Universal Studios Florida’s famous Jaws attraction will be closing for good

Universal Studios Florida’s famous Jaws attraction will be closing for good at the start of next year. Its news met with great Sadness as both the Broker and the firms webmaster have had the privilege and honor of meeting with Richard Dreyfuss on board the Queen Mary 2 during a Transatlantic crossing form London England to New York and can report he truly is nicer than nice in real life . Despite being a hollywood heavy weight Richard took the time out of his schedule to pose for photographs with our family and to sign autographs and even send pictures and more to our state room. It was a week to remember and as we all know without Richard then there would have been no "JAWS"

The news was first broken by “The Jaws Ride” on Twitter and Facebook. The site has always been quite reliable when it comes to news and information revolving around the attraction. Several people also commented on their status confirming this report. One comment stated that the news was confirmed in an employee meeting this morning and that official confirmation should be released soon.

UPDATE: Universal Orlando has officially confirmed the closure on Facebook. Here’s their official statement:

Hey fans, we want you to be the first to know… JAWS! and the Amity area will officially close on January 2 to make room for an exciting, NEW, experience we’re planning for you.

We know you love JAWS! and we do too. It has been an amazing attraction and after terrorizing the waters of Amity here at Universal Orlando for 20 years, it’s a VERY important part of our history. So, we’ve got a couple things planned to ensure we always remember and honor it. We know it’s hard to say goodbye, but we can’t express how EXCITED we are about the new, innovative & amazing experience we’re going to be bringing you.

Though the news may come as a surprise to many, there have been rumors revolving around an expansion of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter taking Jaws’ place for months now. Not only that, but rumors of the ride simply closing in general have been around for months, if not years.

Jaws was one of the final classic attraction left at Universal Studios Florida following the closures of several attractions such as Back to the Future and Kongfrontation. The attraction also had its own land in the park making this news even more interesting.

At this time, there is no official confirmation on what will replace the attraction, but stay tuned for more updates on the closure.