Universal
Studios: Amity - Jaws
Inspired
by the novel and the 1976 Steven Spielberg, megahit that
spawned the "Summer Blockbuster", JAWS is an attraction
that pits you against a great white shark off the shores
of Amity. You may get wet on this attraction.
- Location:
San Francisco/Amity
- Type:
Water Ride
- 1-Part:
Water Ride while Jaws Attacks your Boat
- Universal
Express Available
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The
Ride
As
you pass through the dock house to enter your tour boat,
the erie sound of music from the film gives you a hint that
something unsettling is about to happen. Your tour guide
greets you as you board the boat and set off on a tour of
Amity. After taking note of a few landmarks, including Chief
Brody's office, a distress call is heard over the radio.
Another tour boat is in trouble. You race to the scene to
help, however you are too late. The tour boat, carrying
guest just like you, has met it's doom. You can only watch
as the remains of the boat sink to the bottom.
A
fin appears to your left. Actually its quite a big fin at
that. You are going to need a bigger boat. The great white
shark swims under your boat and thrashes you around. Luckily,
you have survived...for now. Quick to the boat house! You
enter the boat house to safety the doors close behind you.
You are safe, or is their something in here with you? The
attack comes from the right as the great white breaks through
the surface of the water right next to the boat, just missing
an opportunity to pick off one of the guests in your boat.
You
make a break out of the boat house. The great white is in
pursuit. With a grenade launcher in hand, your tour guide
takes aim, but JAWS tips your boat, causing the tour guide
to shoot the dock which just so happens to house a few gasoline
tanks. The heat is intense! Amazingly, you avoid a crispy
demise.
The
tour boat makes it's way to a dock so you can disembark,
but JAWS has other plans as he pops up to your right, spelling
certain doom. As the final bite is about to hit, JAWS bites
into a high voltage electrical cable. Smoke is everywhere.
Does someone smell something burning? The chard remains
of JAWS takes one last attempt to get you as he sinks to
the bottom. That's disgusting!
Call
off the marine. Your tour guide is bring you home. You and
the people of Amity are safe...for now.
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Universal Orlando: Jaws Tips
Placement
is everything on this attraction. The left side your tour
boat definitely offers the best views of the shark. Guests
who sit toward the right will have obstructed views of the
shark, exploding dock, and sinking tour boat, but they will
have the best view in the boathouse. Our favorite possible
rows either four or five. If at all possible try to ride
this attraction twice, once in the daytime and once at dusk
or in the evening. The experience of a shark at night and
the pyrotechnics raise the bar for Jaws. Although the ride
is not really scary for adults, smaller children may find
the experience too intense. If you still take your child
on the ride, an obstructed view may not be such a bad idea
after all.
Remember,
this is a water ride, so there is a good chance you'll get
sprayed a bit, especially on the side seats. Plus, there
is a good chance when you enter your boat, small puddles
of water will already be seated, so bring a napkin to wipe
it off.
As
with other rides, Universal Express Pass, cuts the wait
time a lot In several cases, a fifty minutes wait for normal
guest turned into just ten minutes for us. Guests in wheelchairs
and Motorized Transportation Vehicles must transfer to the
boat for this attraction.
