See, The Little Mermaid was first released in theaters worldwide in 1989, but it wasn’t until May 1990 that Disney made it available on VHS as part of the Walt Disney Classics line. However ...

The movies during this period were The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, and Tarzan.

Without a doubt, my favorite feature of the Villain Icons set is a VHS tape copy of The Little Mermaid featuring Ursula on the label, complete with a lid that can be opened to reveal a filmstrip ...

And now there is a growing market for Disney VHS tapes. If you browse on eBay for something like “The Lion King,” or “The Little Mermaid,” VHS copies are going for upwards of $25,000!

A VHS of The Little Mermaid, which was released on video in 1990, is currently on eBay for £6,200, while an unused VHS of Aladdin from 1993 has been listed for £5,065. A set of pre-owned Disney ...