In 1989, the Walt Disney Company released one of its last hand-drawn feature films, "The Little Mermaid." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "UNDER THE SEA") SAMUEL ERNEST WRIGHT ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Imagine a Disney cartoon that melts into a live musical. That’s just what ABC is planning for Tuesday. If it sounds a little bit remarkable, it is. The special — a hybrid meant ...

A Disney-owned TV network defended the decision to cast a black actress to play Ariel in the upcoming remake of “The Little Mermaid” following complaints that the actress did not look like the cartoon ...

SAMUEL ERNEST WRIGHT: (As Sebastian, singing) Under the sea, under the sea. Darling, it's better... SUMMERS: A classic Disney princess story, it was a throwback to early Disney in many ways, a fairy ...