<Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 75 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <P> The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is a 2000 American direct - to - video animated musical adventure film and a sequel to the 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid . Directed by Jim Kammerud and Brian Smith, the story takes place over a decade after the original film, and focuses on Ariel and Eric's daughter Melody, a human princess who longs to swim in the ocean despite her parents' law that the sea is forbidden to her . This sequel stars the voices of Jodi Benson as Ariel, Tara Charendoff as Melody and Pat Carroll as Morgana, the film's new villain . It is the last film in the chronology of Walt Disney's version of The Little Mermaid . It's followed by a prequel, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, a 2008 direct - to - video animated feature . </P> <P> Ariel and Eric celebrate the birth of their newborn daughter Melody on a ship at sea . Ariel's father King Triton presents Melody with a magic locket . The party is interrupted by Ursula's sister Morgana, who threatens to cause Melody harm, using her as leverage to get Triton's trident . Ariel and Eric work together to foil Morgana's plan . Morgana escapes, and eludes the attempt of King Triton's forces to capture her . </P>

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