The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
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The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

(2008)Directed by Peggy Holmes77 min · PGFamily, Animation
“Every Tale Has A Beginning, But Only One Begins Under The Sea”

Ariel (Jodi Benson) sets out with her friends Flounder and Sebastian (Samuel E. Wright) to get her father to lift the ban on music in the sea kingdom. Peggy Holmes directs this prequel, set before the story of the 1989 film, in the years after pirates took Ariel's mother from the family. King Triton (Jim Cummings) has stopped all singing, and the girl who loved it most is left arguing with him about it.

Jodi Bensonas Ariel (voice)
Samuel E. Wrightas Sebastian (voice)
Jim Cummingsas King Triton / Shelbow / Additional Voices (voice)
Sally Fieldas Marina Del Ray (voice)
Tara Strongas Adella / Andrina / Additional Voices (voice)
Jennifer Haleas Alana (voice)
Grey DeLisleas Aquata / Arista (voice)
Kari Wahlgrenas Attina (voice)
Parker Gorisas Flounder (voice)
Jeff Bennettas Benjamin / Additional Voices (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardsonas Cheeks / Ray Ray (voice)
Rob Paulsenas Ink Spot / Swifty / Additional Voices (voice)
Lorelei Hill Buttersas Queen Athena (voice)