By November 2020, Disney's new CEO Bob Chapek announced that filming on all films that had been postponed during pandemic shutdowns had resumed filming, and in some cases completed principal photography. [63] In this film, the merpeople that were turned into polyps in Ursula's garden have one eye, unlike in the original film where they are depicted as having two eyes. Koh, Reena (June 1, 2023). "Scenes of Jessica Alexander Playing Ursula's Human alter-ego in The Little Mermaid Are Going Viral on TikTok. The Actress Loves 'Being Demonic, and Just Going Crazy on Screen.' ". Insider. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023 . Retrieved June 7, 2023. The Little Mermaid Review: Halle Bailey Is The Perfect Ariel In Disney's Remake". ScreenRant. May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023 . Retrieved May 23, 2023.

Ursula states that she has been banished from Triton's kingdom for 15 years. This is a likely in-joke to the 15 year gap between the remake and the original film's prequel, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning. Tangcay, Jazz (September 23, 2021). " 'The Little Mermaid' Live-Action Film Will Feature Four New Songs, Alan Menken Reveals on 'For Scores' Podcast". Variety. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021 . Retrieved September 26, 2021. Scuttle is a female northern gannet (a type of diving bird), instead of a male seagull. Scuttle is also able to breathe underwater.Domestic 2023 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023 . Retrieved June 12, 2023. Video Games: NES game • Sega Genesis Game • Ariel's Story Studio • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories • Kingdom Hearts II • The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy • Disney's The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode

Griffin, Caitlin ( May 16, 2023). " The Little Mermaid UK Premiere: All the pictures from the Red Carpet". Manchester Evening News.In the original film, Ursula refers to Flotsam and Jetsam as her "babies, [her] poor little poopsies" when they were killed, but in the remake, just refers to them as her "babies". This is the second Disney Princess film to feature a catfight after Raya and the Last Dragon, with Raya and Namaari. This time, it features Ariel fighting Vanessa.

Sim, Jonathan (July 6, 2023). "The Little Mermaid Live-Action Remake Blu-ray & Digital Release Date Set". Comingsoon.net. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023 . Retrieved July 6, 2023.

Storyline

TV Series: Just a Little Love • You Got to be You • The Edge of the Edge of the Sea • The Lobster Mobster's Mob • The Beddy Bye Blues • Sing a New Song • In Harmony • This is the Life • Never Give Up • You Wouldn't Want to Mess with Me • The Sound of Laughter • Daring to Dance • Just Give Me a Chance • Evil Lullaby Season Three: " Scuttle" • " King Crab" • " Island of Fear" • " Land of the Dinosaurs" • " Heroes" • " The Beast Within" • " Ariel's Treasures" • " A Little Evil" Fuge, Jonathan (July 24, 2020). "Disney's The Little Mermaid Remake Goes After Grammy Winner Kacey Musgraves". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021 . Retrieved May 27, 2023. During the end of the song, Scuttle and Flounder urge Eric to kiss Ariel in the remake. The original film had various animals urging Eric to kiss Ariel. During the second verse, Ariel swims with a pod of dolphins, rides on an octopus across the reef, and later dismounts out of it when she arrives at a forest of pink jellyfish. She later encounters sea turtles crawling on the sand, followed by manatees, brittle stars, and a pufferfish inflating itself. In the original film, the scenes from said verse include Sebastian encountering a lobster playing with clams he uses as steel drums, a dolphin swimming by, a large fish placed on a flat coral during the verse about fish feeling uncomfortable on land, followed by seahorses swimming around Ariel, Sebastian placing fishing hooks inside a clam's mouth which suddenly spits them out, and various other creatures singing and playing musical instruments.

Original Ariel Jodi Benson: Halle Bailey 'absolutely amazing' in 'The Little Mermaid' ". Los Angeles Times. September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022 . Retrieved September 19, 2022.Fireworks: Believe... There's Magic in the Stars • Celebrate the Magic • Disney Dreams! • Disney Enchantment • Disney in the Stars • Disneyland Forever • Fantasy in the Sky • Happily Ever After • Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light • Magic, Music and Mayhem • The Magic, the Memories and You • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Remember... Dreams Come True • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Wondrous Journeys Conlin, Danl (November 13, 2022). "West Side Story's Rachel Zegler Offers Support for Halle Bailey's Little Mermaid". Gamerant. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023 . Retrieved January 22, 2023. Reynolds, Robin (January 14, 2023). "Disney's The Little Mermaid: Will There Be Halle Bailey Merchandise?". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023 . Retrieved July 2, 2023.