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 as Self |
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Ruben A. Aquino as Self |
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Howard Ashman as Self (archive footage) |
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Jodi Benson as Self |
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Pat Carroll as Self |
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Ron Clements as Self |
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Andreas Deja as Self |
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Mark Dindal as Self |
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Roy Edward Disney as Self |
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Maureen Donley as Self |
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Michael Eisner as Self |
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Nora Ephron as Self |
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Buddy Hackett as Self (archive footage) |
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Jeffrey Katzenberg as Self |
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Glen Keane as Self |
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Ted Kierscey as Self |
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Bill Lauch as Self |
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Leonard Maltin as Self |
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Duncan Marjoribanks as Self |
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Alan Menken as Self |
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John Musker as Self |
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Frank Oz as Self |
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Nancy Parent as Self |
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Peter Schneider as Self |
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John Waters as Self |
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Frank Wells as Self (archive footage) |
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Samuel E. Wright as Self (achieve footage) |
| Editing | Sharon Franklin | Editor |
| Sound | Todd Dayton | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Bret Sigler | Camera Operator |