LOS ANGELES -- Disney's beloved Princess Ariel is swimming onto your screen in the all new series, "Disney Jr.'s Ariel," this Thursday. Mykal-Michelle Harris, who starred in "Raven's Home" and ...

Yes, my name is Ariel, but I was not named after the Disney ... Difference number one, and it's a big one, I don't like swimming. I like going in the water, but actually swimming isn't for me.

(They also can’t convey what it’s like seeing Ariel “swim” onto stage, a simple effect that instantly won me over.) The show uses two main screens, one at the front and one at the back.