"They put me in this giant tank of water out on the side of the building...and the water was so cold, so deep, and it was ...

Walt Disney / Via Everett Collection To celebrate 35 years of The Little Mermaid, I reached out to Ariel's reference model ... because it's really tricky to draw all that hair underwater.

This little mermaid, Ariel, fully motivated by a new and bigger ... all pencil lines and sketches, and ones with scribbles by the animators. There is also a photo included in the video of one ...

Halle Bailey says she's been moved to tears by the joyful reaction some people had to her being cast as Ariel If you're planning on watching The Little Mermaid at the cinema this weekend ...