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A Final Look at Jaws The Ride


SHARK!!!! OH F**K!!!! SHARK!!!!


Jacob is about to kick some serious shark A$$!!! (Ps. Is it just me or does Jacob look EXACTLY like that guy from Thanks Smokey on YouTube?)


DIE SHARK!!! DIE!!!!


"That's disgusting!!!"


All water effects were on Jaws today! Left side of the boat got soaked!!!


Goodbye Jaws. We will miss you. Please do us all a favor and bite Harry Potter in his magic wand!

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Another Jaws report by Adam
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So today a bunch of us had the chance to send off Jaws by paying our last respects to the attraction. To be honest, it didn't hit me until the end of the evening during my last ride that I realized how much I really appreciated Jaws and what it was for the park. The attraction has aged quite well, and still held up without being lame. Innovative for its time, I have no doubt that the attraction could have lasted many more years if given the proper chance and technical upgrades, but that point is moot now.

And while the greater area that was once Amity is now set to be removed to make way for the second coming of a certain boy wizard, I believe that today's visit left me (and others whom I was with) with some fond memories and a bit of nostalgia that will carry on long after the lagoon has been drained and filled in.

So, in honor of this classic Universal attraction, I've compiled a comprehensive look at Jaws, as well as a detailed look at Amity, both captured throughout the course of January 2nd, 2012 from morning until the attractions final closure. I'll have some additional supplementary photos a little later, but I figured I'd give you the main stuff first!

Oh, and a special treat! How about you take a ride with me on one of the last Captain Jake Amity Boat Tours of Jaws' existence? This video was filmed at 7:45 pm on January 2nd, 2012, a mere fifteen minutes before the ride closed its doors and began serving its last riders ever!


Despite the expectation that Jaws would be packed throughout the day, the first two hours of the day's operation were pretty empty.


No foolin'?


Our first Skipper Jacob wields his grenade launcher with pride!


For those of you that don't know, this boathouse is actually the maintenance bay for the boats. Kind of cool that the boathouse is actually a boathouse!


Yes, Disney can nail details... But it only took one ride on Jaws to see that the people behind this 22 year old attraction weren't leaving behind blank walls either.


"Amity-6 to base?"


Many people missed the signs, but there is a heck of a lot of foreshadowing in the attraction's environment.


Farewell and adieu Gordon!


"These things are actually loaded?!?!"


Notice something fishy about this salvage shed? It once belonged to Quint, the crazy sailor from the film.


Not sure anybody ever turned around besides me to look, but this is the backside (and exit) of Quint's shed.


"Imagination is a blast!" Sorry... Wrong ride.


Somewhere across the inter webs, Guy is clasping his hands joyously smiling while staring at the flames.


Subtle foreshadowing? I think so...

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