Within a month of the incident all of the individuals who had inhaled it, including the skipper, died tragic unexpected deaths. He was found later that week floating in the water of the Jaws ride after coming in one night after closing. Police ruled it was a suicide considering all of the wounds appeared to be self-inflicted. Although he had no history of depression and everyone who knew him claimed he was a very happy, positive person. After just a short closure though the ride again reopened and the story was basically forgotten.
Then there is the report of the guest in who after getting on the Jaws ride randomly decided to jump out of the boat. All along he just kept screaming that it was his time to see the light and various other religious sayings. Finally, after another guest grabbed him, the man began to climb back into the boat. That was when the shark shot forward and bit down on his leg, cutting into him deeply.
The man screamed as the jaws chomped up and down then backed away silently. It just froze staring in at the boat for a few seconds as if analyzing the guests with hungry eyes. It then slowly sank beneath the water not to bother them again. The man was taken to the ER shortly after but he ended up passing away from the loss of blood. This triggered management to do some more safety testing.
However, after repeatedly doing cold run throughs, they were not able to find evidence as to why this happened. However, this time it seemed that the employees were much more aware of what was happening and essentially everyone started to transfer away from the ride. Guests also began complaining because it seemed like all the employees had pretty much checked out. Many of them would even make dark jokes to the guests during the show about how the shark would probably get them someday like it did with that guest not too long ago.
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Jaws The movie was such a hit for Universal Pictures that when they started dipping their toes into the theme park industry, the studio heads knew they had to get their great white moneymaker up close and personal with guests in experiences that we now view as classics. A Shark in Hollywood After the rampant success of Jaws, the MCA-owned Universal Pictures set to work immediately on integrating the great white shark into their famous Studio Tour that runs through the backlot in Hollywood.
Ah, what a nice quiet little village. Hey, is that a shark fin in the water? The Disastrous Opening of Universal Studios Florida Once the plans for a new park to be built in Orlando, Florida, were green-lit, it was decided that the great white shark would star in one of the opening day attractions. The Redemption The ride officially reopened in the spring of with film stars Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and director Steven Spielberg in attendance.
You maniacs! You blew it up! I miss you. Join the AllEars. Click here to Subscribe! Universal in turn sued MCA, the designers of the ride, for alleged engineering flaws and shoddy workmanship. In August , two months after opening, the park accepted that Jaws was dead in the water. They decided to scrap the attraction completely and rebuild it from scratch.
After pushing back the reopening date numerous times, Universal Studios Orlando finally debuted its new and improved Jaws ride in Instead, designers took inspiration from the sequel and electrocuted the shark at the end of the show. It required large amounts of fuel and was incredibly expensive to maintain. After the success of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter , Universal Studios took the opportunity to close Jaws —permanently this time—to make room for a new Potter-themed land.
In , the robotic shark stalked its last group of riders. Though some theme park guests associate Jaws the ride with frustration and the stench of gasoline, others view it with nostalgia. Nearly million people have watched a ride-through of the final Jaws ride on YouTube since it shut down. Homages to the attraction can be found in the park as well. In the area that used to house the Jaws ride, guests can still pose for photos with a giant great white statue.
BY Michele Debczak. Animatronic 'Jaws' shark from the Universal Studios Hollywood tram tour.
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