🏾♀️ {{!}} NEW SHOW {{!}} @disneyjunior |date=May 8, 2024 |author=Disney Junior |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
===Video games===
Ariel appears in various video games based on the films, including the two adaptations of the first film (one for NES and Game Boy, known as ''[[The Little Mermaid (video game)|The Little Mermaid]]'', and one for Sega consoles called ''[[Ariel the Little Mermaid]]'').
She appears in some installments of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' (2002), Ariel appears in the Atlantica world, which is themed after ''The Little Mermaid'' and features an original storyline that involves Ariel and [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]] battling Ursula and the [[Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)|Heartless]].<ref>{{cite video game| title = Kingdom Hearts| developer = Square | publisher = Square Electronic Arts| date= 2002-11-15 |platform= PlayStation 2}}</ref> Ariel also appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' (2005), which loosely adapts the story of the 1989 film, and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' (2019) as an assist character for Sora.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Kingdom Hearts II|developer=Square|publisher=Square Electronic Arts|date=2005-12-22|platform=PlayStation 2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://gamerant.com/kingdom-hearts-4-disney-worlds-realism-live-action-adaptations-little-mermaid-lion-king/ | title=Kingdom Hearts 4 Has One Clever Way to Include Disney Worlds | date=June 6, 2023 }}</ref>
==Reception and legacy==
Ariel has received mixed reception from critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salt |first=Limara |date=August 14, 2012 |title=The evolution of Disney princesses |url=http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/evolution-of-disney-princesses.php |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213160030/http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/evolution-of-disney-princesses.php |archive-date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2025 |work=[[Virgin Media]] |quote=She became an instant favourite but also received mixed reviews from critics}}</ref> Upon the film’s release, the character was praised by critics as a modern heroine, although she also faced some criticism.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guo |first=Jeff |date=January 25, 2016 |title=Researchers have found a major problem with 'The Little Mermaid' and other Disney movies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/25/researchers-have-discovered-a-major-problem-with-the-little-mermaid-and-other-disney-movies/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703094521/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/25/researchers-have-discovered-a-major-problem-with-the-little-mermaid-and-other-disney-movies/ |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |access-date=May 8, 2025 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' praised the character, writing that "Ariel is a fully realized female character who thinks and acts independently, even rebelliously, instead of hanging around passively while the fates decide her destiny."<ref name="tlmebertreview">{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun Times]]|date=1989-11-17|title=''The Little Mermaid'' review|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19891117/REVIEWS/911170304/1023|access-date=2009-12-24|archive-date=October 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004102244/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19891117%2FREVIEWS%2F911170304%2F1023|url-status=live}}</ref> James Bernardelli of ''Reelviews'' wrote that Ariel can be viewed as a template for future Disney heroes and heroines. He also praised Jodi Benson's vocal performance for the character.<ref>{{cite web| last=Bernardelli| first=James| publisher=Reelviews| date=1989-11-17| title=''The Little Mermaid'' movie review| url=http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=40| access-date=2009-12-24| archive-date=July 7, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707011850/http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=40| url-status=live}}</ref> In an article for ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'', Levi Buchanan stated that Ariel is "powerful and self-reliant."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.latimes.com/technology/chi-0407080062jul08,0,2147514.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105214658/http://www.latimes.com/technology/chi-0407080062jul08,0,2147514.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-05 |title=Girls just wanna get in the game |last=Buchanan |first=Levi |date=2004-07-08 |magazine=Empire|access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> Janet Maslin of ''[[The New York Times]]'' complimented Ariel, stating that "teenagers will appreciate the story's rebellious heroine" and went on to praise Ariel's wit.<ref>{{cite news| last=Maslin| first=Janet| newspaper=The New York Times| date=1989-11-15| title=''The Little Mermaid''| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DE2DE1331F936A25752C1A96F948260| access-date=2011-07-24| archive-date=November 20, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120134525/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/15/movies/review-film-andersen-s-mermaid-by-way-of-disney.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Josh Tyler of ''Cinema Blend'' wrote favorably about Ariel, although he believed that the character was eroticized, stating "The scene where Ursula rips out her throat and gives her extremely naked parts below the waist is almost titillating, though I'm sure to little kids it seems entirely innocent."<ref>{{cite web |last=Tyler |first=Josh |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/The-Little-Mermaid-Platinum-Edition-1852.html |title=''The Little Mermaid'' (Platinum Edition) |date=2006-10-10 |publisher=Cinema Blend |access-date=2011-07-24 |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322044343/http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/The-Little-Mermaid-Platinum-Edition-1852.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, reviewer John Puccio said that "Ariel is perhaps the sexiest-looking animated character the Disney artists have ever drawn."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtown.com/review/little-mermaid-the/dvd/3989 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730104005/http://www.dvdtown.com/review/little-mermaid-the/dvd/3989 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-30 |title=Little Mermaid, The (DVD) |author=Puccio, John |date=2006-10-01 |publisher=DVD Town |access-date=2011-07-24 }}</ref> In his review of ''Ariel's Beginning'', James Plath of DVD Town wrote, "For little girls, Ariel is one of the most beloved of Disney princesses, and she holds a warm place in the hearts of parents as well."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/little-mermaid-the--ariels-beginning/6210 |title=Little Mermaid, The: Ariel's Beginning (DVD) |last=Plath |first=James |date=2008-08-16 |publisher=DVD Town |access-date=2011-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928083709/http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/little-mermaid-the--ariels-beginning/6210 |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}</ref> Rory Aronsky of ''[[Film Threat]]'' praised Jodi Benson's vocal performance in ''Ariel's Beginning'', writing that "Benson adds more to the appeal of Ariel for older fans, and younger girls just learning about her, as well as generations not born yet who will undoubtedly become attached to her, ensuring the continued existence of the franchise."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/11154/ |title=The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (DVD) |author=Aronsky |first=Rory |date=2008-09-23 |publisher=Film Threat |access-date=2011-02-24 |archive-date=September 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924123221/http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/11154/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In their review of ''The Little Mermaid'', the staff of ''[[TV Guide]]'' wrote that Ariel resembled "a big-haired, denatured Barbie doll, despite her hourglass figure and skimpy seashell brassiere."<ref>{{cite web| website=tvguide.com| year=1989| title=''The Little Mermaid'' movie review| url=http://movies.tvguide.com/little-mermaid/review/127524| access-date=2009-12-24| archive-date=May 3, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503070953/http://movies.tvguide.com/little-mermaid/review/127524| url-status=live}}</ref>
Tamara Weston of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' wrote that while Ariel is less passive and more strong-willed than her predecessors, she still "gives up her voice to be with a man" who comes to her rescue at the film's climax.<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Weston| first=Tamara| magazine=Time|date=2009-12-09| title=The Problem with Princesses|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1946727_1946724_1946725,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214012618/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1946727_1946724_1946725,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 14, 2009| access-date=2009-12-24}}</ref> Hal Hinson of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that it would be difficult for children to relate to Ariel's "feelings of disenchantment and longing for another world" and that she "doesn't have much personality." However, he also wrote a positive statement about Ariel, saying it was "refreshing ... to see a heroine who has some sense of what she wants and the resources to go after it."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hinson|first=Hal|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=1997-11-17|title=''The Little Mermaid'' review|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/littlemermaidhin.htm|access-date=2009-12-24|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201023652/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/littlemermaidhin.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nell Minow]] of [[Common Sense Media]] had a mixed view of Ariel, praising her for being "adventuresome, rebellious, and brave," but also criticizing that she "gives up everything – her family, her home, her voice – for love, even though her trust in the sea witch puts everyone she loves in danger."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/little-mermaid |title=''The Little Mermaid'' |last=Minow |first=Nell |date=2010-12-28 |publisher=[[Common Sense Media]] |access-date=2011-07-24 |archive-date=June 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627201141/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/little-mermaid |url-status=live }}</ref> Daphne Lee of ''[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]'' called Ariel "annoying" and went on to state that she "is a silly girl who gives up her voice and her family for a man she knows next to nothing about."<ref>{{cite news|title=Mesmerising mermaids |last=Lee |first=Daphne |url=http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/7/24/lifebookshelf/9131383&sec=lifebookshelf |newspaper=The Star |date=2011-07-24 |access-date=2011-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019013407/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F7%2F24%2Flifebookshelf%2F9131383&sec=lifebookshelf |archive-date=2012-10-19 }}</ref>
It was largely the results of these initial negative reviews regarding Ariel, that resulted in then-Disney Animation chairman [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] deciding to add in a "feminist twist" to the next Disney fairy tale adaptation, ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', and by extension make the film's female protagonist, [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]], into a feminist, as well as hire [[Linda Woolverton]] to act as the main screenwriter for the film.<ref name="CBR">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-the-feminist-origins-of-disneys-beauty-and-the-beast/|title=Movie Legends Revealed: The Feminist Origins of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'|last=Cronin|first=Brian|date=July 1, 2015|work=Comic Book Resources|access-date=January 6, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107180924/https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-the-feminist-origins-of-disneys-beauty-and-the-beast/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite her mixed critical reception, Ariel remains popular with audiences and is considered one of Disney's most iconic and beloved animated characters, with her specific color combination of red hair, lavender seashells, and green tail making her distinctly identifiable.<ref name="DisneyChar" /> An [[IMDb]] poll showed Ariel to be the second most alluring animated character after [[Jessica Rabbit]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Of all the Disney animated heroines, who was the most alluring? | website = [[Internet Movie Database]] | date = 2000-11-20 | url = https://www.imdb.com/poll/results/2000-11-20 | access-date = 2009-12-27 | archive-date = April 5, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150405095303/http://www.imdb.com/poll/results/2000-11-20 | url-status = live }}</ref> In August 2011, [[Jodi Benson]] was honored as a [[Disney Legend]] for her work as Ariel and her other projects at Disney.<ref name="princessfrogprnewswire">{{cite press release|title=2011 Disney Legends Award Honorees to be Celebrated During D23 EXPO in Anaheim|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2011-disney-legends-award-honorees-to-be-celebrated-during-d23-expo-in-anaheim-123991334.html|work=PR Newswire|publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC|access-date=30 December 2012|archive-date=April 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414223535/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2011-disney-legends-award-honorees-to-be-celebrated-during-d23-expo-in-anaheim-123991334.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Belle is still often regarded and praised as Disney's first true feminist princess, fans and critics state that Ariel is because of her desire for independence, as well as being the first Disney princess to save her prince's life in her film.<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://time.com/4344654/beauty-and-the-beast-linda-woolverton/|title=How Beauty and the Beast's Screenwriter Shaped Disney's First Feminist Princess|date=May 23, 2016 |language=en|access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/news/a15772/beauty-and-the-beast-belle-feminist-disney-princess/|title=How Belle from 'Beauty and the Beast' Became Disney's First Feminist Princess|date=May 24, 2016 |language=en|access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/the-little-mermaid-at-30-why-disney-classic-is-secretly-feminist-film-180044800.html|title='The Little Mermaid' at 30: Why the Disney classic is actually a feminist film|website=Yahoo Entertainment|date=November 15, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/how-ariel-in-the-little-mermaid-led-to-far-more-feminist-princesses-like-mulan-merida-according-to-voice-actor-jodi-benson-15942919|title=How Ariel In 'The Little Mermaid' Led To Far More Feminist Princesses Like Mulan & Merida, According To Voice Actor Jodi Benson|website=Bustle|date=February 12, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-ideas/disney-the-disney-princess-who-saved-the-prince-and-the-studio/|title=The Disney Princess who saved the prince and the studio|website=www.acmi.net.au}}</ref>
For her portrayal of Ariel in the 2023 film, Halle Bailey was nominated for the [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor]], the [[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award]] for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, the [[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award for Female Movie Star of 2023]], and the [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2023-12-06 |title='Avatar: The Way Of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations For Genre-Focused Saturn Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/saturn-awards-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235654052/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-15 |title=AwardsWatch - Black Reel Awards (BRA) Nominations: 'The Color Purple' Leads with 19, 'Rustin', with 10 |url=https://awardswatch.com/black-reel-awards-bra-nominations-the-color-purple-leads-with-19-rustin-with-10/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=AwardsWatch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |last2=Rahman |first2=Abid |date=2024-01-11 |title=People's Choice Awards Nominations: 'Barbie' Leads Film Nods With Nine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/2024-peoples-choice-awards-nominations-list-1235785327/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rich |first=Katey |title=Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Beyoncé, Timothée Chalamet, Ayo Edebiri Among 2024 Kids' Choice Awards Nominees – Full List |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/nickelodeon-kids-choice-awards-nominations-2024-full-list-taylor-swift-1235957982/ |date=June 4, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] }}</ref>
A bi-annual [[Convention (meeting)|convention]] called ArielCon is dedicated to the character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/309793/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717192208/http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/309793/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-17 |title=Arielcon Atlantica 2008 |date=2007-10-31 |access-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref> Ariel is an official "ambassador" for the "Keep Our Oceans Clean" campaign by Environmental Defense, The National Maritime Sanctuary, and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<ref name="KeepOceansClean">{{cite web|url=http://www.keepoceansclean.org/home/|title=Keep our Oceans Clean|work=web site|publisher=Animax Entertainment|access-date=20 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721000044/http://www.keepoceansclean.org/home/|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/304/ |title=Bigger Fish to Fry |last=Bendrick |first=Lou |year=2007 |publisher=[[Orion (magazine)|Orion]] |access-date=2011-07-23 |archive-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113051305/http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/304 |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2007 onwards, Disney launched an advertising campaign called ''Disney Dreams Portraits'' featuring celebrities dressed up as various Disney characters and photographed [[Annie Leibovitz]]; [[Julianne Moore]] was photographed as Ariel for this campaign.<ref>{{cite web | date=April 25, 2008 | title=Julianne Moore and Michael Phelps Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portrait | url=http://www.laughingplace.com/w/legacy/lotion-view-643.asp/ | publisher=LaughingPlace.com | access-date=October 12, 2016 | archive-date=October 12, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012161002/http://www.laughingplace.com/w/legacy/lotion-view-643.asp/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
"Hipster Ariel" has become a popular [[internet meme]], utilizing a screenshot of Ariel with [[Photo manipulation|photoshopped]] glasses accompanied by a humorous caption.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/10/hipster-ariel-meme-was-on-tumblr-before-you-were/|title=Hipster Ariel Meme Was On Tumblr Before You Were|last=Gibson|first=Megan|date=2011-02-10|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=21 July 2011|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103235549/http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/10/hipster-ariel-meme-was-on-tumblr-before-you-were/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/hipster-ariel-wants-to-be-part-of-your-world-1798224747 |title=Hipster Ariel wants to be part of your world |last=Koski |first=Genevieve |date=2011-02-11 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=23 July 2011 |archive-date=September 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914221539/http://www.avclub.com/articles/hipster-ariel-wants-to-be-part-of-your-world,51657/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The popularity of the Hipster Ariel meme also led [[Funko]] to produce a line of [[Funko Pop]] figures based on the Hipster Disney Princess meme.<ref name="funko">{{Cite web |last=Denman |first=Travis |title=A Look at the Funko's Disney Hipster Princesses - POPVINYLS.COM |url=http://popvinyls.com/2015/05/27/a-look-at-the-funkos-disney-hipster-princesses/ |access-date=2020-11-29 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210101906/http://popvinyls.com/2015/05/27/a-look-at-the-funkos-disney-hipster-princesses/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ariel's distinct appearance makes her the subject of "look-alike" events and competitions.<ref>{{cite web | date=2014-07-09 | title=25th Anniversary of The Little Mermaid to include Ariel Look-a-like Contest. | url=http://www.chipandco.com/25th-anniversary-mermaid-include-ariel-lookalike-contest-194087/ | access-date=2014-07-11 | publisher=Chip & cp | archive-date=March 5, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202540/http://www.chipandco.com/25th-anniversary-mermaid-include-ariel-lookalike-contest-194087/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category|Ariel (Disney)}}
{{Portal|Disney}}
*[http://princess.disney.com/ariel Ariel] at Disney.com
{{Disney's The Little Mermaid}}
{{The Little Mermaid}}
{{Disney Princess}}
{{Disney animated characters}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Good article}}
[[Category:Animated characters introduced in 1989]]
[[Category:Black characters in animation]]<!--2024 animated series-->
[[Category:Black characters in films]]<!--2023 film-->
[[Category:Disney Princess characters]]
[[Category:Fictional Atlanteans]]
[[Category:Fictional merfolk]]
[[Category:Fictional queens]]
[[Category:Female characters in musical theatre]]
[[Category:Film characters introduced in 1989]]
[[Category:The Little Mermaid (franchise) characters]]
[[Category:Teenage characters in animated films]]
[[Category:Teenage characters in television]]
[[Category:Teenage characters in musical theatre]]
| |||