The DVD has a few extras, including deleted scenes, a sing-along option, games, and two “Backstage Disney” documentaries. The deleted scenes were deleted for a reason, but are shown in story-board format that some kids might like to see. The documentaries were the most entertaining extras for me as an adult. The first, “Splashdance,” discusses the choice of a dancer for the director of the film (Peggy Holmes), and how she brought the physical art of dance to the visual art of animation. The second is a behind-the-scenes tour of the Broadway version of The Little Mermaid. Interesting as it was, the tour made me completely uninterested in ever attending the show (and left me feeling nostalgic for the spectacular Tokyo DisneySea live-action show of The Little Mermaid instead).
Regardless of the annoying Marina Del Ray character, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is worth a viewing for grown-up Little Mermaid fans, and for the next generation of fans who dream of life under the sea.
*From Flashdance, another cheesy-but-awesome movie.
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