They were hits then, the early films in particular, and form a foundational plank in billions of lives. She launched a hot streak that would continue through the 1990s: Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Mulan (1998), and Tarzan (1999). Ariel got her feet.įor Disney, The Little Mermaid was a big hit, the start of a new era for the studio’s animated entertainment. After some terrifying obstacles and a near-miss, they married. She fell in love with a handsome, kind prince. She wanted to be part of the above-surface world, where people walk around on (what do you call ‘em?) feet, to wander free on the sand in the sunshine. In 1989, a redheaded mermaid made her big-screen debut. Part of the issue Everything old is new again from The Highlight, Vox’s home for ambitious stories that explain our world.
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