Admittedly, I don't expect too much of a mix that's now nearly 20 years old, but this one still seems pretty bland. The soundfield actually appears like glorified mono for much of the movie. The soundfield spreads out a bit as the movie progresses, and during some of the action sequences, I even noticed some effects coming from the surrounds. For the most part, however, only music emits from the rears and the sides, and even that largely remains pretty gentle. Audio quality also seems pretty unspectacular.
Dialogue appears clear and intelligible but usually comes across as a little muted and flat.
Effects are similarly bland and lack life, though they seem easily recognizable as what they're supposed to be. This track isn't bad for a film from 1982, but it does nothing to make it sound better than other movies from that era. All this amounts to something, which is generally better than nothing, but not by much in this case. More to the point, this booklet also tosses in advertisements for other Disney products and coupons for Disney stuff and Energizer batteries. Here we find ads for the Disney Gold Collection as a whole plus a promo for The Little Mermaid II .