Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)

Find out how the spectacular music inspired the animation, and learn more about the development of the characters—such as how Ursula ended up being a big octopus—and how the memorable song "Part of Your World" almost got cut from the film.

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Roger Allers

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Ruben A. Aquino

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Howard Ashman

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Jodi Benson

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Pat Carroll

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Ron Clements

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Andreas Deja

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Mark Dindal

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Roy Edward Disney

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Maureen Donley

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Michael Eisner

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Nora Ephron

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Buddy Hackett

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Jeffrey Katzenberg

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Glen Keane

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Ted Kierscey

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Bill Lauch

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Leonard Maltin

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Duncan Marjoribanks

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Alan Menken

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John Musker

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Frank Oz

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Nancy Parent

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Peter Schneider

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John Waters

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Frank Wells

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Samuel E. Wright

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