The Little Mermaid is a Disney media franchise, it paved the way, for what would become the Disney Renaissance, it refers to the era from 1989 to which year, during which Walt Disney Feature Animation (renamed Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2006) experienced a creative resurgence in producing successful animated films based on well-known stories, which restored public and critical interest in The Walt Disney Company as a whole?
The Little Mermaid (franchise):  "The Little Mermaid" paved the way for what would become the Disney Renaissance, with the original film becoming the first film of that era.
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