Happy 20th Anniversary, TLM!

[AngieBelle]

The Little Mermaid was released in theaters 20 years ago today and ushered in a new era of Disney animation!

So let's share your TLM memories...

I was 8 years old and highly anticipating the chance to see this movie. I remember seeing a sneak peak of "Under the Sea" on an entertainment news program. At the time, I still lived in Burbank, CA. My family went to see it in Hollywood at the Cineroma Dome. I remember waiting outside the theater for them to open the doors. When they told us they would open in a minute, I started counting to 60 over and over until they let us in. We finally entered, and it was the biggest movie theater I had ever seen. The seats were velvet green, and a curtain hung down over the screen that slowly lifted when it was time for the movie to begin.

I adored that movie from the very first moment. I was enchanted. And when I got the soundtrack for Hanukkah a little later, I wore that cassette out. The following year, it became the first movie I ever owned on VHS. (We usually just rented before that.)

Today, I claim Beauty and the Beast as my all time favorite Disney movie, but I will always have a soft spot for The Little Mermaid.

 

[AngieBelle]

Are you kidding me? This is a Disney board and NO ONE has any stories to share about their experiences with The Little Mermaid?

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I had been teaching 2nd grade for 4 years. My seven year old girls went Ariel crazy!

 

[SamRoc]

My dd was just turning 1 and we had just celebrated her 1st birthday in Disneyworld. I heard about this movie coming out and my sister in law wanted to take her 3 and for me and my 2 kids to go see it. My dd was sick and couldnt go so we had to wait for it to come out on video. She loved it when she finally got to see it! I actually have a video of her at about 4 years old singing "part of your world". She was dancing and singing right in front of the tv doing everything that Ariel did. Its so cute!

 

[mskani]

I remember being a college sophomore and a bunch of the freshman girls had all went out to see it and they kept singing Under the Sea over and over and over again. I did not see the movie until some years later and absolutely fell in love with it and it is now one of my favorites.

I still can't believe it's been 20 years!

I'm going to watch it tonight after work.

 

[Disney Doll]

You are right because 20 years ago I got engaged and remember crying at the end when King Triton lets Ariel go to the Prince and says something about how much he's going to miss her. It was kind fo a "me and MY Daddy" moment, if you KWIM?

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

This isn't really a "Little Mermaid" in theaters memory, but I'll share it anyway. I was in high school choir when they released the songs to sheet music. We did a concert to the songs of "The Little Mermaid". To this day, I still love to sing the songs and I know most of the words. I believe that out of all the Disney movies, this one has the best songs.

 

[glitterkittyy]

I was 19, and I was too embarassed to go see it with another friend my age (who also wanted to see it) so we took along my 4 year old niece. I was amazed at how great the movie was. We left the theater singing "Under the Sea". The best part is that my now adult niece says it's one of her favorite childhood memories.