 Beauty and the Beast merchandise covered a wide variety of products , among them storybook versions of the film 's story , a comic book based on the film published by Disney Comics , toys , children 's costumes , and other items . In addition , the character of Belle has been integrated into the " Disney Princess " line of Disney 's Consumer Products division , and appears on merchandise related to that franchise . In 1995 , a live @-@ action children 's series entitled Sing Me a Story with Belle began running in syndication , remaining on the air through 1999 . Two direct @-@ to @-@ video followups ( which take place during the timeline depicted in the original film ) were produced by Walt Disney Television Animation : Beauty and the Beast : The Enchanted Christmas in 1997 and Beauty and the Beast : Belle 's Magical World in 1998 ; in contrast to the universal acclaim of the original , reception to the sequels was extremely negative . Disney on Ice produced an ice version of the movie that opened in 1992 in Lakeland , Florida . The show was such a huge commercial and critical success , touring around the world to sell @-@ out crowds , that a television special was made when it toured Spain in 1994 . The show ended its run in 2006 after 14 years . 
