Did you get to ride Jaws or the even rarer 1990 version? Share your memories below. 🙂 Support these videos: patreon.com/amusementlabs
@FilmThePoliceFTP3 жыл бұрын
I rode it several times in the late 90s
@FilmThePoliceFTP3 жыл бұрын
@Fionn Kilfeather if you do a google image search there's a diagram but thats all I could find
@julievanderleest3 жыл бұрын
I have ridden jaws the ride in Universal Hollywood in the early 90s. Would have been way too little before that.😊
@derekjharrison3 жыл бұрын
1993 Version - U.S.N. Company Liberty - b4 grAduating Boot Camp from RTC Orlando
@kosmoboo3 жыл бұрын
It's only in America, so no.
@ethanleclair4983 жыл бұрын
I went in this ride 12 times in a row one day on my birthday and wanted to be a skipper my whole childhood, I memorized the entire script and would mouth it along every time until it closed. Rip I’m luv u jaws
@bryancurdi4513 жыл бұрын
I think you have a little typo at the end of the sentence but it's fine and do you still know the script or some of it, I know some parts but they are really simple, if you dont want to say the script that's fine.
@ethanleclair4983 жыл бұрын
@@bryancurdi451 not a typo a meme of a cat says “I’m luv u” with a nice smile. And I Go to Universal often and walk around where jaws use to be pretending to be in a boat, I remember the whole script, alongside half the film. Jaws was my life from the time I was 12 to 21.
@bryancurdi4513 жыл бұрын
@@ethanleclair498 oh then I guess it isn't a typo and wow I can not believe you remembered the whole movie and ride script for a period of time, that's amazing, I was maybe like 4 or 5 when the ride close maybe even 3 or 4, and I dont know if in getting mistaken with the movie but I believe there is a part in the ride where they say something lik oh no a shark and then we go in a shed and I believe there was another shark in the shed so then we left he shed, that is like maybe the only part I remember of the ride, I also dont remember the queue so I dont know if it was good and if I wacth some KZbin videos and it is a ride that I haven't been on for a long time, it then feels like I remember more parts of the ride, and also jaws and other attractions will always have a place in our or on someones heart.
@sonicobsessions9473 жыл бұрын
The live actors/actresses is the best part of this shows. Always grade A performance
@ChatookaMusic3 жыл бұрын
I went on the ride as a kid and I remember thinking the guy with the grenade launcher was also a robot
@ChatookaMusic3 жыл бұрын
Not to say I thought he seemed fake I just really believed in animatronics lmao
@utasora3 жыл бұрын
The skippers are honestly the greatest. One of my friends was a skipper and we both miss Jaws all the time
@windetta5513 жыл бұрын
@@utasora nice pfp
@fuckboi_factory88763 жыл бұрын
When I went the guy said "I got this, I used to be an X-Men" lmao
@donniewan753 жыл бұрын
I was a Skipper from 1995 to 1997. I have so many good memories of working on this ride. Summers were brutally hot and Winters would be pretty unbearable at times. My biggest fear was always falling in the water in the part @9:35. That scissor lift could potentially grab you and drag you underwater, crushing you. That was one of the reasons a giant "Emergency Stop" or "EStop" button was installed. We were also equipped with a cord that would pull the EStop if we happened to fall in the water. In addition to all of that, we had to be water safety trained. It was a fun job for a college kid.
@cleverusername93692 жыл бұрын
In Florida? Winter was unbearable in _FLORIDA??_
@imtehx97982 жыл бұрын
@@cleverusername9369 With the humidity in Florida, 30 degress feels like 0 degree's in Alaska where they have a dry cold.
@stevenrubio-vasquez35522 жыл бұрын
@@cleverusername9369 anything below 70 is gonna feel cold for flordians wearing jackets like its new york with 0-20 degrees
@bangboomdie3326 Жыл бұрын
THATS KEWL
@OHBOYKID316 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service.
@cstumpy513 жыл бұрын
With Universals’s new park, Epic Universe, opening in the near future, I feel like they should bring this ride back for the 50th anniversary of Jaws. New tech advancements would make it even more fun and scary!
@NatYourAverageNerd3 жыл бұрын
Especially since I never had the chance to ride it, and Jaws is one of my favorite films. :'C
@SittingBearProd3 жыл бұрын
Nowadays they’d just make it a simulator.
@Croeky3 жыл бұрын
@@SittingBearProd yeah, all screens
@mikey21113 жыл бұрын
If they use the techniques like they did on Hogwarts express with the short throw projectors and the computer processing power you got these days? You'd crap your pants i think 🤣 I mean a modern day phone kicks the pc's they used in 1993's ass.
@humpinglifedry3 жыл бұрын
This exact ride is still in Japan if I remember correctly
@jamesmckeever93473 жыл бұрын
I can’t be the only person who’s had nightmares about falling off this boat and seeing a bunch of mechanical sharks surrounding me
@MrPOKER7253 жыл бұрын
It's submechanophobia, if you're wondering
@jamesmckeever93473 жыл бұрын
@@MrPOKER725 Thanks, didn’t realise it had a name. Spent the best part of my lunch break looking at the google images that come up - I don’t recommend...
@themetaldudespodcast81363 жыл бұрын
Me!
@adamkarnik2703 жыл бұрын
I read that actually happened to someone in the 1990 version of the ride. He fell out of the boat twice, both in areas were the mechanical sharks were present. After being hauled in a 2nd time, the other riders applauded, assuming he was part of the ride.
@downlink58773 жыл бұрын
@@adamkarnik270 It did. I have the Orlando Sentinel cutting somewhere.
@kevindiossi3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, this was THE ride. Universal really did have the most ambitious rides back then and Jaws was the top of my list. Now the wife and I are passholders and I still relive the nostalgia, even if Ghostbusters, Kongfrontation, Earthquake, and Jaws are distant memories of my childhood.
@billycrna3 жыл бұрын
We still have E.T.!!❤️❤️
@dunebasher19713 жыл бұрын
@@billycrna Is it still the same ride from the 90s?
@jimbowlan58043 жыл бұрын
Jaws and all the original rides were a grand old time I remember my older brother told my little brother the shark was real and my little brother just started crying
@themetaldudespodcast81363 жыл бұрын
Such great times back then. I miss em😔
@FinalCurtainCall3 жыл бұрын
Kevin, same here. I am soooo grateful I was able to experience these amazing rides!! Forever cherished in my memories. Definitely my 90s childhood.
@MrLuckyAndrew3 жыл бұрын
man imagine how many times this skipper of of this ride and jungle cruise have to reenact over and over during their shifts, daily, weekly, monthly. props to these performers and BRUCE!
@zacharybozeman30933 жыл бұрын
For everyone that got to ride this your a legend!
@Alylonglegs3 жыл бұрын
yass
@ackman39813 жыл бұрын
I remember going on this, Kong, and before it opened, the MIB ride. Hard to believe that was over 21 years ago I did that.
@jared18043 жыл бұрын
You’re. Not your.
@krystlecontreras16533 жыл бұрын
I did when I was 14 ! LOL
@RoMenendezT3 жыл бұрын
I got to go on it twice and it was a fun ride 🥰
@MrSnakehair3 жыл бұрын
I’ll always remember riding this with my family! One of my favorite pictures of my now passed dad is him smiling on this ride. :)
@Sophie-gn8jw3 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear your dad passed away, he's in a better place now, watching over you as a guardian angel, smiling down on you so always remember to smile back, much love and support 🙏🏻💞♥️
@ThePointymetal3 жыл бұрын
“The 1st of the eight sharks” is all I needed to hear they went all in on this attraction
@mufasajosue3 жыл бұрын
Most underrated theme park channel! I’m currently interested in theme park engineering and this is by far the best “how it works” channel. Keep it up!
@splewy3 жыл бұрын
It’s kind of sad to see complex practical effect attractions like this going away. Dark rides will never capture the same experience of actually seeing, hearing and feeling things actually happening before your eyes. I still vividly remember feeling the heat from the gas dock explosion on this ride.
@brienbloomfield94203 жыл бұрын
I can still feel the intense heat on my skin when the gas station blew up. Absolutely loved this ride! It was the highlight of my 13th birthday back in 1996
@MartyMcFly886 ай бұрын
I will never forgive Universal for destroying my favorite ride and replacing it with a SECOND Harry Potter attraction.
@brandonbrouillette3083 жыл бұрын
This ride traumatized me as a child. I wish I could experience it again
@lordreiman83526 ай бұрын
same
@curtismartin90543 жыл бұрын
The fire was so intense... I can still feel it today.
@trishapoirier84409 ай бұрын
Right!! I forgot about the fire they had , it was huge
@hannahroberts6736 ай бұрын
Yeah, when I rode this as a small child, I wasn't even scared of the shark. But I freaked out at the part with the fire!
@tatianabaia22703 жыл бұрын
I rode this ride when I was around five years old and my dad purposefully sat me right on the edge of the boat conveniently forgetting to tell me the shark was not real. I was so scared by the end of the ride I almost started crying.
@f.o.21392 жыл бұрын
I was in line for this ride by myself and I let this group of snotty teenage girls go ahead of me just so they could sit at the edge of the boat. When the Shark popped out of the water, the snooty girls got drenched. Being stuck up doesn't pay.
@theubergoober40782 жыл бұрын
i just wanted to thank you for bringing back some great memories. i maintained and painted all of those sharks for over a decade. The Jaws crew was always the best and most hard working crew in any ride on Universal property. And as someone who was out in that filthy ride track in the middle of the night trying to scrub the mold and river slime off and keep their teeth pearly white it makes me feel total joy for all the love this ride still. June 1990-Jan 2021 " We needed a bigger boat"
@BeckVMH Жыл бұрын
Unsung heroes. I came to the comments hoping to find posts by those who worked on this famous ride. Unfortunate your comment is from 1 year ago and not acknowledgment! You folks created incredible memories for generations of people.
@doctordetroit12173 жыл бұрын
Back in July 97, we queued for over 4 hours to get on the ride, well worth it, I was "lucky" enough to be directly in line with Bruce when he bit the power cable, got some great photos!
@BEMS4Life3 жыл бұрын
Went on this in the very early 90's, maybe 91/92. It was working. Possibly the best holiday I've ever had, to this day!
@Sheza583 жыл бұрын
Wow! The first incarnation looked really good. The shark looked great!
@tmomo72653 жыл бұрын
This ride was a lot of fun. You knew the shark was coming but still jumped a little when it happened kinda like the Pillsbury can🤣
@VitZ93 жыл бұрын
Propane fire effects? Now that's a clean burning set piece, I tell you hwat. - Hank Hill
@chantalm93933 жыл бұрын
😆you win the comment section today my friend 👏🏽
@jeanblaaa3 жыл бұрын
That boy ain’t right
@keewee33773 жыл бұрын
Found your channel after riding Flight of Passage in November of last year. I was really curious about how it worked and found a literal GOLDMINE in your channel! It's clear how much attention and detail you pour into each of your high-quality videos, and I appreciate it a lot! I still cannot believe you ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 50K SUBS??? WHAAATT?!?!? I will be sharing your channel with all of my friends. Keep up the good work!
@AmusementLabs3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad you like them. In fact I had like I think less than 5K subs when I made that FoP video. I use to make like six flags videos, but people really went nuts for the larger theme park videos.
@keewee33773 жыл бұрын
@@AmusementLabs I think I remember watching one of your videos back when I was crazy about rollercoaster designs and such, but the concepts of these videos definitely appeal to a wider audience. Not only that, it's inspiring a new generation of engineers and providing great content for people like me.
@MoxeyTravels3 жыл бұрын
Yup it was 4 k when I saw first and thought WHAT?! He has a patreon btw 🙂
@ArmTheCreative Жыл бұрын
This ride was very immersive for its time. Loved loved loved it! The emcees made the experience incredible. I miss this one!
@jacqiball42933 жыл бұрын
I’m a Harry Potter fan, but I really miss Jaws. This was probably my favorite ride at Universal; I always made sure to ride it at least once when I was there.
@taylorflame7273 жыл бұрын
Me too, that and the mummy
@isaackim76752 жыл бұрын
@@taylorflame727 I went to the Harry Potter world 11 years ago, now I wanna go again!
@fiendsandfinalgirls3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: my father in law was part of the engineering team that broke the ride down in order to make room for Diagon Alley. The feeling of betrayal for my husband was strong 😹
@fiendsandfinalgirls3 жыл бұрын
@@Shark_Builds_Bro No. that would have been cool. All he gave him was sadness 😹😹😹
@michaelcarlton14843 жыл бұрын
The wall of fire was always really cool. That said, underwater machinery combines all of a person's worst fears. Electrocution, being crushed, and drowning (which is already a combination of suffocation, heights and a bit of the fear of the dark). Water rides are the ones that people need to be the most careful around.
@ldnxiii3 жыл бұрын
finally made the video I've always wanted you to make!! love this video, keep up the great work!!
@BetsyArcherella3 жыл бұрын
As an adult, I rode this in the early 1990’s and loved it. It felt quaint and nostalgic for the Jaws movie I had a wonderful time.
@bruce6661873 жыл бұрын
HERES BRUCE!!!! i rode this ride several times as a child and young adult never got old just because the ride was so mechanical i loved it!!
@alandouglas89393 жыл бұрын
I love the video. I rode on this in 2002. Everything seemed to be working fine. Lucky me! There was a little girl, with her father, on our boat. She was just freaking out as the sharks attacked. Her father was calmly saying "Remember we talked about this. It is all just pretend." But then the shark came over, the boat rocked, the water canons fired, and she started screaming again. The skipper just carried on like nothing was happening. A very rememberable ride.
@DreaddNok3 жыл бұрын
I had the privilege of going on the Jaws ride and I loved it!
@cheyamie36683 жыл бұрын
Took my kids to DW in 01...they were 9 and 6...huge Jaws fans. It was like an outer body experience watching my kids excitement experiencing the Jaws ride. Had a blast...
@Hereiserio3 жыл бұрын
I’m 13 and never got to ride this however I would’ve loved to have ridden it. I spend most of my time watching videos of this ride and LOVE learning more information about it. I have no idea why I’m so passionate about this ride but I just am
@BlinkFanForever33 жыл бұрын
Glad I saw this. This was one of my favorite rides as a kid. Those damn buckets broke my moms hearing aid and soaked us in the boat house. Rip to her. This was our ride. I’m glad they kept Bruce hung up by the earthquake ride. Still sad it’s gone though:( even though my husband and I LOVE diagonally
@andylafleur143 жыл бұрын
Great video. Got to ride jaws and loved it.
@jtmoney83643 жыл бұрын
Definitely a classic. Glad I was able to experience
@alexpollard4503 жыл бұрын
I have NEVER subscribed to a patreon but every video you post pushes me closer and closer
@junkendriven3 жыл бұрын
I count myself lucky, as a child we travelled from UK to USA and went on the 2nd incarnation of the Jaws ride and it brings back memories seeing this. Thanks!
@MikeyOnetwofour3 жыл бұрын
You should make one of these for the King Kong ride too. That one scared the shit out of me as a kid
@KiidDivine33 жыл бұрын
Holy shit do your remember the fire??
@JosephelLeon3 жыл бұрын
I had the chance to ride it several years ago shortly before it closed. It was fun. Great video, thanks.
@davidprenticeii67423 жыл бұрын
My mother was on the first team at Universal in group sales so I went often and remember both versions of this ride and it was always a favorite. There was a time during the first version where the shark didn't pop up like he was supposed to so they sent us around again only for it to still fail. The third time it popped up only to go back down like a whack a mole in the water. I remember that we all joked about it being the Jaws trilogy ride. That was back when you would hear rides closing due to technical difficulties. Kong and Earthquake had similar issues. I miss the old rides and shows, even Funtastic World of Hanna Barbara, Hitchcock's Art of Making movies, and even the Murder She Wrote show. Those were the days!
@MysteryManfrom793 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean, it felt more of a true Universal experience back then - these days a lot of the rides come from other studio sources... If only Universal had the space, many of these may have been saved....
@dashingrapscallion3 жыл бұрын
I agree with both of you guys! The park just had a magical Hollywood feel back then that is sadly no longer. I miss the old Universal and all of these old school attractions. The park is just Simulator City now with no innovation or inspiration
@MysteryManfrom793 жыл бұрын
@@dashingrapscallion I think they've seen the light a bit there, they had some backlash after Kong (which is a poor ride full stop - everyone just looked at each other in disbelief when it ended as there was no obvious build up and climax) and the even more dreadful Fast and Furious which I'm betting won't even see it's 10th Anniversary. The new Hagrid ride redeemed quite a bit, so hopefully they'll be doing more actual effects in the future. But I know what you mean, dated as some of them were, you didn't mind riding those older ones over and over, but I have no desire to ride Kong or Fast and Furious again, I happily walk by and just gloat at those wasting their time in long queue (or walk-on in the case of the latter!)
@Yukendoit3 жыл бұрын
When the travel ban goes away you can always come to Japan and ride it over here!
@ms.pirate3 жыл бұрын
I wanna go to the Japanese universal! The western park looks boring
@juggadadjones39663 жыл бұрын
Yuken get out of here ya rascal!
@Yukendoit3 жыл бұрын
@@juggadadjones3966 I don't want any trouble.
@Yukendoit3 жыл бұрын
@@juggadadjones3966 But after I get the vaccine I'm totally riding it again.
@juggadadjones39663 жыл бұрын
@@Yukendoit miss your live streams buddy! Hope all is well lol this the dude from Detroit that would pop in
@Taj_Fitness3 жыл бұрын
My favorite ride of all time! That damn fire 🔥 FEELS LIKE HELL!!!
@Althealynch42213 жыл бұрын
I miss this ride I remember riding it when I was a kid in like 93 and it terrified me at first but went back a few times later in life and loved it more and more. I feel so lucky to have been able to experience all the old rides including jaws!
@adambezark22932 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful video! Some terrific details and history. I was the show director for the second (1993) iteration, and spent many long hours driving in circles around that lagoon with Marc Plogstedt, the programmer from ITEC. It was an insane experience, but it's good to know that people still remember the old Amity boats so fondly...
@Lewis-lw9bj2 жыл бұрын
you created a legendary attraction, it’s sorely missed. but thank you for all the memories, won’t ever forget those 🦈
@FlipSm0k33 жыл бұрын
I remember how long the wait was for this ride back in the 90s when I was a kid. Same with King Kong. Too bad kids these days will never experience these kinds of rides again.
@badllama80903 жыл бұрын
This was the reason i wanted to go to universal back in the early 90's, loved it, id had books and magazines on universal as a kid so was a dream come true.
@JeffFrmJoisey3 жыл бұрын
Rode Jaws in mid-August 1993 for the 1st time. Had no idea the version I rode was only a few months old!!! Rode it once annually for the next few years. It was fun and I got soaked and scared when Bruce surfaced right next to me on a few of those rides!!
@donnaturpin59953 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure riding this ride! And i truly miss it!!! I also rode the old Kongfrontation and Twister. I miss all these rides! I wish universal had a special backlot to put these old rides where we could ride them again....but i know thatd impossible!!
@trentaccid21778 ай бұрын
THANKS I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO RIDE BOTH RIDES IN CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA. IF I CAN PULL OUT THE VIDEO I TOOK OF THE 1ST ONE IN CALIFORNIA I WILL TRY TO UPLOAD IT GOD REST BOTH RIDES.
@tedioustotoro48853 жыл бұрын
We still have Jaws the Ride in Japan
@PepeLeFunk3 жыл бұрын
1993. I still remember it as if it was yesterday. Thanks for this.
@bobbyhavens3 жыл бұрын
I was born in `93!
@SimonJones2653 жыл бұрын
I experienced this ride in 2003 & 2006 as a kid. Great memories of a unique ride.
@zygoat23693 жыл бұрын
This ride singlehandedly gave me submechanophobia, when I was a kid I wanted to avoid it at all costs because my imagination of what lie below the water didn't do me any good
@officialhoovtube3 жыл бұрын
Great video! My parents dragged me on this ride when I was 5 back in 95 during our trip and thats why I have a deep fear of the ocean and sharks
@cosmos80573 жыл бұрын
My mom worked at universal growing up and this was my go to ride every time. I went on it like 20 times
@lbabytutorials48523 жыл бұрын
Imagine being the boat Captain and having to reenact The jaws experience every six minutes 😳 Can you please do one about king Kong? I remember walking in there as a little kid and it literally smelled like New York.
@gletamendi54393 жыл бұрын
Dang, i would have loved to go on that ride before it was gone.
@RescueAnimations2 жыл бұрын
I cant believe it has been 10 years. I feel like I just rode this not long ago. Time flies!
@michaelgiannetti38464 ай бұрын
I will always remember this ride. I must have been 8 or 9 years old, my parents told me we were going on a “little boat ride” to another part of the park. As we got closer to the boat, I started to recognize the music being played, the name “Amity” in the distance. It wasn’t until that radio call and seeing the fin that I realized what happened. I’ll never forget it 😂 when the shark jumps at you in the boathouse, i seriously thought we were gonna die. It felt so real!!! LOL!
@anthonymeglio21273 жыл бұрын
I miss this ride i always had to sit at the edge of the boat to see Bruce!
@snakeeyes5227 ай бұрын
I actually got to ride this once with all the effects working, there was actually once more encounter than what you described. After the scene where the shark bites the front of the boat and drags it, the next attack happened shortly after the boat drag. On the opposite side of the boat, Jaws comes out of the water and the boat would capsize 45 degrees towards Jaws as he came out of the water at the side of the boat with his mouth wide open. That was the scariest scene I've ever witnessed on a ride!
@PUMPK3NNY3 жыл бұрын
I have never been more scared in my life. Went on this when I was like 9 Extremely scary. I can remember the fear to this day lol.
@MrMrmmu723 жыл бұрын
We were there the first day it was open to the public. There had been a private opening the day before for executives and celebrities. When we were there, NOTHING worked except E.T. The shark was hanging limp out of the lagoon. Everybody there was given a freelifetime pass. Fortunately, when we came back 4 years later, we got to ride it!
@dennissmith58073 жыл бұрын
Hey. My jaws behind the scenes video footage is on there. Sweet. I went on the original version once when it was working. Of course I forgot to bring my video camera.
@Totalfreedomliving3 жыл бұрын
The original one was clearly the best even though it never worked much.
@stephaniemarsh-powell50053 жыл бұрын
This is one of the few rides I remember from when I went in 1998. We had a decent sized group (it was a youth trip), we had already went around once and met up with another part of our group and decided to ride again, we knew where we were supposed to scream, and we all did, we startled the lady so much she almost fell in. She anticipated it on the next turn, but we had a fun time with it!
@ZombieBacon137 ай бұрын
I remember this was the one ride I wanted to go on my entire childhood before I ever went to Universal. We were finally able to go for the first time after years of asking to go, and it was closed down a just few months prior lol.
@j3rkch1ck3n8 ай бұрын
I remember when I was a kid in the early 90’s, and wanting to ride it and it was down for repairs. I did get to ride it some years later several times and glad I got to experience it. Easily one of the most memorable rides I’ve ever been on, and arguable one of the best. After watching this video it’s easy to see why it broke often… so many moving parts, water, hydraulics etc. Lots of things that can break.
@rosseyy69773 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy I got to enjoy this ride before it closed!
@MetaModern-df6he3 жыл бұрын
Classic ride! This was so fun as a kid!
@persianking443 жыл бұрын
Sad thing is, an attraction of this scale could feasible work using modern water dark ride or water coaster-like system.
@jimbowlan58043 жыл бұрын
Somebody make this happen I loved the jaws ride
@bmused553 жыл бұрын
Rode it in 1994, my one and only time. So sad it is now gone
@Noodlemonkey73 жыл бұрын
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CHANNEL! Just subbed! I love this!
@expertmarketingpro29673 жыл бұрын
Jaws. It work reliably (pause) almost never 🤣
@Z3AL316 Жыл бұрын
Man I miss this ride so much, it was my favorite one, mainly because Jaws is my favorite film of all time
@cadenhutchinson57502 жыл бұрын
I rode this when I was 5 and literally cried the whole ride but it’s still my favorite ride like ever. How it works is so fascinating to me.
@michaelsledge39043 жыл бұрын
Caught this ride 3 times. Nostalgia at its finest
@foxracing89732 жыл бұрын
My parents took me on this ride as a kid growing up in the 90s. I was a fairly tough kid and there wasn't much that scared me but oh man how I totally freaked out on this ride. The boat house was when my panic started to set in bc it was dark inside it and by that time we were already being "tracked" by the shark. However when we got out of the boat house and we trapped by the ring of fire, with the shark then lunging at the boat, I totally lost it. For some reason my young brain by that point had completely forgotten it wasn't real and was just a ride lol. I remember experiencing the same kind of panic on the Earthquake ride when the diesel truck fell/slid toward our ride and the place began to fill with water. I look back on it all now very fondly and I am so happy I got to experience those rides. Rides nowadays (for the most part) at Universal Studios are such a let down and not thrilling.
@egonrhoodie27453 жыл бұрын
Experienced the Jaws ride in 1976!!! Wonderful!!!! Should never have stopped it!!! It's super iconic!!! 😭😂🙏😇
@Alicious_Al8 ай бұрын
Never got the chance to ride this in Orlando and Hollywood has only one scene during the Studio Tour but I was fortunate to ride this attraction in Japan.
@Rob-dp3vr3 жыл бұрын
I rode Jaws the first day Universal opened to the Public. I also went to Universal Islands of Adventure the first day it opened, and was the first group to ride The Hulk. Of course to be fair, both parks were opened to staff and employees the week leading to opening day. So they were first. I remember that Jaws impressed me with the details of the set. Also. The fire explosion was super hot. Like, made your race feel flash burned. I read later that they toned it down because of complaints. The first time the Shark popped up next to the boat, it was pretty cool and surprising. Of course from then forward, it was never as exciting because you knew everything about to happen. But seeing friends there for the first time was fun.
@SeanLKearns2 жыл бұрын
The most ambitious ride show ever devised.
@LawyerMatt3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen this footage of the old ride before and in such high quality. Wow! What an excellent job. Thank you!
@fireflyfox93 Жыл бұрын
I miss the Jaws ride. Great video, this was awesome!
@garethjudd58403 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Jaws at universal studios LA in 1980 and it's still going strong.
@jbrinker1236 ай бұрын
First time i rode it was oct of 94. i was 8 and held on to my mom for dear life while in the dark boat house. Was super scared. My last ride of it was in 2008. I sure miss it
@gordonthune6683 жыл бұрын
This is one of my earliest memories. The chard shark. I can still remember the heat my face from the explosion. That was a memorable ride!
@suttongriffin81543 жыл бұрын
Great video dude!! I definitely got to ride it when I was younger so I’m glad I got the credit before it closed.
@RoseRitonya3 жыл бұрын
I remember riding the version of this that existed in California with my parents back when I was 7. Immediately before we came up along the water's edge where the shark lunges at you, I started FLIPPING OUT, going full-on small child meltdown and forcing my mother to switch seats with me mid-ride. Minutes after we completed the switch the shark animatronic came lunging up beside the ride...directly next to where I would have been sitting, had I not thrown a temper tantrum.
@robluck213 жыл бұрын
I loved that ride, rode it many times, it was the best one. Pity but all good things must come to an end.
@tobyriding32313 жыл бұрын
Well done! By far your best and most professional video yet!
@stephenlozano28163 жыл бұрын
Awesome video 👍🏼
@tjcthulhu7 ай бұрын
I loved the Jaws ride. it was my favorite ride from any park. Harry Potter stuff is cool, but they never should’ve got rid of Jaws
@rockon48533 жыл бұрын
I miss this amusement park so much. It`s over 30 years ago I was there with my father 😊 From Norway to Florida to Universal Studio 😎😁 Love It! 😁
@Nuggetlover969 ай бұрын
I will forever be salty about this ride closing to make way for HP... I watched COUNTLESS videos of this ride and fell absolutely in love with it... but my family usually went to Disney, not Universal. I was well into college when I got to go to Universal for the first time for HHN, but by that point the ride had already been removed. I still want to go to Universal Hollywood and ride Jaws even if its only once.
@nicoroony9 ай бұрын
This is exactly what happened with me. I always loved this ride and was super interested in it. Too bad the only one open is in Japan. One day, I hope I can go.
@Nuggetlover969 ай бұрын
@@nicoroony I thought Hollywood still had Jaws too?
@Nuggetlover969 ай бұрын
@@nicoroony just looked it up and I was wrong and now I'm even sadder
@Glockboii3053 жыл бұрын
Sick man great work!!!!
@thomaswhitelegg3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, so well created and all the effects are so well explained, keep up the great work and I can't wait to see the next one!!