The Little Mermaid (franchise)

*The Little Mermaid*
The Little Mermaid
Created by	Walt Disney Animation Studios; John Musker; Ron Clements; Hans Christian Andersen (original story and characters);
Original work	The Little Mermaid (1989)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	1989–present
Based on	The Little Mermaid; by Hans Christian Andersen
Films and television
Film(s)	The Little Mermaid (1989); The Little Mermaid (2023);
Animated series	The Little Mermaid (1992–1994); Ariel (2024–present);
Television special(s)	The Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
Direct-to-video	The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000); The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008);
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)	The Little Mermaid (2007) The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure (2025)
Games
Video game(s)	The Little Mermaid (1991); Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992); Ariel's Story Studio (1997); Disney's The Little Mermaid Print Studio (1998); Disney's The Little Mermaid Activity Center (1998); Disney's The Little Mermaid 2 Activity Center (2000); The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy (2000); The Little Mermaid Pinball (2005);
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1989); The Little Mermaid: Splash Hits (1993); Songs from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea & More! (2000);
Original music	Sebastian from The Little Mermaid (1990); Sebastian: Party Gras! (1991); The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea (1992);
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	Voyage of the Little Mermaid (1992–2020); Ariel's Grotto (1996–2020); Jumpin' Jellyfish (2001–present); King Triton's Carousel of the Sea (2001–2018); Mermaid Lagoon (2001–present); Scuttle's Scooters (2001–present); The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure/Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid (2011–present);

The Little Mermaid is an American media franchise created by The Walt Disney Company based on "The Little Mermaid", written by Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen. The success of the 1989 animated film of the same name led to a direct-to-video sequel, a prequel film, a spin-off television series, a musical, several video games, theme park attractions, and other merchandise. A live action remake of the film was released in 2023. The Little Mermaid paved the way for what would become the Disney Renaissance, with the original film becoming the first film of that era.

The Little Mermaid

Created by	Walt Disney Animation Studios John Musker Ron Clements Hans Christian Andersen (original story and characters)
Original work	The Little Mermaid (1989)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	1989–present
Based on	The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
Films and television
Film(s)	The Little Mermaid (1989) The Little Mermaid (2023)
Animated series	The Little Mermaid (1992–1994) Ariel (2024–present)
Television special(s)	The Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
Direct-to-video	The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)	The Little Mermaid (2007) The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure (2025)
Games
Video game(s)	The Little Mermaid (1991) Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) Ariel's Story Studio (1997) Disney's The Little Mermaid Print Studio (1998) Disney's The Little Mermaid Activity Center (1998) Disney's The Little Mermaid 2 Activity Center (2000) The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy (2000) The Little Mermaid Pinball (2005)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1989) The Little Mermaid: Splash Hits (1993) Songs from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea & More! (2000)
Original music	Sebastian from The Little Mermaid (1990) Sebastian: Party Gras! (1991) The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea (1992)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	Voyage of the Little Mermaid (1992–2020) Ariel's Grotto (1996–2020) Jumpin' Jellyfish (2001–present) King Triton's Carousel of the Sea (2001–2018) Mermaid Lagoon (2001–present) Scuttle's Scooters (2001–present) The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure/Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid (2011–present)