Spectators watch the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Performer Leah Lane and Mermaid Parade Founder Dick D. Zigun attend The Mermaid Parade: Coney Island USA at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Stellar Productions)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Revelers march at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Parade attendees at The Mermaid Parade: Coney Island USA at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Stellar Productions)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Parade attendees at The Mermaid Parade: Coney Island USA at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Stellar Productions)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Parade attendees at The Mermaid Parade: Coney Island USA at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Stellar Productions)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Revelers march at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
A reveler marches at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Revelers wait out the rain before marching in the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Revelers get ready to march at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Revelers march at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Amy Rasmussen, 41, of Ventura, California at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Angie Cerciello, 25, of Pennsylvania, at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in the Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Julius Vontrapp, 31, of Jersey City, at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Mariel Arthur, 27, of Jersey City, at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
2017 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Revelers pose for a picture between marching at the 2017 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 17, 2017 in Brooklyn. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
