The Little Mermaid ‘Kiss the Girl’ Scene Was Inspired By a Real-Life ‘Awkward’ Moment, New Book Reveals (Exclusive)

In his memoir ‘Making Disney Magic . . . from a Mermaid to Moana,’ Co-Director Ron Clements says a date helped inspire the song’s openingNEED TO KNOWDisney director Ron Clements says he drew inspiration from a stranger’s uncomfortable date interruption for a scene in The Little Mermaid