Post #47528 by ikitnrev on Tue, Aug 12, 2003 3:17 PM

I made a visit to Weeki Wachee after the Hukilau event (on July 3rd), and enjoyed my visit. I found the live mermaid show (my first) entertaining, although it did feel odd to be surrounded by mostly kindergarden aged girls and their parents. It would have been wild to see the show invaded by a live manatee.

Some of the buildings on site were closed, or perhaps they were just preparing for the July 4th crowd. The map I had showed a Mermaid Museum, but when I went to that building, the doors were locked and nothing was inside. There was a nice boat ride that went up the Weeki Wachee River, with the guide constantly throwing fish out to feed the waiting cranes and herons.

There was a tiki bar on the premises of Weeki Wachee. It was one of those open walled, thatched roof structures, but it did at least have 3 or 4 tiki carvings there. The general ambiance was not quite tiki-ish though - it was located right near the water park area, so one had to contend with the afternoon screaming and yelling of all the kids playing nearby. On the other hand, it was nice to see some of the parents enjoying drinks while their children played nearby - so many parks today don't allow any alcohol at all. I think the bar served mainly daiquiris as their tropical drink.

The ambiance of the Weeki Wachee tiki bar might be different on Friday and Saturday nights, when it is open from 8pm to 1 am.

Vern