10 Most Gruesome Deaths From Kids' Movies

10. Ursula Is Impaled - The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is a critically acclaimed Disney animation centred on the adventures of Ariel (voiced by Jodi Benson), the titular mermaid who desperately seeks to escape her life in the ocean and instead live amongst humans. Ariel is particularly fascinated by Prince Eric (CD Barnes), a handsome prince whose life she saves at the beginning of the film.

Ursula (Pat Carroll) is a terrifying sea witch who grants Ariel her wish to live on land. Ursula agrees to temporarily transform Ariel into a human in exchange for the latter's beautiful singing voice.

Ursula later uses Ariel's voice to entice and nearly entrap Prince Eric, transforming into the beautiful Vanessa so as to convince Eric to marry her. Eventually, however, the enchantment is broken and, on what was meant to be their wedding day, Vanessa reverts to her true self.

Mermaids and humans alike work together in attempt to destroy the evil Ursula, and the sea witch is eventually killed in an extraordinarily brutal fashion.

Eric steers a ship towards Ursula and is ultimately able to impale her with its bowsprit. To add insult to injury, the witch is then struck by lightning, and collapses into the ocean. This is one shocking (sorry!) death which is hard to forget.