Weeki Wachee Springs State Park 🧜🏻‍♀️

Welcome to the official Twitter of the World Famous Weeki Wachee Mermaids 🧜🏻‍♀️ and Florida State Park

[Orlando Magazine @OrlandoMag]

Long before sprawling theme parks and express passes, before carefully choreographed fireworks and virtual queues, there were roadside attractions. Many have faded. A few remain. And then there is @WeekiWacheeSpgs.
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Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs State Park Has 'Real' Mermaids https://t.co/UFQTDSuCdB

[FDOT West Central - Tampa Area @MyFDOT_Tampa]

Keep the adventure going on Florida’s America 250 Road Trip!

Meet the mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park! Visitors have been enchanted with live mermaid shows performed in its crystal-clear spring waters since 1947.

Plan your adventure here: https://t.co/DXVB4YQTYn

[America250FL @America250FL]

Since 1947, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park has captivated visitors with live mermaid shows performed in its beautiful spring waters. This iconic mark of Florida’s mid-century tourism boom blends natural wonder with Florida heritage and continues to draw in visitors from all over the world.
Visit the Weeki Wachee Mermaids on Florida’s America 250 Road Trip: https://t.co/lSiVvCBVz5
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[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

Weeki Wachee Springs: Photos from 1965-1972

Swimmer Newton Perry opened Weeki Wachee Springs in 1947. The park's imaginative underwater mermaid performances helped define Florida's midcentury roadside tourism boom. In 2008, Weeki Wachee Springs was designated a state park.✴️

[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

"Mermaids on the Moon" performer Trudy (1944-2020) waving “we come in peace” signs through a prop at @WeekiWacheeSpgs, July 1969. The photo was taken just days after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission.✨

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I became a Weeki Wachee mermaid at Sirens of the Deep camp, and you can too https://t.co/3VzyHzLQ8x

[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

Weeki Wachee Springs, 1975: commercial photoshoot featuring mermaids Becki, Linda and Barb. The shoot was for an ad promoting the roadside trifecta of Weeki Wachee Springs, Silver Springs and Cypress Gardens. Becky and Linda are shown performing a “wet hairwhip” for the ad.

[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

Four vivid color photos from @WeekiWacheeSpgs, 1971 - 1973. Discover more photography documenting the evolution of the famed Florida roadside attraction and state park in the Bruce Mozert photographic collection. ✨

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Escape the Heat: The Ultimate Central Florida Springs Road Trip - Guessing Headlights https://t.co/N0WmPOFZ6T

[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

“The Littlest Mermaid,” filmed around 1964 at @WeekiWacheeSpgs, follows Tammy Craig as she teaches aspiring mermaid Jay Jay McDonald how to perform the park's famous underwater shows. By the end, McDonald earns her own mermaid fin tail. ✨

Complete film: https://t.co/S8A95mxGem.

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WEEKI WACHEE: A MERMAID MECCA & AN OLD FLORIDA TREASURE - Tango Diva https://t.co/KX0JdyYhYr

[Spectrum Bay News 9 @BN9]

Ten new mermaid statues were unveiled on the Mermaid Tale Trail at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. https://t.co/alLxHx31Jt

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Florida's Weeki Wachee State Park Has Mermaids And Manatees https://t.co/oU38sHSTOM

[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

Mermaid Bonnie emerging from a Leprechaun's pipe during an underwater St. Patrick's Day photoshoot at @WeekiWacheeSpgs, 1966. Find more festive Weeki Wachee Mermaid photography in the State Archives’ Florida Photographic Collection. ☘️

[Andre R. Aragon | St. Pete Property Listing Expert @St_Pete_Agent]

Rollin on a River. Weather was perfect for a lazy lunchtime float. We saw an eagle's nest, an otter, white and blue egrets, and we floated over 2 manatee 😍
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Happy #Valentinesday2025

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Weeki Wachee mermaids featured in newly digitized photos https://t.co/0Vzpig7rAI

[UndiscoveredAmericaTV @undiscovered50]

🧜‍♀️ Dive into the enchanting world of mermaids at @WeekiWacheeSpgs ! 🌊✨ Witness magical underwater performances and explore the beauty of Florida’s iconic state park. Ready to make a splash?