Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Defunct live show at Disney's Hollywood Studios / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Voyage of the Little Mermaid was a live show attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The show was an abridgment of the 1989 film The Little Mermaid. Along with a mix of live actors and puppets, the show featured effects such as light and laser projections on the auditorium walls and light rain over the audience. Voice actors included Pat Carroll as Ursula,[2] Jess Harnell as Sebastian, Corey Burton as King Triton, Edan Gross as Flounder, Paddi Edwards as Flotsam and Jetsam, and Frank Welker as Max the Sheepdog.[3] Wright, Carroll, Mars, Edwards, and Welker reprised their roles from the original film. The show replaced the previous attraction, Here Come The Muppets, on January 7, 1992, in the Animation Courtyard Theater.[4]
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Voyage of the Little Mermaid | |
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Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
Area | Animation Courtyard |
Coordinates | 28°21′27.04″N 81°33′39.5″W |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | January 7, 1992 |
Closing date | March 15, 2020 |
Replaced | Here Come The Muppets |
Replaced by | The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure |
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Attraction type | Live show |
Designer | Walt Disney Creative Entertainment |
Theme | The Little Mermaid |
Music | Songs written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman |
Duration | 17 minutes[1] |
On March 15, 2020, Walt Disney World closed due the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] It was reported that signage for the attraction was removed the following September[6] though Disney claimed that this was simply due to refreshing the sign and that the sign would return the following week.[7] The attraction's puppets were sold the same month.[8] On December 19, 2023, Disney's Hollywood Studios announced its replacement, The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure, which will open in Fall 2024, confirming the original attraction's permanent closure.[9]