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3	->''"The only city of live mermaids."''
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6	Weeki Wachee Springs is a ThemePark in Weeki Wachee, Florida famous for its mermaid show. The show debuted in 1947. The warm water from the spring not only allows for the mermaid show year-around, but also draws manatees from the Gulf of Mexico to come to the creek to enjoy the warmer water during the winter months.
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8	The official site can be found [[http://www.weekiwachee.com here]]. You can find out more at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeki_Wachee_Springs Wikipedia]].
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11	!!!"The Only City of Live Tropes"
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13	* AffectionateParody: The "Sirens of the Deep Mermaid Camp" video listed below ends with the participants and the instructors singing "I wish I was a Weeki Wachee Mermaid" to the tune of the old "I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Weiner" jingle.
14	* ArtificialGill: They use air hoses.
15	* TheCameo: The mermaids and the park itself have been featured in several movies, TV shows and music videos.
16	* ColorMotif: Many of the mermaids wear green tails with some blue.
17	* DontEatAndSwim: Averted. Their "Fish Tails" show includes the mermaids eating and drinking underwater.
18	* DressCode: Mermaid tails with bikini tops.
19	* FishOutOfWater: Quite literally. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3uPIphua6g This video]] promotes a charity marathon called "Fish Out Of Water Extreme 5K."
20	* FriendToAllChildren: Their Website/YouTube channel includes a series called "Tail Mail," which encourages young children to hand-write letters to the mermaids, who then read them.
21	* GratuitousPrincess: All the mermaids are called "princesses." The few mermen are "princes."
22	* HalloweenSpecial: "Wild 'N' Wicked Nights," as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7wDVQ6GwYY here]].
23	* HilariousOuttakes: They have posted several "Tail Mail Bloopers" videos to their [=YouTube=] channel.
24	* LongRunners: It started in 1947 and is still active today.
25	* MeaningfulName: "Weeki Wachee" means "Little Spring" or "Winding River" in Seminole Indian.
26	* MermaidingSwimsuit: What the female performers wear for their shows.
27	* OnlyInFlorida: The park is best known as one of the most unusual theme parks/attractions in a state filled with them. Many travel books and cultural histories covering Florida will have at least one photo of a smiling Weeki Wachee mermaid on the front cover.
28	* OnlyOneName: The mermaids are all referred to as "Mermaid (insert name here)."
29	* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The whole show is about mermaids.
30	* PinkIsFeminine: Some of the mermaids' tails.
31	* PurpleIsPowerful: Some of the mermaids' tails.
32	* ShoutOut: One of their regular shows is an adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''.
33	* SirensAreMermaids: They have an event called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4d9sgLOwFU Sirens of the Deep Mermaid Camp]].
34	* TheThemeParkVersion: Averted, since, well, there aren't real mermaids, therefore the park cannot be accused of misrepresenting them.

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