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A Florida state park is holding auditions for mermaids. Here's what it takes to play the role of a mythical aquatic creature.

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida is hiring mermaids for its underwater theatre. Auditions are "rigorous and challenging," a state spokeswoman told Insider. Weeki Wachee mermaids are required ...
Longview News-Journal

These 'mermaids' dance underwater for half an hour at a time

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — The auditorium at Weeki Wachee Springs sits 16 feet underground. Wooden benches face a thick glass wall, which stays shrouded in blue curtains, resembling ruched swimsuits. But ...
Tampa Bay Times

I became a Weeki Wachee mermaid at Sirens of the Deep camp, and you can too

Past and present Weeki Wachee mermaids teach the ways of Old Florida sirens. Gabrielle Calise is a culture reporter who covers music, nostalgia and offbeat Florida trends. Reach her at ...
Orlando Weekly

ALONE IN A MERMAID LAIR

It’s high noon on a Wednesday, and I stand virtually alone in what was once (pre-Disney) a premier Florida tourist attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs. As in, the place where mermaids perform for you in ...
Yahoo

This Is the Deepest Freshwater Cave System in the U.S.—and You Can See Real Mermaids There

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida has enchanted visitors since 1947 with underwater performances by "real" mermaids.
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This Florida State Park Has ‘Mermaids,’ Manatees, And A Spring-Fed Waterpark

Less than an hour’s drive from Tampa is a gushing first-magnitude freshwater spring with water so clear it’s like liquid glass. But that’s not the only sight to behold at Weeki Wachee Springs. Here ...