Ariel the little mermaid (1989)

@ Once Upon a Time Parties D.C. Character Background Movie: The Little Mermaid

title: Princess

Family: Prince Eric (husband), Melody (daughter), King Triton (Father), Queen Athena (Mother), 7 sisters (see page 5 for their names)

objective: To become a human and live her life on land with Prince Eric - To restore music and happiness to the Kingdom of Atlantica - To protect her daughter Melody from Morgana

speech: Medium pitch, young, enthusiastic, bubbly

Likes: The human world, dinglehoppers/thingamajigs etc., adventure, freedom, music, singing, dancing, Prince Eric, and chasing her dreams

Dislikes: Her father’s stubbornness and hatred of humans, being with- out music and fun, restriction, chores, pirates, violence, Sebastian’s nagging, her friends/family being in danger

plot synopsis: Ariel, the youngest daughter of King Triton, is dis- satisfied with life in the sea. She longs to be with the humans above the sur- face. and is often caught in arguments with her father over those ”barbaric fisheaters“. She goes to meet Ursula, the Sea Witch, to strike a deal. Ursula gives Ariel legs in exchange for human legs. She has 3 days to receive a kiss from her true love Eric. Ariel begins her journey to the surface and meets her love Prince Eric face to face. He realizes Ariel cannot be the girl he heard singing since Ariel doesn’t have a voice. Ariel is so close to convincing Eric to kiss her but fails. The next day Ariel finds Eric with a woman named Vanessa, who is actually Ursula disguised as a human. After a battle with Ursula, she is defeated and Ariel and Eric live together in harmony and marry at the end of the film.

2 @ Once Upon a Time Parties D.C. Notable Characters

prince eric flounder sebastian Occupation: Prince & Sail- Traits: Supportive, sweet, Full Name: Horatio Felonious or, later King innocent, adventurous, Ignacious Crustaceous Sebas- tian Traits: Handsome, witty, loyal, worrisome Occupation: King Triton’s intelligent, kind & brave. Relationship to Ariel: Chief of Staff, Royal Com- Relationship to Ariel: Ariel’s best friend poser Her husband/true love. Likes: Safety, being with Traits: Loyal, snooty, Likes: Sailing, exploring, Ariel, seaweed cookies, protective, sensitive, bonding with Max, play- music caring, intelligent, ing the flute Dislikes: Sharks, danger, short-tempered, festive, Dislikes: Threats to his being called a “guppy”, good-hearted, protective kingdom, threats to Ariel/ Ariel being reprimanded Relationship to Ariel: anyone he cares about, Father figure storms, shipwrecks Likes: Singing, music, Pet: Max, a sheepdog power, attention, talking, hide & seek, seaweed, vacations Dislikes: Predators, ad- venture, failure, birds,dis- respect, King Triton’s temper, Ariel/Melody’s rebelliousness other ursula Occupation: Sea witch characters: Scuttle: Ariel’s seagull friend Traits: Evil, manipulative, who “teaches” her about the king triton sinister, greedy human world Occupation: Sea witch Relationship to Ariel: Carlotta: Prince Eric’s kind Traits: Fatherly, strict, Ariel’s enemy palace maid & Ariel’s friend brave, caring, wise Likes: Power, dark magic, Grimsby: Prince Eric’s caretak- er/confidant Relationship to Ariel: revenge, makeup Flotsam & Jetsam: Ursula’s pet Ariel’s father Dislikes: Atlantica, failure, eels; her evil minions Likes: Family, music starvation Morgana: Ursula’s evil younger Dislikes: Humans (former- sister ly), disobedience, Ursula @ Once Upon a Time Parties D.C. 3 Commonly Asked Questions - Where is...? ~ Flounder: “Oh, I’m sure he’s just having a blast swimming around under the sea! He can’t come on land with me because he needs water to swim in! I wish he could though, there’s so much I want to show him!” ~ Sebastian: “Sebastian is preparing for a concert he’s conducting this week! He’s a very busy crab.” ~ Ursula: “Oh, she’s far far at the bottom of the sea.” - how did you get here? The seahorses from Atlantica couldn’t travel on land, so Prince Eric found me a special magical horseless carriage to travel in! - What are your sister’s names? “Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Allana” (helpful hint: listen to the Daugh- ters of Triton song from the soundtrack- it’ll help you memorize their names! - i like your dress/what is it made out of? “It’s made out of sea foam, and you can actually still see all the bubbles in it! See?” - Who made your dress? “Carlotta, my helper back at the castle, made this dress for me! I think she did a wonderful job.” - What is your mom’s name/how did she die? ~ “My mother’s name is Queen Athena. She’s not with us anymore, but my sis- ters and I are closer than ever!” - do you hate ursula? ~ “What she did wasn’t very nice, was it? I think she learned her lesson!” - how old are you? ~ “Old enough to marry my Prince, but I think my dad will always see me as his little girl! He loves me so very much, this one time my dad and I....*insert story here*” - what do you eat? ~ “Under the sea, I love seaweed pasta, plankton pate, and kelp cakes! But there’s so many things to eat up here in the human world. I think my favorite is ______.” 4 @ Once Upon a Time Parties D.C. Interactions how to begin a conversation: - “Well hi there, cuttlefish/angel- fish/starfish/sailor/mermaid!” - “Wanna hear a joke? How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? TENtickels!” with a shy child: - “Are you going to be a guppy today? That’s okay, Flounder is a guppy sometimes too!” - “Swim on over, little fishie!” - “It’s okay, we all clam up some- times!” saying goodbye: - “Splash ya later!” - “Hope your day is the bubbles!” - “Hugs and fishes!” - “Thanks for swimming by!” keep the kids involved: - “What are your favorite treats? ...(Then take whatever they said and make a sea- weed/kelp version)... “Oh, I just LOVE sea kelp ______!! It’s the best treat after a nice long swim in the sea!” - “Have you ever been to Atlantica?? One time I convinced Daddy to give Eric a mermaid tail for a day so he could see the kingdom! I showed him all of my favorite underwater thingamabobs and we had a fintastic day flipping our fins together. You’ll have to come visit sometime!

Video messages: - “Hi angelfish/sailor, I’m sorry you couldn’t swim by today, but I hope you can swim by and visit me sometime soon. I’d love to see ya! Splash ya later! - “Hi there ______, I hope you can come swimming by me soon, maybe Sebastian can put on a concert for us! Oh, won’t that be fantastic! See ya soon!”

@ Once Upon a Time Parties D.C. 5 Movemenw & Poses

Twirls smiling

pose Waving

posture: Ariel has a very relaxed posture, often swaying from side to side as she walks. She is still getting used to her human legs, but is still graceful in her movements.

other movements: Ariel often plays with her hair, twirling or (GENTLY) combing with her fingers. She loves twirling and showing off her hu- man legs! When she waves, she keeps her fingers apart. She has very big arm movements, always pointing at the new wonderful things she sees.

6 @ Once Upon a Time Parties D.C. Makeup Checklist Video Tutorial z foundation ~ Must be full coverage & matte z concealer, if needed z blush ~ Must be similar in shade to the following:

(or buy Ben Nye DR-7 Coral) z gold eyeshadow ~ Must be similar in shade to the following:

(or buy Ben Nye PS-15 Gold) z coral eyeshadow ~ Must be similar in shade to the following:

(or buy Ben Nye DR-7 Coral) z nude eyeshadow ~ Basic light skin color shade z false lashes ~ Ardell 105 or other similar natural lashes z black eyeliner z auburn eyebrow color ~ Ben Nye EP-2 Auburn is a good option z lipstick ~ Must be similar in shade to the following:

(or buy Ben Nye LS-7 Natural) z lip liner ~ Must be similar in shade to the following:

(or buy Ben Nye LP-142 Salsa)

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8 @ Once Upon a Time Parties D.C. General Questions You Might Hear - is that a wig? ~ ”No, that’s silly! Are you?” (this will normally get them to stop, but if not...) ~ 2nd option: GENTLY “pull” at your hair & say “Ow! Oh, thank goodness, it’s real!” where did you get your costume? ~ ”My wonderful Fairy Godmother/Royal seamstress/*character specific re- sponse* made it for me! how much do you get paid for this? ~ “I’m not sure what you mean. I love visiting/celebrating with new friends!” are you available on *this date*? ~ “My wonderful attendant can assist you with that question!” can i have your number? ~ “Oh, that’s very flattering! But the mail here won’t reach me in *insert king- dom here*.” - weren’t you *other character* at so&so’s party? ~ “Oh, you saw one of my friends? How wonderful!“ Their response: “No no, YOU, you were dressed as *Character Name*.” ~ “Oh, I remember *Character Name* telling me that she visited this kingdom recently, how lovely that you met her as well!” (then give them a *LOOK*) what’s your real name so i can request you? ~ “My real name is *Character Name*! If you’d like to have me visit, please talk to my attendant over there!” - are you real? ~ 1st option: “Well my life is such a fairytale, it’s hard to believe it sometimes!” ~ 2nd option (*SAY THIS KINDLY*): “Are you real?" *If they ask again, look confused, pinch your arm & say “Ow! Oh, thank good- ness, I am real!” ~ If they KEEP going, just ignore them and focus on another child. - you don’t look like *insert character here* ~ Well I don’t exactly look like a cartoon, if that’s what you mean, but the artists did a lovely job drawing my eyes so big and beautiful!” - do you believe in god⁄jesus⁄other religion? ~ “I believe in that dreams can come true, do you think that too?”

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