Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

For this week’s comparison, we are going on a boat ride.  The captain narrates the tour, and it’s kind of dated0eeling.  It was an opening day attraction.

I’m talking about Jaws at Universal Orlando. Much like the Jungle Cruise, while I find the ride itself pretty dull, the theming around it is pretty cool.  See the sign over to the left?  That’s from “Amity” at Universal Orlando.  It is a dead ringer for the signs on Martha’s Vineyard, where Jaws takes place.

The premise of the ride is that you are taking  tour of Amity after the Jaws incidents.   You have a tour guide.  Ever think that a skipper or safari guide was a little dull?  I swear, Universal Team Members are on the verge of falling asleep.  Or maybe they’re just failed actors?  The effects in Jaws are cheesy, dated, and pretty pathetic.

Update:  The cheesy, dated, and pathetic Jaws will roar no more after January 2, 2012 (1/2/12-kind of a cool date).  Universal is closing it (and the Amity area) to make way for a new attraction.  I’m kind of sorry to see it go-Amity always made me homesick for Martha’s Vineyard, and my dad loved Jaws.  But Universal’s new rides (The Mummy, The Simpsons) have been pretty awesome.

That is one thing which Universal does that Disney does not to as much-completely kill not just rides, but whole areas of the park.

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