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Audio Commentary (HD)

Ron Clements, John Musker and Alan Menken.

Alan Menken and the Leading Ladies (HD, 15:45)

Jodi Benson (Ariel), Paige O'Hara (Belle), Judy Kuhn (Pocahontas' singing voice), Lillias White (Muse from Hercules), and Donna Murphy discuss working with Alan Menken.

"What I Want From You Is...Your Voice" (HD, 5:47)

Voice actors discuss their characters.

Stories From Walt's Office: Gadgets and Gizmos (HD, 6:01)

Discusses collectibles in Walt Disney's office.

#Treasuresuntold (HD, 5:40)

Coop and Cami Ask the World actors tell some trivia about the film.
"Part of Your World" Music Video featuring Dcapella (1080p, 3:01)

@DisneyAnimation (HD, 11 minutes)

Behind the scenes featurette.

Under the Scene (HD, 13 minutes)

"Art of Live-Action Reference" featurette

Howard's Lecture (HD, 16 minutes)

About Howard Ashman.

Deleted Character: Harold the Merman (HD, 2 minutes)

Part of Her World (HD, 5 minutes)

"Jodi Benson's Voyage to New Fantasyland"

Crab-E-Oke Sing Along (HD, 16 minutes)

"Part of Your World," "Under the Sea," "Poor Unfortunate Souls," "Les Poissons" and "Kiss the Girl,"

Music Video (HD, 4 minutes)

Carly Rae Jepsen — "Part of Your World."

Deleted Scenes (SD, 26 minutes)

"Fathom's Below" (Alternate Version), "Backstage with Sebastian," "Poor Unfortunate Souls" (Alternate Version), "Sebastian Lost in the Castle," "Advice from Sebastian," "Fight with Ursula" (Alternate Ending) and "Silence is Golden" (Song Demo).

The Little Match Girl (HD, 7 minutes)

Also available in the Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection.

Treasures Untold: The Making of The Little Mermaid (SD, 46 minutes)

6-part documentary.

The Story Behind the Story" (SD, 11 minutes)

Featurette about Hans Christian Anderson and the original story. Also discusses a treatment developed for Disney by Danish animator Kay Nielsen in 1941.

Storm Warning: Special Effects Unit (SD, 9 minutes)

Special effects featurette.
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nder the Sea Early Presentation Reel (SD, 3 minutes)

Concept art with a temporary track recording.
John & Ron Make Caricatures of Each Other (SD, 1 minute)
Animators Comment on their Characters (SD, 2 minutes)
The Little Mermaid Handshake (SD, 1 minute)
Original Theatrical Trailer (SD, 2 minutes)
"Disney Song Selection", Ashley Tisdale sings "Kiss the Girl."
Disneypedia: Life Under the Sea (HD, 8 minutes)

Behind the Ride that Almost Was (HD, 6 minutes)

Abandoned plans for a Little Mermaid attraction (put on hold in 1992)

Under the Sea Adventure (SD, 4 minutes)

Computer animated trip through the dark ride.
  • Visual Development (50 stills experimenting with the look/mood of settings and scenes)
  • Kay Nielsen Artwork (38 stills of predominantly colorless environments)
  • Character Design (197 stills), Storyboard Art (52 stills accurately and chronologically telling the story in various shades of gray)
  • Backgrounds (25 uninhabited locations)
  • Production Photos (25 caption-less color pictures depicting animators, voice actors, and other key players)
  • Ariel (43)
  • Ursula (50)
  • Prince Eric (28)
  • King Triton (17)
  • Sebastian (19)
  • Miscellaneous Characters (40)
 32. Character Design
33. Concept Art
34. Concept Art By Kay Nielsen
To be cross-checked
"Under The Sea: The Making Of The Little Mermaid"

Purist Remarks

Diamond Edition Blu-ray is well-received for preserving some grain. Colors closer to older releases, instead of the criticized 2006 version. Most animation changes from the 2006 version have been reversed (restoring original animation errors as well), though the priest's knee is still censored. Original print run had errors, solved through exchange program (what about Europe?)

This video on YouTube compares several different releases.

Notes

DVD conversion of LD content already exists. Not available on home media: Disney channel making of documentary. (Available on YouTube)

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