The Little Mermaid- Disney

The Little Mermaid was adapted from a famous Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale and the 1989  film from Disney is considered a classic Disney movie.

The action figure toy line was released in 1989 by Tyco and ran until 1993. Its long lasting appeal was helped by the animated TV series “Ariel’s Undersea Adventures” that ran about the same time.

The first release in 1989 was based on the popular Disney movie but a second series was released in 1992 base on the TV series.

The second series as a result, had more variety and characters than the original series of dolls and action figures.

A series of outfits was also released between 1990 and 1992 for these dolls/figures as well as two extra-large 18-inch Ariel dolls in 1992.

The basic dolls/action figures were 9 ½ inches tall and were packaged in decorative window boxes.The initial release consisted of various versions of Ariel and Eric. The Eric dolls/figures were taller than the Ariel dolls measuring 12-inches rather than 9 1/2.

These dolls are still readily available on eBay and other online stores such as Amazon and generally (at the time of writing) range from $5-$30 for the basic figures and outfits; and up to $50 for the Deluxe dolls and play sets.

As well as the vintage Tyco dolls Disney released a series of The Little Mermaid dolls in 1997 that were exclusive to the Disney store and more recently Mattel released a line of Little Mermaid dolls in 2014.

Tyco Little Mermaids Checklist 1989

window box, with clothes

• Ariel The Little Mermaid thin box, with pink seashell
• Holiday Ariel with Holiday Flounder ornament
• Ariel and Her Friends with Flounder, Sebastian, and Scuttle
• Ariel The Beautiful Bride
• Eric (the Sailor)
• Eric casual attire, thin box
• Eric in uniform, thin box with pink seashell
• Ariel's Sister Arista
• Undersea Party Ariel  with accessories
• Eric The Handsome Prince
• Tropical Ariel with Sebastian
• Ariel Dressed to Tour the Kingdom
• Royal Princess Ariel  with fur stole and crown
• Princess Ariel and Prince Eric  Wedding Couple and cake 
• Calypso Beautiful Hair Ariel
• Springtime Ariel

Holiday Ariel

Ariel and Her Friends

Ariel The Beautiful Bride

Ariel's Sister Arista

Undersea Party Ariel

Tropical Ariel with Sebastian

Ariel Dressed to Tour the Kingdom

Calypso Beautiful Hair Ariel

Springtime Ariel

Eric in uniform

Eric (the Sailor)

Royal Princess Ariel

18-inch dolls

• Talking Ariel
• Singing Ariel with underwater magic

Accessories

• Dinner at Eric’s Palace  dinner gown place settings, "snarfblatt" pipe and Sebastian
• Ariel's Under-the-Sea Treasures sparkling fin and top, treasure chest, jewels, etc, and Flounder
• Ariel's Bedtime at the Palace nightgown, beadsheet and pillow, slippers, etc, and Sebastian
• Ariel fashion fin and bikini top outfits, 7 different,
• Eric Funtime Outfit bermuda shorts, shirt and hat

Dinner at Eric’s Palace

Ariel's Bedtime at the Palace nightgown

Eric Funtime Outfit

Ariel The Little Mermaid series 1993

• Prince Eric
• Sea Fashion Ariel
• Whale of a Tale Ariel with Friend Spot
• Cool Teen Ariel
• Cool Teen Pearl  
• Cool Teen Shelly
• MerBabysitter Ariel
• Beautiful Hair Ariel  

Sea Fashion Ariel

Whale of a Tale Ariel

MerBabysitter Ariel

Beautiful Hair Ariel

Cool Teen Ariel

Cool Teen Pearl

Cool Teen Shelly

Prince Eric

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