Disney’s The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition Blu-Ray Combo Review + Giveaway

Disney’s The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition Blu-Ray Combo Review + Giveaway

*Disclosure: I did receive this product to facilitate my review, these opinions are my own and were in no way influenced by another person.

♫♫♫ Under the Sea … Under the Sea… ♫♫♫

From the moment that Prince Eric’s ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured that “magic” that had been dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid who yearns to “spend a day, warm on the sand,” Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if she receives true love’s kiss in a few day’s time and she needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance the story (go on, hum a few bars of “Under the Sea”). Mermaid put animation back on the studio’s “to do” list and was responsible for ushering Beauty and the Beast to theaters. A modern Disney classic. –Keith Simanton

Where to purchase? Today you can purchase The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition for $34.96!  Plus, shipping is FREE with Amazon Prime or with Super Saver Shipping on orders of $25 or more!

Our thoughts? Somehow my 6 year old daughter had never seen this movie! My son had, because we had a vhs player before she was born, and by the time she was old enough to watch movies, we had gotten rid of it. I had forgotten all about it until this new release and I just got giddy about watching it with her. She was wide-eyed through the entire movie and now she can’t stop singing the songs, which I love!

Print your FREE Disney The Little Mermaid Music Themed Activity Sheets here.

Here’s a fun clip showing Ron Clements and John Musker discussing how Howard Ashman incorporated pop music into the soundtrack and the way he made the music seamlessly fit into the story:

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The Giveaway: And now for the VERY best part… ONE lucky She Saved reader (US Only please and sorry) will win their own The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition Blu-Ray combo set.

… I will leave this giveaway open until Tuesday night at midnight,  October 8th (mnt time) … once closed, I will select one winner who will have 48 hours to contact me to claim their prize! GOOD LUCK!!

*Disclosure: I did receive this product to facilitate my review, these opinions are my own and were in no way influenced by another person.