Happiest Place on Earth

I just found out that this week's release of The Little Mermaid on DVD includes the unreleased short of The Little Match Girl.

Both are Hans Christian Andersen stories. And neither one has a happy ending. Disney's Little Mermaid? Happy ending. The Steadfast Tin Soldier? Happy ending (although that was more a dictate of the music they chose). Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame (not HCA)? BIIIG happy ending! The Little Match Girl? Heh heh heh. No such luck. It's nice to see they managed it at least once.

I look forward to seeing it.