Uh oh... I found this thread.
*BUMMMMP*
I was such an obsessed fanboy of this ride (still am), that back in middle(?) school when we had to make "science lab safety posters".... I uh... sort've drew JAWS with safety goggles & replaced Amity 6 with a beaker of hazardous chemicals. And yes, I also included the roasted, toasted, burnt to a crisp JAWS too. *sigh*
1990 concept art
JAWS Ride promo image
(was so disappointed when the shark wasn't this size, but also relieved)
So much great reading material in this book. I believe you can still find it on Amazon. I had a good laugh since one of my managers at Chinese Theatre used to be a JAWS Skipper & has a page or two in here
(ironically I didn't care for him too much even though he hired me lol)
Unfortunately Orlando had this really bad habit of not having great merch for one of their biggest rides when it existed, unlike Universal Japan. The merch was very limited or basic movie-related, until they've gone on the nostalgia kick & now acknowledge the ride more than ever 12 years after it closed. Go figure.
Anyway, this pin was given to JAWS Skippers on the final day of closing (probably came from Japan). Of course I acquired it! I'm not really a pin person, BUT t's so shiny!!
When I'm not too lazy I'll post more JAWS Ride content, wish I had more pics! I honestly didn't expect to live in a world where the JAWS Ride didn't exist! (Japan excluded obviously)