I wish I was alive in the 80s to witness the film at the cinema when it premiered

The acclaim must have been crazy, right ?

At the time it was the best animated film ever released in theaters, it had god-tier animation, songs, lines, an epic story, lovable characters, it was something no one had ever seen before

I bet everyone stood up and clapped as the crdeits rolled, with tears in their eyes

Any 30+ year old anons here who can tell me about the historical and societal impacts that the Little Mermaid caused ?