And here it is. The good news and... well, the other news.
A positive review:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/9114/little_mermaid_regular.html
But the comments on the review point to the following:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/printthread.php?thread=1063732&boardid=2
And there's a side-by-side comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I5vHZH-YJQA
Sigh.
On the plus side, from the review it sounds like it's *otherwise* a worthwhile disc.