World Famous Mermaids to Splash into Newport Aquarium

[BoddaH1994]

World Famous Mermaids to Splash into Newport Aquarium
Special, Limited-Engagement begins Oct. 10 – for 10 days only

NEWPORT, Ky. – For the first time in Greater Cincinnati, the world-famous Weeki Wachee Mermaids will entertain Newport Aquarium guests Oct. 10-19.

Free with Newport Aquarium admission, guests will be able to view a real-life mermaid, clad in a colorful fish-tailed costume, swimming underwater from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. The mermaids will dive in the aquarium’s 60,000-gallon Coral Reef exhibit that features nearly 200 aquatic animals and more than 50 species of fish.

Guests will also be able to personally meet and talk with a mermaid, as well as have their pictures taken in the aquarium’s Shark Ray Bay Theater from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. each day.

“Kids have been entertained by watching mermaids on television and movies their entire lives,” said Chad Showalter, senior marketing manager at Newport Aquarium. “Now they’ll have the opportunity to have an up-close encounter with a real-life mermaid. It’ll be an experience they’ll never forget.”

Additional mermaid encounters at Newport Aquarium will be available throughout the 10-day engagement, including a mermaid-themed Overnight Adventure and Breakfast with a Mermaid. Tickets are limited and details on how to purchase tickets are available on the Newport Aquarium website, NewportAquarium.com.

The mermaids are travelling from Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, a freshwater spring north of Tampa, Fla., home of underwater mermaid appearances and performances since 1947.

[beastfan11]

Golly gee! A real life mermaid?

[Cdeq]

That weekend will be swamped. The mermaid used to swim in the shark tank but had to have a "spotter"( a diver with pole to block the sharks).

[Oldiesmann]

They also have breakfast and overnight packages available for this if anyone wants to shell out even more $ ($30+ per person - even with an annual pass). While I don't get the popularity of this, it will probably draw some more visitors to the aquarium during a slower time of year (there is always a sudden drop in activity levels at Newport on the Levee immediately after Labor Day due to school starting back up again and everything).