What will the jaws ride become

Unfortunately, what should have been a grand debut for Universal Studios Florida turned into a disaster. Most of the opening day attractions suffered some level of malfunctions due to an electrical error, but Jaws got the worst of the problems by far.

The mechanical sharks and other effects refused to work properly, and the ride had to be evacuated almost constantly. The ride officially reopened in the spring of with film stars Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and director Steven Spielberg in attendance. Thankfully, this version of Jaws finally gave us what Universal had originally promised: a terrifying encounter with a great white shark in his territory.

The story for the ride broke the fourth wall, imagining that Amity Island and the shark attacks were real, and the film that we saw in theaters was a documentary of what actually happened. Just like any good theme park attraction, chaos ensued, and we found ourselves dealing with a new pair of teeth. One of the best parts of Jaws 2.

Unfortunately, this would be the last good news fans of the ride would hear. Universal announced in that Jaws and the entire Amity area would close to make room for a certain boy wizard. The attraction would close permanently on January 2, despite fan backlash. However, not all remnants of the ride have been removed from the park.

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See more details Disney released the first picture from Hocus Pocus 2! Check it out here. And as Salamone quickly realized, it was coming his way. When Universal was selecting which movies to immortalize as rides at their new Florida park, Jaws seemed like a no-brainer.

Additionally, the movie starred a life-sized animatronic shark that would look just as ferocious in a theme park as it did on screen. At least, that was the hope. After many special effects experts called the task of designing a seaworthy, foot mechanical shark for the movie impossible, Hollywood legend Bob Mattey finally agreed to come out of retirement to do the job.

The movie shot in the real-life seas around the island of Martha's Vineyard, and saltwater eroded the animatronics' electric motors after just one week—so it had to be replaced with a system of pneumatic tubes. Even when the animatronics were working properly, they had to be drained, scrubbed, and repainted daily.

Spielberg got around his technical difficulties by hiding the shark from view for much of the movie—a narrative choice that has since been hailed as a brilliant storytelling device and has been copied by countless monster movies since.

For the ride to operate, the shark would need to perform consistently multiple times a day every day. But while that experience lasts about a minute , the Jaws ride would do much more—or attempt to, at least. Under ideal conditions , the Jaws ride was a spectacular show.

Guests boarded a pontoon boat with a live skipper ready to take them on a leisurely tour of Amity Island. As the ride progressed, it became clear that a shark was terrorizing the town. At one point, the three-ton man-eater would swim up to the boat and bite into it. With that said, now that animatronic technology has become far more sophisticated, Jaws would of course need updating. And the best point of reference for this would be another large prehistoric beast who also has his own ride at Universal Studios - King Kong.

The titular star of Islands of Adventures' Skull Island: Reign of Kong is frighteningly realistic as realistic as towering apes can be, of course , and we refuse to believe that Jaws can't undergo significant improvements. Simply put, Kong is scarier than Jaws at least the ride version of the big fish. While it's understandably difficult to create an animatronic that is designed to live in the water as director Steven Spielberg would testify , perhaps good old CGI could also be used to lend a hand - not unlike the mosasaur section on Jurassic World - The Ride.

And on that note, CGI could be put to good use for an updated attraction. We understand that this might sound like a copout - could you imagine a CGI reboot of Jaws? But for the purposes of an attraction, computer special effects could help immerse the guests even deeper into the world they've chosen to enter.

Going back to rides like Jurassic World The Ride or even Skull Island: Reign of Kong which is mostly CGI , it's plain to see that guests respond pretty well to this technology - provided it's used only for immersive and interactive purposes. For a Jaws -themed ride, though, this would need to be kept to an absolute minimum because less is always more, especially when it comes to Jaws , as the film relies heavily on the shark's absence which, incidentally, was an accident.

No - what we think would work best is to use CGI sparingly - whether it's to create an effect right beneath the surface of the water, such as a shadow or a dorsal fin, or even to show the shark on television screens in the queuing system.

Dan is a freelance writer from the UK who specializes in writing about Disney theme parks and filming locations.