Ariel (The Little Mermaid) movie. Ariel also makes an appearance in the sequel, "Kingdom Hearts II", where its storyline loosely follows the plotline of the 1989 film. They're also was an appearance card in the video game "Mickey's Memory Challenge" on 1993. Other video games based on the character include a "" of the second movie and three children's titles for personal computers: "Ariel's Story Studio", "The Little Mermaid Activity Center" and "Disney's The Little Mermaid Print Studio". In addition, Ariel appears in multiple games within the "Disney Princess" line of games, including "" and "". In 2001, Ariel appeared occasionally in the animated
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