Last week’s announcement that Halle Bailey had landed the lead role of Ariel in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid was met with excitement from Disney fans everywhere.

Bailey – who is best known for being one half of singing duo Chlo x Halle – was cast by Director Rob Marshall due to what he called her “rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance,” all of which are “intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role.”

It also helps that she has a “glorious singing voice,” he added. We’ve already got the tissues at the ready for Bailey’s rendition of Part of Your World.

The original Little Mermaid just called out the trolls attacking Halle Bailey