The rumor surrounding the Grotto is Ariel, the Little Mermaid, was homesick for the seas. Prince Eric had this underwater home built with the addition of a skylight in the hopes of asuaging Ariel. It was not meant to be, as she made her way back to King Neptune, and this home was left vacant, awaiting the day another mermaid would leave the seafoam for a little place to call their own. #nocc #simarchy #mermaids