


When the evil mermaid Eris escapes from her whirlpool with plans to take over the throne of Oceana, Merliah and her sea friends dive in to stop her. "Surf's up for Barbie as she returns as Merliah, the fun and fashionable surfing champion who's also a magical mermaid princess! In this exciting sea-quel, Merliah makes a splash when she heads to Australia for the ultimate surfing competition. But when an evil mermaid schemes to take over the ocean kingdom, she finds herself racing the clock to save the merfolk and finish the big surfing competition. The plot follows the story of Merliah Summers who travels to Australia for the ultimate surfing competition.

The twenty-second entry in the Barbie film series, it is a sequel to Barbie in A Mermaid Tale and marks the return of Kelly Sheridan as the voice of Barbie. It was first released to DVD on February 27, 2012, and later made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on March 25, 2012. Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 is a 2012 computer-animated fantasy film directed by William Lau and produced by Mattel Entertainment (under the name of Barbie Entertainment) with Rainmaker Entertainment.
