Disney announces 'The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure' coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2024

Dec 19, 2023 in "The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure"

Posted: Tuesday December 19, 2023 10:08am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has today announced that "The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure," a fully reimagined theatrical production inspired by the Walt Disney Animation Studios classic "The Little Mermaid," will debut in the newly refreshed Animation Courtyard theater in fall 2024 at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Disney says that when it opens, the show will feature stunning new set pieces, cutting-edge effects, and a bold new design that captures Ariel's imagination and emotions through her unique view of the world around her.

"The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure" will include musical numbers inspired by the film including "Part of Your World," "Poor Unfortunate Souls," and more.

The new show will replace the original Voyage of the Little Mermaid, which debuted on January 7, 1992, had its final performance in 2020 and did not reopen from the pandemic shutdown of Walt Disney World.

Discuss on the Forums

Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox

View all comments →

Henry Mystic6 days ago

More details at D23!

DCBakerJun 22, 2024

Construction walls are up at the exit of the theater - photos from today. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53808680755_59a9ad0838_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53808490613_31fdec9811_k.jpg

bmr1591Jun 22, 2024

¿Porque no los dos?

TrainsOfDisneyJun 22, 2024

Frozen sing along first.

bmr1591Jun 22, 2024

I hope opening Little Mermaid will give HS the show capacity to revamp BatB or put something else in that theater. It's past time.

Figments FriendJun 22, 2024

Same. I thought ‘Mermaid’ was a neat stage show in an interesting setting. Great entertainment , a place to sit and cool off, and enjoy some theatrical effects as only live theatre can provide. Looking forward to seeing how the show will be refreshed. Hoping for a real plussing and tasteful enchancements. -

TheCoasterNerdJun 21, 2024

More details today on NBC6 apparently. EDIT: never mind it's a Miami show.

wedenterprisesJun 11, 2024

Very very excited for this, but I also fully agree about the overuse of "adventure."

ToTBellHopJun 10, 2024

via thesaurus.com Tiana’s Bayou Exploit Ariel’s Undersea Experience Ellen’s Energy Feat Disney Scene World The Little Mermaid: A Musical Trip

EagleScout610Jun 10, 2024

Someone needs to buy Bob a Thesaurus because there's other words than Adventure out there

Surferboy567Jun 10, 2024

WDWhopperJun 10, 2024

Announced for the Fall. Let’s hope that’s not a Freudian Slip….

Epcot82GuyJun 10, 2024

I said the same thing almost verbatim while looking through all this.

ToTBellHopJun 10, 2024

Sounds like a legitimate upgrade thus far. It all comes down to execution, though.