KISSIMMEE, FL (IFOC) - Doctors fully separated the fused legs of a theme park employee known as Disney World's "Little Mermaid" early Wednesday, calling the intricate procedure a "resounding success."
"We were going to use scissors for the costume, but in the end we settled on a razor in a boxcutter handle," said Kissimmee General Hospital's Chief Surgeon H. Pierce McIntyre. "With a few minutes of therapy, we believe that the patient should be able to walk again and live a happy, normal life."
The "Little Mermaid" herself could not be reached for comment, although witnesses said that she was grateful for her rescuers, and "really needed to pee."