Parents Are Posting Their Daughtes' Reactions To The New "Little Mermaid" Trailer, And We're Not Crying, You Are

"When your favorite Disney Princess looks like you."

Stephanie

• Published in Disney
• September 25, 2022

Ever since Disney released the trailer for the new live-action adaption of The Little Mermaid starring African American actress Halle Bailey, parents have been flooding social media with the reactions of their little girls. With Halle as the first black Ariel, little girls of color everywhere have been overwhelmed with pure joy watching the long-awaited trailer.

The first look of the new film shows Halle singing Part of Your World with her intoxicating voice. And parents from around the world have been capturing the moment their daughters first see the new Ariel.

One mother captioned her TikTok video, "When your favorite Disney Princess looks like you." The video shows her 3-year-old daughter sitting up in awe when she first sees Halle emerge from the water as Ariel.

The little girl can be heard saying, "I think she's brown," with a beaming smile. "Brown Ariel is cute," she adds.

Halle even tweeted a video of a little girl smiling and asking, "That is Ariel?" "I just sobbed watching this," Halle wrote.

Sadly, when Halle was the first cast for the role back in 2019, a lot of racist backlashes ensued. Some people believed that since Ariel was originally white, she should stay that way.

But thankfully, there were even more supportive people. Even Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel, has publicly shown her support for Halle.

Of course, as much as everyone has been raving about the new trailer, there have been some negative comments. It seems that people were up in arms over the fact that Ariel doesn't appear to be underwater in the preview.

Some people saw the comments as a direct attack on Halle and were quick to jump in and defend her. While others saw the humor in the situation and took the opportunity to make some funny memes about it.

Keep scrolling to take a look at some of the sweetest reactions to the trailer. We can't wait for this film!

The first look of the new film shows Halle singing Part of Your World with her intoxicating voice.

You can watch the teaser trailer in full below.

Parents from around the world have been capturing the moment their daughters first see the new Ariel.

Halle even tweeted a video of a little girl smiling and asking, "That is Ariel?" "I just sobbed watching this," Halle wrote.

One mother captioned her TikTok video, "When your favorite Disney Princess looks like you." The video shows her 3-year-old daughter sitting up in awe when she first sees Halle emerge from the water as Ariel.

"That's why representation matters," one mom posted.

"Mama, she's black!"

"Never thought a movie trailer could make me cry."

Of course, as much as everyone has been raving about the new trailer, there have been some negative comments. It seems that people were up in arms over the fact that Ariel doesn't appear to be underwater in the preview.

Some people saw the comments as a direct attack on Halle and were quick to jump in and defend her.

While others saw the humor in the situation and took the opportunity to make some funny memes about it.

"Is this realistic enough?"

How do you feel about the new version of The Little Mermaid? And what do you think of Halle Bailey as the new Ariel?

We can't wait to see this film! And we think the fact that Halle is making little girls of color everywhere feel seen and represented is incredible.

We always love to hear from you. Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.

Stephanie