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OMG!!!!!! I went on that ride 'Jaws' with my girlfriend at the time back in mid 90's, I think 97.I get it. I had a pool growing up and no matter if it was broad daylight or dark I always had this fear a shark would pop up anytime. I saw a tv show as a kid where this happened, the guy could shape shift into any animal he wanted, messed me up for life. Much worse then the giant Jaws shark at Universal studios when I was a kid.
She had to beg me to get on that ride. I was once again the lucky smuck that got the outside seat by the water. Also the side of the boat the shark came up out of the water from in the enclosed boathouse.
All I remember is that giant mouth close to me and me screaming bloody murder, cussing and pressing so hard against everyone else next to me I was squishing them.
In that moment I felt that fear of being helpless and eaten alive with no way to escape or fight back. It was sooo very real even though we all knew it was a fake shark.
When the ride was over I was sweating and humiliated. Apparently I was the only one that scared. My you know what of a girlfriend kept carrying on about it like it was cute to her or something. The temptation to......
Anyways.......oh hell yes I know the Jaw's ride all too well. When Universal removed it I actually celebrated, as stupid as that sounds.