The Little Mermaid (1989)/Home media

Due to the surprise box office numbers of The Little Mermaid from 1989, The Walt Disney Company announced that they would release all new animated feature films into home video shortly after theatrical releases, thus foregoing the tradition of only re-releasing their classic animated films in theaters to return a profit. The 1990 VHS, Laserdisc and Betamax (only release to have the original 1985 variant of the Walt Disney Pictures logo) of The Little Mermaid became one of the best selling home video releases up to that point before being surpassed by later films. It was later followed by a theatrical and VHS 1997 re-release, 1999 DVD, 2006 DVD, 2013 and 2019 Blu-ray. 
==Timeline==
Format 	Cover	Release Dates 	Publisher 	Notes
VHS 	 	April 24, 1990 (Demo Tape)May 18, 1990 (Official release)	Walt Disney Home Video 	Walt Disney Classics
Betamax 	 	April 24, 1990 (Demo Tape)May 18, 1990 (Official release)	Walt Disney Home Video 	Walt Disney Classics
Video8 	 	August 17, 1990 	Walt Disney Home Video 	Walt Disney Classics
Laserdisc 	 	September 12, 1990 	Walt Disney Home Video 	Walt Disney ClassicsCAV Edition
Laserdisc 	 	September 21, 1990 	Walt Disney Home Video 	Walt Disney Classics
VHS 	 	February 1998 (Demo Tape)March 31, 1998 (Retail Release) 	Walt Disney Home Video 	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
Laserdisc 	 	November 3, 1998 	Walt Disney Home Video 	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
Laserdisc 	 	November 3, 1998 	Walt Disney Home Video 	Walt Disney Masterpiece CollectionCAV Edition
DVD 	 	December 7, 1999 	Walt Disney Home Video 	Limited Issue
DVD 	 	October 3, 2006 	Walt Disney Home Entertainment 	Platinum Edition
VHS 	 	January 3, 2007 	Walt Disney Home Entertainment 	Platinum EditionDisney Movie Club Exclusive
Blu-ray 	 	October 1, 2013 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Diamond Edition
Blu-ray 	 	October 1, 2013 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Diamond EditionDVD Packaging
Blu-ray 3D 	 	October 1, 2013 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Diamond Edition
DVD 	 	December 3, 2013 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Diamond Edition
Blu-ray 	 	February 26, 2019 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Signature CollectionMulti-Screen Edition
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray	 	February 26, 2019 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Signature Collection
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray	 	February 26, 2019 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	The Signature Collection
DVD 	 	May 7, 2019 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	30th Anniversary Signature Collection
Blu-ray 	 	January 19, 2021 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Disney Princess 3-Movie Collection with Moana and TangledDisney Movie Club Exclusive
Blu-ray 	 	January 3, 2023 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Disney100 Edition
Blu-ray 	 	November 14, 2023 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Included in Disney Legacy Animated Collection
==Supplements==
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===Theatrical Release===
*Bambi (September 28, 1989)
===Home Video Release===
*Peter Pan (September 21, 1990)
===Theatrical Re-Release===
*Fun and Fancy Free (July 15, 1997)
*Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (August 5, 1997)
*Mary Poppins (August 26, 1997)
*Sleeping Beauty (September 16, 1997)
*Alice in Wonderland (October 14, 1997)
*The Jungle Book (October 14, 1997)
===Masterpiece Collection Release===
*Hercules (February 3, 1998)
*Belle's Magical World (February 17, 1998)
*Peter Pan (March 3, 1998)
===Platinum Edition===
*Cinderella (October 4, 2005)
*Toy Story 2 (December 26, 2005)
*Lady and the Tramp (February 28, 2006)
*Chicken Little (March 21, 2006)
*Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (April 11, 2006)
*High School Musical (May 23, 2006)
*Cow Belles (June 27, 2006)
*Leroy & Stitch (June 27, 2006)
*Winnie the Pooh: Shapes and Sizes (August 1, 2006)
*Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure (August 1, 2006)
*Brother Bear 2 (August 29, 2006)
*The Wild (September 12, 2006)
===Diamond Edition===
*Peter Pan (February 5, 2013)
*Monsters, Inc. (February 19, 2013)
*Wreck-It Ralph (March 5, 2013)
*Monsters University (October 29, 2013)
===Signature Collection===
*Ralph Breaks the Internet (February 26, 2019)
Category:Home media
Category:Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases