Disney Neverland: The Disney That Never Was - Little Mermaid's Island
Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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4.8 • 799 Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2025
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michael and Tom sail to Little Mermaid's Island, an unaired television show that was developed for the Disney Channel with the cooperation of Jim Henson's creature shop.
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- Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
- Important DIS links and more information!
- Connecting with Walt on Twitter
- Dreams Unlimited Travel
Sources:
Books:
- Disney Never Lands: Things Disney Never Made by Jim Korkis
Websites/Articles:
- This 35-Year-Old Disney Classic Has a Forgotten Muppet-Style Remake by Melody Day
- Little Mermaid’s Island: The Abandoned Jim Henson Disney Channel TV Show Pilot, Storybook Amusement
- Jim Henson Made a ‘Little Mermaid’ Show and, Yep, It Was Weird by Cameron Gorman
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| 0:00.0 | From west to east and kingdom to kingdom, you're listening to the Connecting with Walt is brought to you by Dreams Unlimited Travel, experts at helping you plan the perfect Disney vacation. |
| 0:32.9 | The best way to support the show is by booking a Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, or Adventures by Disney Vacation with Dreams Unlimited Travel. |
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| 0:49.4 | Hey there, hi, there, and welcome to episode 323 of connecting with Walt. |
| 0:55.4 | I am your host and dis historian Michael Bowling. |
| 0:58.8 | And I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Tom Bell. |
| 1:03.9 | Tom, how are you today? |
| 1:05.8 | I'm doing well, evening, Michael. |
| 1:08.0 | Good, doing well. |
| 1:09.0 | You've adjusted to daylight savings. Yes. Oh, yeah, and it's actually, |
| 1:14.9 | it's been a nice couple days outside, so I'm probably jinxing it now, but oh, yes, I am looking at the weather. |
| 1:20.4 | Yeah, it's supposed to rain. Yeah, great. Okay. So as you're listening to this, it'll be raining. |
| 1:27.4 | But I'm all unpacked, and I did like five loads of laundry on Sunday. |
| 1:31.5 | So I'm caught up on that from all the trips I've been taking. |
| 1:36.3 | Good for you. |
| 1:37.3 | You're ahead of me. |
| 1:39.2 | I haven't been sick all week. |
| 1:41.5 | Oh, goodness. |
| 1:42.4 | So the norovirus or whatever I had is now settled into a chest cold. |
| 1:48.0 | Oh, goodness. So I've been moving very slowly. But I bought everything I need for my famous St. Patrick's Day, corn, beef, and cabbage dinner. Okay. |
| 1:59.1 | So I'll be all set. |
| 2:01.3 | I'll make it on Sunday. |
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