16-year-old mermaid Ariel (voice of
Jodi Benson), daughter of Sea King Triton (voice of
Kenneth Mars), dreams of living on land. When she falls in love with human Prince Eric (voice of
Christopher Daniel Barnes), she seeks the help of Sea Witch Ursula (voice of
Pat Carroll), who agrees to transform her tail into human legs for three days but only at the cost of Ariel's beautiful voice.