Ariel (The Little Mermaid) some publications such as "Time" criticize her for being too devoted to Eric whereas others, such as "Empire", praise the character for her rebellious personality, a departure from previous Disney Princesses. Ariel was based on the title character of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid", but co-director and writer Ron Clements felt that the mermaid in the original story was too tragic and rewrote the character, resulting in Ariel. Jodi Benson, who was predominantly a stage actress, was chosen to voice Ariel because the directors felt "it was really important to have the same person doing the singing and speaking
Ursula (The Little Mermaid) occasionally in the animated television series "Disney's House of Mouse" (2001) as one of Mickey's guests at the night club. In the feature film "Mickey's House of Villains" she participated in the musical number "It's Our House Now" alongside other Disney villains, and is one of Jafar's henchmen. In 2016 Rebel Wilson performed the role of Ursula at a stripped-down concert version of "The Little Mermaid" at the Hollywood Bowl, which featured the songs from the film and four songs from the Broadway musical. Wilson was praised for her performance, which was described by The Huffington Post as "pitch perfect".