Mermaids At Disneyland

Other than Ariel there were some Mermaids that resided at Disneyland. In the 1960, mermaids were the inhabitants of the lagoon of the 10,000 Leagues under the Sea Submarine Ride (now Nemo's Submarine voyage). They were trained to swim in this lagoon in full mermaid attire (right down to the flippers) at the pool of the Disneyland Hotel. For the opening ceremonies of attraction at Disneyland on June 14, 1959,  they had eight live mermaids performing a synchronized swimming ballet in the lagoon
(I personally wish I was fortunate enough to witness it first hand). They also went  underwater to the delight of guests peering through the submarine portholes. It was one of the only unscripted jobs within the park. Unfortunately, they were too much for some of the guys onshore, who found themselves compelled to jump into the water and swim to the rocks to answer the siren's call.  Disney ended this live mermaid feature in 1967 after several ladies reported health concerns related to the submarines' diesel exhaust fumes and the highly chlorinated water. In addition, tourists taking pictures of them would block the thoroughfare between the Matterhorn and the submarine lagoon.