Today I say goodbye to my favorite Disney villain, Ursula, from The Little Mermaid. Actually, her voice was provided by the wonderful Pat Carroll. I remember seeing her on television in the 1960's and her terrific, iconic, one of a kind laugh. You could tell, she just couldn't have been a nicer lady.
Dare I say that Pat as Ursula and Jodi Benson as Ariel made the movie memorable. Yes, the music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken is phenomenal, and yes, the animation superb. But the two main characters were charmingly dastardly and sweetly lovable, respectively. How great they played against each other!
At the opening of the Little Mermaid ride at California Adventure.
RIP, Pat! No one will ever have that great laugh!
