Original Disney Ariel invited her daughter Delaney into “part of her world,” when Delaney followed in her mother’s footsteps and played Ariel in a new stage production of The Little Mermaid, which will be playing from July 11 to August 4. And . “Jess” captioned the video saying she felt so lucky to have been able to witness this special moment between mother and daughter—and her video went viral for obvious reasons.
Jess captured in the video Delaney holding a “dinglehopper” and sharing her find with an audience member—her mama. As Delaney sings, “Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat? Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?” you can see Jodi smiling from ear to ear with pride and tears welling up in her eyes. As Delaney turns to leave and continues her performance, she sweetly places her hand on her mom’s shoulder before skipping off.
The video cuts to the end of the performance, where Prince Eric holds out his hand for Ariel to run up on stage in her wedding dress, and Jess captured the standing ovation from the entire crowd, but zoomed in on Jodi, recording the moment with her phone and blowing her daughter kisses and waves. Of course, because that’s what all amazing moms do. Jodi played Ariel in the original 1989 animated film, and Delaney spoke with in an interview about her stepping into this iconic role.
“I am at a great stage in life where I know the character so well. I know the story, obviously. And I listened to the songs all my l.