Which Disney film sequel shows Ariel and Eric’s daughter Melody?

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The Disney sequel showing Ariel and Eric’s daughter Melody is The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.

Released directly to video in 2000, the sequel follows Melody, the daughter of Ariel and Prince Eric. Ariel has become human and lives on land, while the family faces a new threat connected to Morgana, Ursula’s sister.

To protect Melody, Ariel initially keeps her daughter away from the sea. Melody nevertheless develops a powerful fascination with the ocean, creating a generational parallel with Ariel’s earlier desire to visit the human world. The story reverses the direction of the original film’s central curiosity.

The title is sometimes confused with The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning, which is a 2008 prequel about Ariel’s life before the 1989 film. Return to the Sea is the sequel centered on Ariel’s daughter.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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