The Little Mermaid is a Disney media franchise, it paved the way, for what would become the Disney Renaissance, it refers to the era from 1989 to which year, during which Walt Disney Feature Animation (renamed Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2006) experienced a creative resurgence in producing successful animated films based on well-known stories, which restored public and critical interest in The Walt Disney Company as a whole?
1999
Title: List of Disney animated shorts
Passage: This is a list of animated short films produced by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1921 to the present.  This includes films produced at the Laugh-O-Gram Studio which Disney founded in 1921 as well as the animation studio now owned by The Walt Disney Company, previously called the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1923), The Walt Disney Studio (1926), Walt Disney Productions (1929), and Walt Disney Feature Animation (1986).
Title: The Little Mermaid (franchise)
Passage: The Little Mermaid is a Disney media franchise.  The success of the 1989 American animated feature film "The Little Mermaid" led to a direct-to-video sequel, a prequel film, a spin-off television series, a musical, several video games, theme park attractions, and other merchandise.  A live action remake of the film is in development.  "The Little Mermaid" paved the way for what would become the Disney Renaissance, with the original film becoming the first film of that era.
Title: Disney Renaissance
Passage: In the history of The Walt Disney Company, the Disney Renaissance refers to the era from 1989 to 1999 during which Walt Disney Feature Animation (renamed Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2006) experienced a creative resurgence in producing successful animated films based on well-known stories, which restored public and critical interest in The Walt Disney Company as a whole.  During this era, the studio produced and released ten animated films: "The Little Mermaid" (1989), "The Rescuers Down Under" (1990), "Beauty and the Beast" (1991), "Aladdin" (1992), "The Lion King" (1994), "Pocahontas" (1995), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996), "Hercules" (1997), "Mulan" (1998) and "Tarzan" (1999).
The Little Mermaid (franchise) Disney Renaissance