Cuccinello, Hayley (2016-06-06). "Rebel Wilson Is The Ursula We Always Wanted In 'The Little Mermaid Live' ". HuffPost . Retrieved 2016-06-22.

a b c d e f g Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's The Little Mermaid. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. 2006. Hurlburt (November 17, 1989). " 'Mermaid' Is Magic". Sun-Sentinel. Roger . Retrieved September 19, 2014. Ariel appears as a minor character in the 2016 young adult novel Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch by Serena Valentino, which is part of a Disney Villains series and is mainly about Ursula the Sea Witch. [26] She is also a main character in the 2018 young adult novel Part of Your World by Liz Braswell, which is part of a Disney Twisted Tales series and is set in an alternate universe where Ariel was unable to stop Ursula's wedding to Eric. [27] Disney Princess [ edit ] Breslauer, Jan (December 10, 1995). "Just Like a Fish to Water: Jodi Benson made a splash as the voice of Ariel in 'The Little Mermaid,' but she's really hitting her stride in musicals". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 1, 2016. Ursula is a main character in the 2016 young adult novel Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch by Serena Valentino. [82] [83] The novel is the third entry of the "Villains" series, a shared universe that crosses over various theatrical Disney films including Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Sleeping Beauty. In this novel, Ursula is King Triton's younger sister who was betrayed by him as a child for choosing a tentacled form instead of a mermaid's tail, and grew up as a human in the town of Ipswich with an adoptive human father. Ursula returned to the sea when her adopted father was killed by the townsfolk for protecting her, befriending Athena, Queen of Atlantica, but was denied her inheritance by Triton and banished to the shadows. Ursula conspires with three other witches to steal Triton's soul and become ruler of all the seas, but is ultimately defeated. [84]

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a b c Hahn, Don (2009). Waking Sleeping Beauty (Documentary film). Burbank, California: Stone Circle Pictures/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

At the behest of Disney executives Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, director and screenwriter Ron Clements was among several film-makers instructed to research new story ideas that could potentially be adapted into the studio's next major animated film release. [3] Clements first discovered Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale " The Little Mermaid" at a local bookstore, and began deliberating why Disney had never attempted to adapt the story before. [3] Clements eventually learned that Walt Disney himself had actually attempted to adapt the fairy tale into a feature-length animated film as early as the 1930s, [4] but the project was ultimately shelved due in part to its sad ending. [5] [3] Clements suggested "The Little Mermaid" to Katzenberg, who finally green-lit it after having first rejected it. [4] Ursula has appeared in various Disney Press novels and tie-ins for the franchise. A comic book series, Disney's The Little Mermaid, was released in 1992, revolving around the adventures of Ariel living under the sea as a mermaid. Ursula appears in a few issues, notably "Serpent Teen", which depicts how Ursula obtained the sea serpent carcass that makes her home. [79] My Side of the Story: Ursula (2004) retells the plot of the film from Ursula's point of view, and depicts Ursula having romantic feelings for Triton. [80] The Villain Files (2005) depicts Ursula's youth living in Triton's castle while Ariel was a baby. [81] Ellis, Jeffrey. "Headley, Mauzey, Benson Lead Starry Lineup for CINDERELLA, 5/14". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved June 17, 2019. Ursula is mentioned and appears in the second book of the Villains series by Serena Valentino, The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince, appearing before the Odd Sisters.

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a b Boyar, Jay (August 8, 1999). "Dive Into Disneys Delightful 'Mermaid' ". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved September 14, 2014. Putman, Dustin (October 1, 2013). "The Little Mermaid (1989)". TheBluFile. Dustin Putman . Retrieved April 18, 2016. Russell, Shania (27 May 2023). "Who Plays Ursula's Alter-ego Vanessa in The Little Mermaid? Director Rob Marshall on Casting Jessica Alexander". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 7 June 2023. Disney Magical Story: Ariel and the Aquamarine Jewel. Parragon Book Service Ltd. 2010. ISBN 978-1407532271.