We’re Spilling EVERYTHING You Need To Know About Disney World’s New Little Mermaid Show

Everyone… it’s FINALLY happening! After all the speculation, the doubt, the theories — Disney’s Hollywood Studios is using this forgotten place.

The building where the “Voyage of the Little Mermaid” show used to be will now house the brand-new “The Little Mermaid — A Musical Adventure”! This show officially debuts on May 27th, but we’ve gotten the chance to check it out a bit early — and we’re going to fill you in on everything you need to know!

The “Voyage of the Little Mermaid” show has been closed since 2020, and “The Little Mermaid — A Musical Adventure” is the NEW attraction that is replacing it. The new show was announced in 2023, and as of May 27th, it is finally here! This show is inspired by the original 1989 animated classic from Walt Disney Animation Studios — The Little Mermaid. 

The show will feature some of our all-time Disney favorite songs like “Part of Your World”, “Poor Unfortunate Souls”, and “Kiss the Girl”. Now that we’ve watched it, these are our thoughts!

If you LOVE The Little Mermaid animated film, this show was built for you. Let us explain — almost everything that you might have seen of the former show’s elements have returned for this newly imagined show’s take.

The outside queue line is still made up of the metal switch backs that will lead you into a holding room just beyond the building’s doors. It’s made up of nautical themed wooden details that almost remind us of shipping containers from a shipwreck.

As you enter the theater you’ll be directed to slide over to comfortable theater-style folding seats with ADA accommodative seating and space for wheelchairs in the front and the back of the theater. We happen to notice that this theater had the ability to seat two wheelchairs beside each other, whereas the Villains: Unfairly Ever After show’s theater was not as roomy.

The show was enjoyable, but you might find the use of screens throughout the show a bit off-putting. If you’re a fan of the shows around Disney’s Hollywood Studios that use several actors on stage at once, this show might feel a bit sparse too, since it’s two physical actors on stage are Ariel and Prince Eric.

The show isn’t terribly long and keeps good pacing with condensing The Little Mermaid’s storyline from the movie into an abridged version for the show’s runtime. It’s inclusion of the movie’s catchy tunes in “Part of Your World”, “Under The Sea”, and “Kiss The Girl”.

There were also several points where you’ll see Ariel “swim” mid air on stage while performing to songs and bantering with her father, King Triton, through the use of the screens.

And y’all — if you’ve missed the MASSIVE Ursula puppet that slithers across the stage (with diva-like grace), she’s BACK! And the seamless use of the puppet interacting with the screen images behind her (and eventually in front of her)  makes for a convincing scene.

We could definitely see this show being a great place to land to get out of the sun on a sunny summer day and for fans young and young at heart, that want relive the classic story that so many of us know and love.

This show will debut to everyone visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios beginning tomorrow, May 27th, and we’ll be out to see the crowds, the show’s reception from its audiences, and possibly sing-along one more time in the audience.

The transformation into a new Hollywood Studios has begun. Stay tuned to AllEars, as we look further ahead for all the latest Disney updates!

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Are you pumped to watch the new show? Let us know in the comments!

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