Throughout the early 2000s, Universal were dissatisfied with the attendance to both their original Orlando park Universal Studios Florida and the newly opened Islands of Adventure. In comparison to their direct comp… See more

Coup also suggested that as the ride had been there for 22 years, within ‘the rating of all the attractions of the park, it was probably time for it to be refreshed or changed’. Put more simply, the ride was becoming o… See more

Jaws: The Ride was plagued with technical issues from its earliest stages of development, right up until the day it finally closed in 2012. When the attraction was still being developed, the potential complicatio… See more

The revamped Jaws: The Ride attraction was incredibly expensive to maintain. It’s estimated that the gas needed to fuel the rides’ new end scene cost Universal 2 million dollars each year. This cost was so significant t… See more