In 2012, the attraction was removed from the Florida theme park to make room for the second phase of expansion for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

[citation needed] Eventually, Universal collaborated with Totally Fun Company, ITEC Entertainment, Intamin,[1] and Oceaneering International, to install an entirely new ride system with modified special effects.

[citation needed] Oceaneering provided the animatronic shark for the redesigned ride, and it was their first theme park project.

[2] The ride officially reopened in Spring of 1993, and several stars were present, including Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary and Steven Spielberg.

[3] Following the hurricanes that struck Central Florida in 2004, Universal was forced to temporarily close the ride in January 2005 due to the rising cost of petroleum, which was used to fuel the numerous pyrotechnical effects throughout the attraction as well as the tour boats.

)[4] The attraction officially closed on January 2, 2012, at 9:00 pm with Michael "Skip" Skipper giving the final voyage to the last 48 guests.

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.

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After boarding the tour boat, guests learn that they are taking a guided scenic cruise to visit the actual locations of the shark attacks that occurred during the summer of 1974, which were made famous in a popular Hollywood movie that was released not long afterward.

The tour boat is piloted by one of Captain Jake's skippers and is protected by an army surplus 40mm grenade launcher.

As the skipper brings the tour boat to a stop inside and looks for somewhere to tie it up, a loud crashing noise breaks the silence as the walls of the boathouse begin to shake.

Unfortunately, the next grenade that the skipper fires strikes the nearby gas dock, which erupts into flames, threatening to engulf the tour boat and its passengers.

As a last resort, the skipper decides to unload everyone at an old fishing pier that happens to be located near a high voltage barge.

Suddenly, the shark emerges right next to the tour boat and accidentally bites down onto a submerged power cable from the barge and electrocutes itself.