Jaws was one of my favorite rides or all time. I especially loved riding it at night as it felt like an entirely different ride. I hate that they got rid of it but also understand it must have been very expensive to maintain. Seems like complicated rides with show elements involving water have a target on their back due to the expense in maintaining them. It also couldn't have been cheap to have a giant fireball explode with every passing boat too. That's one thing that I like about Universal is they are not shy about using real fire effects. I think it adds another level of realism when you can feel the real intense heat from an explosion like that. It's one of those things that Disney would never do.

Another great article Brian.

Amazing ride. Wish it was still around so I could take my daughter on it. Note. The boats outside the ride were from Jaws 4 the Revenge not Jaws 2 as stated in article.