Walt Disney Home Entertainment will release
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) and
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008) via a 3-disc
2-Movie Collection Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. The direct-to-video sequel and prequel make their high definition debut on November 19th. The original
The Little Mermaid (1989) streets six weeks earlier, on October 1st.
Synopses:
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea follows the plight of Melody (Tara Strong), the daughter of Ariel (Jodi Benson) and Prince Eric (Rob Paulsen). To protect her from the evil sea witch, Morgana (Pat Carroll), Melody is not allowed in the ocean... until she turns twelve, when she runs away and experiences an adventure under the sea. Then, in
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, we go back in time, before the events of
The Little Mermaid. After a traumatic event has a profound effect on King Triton, all music is banned from the underwater kingdom of Atlantica. All that changes, though, when his youngest daughter Ariel attempts to challenge the new law.
The 3-disc 2-Movie Collection features 1080p video, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, a single BD-50 disc (with both films in high definition) and two DVDs (one for each standard definition copy of the movies). Special features have yet to be detailed.