Florida’s Weeki Wachee mermaids migrate to Orlando aquarium

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s famous performing mermaids are swimming in new waters in the state’s theme park hub.

The mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park now are performing three days a week through Oct. 21 at Sea Life Orlando Aquarium.

It’s the first time in the troupe’s history that the mermaids have performed in Orlando.

The mermaids swim in Sea Life’s Pacific Habitat. Aquarium marketing official Todd Andrus tells the Orlando Sentinel the performances will help families create memories among the fish and stingrays in the exhibit.

The mermaids’ manager, Amanda Luter, says the aquarium has different wildlife than the fish, manatees and turtles that can interact with the performers in their home waters in Hernando County.

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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com/