It was so bizarre. I must have been a really strange child, because she was always my favorite character, though I liked Ariel, too. The climax has always been my favorite part of the film. It's too bad merchandise of Ursula featuring the crown and trident is so uncommon; she doesn't look complete without them in my mind. 
I completely forgot it comment on this prospective VHS cover with the cancellation of the theatrical rerelease! I have never ever seen this before so thank you so much for posting it! If it was a little more refined with Ariel and Eric being more on model and it used original artwork for Scuttle, Sebastian and Flounder instead of relying on stock clipart then it would make a really nice cover which would easily appeal to children who would immediately be able to recognise the characters. Oh and like someone else suggested Eric should be holding his flute and not a sword as that it's completely random! What I find most interesting about this advert is how it states "Video Appeals to Boys and Girls!"; as a straight male who's favourite film has been The Little Mermaid since the age of about 2 it has always annoyed me that people refer to it as a "girl's movie" (the same applies to all other Disney Princess films) they're amazing films and should be enjoyed by everyone young and old! If only Disney marketed the film as gender neutral as they do here, guess the Princess franchise has pretty much killed any attempt at thatrb_canadian181 wrote:All this discussion of the new cover art possibilities got me thinking of one I remember seeing that eventually got scrapped when they were releasing the 1997 re-issue on VHS. This is about as good of a close-up as I've ever found of the un-used artwork. You can see that it says "cover art subject to change". Anyway I find this might be a good idea for them to use (something similar) for the next release because it's not an in-your-face close up and it has a variety of characters.
While I doubt it will be on the bluray release, make sure you see Waking Sleeping Beauty somehow or other, especially being such a big fan of Little Mermaid. An absolutely fantastic film - it did a great job reminding why I want to go into animation.miklc wrote:I was also thinking the could also perhaps (very unlikely) include the documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty being that it's all about the Disney Renaissance and it only had a very limited release, we didn't even get it here in the UK! I would love to see it!
Yeah I guess it's REALLY wishful thinking that they would include something like this on Mermaid's BluRaySWillie! wrote:While I doubt it will be on the bluray release, make sure you see Waking Sleeping Beauty somehow or other, especially being such a big fan of Little Mermaid. An absolutely fantastic film - it did a great job reminding why I want to go into animation.miklc wrote:I was also thinking the could also perhaps (very unlikely) include the documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty being that it's all about the Disney Renaissance and it only had a very limited release, we didn't even get it here in the UK! I would love to see it!
Well I must have been a strange child too as I also adored Ursula. It wasn't until I grew up and fell in love with a Drag Queen named Divine that I fully understood my attraction. (Ursula was based on Divine).Disney's Divinity wrote:I knew someone on another forum who had to scroll past my posts whenever I had an Ursula banner, he was so terrified of the character.
It’s sad how rare multifaceted, unusual and interesting characters like Ursula are in animated films these days.
Source: amazon.comRelease date: July 23, 2013 | Series: Step into Reading
Disney's The Little Mermaid comes to Diamond Edition DVD and Blu-ray in October 2013! Ariel is one of the most beloved Disney princesses of all time, and now girls ages 4–6 can relive the magic of the film with this Step 2 book.
Source: amazon.comRelease date: July 23, 2013 | Series: a Big Golden Book
Ariel wants to be human and nothing—not even a nasty sea witch—is going to stop her. Girls ages 3–7 who are Disney Princess fans will love this beautiful hardcover storybook retelling of Disney The Little Mermaid, releasing on Diamond Edition DVD and Blu-ray October 2013!
Source: amazon.comRelease date: July 23, 2013 | Series: Color Plus Chunky Crayons
Little girls ages 3–7 will love to color 32 pages of their favorite Disney Princess, Ariel, in this coloring book featuring four chunky crayons. And the Diamond Edition DVD and Blu-ray of Disney The Little Mermaid releases October 2013.
Source: amazon.comRelease date: July 23, 2013 | Series: Friendship Box
Just in time for the Diamond Edition DVD and Blu-ray release of Disney's The Little Mermaid, this sturdy boxed set of four board books stars Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian, and King Triton. Little girls ages 2–5 who love Disney Princess will love carrying the books with them wherever they go using the convenient handle!
Source: amazon.comRelease date: July 23, 2013 | Series: 3-D Pictureback
Girls ages 3–7 who love Disney Princess will love reading all about their favorite Disney mermaid princess—in 3-D! Ariel swims, dives, and pops off the pages thanks to the included 3-D glasses. This 3-D storybook is available just in time for the Diamond Edition DVD and Blu-ray of The Little Mermaid, releasing in October 2013.
Source: amazon.comRelease date: July 23, 2013 | Series: Deluxe Paint Box Book
Girls ages 3–7 will love this enchanting Deluxe Paintbox Book. Featuring a paintbrush, 16 different watercolors, and 64 scenes to paint starring the beloved mermaid, Ariel, this is a must for Disney Princess fans. And the Diamond Edition DVD and Blu-ray of Disney The Little Mermaid releases October 2013.
Really was looking forward seeing TLM on the big screen. Apparently, it does.AladdinFan wrote:I don't know if TLM3D got cancelled. It hasn't been confirmed by Disney just because it wasn't on the recent Disney movie schedule dosen't mean it got cancelled.
tlc38tlc38 wrote:Just got off the phone with a very helpful lady over at Disney Studios Help. She told me that The Little Mermaid in theaters has been cancelled but it is still coming out on Blu-ray later this year.
Ohh ok. Thanks for the info.Sotiris wrote:Apparently, it does.AladdinFan wrote:I don't know if TLM3D got cancelled. It hasn't been confirmed by Disney just because it wasn't on the recent Disney movie schedule dosen't mean it got cancelled.
tlc38tlc38 wrote:Just got off the phone with a very helpful lady over at Disney Studios Help. She told me that The Little Mermaid in theaters has been cancelled but it is still coming out on Blu-ray later this year.
Actually, we are much luckier! We have it on Blu-ray.atlanticaunderthesea wrote:So lucky, we don't even have it in R2 !GreatGreg wrote:I just borrowed a copy of WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY from my local library.
most likely, the release date is going to be October 1st. I'm so curious to see the cover artwork for both the Blu-ray and the DVD (I might get both of them, here in Europe, the Blu-ray doesn't include a DVD copy of the film anymore). All we need now is a confirmation from the booklet of the Blu-ray release of Peter Pan and a trailer. 
Gosh, forgot that, we will have two different covers to choose from won't we, as there will be the DVD packaging and Blu as well ! Really hope it doesn't let us down even more so than this release already has!Sicoe6256 wrote:So excited about this!!!
No, Ursula's been a lot of people here's favorite character since they were kids, me included.Disney's Divinity wrote:I knew someone on another forum who had to scroll past my posts whenever I had an Ursula banner, he was so terrified of the character.
I'll probably be one of those people who buys several different versions, if they have different covers.atlanticaunderthesea wrote: Gosh, forgot that, we will have two different covers to choose from won't we, as there will be the DVD packaging and Blu as well ! Really hope it doesn't let us down even more so than this release already has!
Mermaid should be getting a steel case... I don't know if you've read about the issue with Viva metal box (the company that Disney used for past couple years) being sued by Steelbook and forced to shut down, but right now the future of Disney collectible packaging is kinda up in the air unfortunately. If they continue to make them they'll have to go back to using Steelbook. I certainly hope they figure it out quick, because it looks like Peter Pan will the victim here that doesn't get one while they sort things out.Disney's Divinity wrote:But that reminds me--shouldn’t The Little Mermaid have a Steelbook, too? I hope it’ll at least look as nice as the one for B&tB’s Diamond Edition, but it’d be nice if they went for the jugular. I don’t think they’ll top Sleeping Beauty’s Steelbook though. It was gorgeous. I really wish I had been able to buy it at the time, since it’s going to be overpriced if I try to get it from now on.
Target may have a digibook since they are doing one for Peter Pan as well. I thought we would get a Metal Box at Best Buy, but not anymore unless Disney changes companies for the cases. Viva was sued by the makers of Steelbooks and they are no longer allowed to sell them.Disney's Divinity wrote:I'll probably be one of those people who buys several different versions, if they have different covers.atlanticaunderthesea wrote: Gosh, forgot that, we will have two different covers to choose from won't we, as there will be the DVD packaging and Blu as well ! Really hope it doesn't let us down even more so than this release already has!
But that reminds me--shouldn’t The Little Mermaid have a Steelbook, too? I hope it’ll at least look as nice as the one for B&tB’s Diamond Edition, but it’d be nice if they went for the jugular. I don’t think they’ll top Sleeping Beauty’s Steelbook though. It was gorgeous. I really wish I had been able to buy it at the time, since it’s going to be overpriced if I try to get it from now on.
