Did anyone get hurt on the Jaws ride?

The victim, Anthony Salamone, was on the Jaws ride with his family when the accident happened. He had a close shave with the star of the Jaws ride, a mechanical shark. This accident happened in July 1990. In October 1996, a 28-year-old man fell from the E.T Adventure ride following an attempt to get on it.



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Incident. In July 1990, a 39-year-old man fell into the water while riding after a boat railing allegedly broke. According to his lawyer, guests applauded as he was pulled back into the boat, having assumed the incident was part of the ride.

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The proverbial other shoe dropped in December of 2011, when Universal announced that Jaws and the entire Amity area would be closing to to be replaced by 'an exciting, NEW, experience” which was soon revealed to be the Diagon Alley expansion of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

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The hanging shark statue from the town square remains as a tribute to the ride and can be found in the Fisherman's Wharf area of the San Francisco section of the park. The attraction remains open at Universal Studios Japan as well as does the original tram stop at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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