The Little Mermaid film series

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The Little Mermaid film series is a collection of animated Disney movies expanding on the story of Ariel and her underwater world through sequels and related spin-offs.

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Label	Occurrences
The Little Mermaid (Disney franchise)	4
The Little Mermaid franchise	3
Disney’s The Little Mermaid franchise	1
The Little Mermaid (franchise)	1
The Little Mermaid film series canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14120699 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Little Mermaid film series
Context triple: [The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, partOfSeries, The Little Mermaid film series]

A. The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is a beloved 1989 animated musical fantasy film that revitalized Disney animation with its fairy-tale romance, memorable songs, and vibrant undersea world.
B. The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is a famous bronze statue in Copenhagen depicting Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy-tale character, and is one of Denmark’s most iconic tourist attractions.
C. The Little Mermaid (fairy tale)
"The Little Mermaid" is a classic 1837 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid who sacrifices everything for the chance to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.
D. The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning
The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning is a 2008 direct-to-video animated prequel to Disney’s The Little Mermaid that explores Ariel’s early life and the origins of her love of music under the sea.
E. Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Voyage of the Little Mermaid was a live musical stage show at Disney's Hollywood Studios that retold Disney’s animated film "The Little Mermaid" using actors, puppetry, and special effects.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Little Mermaid film series
Target entity description: The Little Mermaid film series is a collection of animated Disney movies expanding on the story of Ariel and her underwater world through sequels and related spin-offs.

A. The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is a famous bronze statue in Copenhagen depicting Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy-tale character, and is one of Denmark’s most iconic tourist attractions.
B. The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is a beloved 1989 animated musical fantasy film that revitalized Disney animation with its fairy-tale romance, memorable songs, and vibrant undersea world.
C. The Little Mermaid (fairy tale)
"The Little Mermaid" is a classic 1837 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid who sacrifices everything for the chance to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.
D. The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning
The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning is a 2008 direct-to-video animated prequel to Disney’s The Little Mermaid that explores Ariel’s early life and the origins of her love of music under the sea.
E. Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Voyage of the Little Mermaid was a live musical stage show at Disney's Hollywood Studios that retold Disney’s animated film "The Little Mermaid" using actors, puppetry, and special effects.
F. None of above. chosen

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea → partOfSeries → The Little Mermaid film series ⓘ

The Little Mermaid (2023 film) → partOfFranchise → The Little Mermaid (Disney franchise) ⓘ

subject linked to: The Little Mermaid (2023 live-action film)