Disney’s Live Entertainment creative team is hard at work on their newest live musical The Little Mermaid: A Musical Adventure. Today, Disney Parks Blog revealed a first look at some of the puppets for the show, which will hit Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World later this year.
The new show will feature all-new puppet characters, including Max, a dog belonging to a character named Prince Eric, and a colorful turtle puppet (green, pink, and purple) that will be used in a blacklight sequence. The show will also incorporate cutting-edge digital imagery and motion capture technology to bring characters like King Triton, Ursula, and Ariel’s sisters to life. One of the musical numbers in The Little Mermaid: A Musical Adventure will be “Daughters of Triton,” which was not included in the previous stage show that this new production is replacing.
“We thought about what Ariel’s room may look like and came up with this collage style that you’ll see woven throughout the production,” said Sarah Schmidt, Creative Concept Artist & Illustrator for Disney Live Entertainment. “This new look really informed every design decision – from scenic, to the puppets, even the custom digital content being created for the show.”
“We’re really blending the line between real and digital in ways we’ve never done before to completely fill the stage for these show-stopping scenes,” said James. “You’re going to see these large new physical set pieces we’ve created blend seamlessly with a digital environment in a way that really fills the stage. You’ll see digital puppets transform into real ones right before your eyes. You’ll even see animated characters performing in the same space as real actors. It’s going to feel like magic!”
The Little Mermaid: A Musical Adventure is replacing the classic Voyage of The Little Mermaid which was performed almost three decades.
