Tomorrowland (live Mermaids 1967) Submarine Voyage

[@markrmcneil]

That is my mom at time frame 1:25. No kidding, she used to work as a mermaid there. My Mom's nephew just sent me the link. I can't believe he ran across this and recognized her. We used to love this ride!

[@conniehan2340]

Mark McNeil she's so pretty

[@richardhernandez9598]

Mark McNeil bro, your mom is hot 😲 😅

[@tamisweetie]

Wow, what I would give to know a Disneyland mermaid! 😍

[@somethingwithbungalows]

7 years later but congrats on the find :D Btw she’s pretty!

[@ihvojd]

Did she ever tell you what it was like?

[@LeftoverPat]

I wonder what the mermaids would talk about while they were sitting there on those rocks "Oh yeah john from the submarines is cute but Don who works Autopia is sooo hot"

[@seandoesnpcshit]

LOL

[@mshilton]

Lmao (yes i have one)

[@sonozaki0000]

They should do this again, to be honest. It sounds like a fun job -- a lot of the hazards from back then are solvable solveable these days. They could be creative & put covers over the girls' resting areas so they aren't cooking like an egg on a frying pan, for starters... Especially if they just don't do it in summer (cause here it gets too hot even with covers!). Maybe to promote the Little Mermaid live-action they're apparently still doing. I would want to apply!

[@user-op4hw6ww3e]

It would be cool, there's alot of professional mermaid swimmers too now. I just think the chlorine and water temperature may still be a problem.

[@christianablackburn]

Some of the problems were guest trying to climb over the rocks to get to them, and I guess some of the mermaids almost got sucked into the propellers of the submarines (which, while technically fixable, could easily cost hundreds of millions of dollars depending on how they go about it)

[@glasseyemolly]

The mermaids look amazing and you must be so proud of your mom to be a part of such a iconic part of Disney history but it also seems really dangerous to have live performers so close to the workings of the ride. I would be very interested to hear more about her experiences as a mermaid and a cast member in the early days of the park.

[@dcmetroareaman]

Yep, Dad says that’s Mom in the Video. It’s had to be done about in or before 1962 (before I was born he says). they only did the live mermaids the open season of the ride. Suction of the propellers made it somewhat dangerous, if you weren’t a strong swimmer

[@dramakittymeow]

They only stopped doing it because the mermaids were taking too tough a beating from the sun and chlorine. Besides, it's Finding Nemo now instead of just a normal submarine voyage

[@garcia207]

I heard one of the reasons they got rid of the live Mermaids was that men kept jumping into the lagoon to reach the mermaids.

[@glowsnipes]

+Jennifer Garcia I heard that too. Creepy ass men. Ruining everything like always.

[@LivinBeautifully]

+Jennifer Garcia That only happened once allegedly and no one knows exactly why they got rid of the mermaids, although there was word that there was concern over too much chlorine in the water and probably liability issues with the submarine propellers.

[@Idkwhattoput-p2s]

+Jennifer Garcia How about because it was tough for them to swim?

[@SirJamesIGamerfuzion]

It's because the girls would suffer skin and Hair damage from the chlorine

[@damned_1]

Ugh 😑 men ruin things...

[@SoulConnorFox]

This is like my dream job!!!

[@Dingus890]

So cool! Thanks for posting! That must have been such a fun summer job, working as a mermaid at DisneyLand

[@KickingItKiera]

Former Disneyland mermaid, Edie, shares what it was like to don a tail and swim in the happiest place on earth: Each time a submarine passed, we dove underwater to frolic about, hang upside down by spinning our tails, and to wave at curious faces plastered against the portholes. With practice we learned to smile without emitting bubble screens that would distort our faces into repulsive creatures from the deep. For all this we were paid $1.85 an hour - a whopping net of $59.55 each week.

[@user-op4hw6ww3e]

$1.85 an hour there goes the Disney magic

[@TitoRigatoni]

@@user-op4hw6ww3e $1.85 in 1965 is about $15.00 today

[@crazysingingchick]

Tito Rigatoni yeah I was thinking not a bad gig back then for a single gal!

[@MsSamara58]

how beautiful! disney should do it again

[@goingtothewhisky]

People jumping into the lagoon doesn't sound like a legit reason to shut it down. I think if they really tried, it could have been prevented lol.

[@Moonbunbunn]

Captain Howdy I heard it's cause there was a ton of chlorine in therr

[@sonozaki0000]

It wasn't. Someone only jumped in once (a rowdy sailor from a nearby naval base). It was mostly because of health issues for the girls: the high chlorine levels were killing their hair & making them sick, and they were getting sunburns. You gotta remember most of the girls were technically still kids (teenagers), so that's pretty bad. It wasn't mentioned as a reason, but I also feel as if the danger of the propellers from the submarines may have been part of it. One of the girls said it was so dangerous that they could actually feel it sucking them in if they got a lil too close. It creeped some of them out. Also the fumes from it were gross.

[@user-op4hw6ww3e]

@@sonozaki0000 And the water was freezing cold

[@derkloca8527]

sonozaki imagine working there and you get caught by a propeller

[@skeletalskeleton551]

Such a fun idea - wish we could do it again but better

[@Whiccup]

Omg this is beautiful, I would like to return time and watch them, I think that would be fun

[@comitajr]

This music is hysterical! Ba da bada ba da da....

[@moonlightpetshops3221]

Awww I wasn’t born yet when they had the mermaids I wish I was there now all I have is the finding Nemo sumberine voyage

[@andreapatane4204]

This is awesome, but I don't remember it well. 🧜🏻‍♀️s are my favorite imaginary creatures. God, I wish that the old days would be back, so the world won't be crazy anymore. This makes you want to take a splash and live underwater like a 🧜🏻‍♀️ or a 🧜🏻‍♂️. 👍🏻 if you agree.

[@EK-dt4cp]

I would be terrified to be so close to the subs 😬

[@chernobyl4084]

I read it wasn't to do with chlorine but the oil from the animatronics making the mermaids sick?

[@TomMandyLily]

I rode this when i was a kid.

[@tamisweetie]

Thanks : )

[@socalairshowreview7410]

One of my uncles worked this ride

[@jonaeflure]

Oh the Memories...Why isn't there a mermaid emoji when you need one...

[@EK-dt4cp]

Preciosa Flower 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️

[@rabbit.littlebird]

When I was a child I hated riding on this ride ...it was hard to see out the windows ,.

[@DiamanteDea]

WHOA SO COOL!!!!!

[@anthonythomas4760]

wow they look real

[@sforzandofilms]

Yes it does.

[@HD4amian]

0:02 Hey Prince Bernard

[@andreapatane4204]

Wave to the 📷, your majesty. 😹

[@Perich29]

so that's whare they trained Mermaids at 1:14

[@tamisweetie]

Does the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage have the same track?

[@Charbob-j9w]

The subs run on the same path if that's what you're asking.

[@emileemartinez6823]

I was a mermaid in a pool but then I quit because it was boring to have a tali plush it was slimy

[@littlemissmello]

+Emilee Martinez christ, how old are you?

[@lauren-yf3eq]

Liessss

[@TheVenomClanDHD]

Dudes that is FAKE

[@euskalherria6770]

The ride was real though. It was one of my favorites as a kid.

[@tornadoe13]

+VeNoMx Clan they did emplyo live'mermaids' for a while but they all left due to the effects of the diesel fumes from the subs.

[@MojaveNarrows]

I’ll bet they smell like fish down there.

[@sharpaycutie2]

They can bring this back. Pwople still do mermaid jobs today

[@emileemartinez6823]

I was a mermaid in a pool but then I quit because it was boring to have a tali plush it was slimy