The Little Mermaid (franchise) Palace of King Triton and features fanciful seashell-inspired architecture. It includes the meet-and-greet attraction "Ariel's Grotto", as well as the parachute jump–style ride "Jumpin' Jellyfish" (also present in Disney California Adventure). "King Triton's Carousel of the Sea" is a Carousel at Disney California Adventure that uses sea horses, flying fish, whales, dolphins, sea lions, otters and garibaldi. "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" is a live show attraction at Disney Hollywood Studios in Florida that features puppets and live actors. Other attractions based on the film include "", a dark ride at Disney California Adventure in Paradise Pier and the Magic
The Little Mermaid (musical) this version is the basis for subsequent productions. Disney Theatrical had success with stage adaptations of its animated musical films "Beauty and the Beast" in 1994 and "The Lion King" in 1997. Thomas Schumacher, head of Disney Theatrical, proposed another adaptation, this time of the 1989 film "The Little Mermaid", approaching songwriter Alan Menken, who had composed the music for the film, to be part of the production team. Schumacher initially brought on director/choreographer Matthew Bourne to helm the musical, but Bourne left when their visions on the project differed. Schumacher then approached Francesca Zambello, telling her that "We haven't