Fast & Furious: Supercharged (Closing August 2026)

[MAC]

We could have a BttF ride and Doc + Marty go back to Amityville and experience Jaws for themselves.

 

[Myah1220]

I wonder what a Jaws ride would look like today: somehow I think ‘blast the shark with a shotgun’ ain’t it. Which leaves either ‘gaze in awe’ à la Kong or ‘run away and escape’ more akin to JPRA. The second option feels a bit been-there-done-that but it suits the film more than the first option.

Either way, gentle reminder that UC just patented various systems for faking water using a hovering fog effect…

I kinda disagree. Yes, while there is definitely a a desire for state-of-the-art "high tech" rides ...take a look at the success of Magic Kingdom (and other Disney parks for that matter) which holds on to a lot of their opening day attractions that are just as popular as ever, as well as the success of the sales of the retro ride merch and you'll see there is just as much as, if not equal I suspect, desire to return to the classics. The Jaws ride is very popular in the Japan park still and it's basically a carbon copy of what Florida had. I can bet you if they brought Jaws back to its original or similar form you'd had lines for days. The people yearn for nostalgia...and as the merch proves...it sells.

 

[RFRees]

I kinda disagree. Yes, while there is definitely a a desire for state-of-the-art "high tech" rides ...take a look at the success of Magic Kingdom (and other Disney parks for that matter) which holds on to a lot of their opening day attractions that are just as popular as ever, as well as the success of the sales of the retro ride merch and you'll see there is just as much as, if not equal I suspect, desire to return to the classics. The Jaws ride is very popular in the Japan park still and it's basically a carbon copy of what Florida had. I can bet you if they brought Jaws back to its original or similar form you'd had lines for days. The people yearn for nostalgia...and as the merch proves...it sells.

There's a huge difference between holding onto a ride for the sake of nostalgia, and rebuilding a ride you decided to tear down over a decade ago.

If I'm not mistaken (and if it hasn't already been mentioned), Jaws was extremely expensive, likely due to 1) upkeep on water based/outdoor animatronics, 2) live skippers, and 3) pyro.

 

[Mike S]

If I'm not mistaken (and if it hasn't already been mentioned), Jaws was extremely expensive, likely due to 1) upkeep on water based/outdoor animatronics, 2) live skippers, and 3) pyro.

And worth every penny imo.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

If I'm not mistaken (and if it hasn't already been mentioned), Jaws was extremely expensive, likely due to 1) upkeep on water based/outdoor animatronics, 2) live skippers, and 3) pyro.

I never rode the OG Jaws because when I'd go it'd be close for the season for these reasons.

 

[Imperius]

There's a huge difference between holding onto a ride for the sake of nostalgia, and rebuilding a ride you decided to tear down over a decade ago.

If I'm not mistaken (and if it hasn't already been mentioned), Jaws was extremely expensive, likely due to 1) upkeep on water based/outdoor animatronics, 2) live skippers, and 3) pyro.

Yeah not sure what people want with a new jaws ride. There is 0 chance it comes back the same as it just isn’t feasible or worth it. Jaws isn’t coming back with a ride like that so it shouldn’t come back at all.

 

[Mad Dog]

The few times I rode it during its last couple of years, it was a walk on. ....Negatives: Expensive to operate, too large a footprint, declining ridership.

 

[Disneyhead]

The few times I rode it during its last couple of years, it was a walk on. ....Negatives: Expensive to operate, too large a footprint, declining ridership.

Positives: Harry Potter.

 

[DragonSlayer]

The original was expensive and complex, yes, but both of those things are fixable (modern technical stuff and Kong drivers, say).

It’s more that I’m not sure anyone would build a ride where the optics are that you’re trying to kill an animal any more (even Bruce). I never thought about it on the OG ride, as I’m sure no one else did because everyone just took it as read, but I was interested to hear during the 50th anniversary documentaries etc that the original film has a bit of a complicated history re the spate of animosity it started towards sharks and indeed a spell of quite widespread shark hunting for trophies / sport.

I’m sure some people will think ‘it’s just a ride’ but the simple question is when was the last time a ride plot was ‘let’s kill this thing’?

 

[Mike S]

The original was expensive and complex, yes, but both of those things are fixable (modern technical stuff and Kong drivers, say).

It’s more that I’m not sure anyone would build a ride where the optics are that you’re trying to kill an animal any more (even Bruce). I never thought about it on the OG ride, as I’m sure no one else did because everyone just took it as read, but I was interested to hear during the 50th anniversary documentaries etc that the original film has a bit of a complicated history re the spate of animosity it started towards sharks and indeed a spell of quite widespread shark hunting for trophies / sport.

I’m sure some people will think ‘it’s just a ride’ but the simple question is when was the last time a ride plot was ‘let’s kill this thing’?

Technically “let’s kill the Shark” only came up in self defense in the rides plot. We weren’t going on a hunting trip.