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An Under the Sea party generally celebrates the classic Walt Disney film The Little Mermaid; so any Under the Sea party should come complete with lots of fun trivia facts about this ‘bubbly’ underwater classic.
The host can keep guests ‘on the radar’ about Under the Sea by discussing the specifics of The Little Mermaid; the tale of Princess Ariel, a mermaid who falls in love with a land bound prince--so deeply in love, in fact, that she is willing to give up her fin, and her beautiful siren’s singing voice, to unite with him above water. The film features the voices of Jodi Benson as Ariel, Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Eric, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian the Crab (Ariel’s dear friend), and Pat Carroll as the evil sea hag Ursula. It is Sebastian who sings “Under the Sea,” one of the most beloved and successful theme songs in the history of Disney films.
Also talk about the special origins of this Under the Sea ‘tail.’ The Little Mermaid, based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, catapulted its heroine—the red-headed Ariel—into the elite pantheon of animated leading ladies known as the Disney Princesses. It also scored two Oscars and Golden Globes in 1990, for Best Original Song (awarded to, that’s right, “Under the Sea”) and Best Original Score. The movie grossed an astounding $109,859,444 during a 1998 reissue.
The Little Mermaid inspired two video sequels (The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea and The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning) as well as a full-scale Broadway musical. It also can inspire a downright unbelievable Under the Sea party; one that comes complete with an assortment of trivia facts.
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