It was a lot of fun! Probably the most fun I had at a job. It was always fun doing the tours. I worked there the last 7 months before it closed. The ride wasn’t in the best of shape at that point, but if you had a good skipper, the ride was always fun
@@robelliott8528 true, I rode it twice in one visit and the skipper clearly dgaf, hungover or last day or something. 10x more fun when they are having fun with it.
I grew up here in Orlando and was lucky enough to ride Jaws many time's as a child and adult! But I was completely heart broken when they closed Jaws for good. It was such a good ride. I felt like a piece of my childhood was taken away! I wish Universal would bring it back! That would be awesome!!
So many classics that have been abandoned.... glad I got to ride them too. Jaws, the Ghostbusters show, Back to the Future, King Kong, Terminator (never got to ride it though. It was always broke 🤣)
@@letsgetdangerous1925 the terminator battle across time was a true successor to the Ghostbusters show. It was a 3D movie with a very intricate storyline about how you're touring cyberdine and the Connors break in and stuff. The crazy part is that a few years after T2 James Cameron got the band back together to make the short 3D film seen in the ride, it deserves it's own video on here for real.
I went to Universal only a handful of times as a kid and my favorite movie was Jaws. So when I heard they had a ride I was so excited. I had a huge love/hate relationship with the ride. I loved it because it was a lot of fun and so immersive , I’ve never experienced such immersion on a ride ever! But I hated it cause my dad asked where the shark goes next to the boat the most and sat me on the edge, making me scared to ride it ever again. It closed before I had the chance to conquer it but I heard they’re bringing it back for Epic Universe!
I can still remember the intense heat from those explosions on my fragile sunburn lol. I was extremely lucky enough to go on that ride in 94 & 95 thanks to my dad 🙂
My brother and I never watched Jaws but he had the same fear of a shark in the water. Even at a pool he hated the deep end because he had a fear of a shark. I hated swimming in stuff like lakes or beaches but not because of one thing like a shark. My fear was for anything that could be in the water even if it was just fish I felt like there was something down there.
We took trips every year to UNIVERSAL Florida, for a 10 year span. JAWS and Kongfrontation would often have tech diff closures. When you were able to ride them, it was special.
The Kong ride was no joke and had no line when we went. It was absolutely a masterpiece. Dark city at night in one part, then Kong "attacks" from a bridge (before "chasing" you off screen to the end of the ride) I wish I could have seen any of the jaws ride or the BTTF ride. They weren't added till later.
it was a pretty awesome ride, and I was living in FL in 2004 when all those hurricanes hit so I was jucky to have been able to go on the ride before it was shut down.
Spielberg is pretty into the rides designed from his films. Universal actually removed and threw out the OG Orca that was originally left for the Jaws ride in Hollywood. He is still pissed off about them doing that. He was very involved in making Jurassic Park: The Ride as well. That was the best ride in Universal Studios until the new Jurassic Park crap came and they changed the entire look of the ride.
He was also heavily involved with the design of the ET ride and there's some kind of contract or stipulation that the ride has to remain at the Orlando park at least until he dies (it was replaced by The Mummy in Hollywood and Space Fantasy: The Ride in Japan). There was plans to build a Universal park in South Korea & the ride was to be included with that park, but the park plans got scrapped (and there's no ET ride at the Universal parks in Singapore & Beijing).
....born and raised in So Cal...grew up visiting Universal Hollywood...never been to Orlando, our shark still menaces the tram tour... Love what you do, thank you for excellent content!
I'm an orlando fl native and I have been blessed to go to Universal studios more times than I can count. I have been on all those older rides like jaws, king kong and earthquake which actually broke down while we were riding. It happened at the time when tons of water is pouring down into the fake subway to mock flooding of the streets above. We were okay, no one was hurt, but it seems like we were stuck forever just watching and getting a little wet by this water.
I rode this ride in the late 90's. It was great. I really enjoyed the semi-corny way they tried to immerse the audience into the story. It was fun watching the "documentary" that played while you waited in the line.
When I went with my family to Universal Studios back in 1991, Jaws was the Only ride that was closed due to maintenance. I was so upset since Jaws is one of my favourite movies. I never got to ride Jaws before the ride closed for good.☹️ Awesome video Minty. Cheers from Canada🇨🇦
I have great memories of working in the Amity Games outside the ride in the early to mid 1990’s. I worked the games and then later as the Amazing Alonzo. Surprisingly enough, working with the public back then was a positive experience and many celebrities would come by and play the games during their visits.
I rode this ride in 1976 in California. The tunnel you show in that clip was for the Six Million Dollar Man show as well as other shows. The Jaws ride is still open in Universal Studios in California. I just took my kids there in 2021 and rode it as well as the psycho house. It’s just like I remembered it
My fiancé was creative supervisor of the look-a-likes and creative show writer for Universal when the park opened. He wrote a lot of the shows that opened the park and had a hand in what eventually became Halloween Horror Nights. He said at one point Quint was supposed to play a part in the queue line narration. My fiancé is also an actor (was the original Dreamfinder at Epcot) and he had recorded a queue spiel recreating Robert Shaw’s voice that he thinks was supposed to be used when the ride reopened after the original shutdown and reworking, but was never used.
I was a 15 year old male and about 250 lbs in 2000. The jaws ride was the last thing I went on. Everything started out slow and jaws attacked 2 or 3 times. I saw the end of the ride and relaxed, I was sitting on the back left of the boat all the way at the edge. All of a sudden one last attack happened right at me, flight not fight happened and I jumped over everyone in my row and got to the middle of the boat (I still don’t know how I got there as I jumped over about four people) apparently I made everyone day, as many people came up to me to tell how funny that was.
I rode that ride in the early 80s. I can't remember much that early in life but that ride I can't forget. I was on the side of the boat where jaws lunges and to this day I remember feeling as if I was going to fall right into the jaws of Jaws and got a small amount of PTSD from it for a while.
I remember riding this back in the 2000s. I loved riding it, though it was a bit scary for me at first (I was a kid at the time). But once I got used to it, it was so much fun and I remember I would tell my parents that I was acting. It was fun and I loved everything about the ride. I was actually bummed when it closed down, but after hearing all of the maintenance issues and problems, I can understand why they shut it down. At least the Harry Potter Diagon Alley was more than a worthy replacement, but a part of me is does miss the Jaws ride. Love the video, Minty! Keep up the great work and thanks for a trip down memory lane 😊
If Epic Universe doesn't bring back the Jaws ride, then Warner Bros. needs to take control of the Wizarding World and start investing in their own parks, so the WWHP will stop consuming all of Universal's parks like the Blob
I had the opportunity to experience the Jaws ride back in 2011 one year before it's closure. Remember hearing rumors going around saying that the attraction was going to close the following year. Literally two weeks later it was confirmed in an article that Jaws would be closing and getting replaced by diagon Alley. The Jaws ride was one of the most fun experiences. One of my favorite segments on the ride was the gas explosion because you can actually feel the flames like if you were really in a Jaws movie scene.
Went on this a few times in 1999 & 2005-.it broke down once & the face of the actor was priceless when genuine panic set in. I miss this ride- time to start saving for Osaka
This is a interesting concept for "10 Thing You Didn't Know About", Minty! In future episodes, you can cover Captain EO & T2 3D: Battle Across Time rides.
First you made a 10 Thing You Didn't Know About video on Blockbuster Video, and now you're doing the same thing with a Theme-Park ride. Nice. Doesn't hurt to try something alittle new.
I only got to see the Hollywood tram version, but that was pretty good, too. Now, sadly, I've learned that all the stuff I saw on the tram is now gone. King Kong, Jaws, rotating ice tunnel thing, Battlestar Galactica encounter. That rotating ice tunnel shows up occasionally in reruns of old Universal TV shows, as does the collapsing bridge.
I went on the ride about 20 years ago when I was in highschool. It was awesome. Sad to see it go, but the technical and financial issues with it make alot of sense...
Years ago, I went to Orlando for Universal's annual Halloween-themed event called Halloween Horror Nights. I was really excited to find that the Jaws ride was open and was being promoted as "Shark in the Dark." As much fun as the Jaws ride was to me previously, it was even more thrilling at night!
The channel Fascinating Horror often covers theme park tragedies, and I'm always expecting a video about a disaster on the Jaws ride. Glad to find out nobody's ever been killed/seriously injured!
I remember as a kid my friends and I would play "Jaws" in my uncle's boat. We would swap roles each time. One would be Brody, one Quint, one Hooper, and one would play the shark. If anyone else played with us they'd be the victims. We used leaves as the chum feed to lure the "shark." We used Clorox bleach bottles as the oxygen tanks. And a plastic pellet or nerf guns as the rifle that shoots the tanks. God I miss the '80s.
hey minty...even though you never experienced the ride, your enthusiasm keeps bringing me back to watch this video....like with all your other videos, this was so well done...keep the faith...stay well....keep the peace...rocky
I was a Skipper on this ride. For several years. Nice video, I have seen many of your others. You do a good job. I can tell you many stories of the jaws ride, It was so a great ride.
Went on this in Florida in the 90’s and went on twice. The 2nd time round the script was embellished by the boat captain and made the 2nd ride even better.
Minty, this is a great video, and I have really fond memories of being a kid in the 1970s seeing the Universal Studios Tour in the Hollywood location - before the Jaws segment existed, and then after Jaws was up and running; and though simple, the Jaws segment has always been a great and wonderful favorite. Back in the 1970s there were only a few small mechanical effects built to make the tram ride fun. In 1980 they created a short-lived but very cool sit-down show called “Dracula’s Castle” which featured mechanical monster effects as well as actors in costume playing classic Universal monsters. 😉
It was a fun ride back in the day. Down side was 90+ weather and the explosions, fire effects with real fire. Line took forever, but was fun. Same with Kong and the Subway Earthquake ride. Nothing beat the BTTF ride though.
Fun fact: Not all of the Amnity Island set dressing was torn down to make way for Diagon Alley. To the left of the wall entrance to Diagon there's an "Amnity Island Fish Co" building and opposite that near the water there's still a strung up bull shark.
I rode that ride only one time as a kid when I went to universal studio in Florida and I loved every moment of it. Scared the hell out of me, but in a good way; about time I went back years later it was gone
I went on the ride in the mid 90's. It was a very humid day and there was a strong wind coming across the water towards the boat. When the explosion and fire went off it fried everyone on that side of the boat. I remember parents trying to screen their children from the heat and flames. Kids were crying and ladies were screaming. It was great.
Lost count how many times I rode the Orlando one. It was cheesy good fun. But Wizarding World is pretty awesome. Though Hagrids ride always breaks down. So the Jaws curse is still around lol.
I went on it in '97, loved it!...... but to quote marty mcfly " the shark still looked fake!", the explosion and fire was very warm when it went off........
It's one of my favorite movies. This gives me one more reason to take a trip to Japan, so I can go on the Jaws ride. As usual, a great video with lots of good info. Still waiting for a Ten things you didn't know about Minty video.
I enjoyed Jaws the Ride in the mid 90’s, dare I say the whole park was awesome. Best queue video was the back to the Future with Christopher Lloyd, I considered that a part of the ride back then. Thanks for putting this up, brought back some great memories 🤘🏻
I was on the inaugural ride in Florida!! It was really funny, the “guide” was shooting the shotgun in the wrong direction and missing cues because he didn’t know the script.
Well, Australia is close to Japan. I say once Japan reopens to tourism (they'll be allowing small package tour groups from select countries on a trial basis this month - one of the countries is Australia), book a trip to Osaka so you can experience the Universal Japan version of the ride. I live in Florida, but sadly never got to experience the Jaws ride in Orlando as it was never open the days I visited the park. The big statue of the shark (his name is Bruce) hanging up is still in the park though as a tribute to the former attraction.
back in the 90s when i went to Florida the ride was still being made, little me was sad and cried. Went back a few years later, The Ride was Closed from technical issues, little me cried all day. Then 29year old me 'at the time' said to a few mates on my 30th lets go to Florida and go on the JAWS ride. And then before any of that kicked off i found out the ride was permanently closed and replaced by Harry bloody Potter. Now im crying again.....
What a HEAD BANGER for that intro! I couldn’t help myself but to rock out lol thanks for always putting up amazing content ! I unfortunately didn’t make it to Universal Studios in Orlando either, before the ride’s closure.
I worked at that park for ten years. I remember going as a kid when it opened. I was there when it was demolished. Sad to see it go. I’ll always remember this ride fondly
Like you Mr. Minty I haven't rode the Jaws ride, but maybe someday if I travel to Japen I can ride it and that would be Awesome!! Great job Mr. Minty!! 🦈
Minty I live in Titusville Florida. That’s about 45 minutes away from Orlando. Jaws was always my favorite ride at Universal Studios. As well as back to the future and Ghostbusters. I really miss those good old days of the park. Good video man!💙🤘
Minty, for having never been on the ride, your video is spot on--your research is excellent because I had all but forgotten the 'que video' which seemed pretty cheesy at the time. Now, though, I'm glad I got to experience even that... I was there in 96,' and remember it being pretty spectacular-- still remember the heat from the flames on my face. As an aside, I was also lucky enough to have experienced the 'Terminator ride' during the same visit! THAT ride was just badass and had some seriously creative elements (like sprinkling water on the audience to safely simulate 'broken glass' going everywhere!) Another great video, thanks!
I got to go on the ride at 14 months old in California, my folks took an awesome pic of when the shark came out while they "protected me" with canes and my older bro readied a karate chop. I of course can't remember it but it's still a cool story/pic. Keep it up minty my brother and I are huge fans all the way in beaverton oregon, you are a most awesome part of our Saturday morning ,thanks for the awesome work !
ah.. i went on the old Hollywood US ride in the early 80's... was a kid and i loved that ride... my grandpa even got "shot" during one of the old west shootout parts..
I’m from So Cal and got to go on Hollywood’s version lots of times. I finally got to experience Orlando’s version and it was epic! Up close and personal with practical effects you could feel the heat from the fire and no screens! I would have been scared if I fell into that water like you said some guy did! Btw Minty love your channel! You also had two number 7s and no number 6. Just wondering if I’m the first one to catch that. Ha. Keep up the awesome work! 👍🏽
As a former Jaws skipper at UO, I really appreciate this video. Thank you for making it! "10 minutes?!?! We're gonna be shark bait in 10 minutes!!"
What was it like being a skipper on the Jaws ride?
It was a lot of fun! Probably the most fun I had at a job. It was always fun doing the tours. I worked there the last 7 months before it closed. The ride wasn’t in the best of shape at that point, but if you had a good skipper, the ride was always fun
@@robelliott8528 true, I rode it twice in one visit and the skipper clearly dgaf, hungover or last day or something. 10x more fun when they are having fun with it.
@@ScarrednCharred I agree, the skipper is what made this ride awesome and memorable
@@robelliott8528 damn I was too young! But thanks for your service making it fun for all those riding!
This ride was so much fun. Jaws, Back to The future The ride, and King Kong were so awesome. I miss them.
You know it. So good!
At Halloween Horror Nights you got to walk thru the city in King Kong instead of riding the cable cars, so freakin kool!
Totally! I was going to comment but your comment is exactly how I feel. Great memories
I'd rather "ride" Scarlett Johansson before these rides ANY DAY!!!
I grew up here in Orlando and was lucky enough to ride Jaws many time's as a child and adult! But I was completely heart broken when they closed Jaws for good. It was such a good ride. I felt like a piece of my childhood was taken away! I wish Universal would bring it back! That would be awesome!!
I was lucky enough to ride it too in the 90s
So many classics that have been abandoned.... glad I got to ride them too. Jaws, the Ghostbusters show, Back to the Future, King Kong, Terminator (never got to ride it though. It was always broke 🤣)
You are a lucky man🏅🥇😁😊🏆👍👍👍
@@letsgetdangerous1925 the terminator battle across time was a true successor to the Ghostbusters show. It was a 3D movie with a very intricate storyline about how you're touring cyberdine and the Connors break in and stuff. The crazy part is that a few years after T2 James Cameron got the band back together to make the short 3D film seen in the ride, it deserves it's own video on here for real.
I went to Universal only a handful of times as a kid and my favorite movie was Jaws. So when I heard they had a ride I was so excited. I had a huge love/hate relationship with the ride. I loved it because it was a lot of fun and so immersive , I’ve never experienced such immersion on a ride ever! But I hated it cause my dad asked where the shark goes next to the boat the most and sat me on the edge, making me scared to ride it ever again. It closed before I had the chance to conquer it but I heard they’re bringing it back for Epic Universe!
I live in orlando and grew up going to Universal. Jaws was one of my favorites. Great video.
I can still remember the intense heat from those explosions on my fragile sunburn lol.
I was extremely lucky enough to go on that ride in 94 & 95 thanks to my dad 🙂
lol....me too! that heat actually scared me, it was hot enough that i thought it was an accident and we were about to really get burned
One of my fave movies. I remember when I was little I wouldn’t even wanna swim in a pool bc I was scared of a shark…. Lol 🤣
You and me both. I still freak out a bit tbh…
And here I thought I was the only one lol
@@mitzack nope!!!! Lol
My brother and I never watched Jaws but he had the same fear of a shark in the water. Even at a pool he hated the deep end because he had a fear of a shark. I hated swimming in stuff like lakes or beaches but not because of one thing like a shark. My fear was for anything that could be in the water even if it was just fish I felt like there was something down there.
Ha, me too! A distrust toward baths as well, lol
I think it's impressive that they were able to make "little foam bits" convincing enough to dupe people into thinking they were real shark guts 😂
I have actually been to the one in California, great memories of Jaws and my personal favorite BTTF the ride
We took trips every year to UNIVERSAL Florida, for a 10 year span. JAWS and Kongfrontation would often have tech diff closures. When you were able to ride them, it was special.
Man I love the ride as a kid when Jaws: The Ride was around at Universal Studios in Orlando.
Love the JAWS movies, I was able to enjoy the upgraded version of the ride in 1993. Had a great time! Great memories...Thank you Minty!
I went on this ride in 2007!
Been watching for years. Good job Minty.
LeE OTM
The Kong ride was no joke and had no line when we went. It was absolutely a masterpiece. Dark city at night in one part, then Kong "attacks" from a bridge (before "chasing" you off screen to the end of the ride)
I wish I could have seen any of the jaws ride or the BTTF ride. They weren't added till later.
Totally agree. My favourite part of that ride was the banana scent of his breath 😂
That was another ride that didn’t work consistently from day one. It took a while to get it to the point where it would consistently run.
it was a pretty awesome ride, and I was living in FL in 2004 when all those hurricanes hit so I was jucky to have been able to go on the ride before it was shut down.
Spielberg is pretty into the rides designed from his films. Universal actually removed and threw out the OG Orca that was originally left for the Jaws ride in Hollywood. He is still pissed off about them doing that. He was very involved in making Jurassic Park: The Ride as well. That was the best ride in Universal Studios until the new Jurassic Park crap came and they changed the entire look of the ride.
He was also heavily involved with the design of the ET ride and there's some kind of contract or stipulation that the ride has to remain at the Orlando park at least until he dies (it was replaced by The Mummy in Hollywood and Space Fantasy: The Ride in Japan). There was plans to build a Universal park in South Korea & the ride was to be included with that park, but the park plans got scrapped (and there's no ET ride at the Universal parks in Singapore & Beijing).
I've been on this ride. When I was a kiddo. Super awesome seeing it here again.
....born and raised in So Cal...grew up visiting Universal Hollywood...never been to Orlando, our shark still menaces the tram tour...
Love what you do, thank you for excellent content!
This Jaws ride is actually one of my all time favorites!! King King, Hurricane, and Earthquake are gone as well.
I'm an orlando fl native and I have been blessed to go to Universal studios more times than I can count. I have been on all those older rides like jaws, king kong and earthquake which actually broke down while we were riding. It happened at the time when tons of water is pouring down into the fake subway to mock flooding of the streets above. We were okay, no one was hurt, but it seems like we were stuck forever just watching and getting a little wet by this water.
i rode the ride in California around 91', i was 7 and LOVED IT
I remember riding this for the first time when I was little. I was both frightened and I loved it! Great video!
I rode this ride in the late 90's. It was great. I really enjoyed the semi-corny way they tried to immerse the audience into the story. It was fun watching the "documentary" that played while you waited in the line.
When I went with my family to Universal Studios back in 1991, Jaws was the Only ride that was closed due to maintenance. I was so upset since Jaws is one of my favourite movies.
I never got to ride Jaws before the ride closed for good.☹️ Awesome video Minty. Cheers from Canada🇨🇦
I have great memories of working in the Amity Games outside the ride in the early to mid 1990’s. I worked the games and then later as the Amazing Alonzo. Surprisingly enough, working with the public back then was a positive experience and many celebrities would come by and play the games during their visits.
I rode this ride in 1976 in California. The tunnel you show in that clip was for the Six Million Dollar Man show as well as other shows. The Jaws ride is still open in Universal Studios in California. I just took my kids there in 2021 and rode it as well as the psycho house. It’s just like I remembered it
The Six Million Dollar Man tunnel was awesome for something so simple. The Battlestar Galactica show was amazing, too.
My fiancé was creative supervisor of the look-a-likes and creative show writer for Universal when the park opened. He wrote a lot of the shows that opened the park and had a hand in what eventually became Halloween Horror Nights. He said at one point Quint was supposed to play a part in the queue line narration. My fiancé is also an actor (was the original Dreamfinder at Epcot) and he had recorded a queue spiel recreating Robert Shaw’s voice that he thinks was supposed to be used when the ride reopened after the original shutdown and reworking, but was never used.
I was a 15 year old male and about 250 lbs in 2000. The jaws ride was the last thing I went on. Everything started out slow and jaws attacked 2 or 3 times. I saw the end of the ride and relaxed, I was sitting on the back left of the boat all the way at the edge. All of a sudden one last attack happened right at me, flight not fight happened and I jumped over everyone in my row and got to the middle of the boat (I still don’t know how I got there as I jumped over about four people) apparently I made everyone day, as many people came up to me to tell how funny that was.
I went in this in 1990 Orlando. Epic but Back to the Future ride was the best!
I rode that ride in the early 80s. I can't remember much that early in life but that ride I can't forget. I was on the side of the boat where jaws lunges and to this day I remember feeling as if I was going to fall right into the jaws of Jaws and got a small amount of PTSD from it for a while.
Great video! Bravo on that final "bad hat, Harry" joke. Didn't see that coming and I loved it! ^_^
I remember riding this back in the 2000s. I loved riding it, though it was a bit scary for me at first (I was a kid at the time). But once I got used to it, it was so much fun and I remember I would tell my parents that I was acting. It was fun and I loved everything about the ride.
I was actually bummed when it closed down, but after hearing all of the maintenance issues and problems, I can understand why they shut it down. At least the Harry Potter Diagon Alley was more than a worthy replacement, but a part of me is does miss the Jaws ride. Love the video, Minty! Keep up the great work and thanks for a trip down memory lane 😊
I was lucky enough to ride it in the 90s such a great ride
If Epic Universe doesn't bring back the Jaws ride, then Warner Bros. needs to take control of the Wizarding World and start investing in their own parks, so the WWHP will stop consuming all of Universal's parks like the Blob
I had the opportunity to experience the Jaws ride back in 2011 one year before it's closure. Remember hearing rumors going around saying that the attraction was going to close the following year. Literally two weeks later it was confirmed in an article that Jaws would be closing and getting replaced by diagon Alley. The Jaws ride was one of the most fun experiences. One of my favorite segments on the ride was the gas explosion because you can actually feel the flames like if you were really in a Jaws movie scene.
Yes! I remember it too I was lucky enough to ride it in the 90s
I loved riding Jaws in the early 90s and then a few years ago when it became part of the Hollywood tours ride.
I've been onthis ride a handful of times. I absolutely adored it. Truly sad that it is now closed.
Went on this a few times in 1999 & 2005-.it broke down once & the face of the actor was priceless when genuine panic set in. I miss this ride- time to start saving for Osaka
It was a great ride and there are still fans to this day that have a petition to bring it back.
My favorite ride
Even if they brought it back I wouldn't go. They got rid of the classics, yet kept the stupid ET ride the same since opening? No thanks.
I got to enjoy the Jaws ride in 1993 in California. I was lucky and was on the best to side to take photos. Good times.
I remember going on the ride in California, back in the early 80's. Thankfully it worked like it was supposed to.
I'm glad that I visited that ride in Orlando back in the '90s! :))
I got to go in 1995 and by the end of the day, I must have gone 6 or 7 times! Awesome times! Cheers mate!!
This is a interesting concept for "10 Thing You Didn't Know About", Minty! In future episodes, you can cover Captain EO & T2 3D: Battle Across Time rides.
First you made a 10 Thing You Didn't Know About video on Blockbuster Video, and now you're doing the same thing with a Theme-Park ride.
Nice.
Doesn't hurt to try something alittle new.
Considering the geopolitical climate. Ruskies and Cloak and Dagger are movies I haven't seen in decades. Thanks from Panama city Beach, FL
I only got to see the Hollywood tram version, but that was pretty good, too. Now, sadly, I've learned that all the stuff I saw on the tram is now gone. King Kong, Jaws, rotating ice tunnel thing, Battlestar Galactica encounter. That rotating ice tunnel shows up occasionally in reruns of old Universal TV shows, as does the collapsing bridge.
I remember riding the ride with the exploding shark ending and with the shark electrocution ending. I loved it!
I went on the ride about 20 years ago when I was in highschool. It was awesome. Sad to see it go, but the technical and financial issues with it make alot of sense...
Ah Jaws the Ride. The McDonalds Ice Cream Machine of Universal Studios.
I loved that ride. It was fun. And no mishaps happened. 😁
Years ago, I went to Orlando for Universal's annual Halloween-themed event called Halloween Horror Nights. I was really excited to find that the Jaws ride was open and was being promoted as "Shark in the Dark." As much fun as the Jaws ride was to me previously, it was even more thrilling at night!
The channel Fascinating Horror often covers theme park tragedies, and I'm always expecting a video about a disaster on the Jaws ride. Glad to find out nobody's ever been killed/seriously injured!
I remember as a kid my friends and I would play "Jaws" in my uncle's boat. We would swap roles each time. One would be Brody, one Quint, one Hooper, and one would play the shark. If anyone else played with us they'd be the victims.
We used leaves as the chum feed to lure the "shark." We used Clorox bleach bottles as the oxygen tanks. And a plastic pellet or nerf guns as the rifle that shoots the tanks.
God I miss the '80s.
hey minty...even though you never experienced the ride, your enthusiasm keeps bringing me back to watch this video....like with all your other videos, this was so well done...keep the faith...stay well....keep the peace...rocky
Rode this a bunch in ‘90 when the Earthquake ride was *always* broken 😂
I was a Skipper on this ride. For several years. Nice video, I have seen many of your others. You do a good job. I can tell you many stories of the jaws ride, It was so a great ride.
Steven Spielberg’s original Jaws is coming to IMAX 3D in September!!!
Went on this in Florida in the 90’s and went on twice. The 2nd time round the script was embellished by the boat captain and made the 2nd ride even better.
hey Minty you should do 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kongfrontation next
Minty, this is a great video, and I have really fond memories of being a kid in the 1970s seeing the Universal Studios Tour in the Hollywood location - before the Jaws segment existed, and then after Jaws was up and running; and though simple, the Jaws segment has always been a great and wonderful favorite.
Back in the 1970s there were only a few small mechanical effects built to make the tram ride fun. In 1980 they created a short-lived but very cool sit-down show called “Dracula’s Castle” which featured mechanical monster effects as well as actors in costume playing classic Universal monsters. 😉
I loved this ride and I have great memories of it. "Call of the Marines, we're coming home"
I went on this ride a few times in Japan while I lived there. It was AWESOME!! Thank you for this video!
It was a fun ride back in the day. Down side was 90+ weather and the explosions, fire effects with real fire. Line took forever, but was fun. Same with Kong and the Subway Earthquake ride. Nothing beat the BTTF ride though.
Minty this was one of the most entertaining and informative videos you’ve posted on your channel.
Fun fact:
Not all of the Amnity Island set dressing was torn down to make way for Diagon Alley.
To the left of the wall entrance to Diagon there's an "Amnity Island Fish Co" building and opposite that near the water there's still a strung up bull shark.
I rode that ride only one time as a kid when I went to universal studio in Florida and I loved every moment of it. Scared the hell out of me, but in a good way; about time I went back years later it was gone
I went on the ride in the mid 90's. It was a very humid day and there was a strong wind coming across the water towards the boat. When the explosion and fire went off it fried everyone on that side of the boat. I remember parents trying to screen their children from the heat and flames. Kids were crying and ladies were screaming. It was great.
Lost count how many times I rode the Orlando one. It was cheesy good fun. But Wizarding World is pretty awesome. Though Hagrids ride always breaks down. So the Jaws curse is still around lol.
I went on it in '97, loved it!...... but to quote marty mcfly " the shark still looked fake!", the explosion and fire was very warm when it went off........
It's one of my favorite movies. This gives me one more reason to take a trip to Japan, so I can go on the Jaws ride. As usual, a great video with lots of good info. Still waiting for a Ten things you didn't know about Minty video.
I enjoyed Jaws the Ride in the mid 90’s, dare I say the whole park was awesome. Best queue video was the back to the Future with Christopher Lloyd, I considered that a part of the ride back then. Thanks for putting this up, brought back some great memories 🤘🏻
Grew up in LA and went several times to the Hollywood park. Thankfully never had it break
I was on the inaugural ride in Florida!! It was really funny, the “guide” was shooting the shotgun in the wrong direction and missing cues because he didn’t know the script.
I did this ride with my now wife in 2002. The “explosions” were really hot. I also grew up in Frankston.
Great video Minty. I love how genuine you are. Keeps me coming back.
Went on this ride just after high School in about 92 it was a blast glad I got to ride it before it disappeared. Thanks minty
Well, Australia is close to Japan. I say once Japan reopens to tourism (they'll be allowing small package tour groups from select countries on a trial basis this month - one of the countries is Australia), book a trip to Osaka so you can experience the Universal Japan version of the ride.
I live in Florida, but sadly never got to experience the Jaws ride in Orlando as it was never open the days I visited the park. The big statue of the shark (his name is Bruce) hanging up is still in the park though as a tribute to the former attraction.
back in the 90s when i went to Florida the ride was still being made, little me was sad and cried. Went back a few years later, The Ride was Closed from technical issues, little me cried all day.
Then 29year old me 'at the time' said to a few mates on my 30th lets go to Florida and go on the JAWS ride. And then before any of that kicked off i found out the ride was permanently closed and replaced by Harry bloody Potter. Now im crying again.....
What a HEAD BANGER for that intro! I couldn’t help myself but to rock out lol thanks for always putting up amazing content ! I unfortunately didn’t make it to Universal Studios in Orlando either, before the ride’s closure.
Well, your quip, "That's some bad hat Harry," was funny anyway. 😄
You finally got to use "some bad hat, Harry" in a fitting reference. Lol
I worked at that park for ten years. I remember going as a kid when it opened. I was there when it was demolished. Sad to see it go. I’ll always remember this ride fondly
Like you Mr. Minty I haven't rode the Jaws ride, but maybe someday if I travel to Japen I can ride it and that would be Awesome!! Great job Mr. Minty!! 🦈
Minty I live in Titusville Florida. That’s about 45 minutes away from Orlando. Jaws was always my favorite ride at Universal Studios. As well as back to the future and Ghostbusters. I really miss those good old days of the park. Good video man!💙🤘
I remember this ride. It was cool!!! I rode this ride after doing the backdraft ride.
Glad I got to ride!!
The boathouse was great!
It was epic!! I remember being a kid in the 80’s going to the park in my neon colored tee shirt and getting the mess scared out of me!!! 🦈 loved it!
I was lucky enough to ride it when I was 6 or 7 at the Universal park in California.
I loved the Jaws ride at Universal Studios Florida
From what I've seen in other Australian TH-camr vlogs trips to Japan from Australia are generally very affordable.
Minty, for having never been on the ride, your video is spot on--your research is excellent because I had all but forgotten the 'que video' which seemed pretty cheesy at the time. Now, though, I'm glad I got to experience even that...
I was there in 96,' and remember it being pretty spectacular-- still remember the heat from the flames on my face. As an aside, I was also lucky enough to have experienced the 'Terminator ride' during the same visit! THAT ride was just badass and had some seriously creative elements (like sprinkling water on the audience to safely simulate 'broken glass' going everywhere!) Another great video, thanks!
I got to go on the ride at 14 months old in California, my folks took an awesome pic of when the shark came out while they "protected me" with canes and my older bro readied a karate chop. I of course can't remember it but it's still a cool story/pic. Keep it up minty my brother and I are huge fans all the way in beaverton oregon, you are a most awesome part of our Saturday morning ,thanks for the awesome work !
Awesome video. We need one for Back to the Future the Ride, eventually, and Kenner Toys.
ah.. i went on the old Hollywood US ride in the early 80's... was a kid and i loved that ride... my grandpa even got "shot" during one of the old west shootout parts..
Definitely was fun. I got to go on this ride 2 times. I will always remember it.
This ride scarred me for life as a kid and sparked my phobia of underwater animatronics lol
I went on the ride back in 1996. Went on twice. Different experience on the second time as it was a different actor/driver giving their take.
I’m from So Cal and got to go on Hollywood’s version lots of times. I finally got to experience Orlando’s version and it was epic! Up close and personal with practical effects you could feel the heat from the fire and no screens! I would have been scared if I fell into that water like you said some guy did! Btw Minty love your channel! You also had two number 7s and no number 6. Just wondering if I’m the first one to catch that. Ha. Keep up the awesome work! 👍🏽
Loved this episode Minty, keep doing more ride videos!
Went to Disneyland and Universal in 83. Jaws broken. King Kong broken. That's all I remember
I remember being disappointed as a child.
It was so quiet, I thought it was going to growl or something....hahaha!
That was a great ride. In the late 80's I rode it in California. I also watched a live action Conan the barbarian stunt show.