Gil McKinney has been cast as Prince Eric on Once Upon a Time. Eric is the love interest of mermaid Ariel, who - it was announced at Comic Con - will debut in the fantasy drama's third season.

Hook and Ariel Fight For Love While they celebrate their victory, Ariel puts a knife to Hook's throat and says he will pay for kidnapping Prince Eric ... with her prince once again.

JoAnna Garcia enters the Once Upon a Time universe as iconic Disney ... familiar enemy and the Little Mermaid’s romance with Prince Eric. Executive producers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz ...

The "Once Upon a Time" interpretation of Ariel was mainly based upon the 1989 Disney film "The Little Mermaid," in which a mermaid named Ariel falls in love with a human, Prince Eric, and vows to ...