Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for New Marquee at The Little Mermaid Show in Disney's Hollywood Studios

Oct 15, 2024 in "The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure"

Posted: Tuesday October 15, 2024 1:!5pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a new construction permit for The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure, the upcoming reimagined show set to debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World.

The permit is for installing a new marquee, and has been assigned to Design Communications Ltd., a company known for its expertise in designing and fabricating custom signage for high-profile clients.

The new Little Mermaid show is expected to feature cutting-edge set designs, immersive special effects, and new interpretations of beloved musical numbers like Part of Your World and Poor Unfortunate Souls. While the show itself has been delayed until summer 2025, the permit suggests Disney continues to progress on the project, including the exterior theming.

More updates are expected as the summer 2025 opening of The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure draws closer, and guests can keep an eye out for more changes in the area as the project continues to develop.

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    Brer Panther4 days ago

    The only new character (as in, ones that didn't appear in The Princess and the Frog) in Tiana's Bayou Adventure who actually kind of qualifies as an animatronic.

    jrhwdw4 days ago

    Mondo?

    Brer Panther5 days ago

    That flamingo looks a lot better than the animatronics in Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid too.

    EagleScout6105 days ago

    Give me Mondo here too and I shall be front row for opening day

    aladdin20075 days ago

    those puppet frogs are leap years better than the barely noticeable stagnant ones in tianas muck pond. This show is looking to be good.

    gerarar5 days ago

    New pictures of the puppets released: Source:

    UNCgolf6 days ago

    The current one is just bland -- it looks like the entrance to an upscale shopping center/mall instead of a theme park. The original entrance (not pictured above) was the best in that it looked the most like something out of golden age Hollywood, but with that theme mostly gone (and the park named differently) it makes sense that it's no longer there. The current color scheme is whatever, but I really think they need a better font choice.

    TheCoasterNerd6 days ago

    I think the old one looks more vintage Hollywood, and the new one is more modern-day Hollywood. I personally prefer the new one as the futurist style is one I prefer. To that end, I don't wish they'd repaint the soundstages, I wish they'd remove them entirely. They're such a dated design, and honestly they feel so cheap. Just build a true facade.

    UNCgolf6 days ago

    Seeing them side by side like that... the old one looked so much better. The font/logo was better and the color scheme was better.

    gerarar6 days ago

    The VOTLM soundstage was repainted end of September 2019. The archway with the new font was revealed the first week of November 2019, so the repaint was probably done in anticipation of the new archway since it too received a new paint job.

    castlecake2.06 days ago

    I can’t remember when they decided to paint all the soundstages blue but I wish they’d go back to the tans and greens like the animation building.

    gerarar6 days ago

    Source and more:

    dmc4937 days ago

    Not gonna lie the Bugs Life banner really threw me for a loop until I googled it

    DCBaker7 days ago

    The backdrop with Ursula and Triton on the marquee has been removed - photos from today: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54277793130_d4c03b66c6_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54277614823_f079a1b56c_k.jpg