Q: First-time questioner here. A few people say that in Sleeping Beauty, at the part during “Once Upon a Dream” when Aurora and Phillip are dancing next to the water, that the reflection is that of Ariel and Eric! Not only do I not see the resemblance, but seeing as this film was made 30 years before Ariel and Eric were even designed, I find this hard to believe. Nevertheless, I’d feel better if you would look into it and prove it once and for all.
Sheila, Conestoga, Pennsylvania
A: You are entirely correct, in that Sleeping Beauty was made in 1959 and The Little Mermaid in 1989. There would certainly be no subtle references to the later characters in the former film since indeed they had not yet been created.
Dave Smith