The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is a 2000 American animated direct-to-video musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is the sequel to the 1989 Walt Disney Animation Studios film, The Little Mermaid and the second installment in The Little Mermaid trilogy. Directed by Jim Kammerud, the film focuses on Ariel and Eric's daughter Melody, a human princess who longs to swim in the ocean despite her parents' refusing to let her because of them trying to protect her from Morgana, Ursula's younger sister.
Many voice actors from the original film reprised their roles, including Jodi Benson as Ariel, Kenneth Mars as King Triton, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, and Buddy Hackett as Scuttle, in his final film role, before his death in 2003. Pat Carroll, who voiced Ursula in the first film, returned as Morgana. Tara Strong joined the cast as Melody, with Rob Paulsen replacing Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Eric. Ben Wright, the original voice of Grimsby, died four months before the first film was released and was replaced by Kay E. Kuter. Additionally, Cam Clarke portrayed a now adult Flounder, previously voiced by Jason Marin.
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea was released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment on September 19, 2000. The film received generally negative reviews. In 2008, Disney released a third film, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, which is a prequel to the first film.
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