Sekuyiminyaka engu-5 kuphela kusukela emihlathini ukugibela e-Universal Studios Florida kuvaliwe, kepha kwabaningi bethu balandeli kuzwakala kukude kakhulu. Basitshele ukuthi kwakungukuthi “kuvulele indawo okuhlangenwe nakho okusha, OKUSHA,” okuzothatha indawo yohambo olwavulwa ngeminyaka engama-22 ehlobo lika-1990, kodwa kwabaningi bethu awukwazi ukugcwalisa lokho kubuhlungu ezinhliziyweni zethu .

O futhi ngasendleleni, lokho kuhamba okusha nokujabulisayo bekuyisigaba sesibili sabo u-Harry Potter ukukhanga, iDiagon Alley. Ngiyakuqonda ukukhetha kwabo. Iheha abantu abaningi kakhulu futhi ingenise isixuku esincane, ingasaphathwa eyamathuba angapheli okuthengisa, kepha ezinye izinto ongaziphambanisi nazo. Ngakho-ke ake sikhumbule ngokuhamba siye kwelinye lama-movie esiwathandayo, akunjalo?

Ngakho-ke, ngokumangazayo ngokwanele, njenge-movie emihlathini ukuhamba kube nezinkinga eziningi zalo. Kwadlula isabelomali, ushaka ungasebenzi kahle, nesikhathi sasicishiwe; kepha sizofika kulokho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Ukuhamba abaningi bethu abakukhumbulayo, kufaka phakathi nami, kwakungeyona imijaho yokuqala egibela ipaki yetimu yaseFlorida eyayiyenzile. Uhlobo lwangempela lokuhamba lubize i-Universal Studios $ 30 million dollars! Ngeshwa yayinezinkinga eziningi zobuchwepheshe bayivala ukuze bakhe kabusha ngemuva nje kokuvulwa kwayo okukhulu. Kubukeka sengathi isiqalekiso sikaBruce ushaka asihlalanga emanzini aseMartin's Vineyard lapho okwaqoshwa khona ngo-1975 wakudala kodwa waphinde wahlasela lo mlisa owenza ichibi lase-Orlando.

Umqondo wokuqala wawungowokuthi izivakashi zigibele izikebhe ezincane, ezingafaneleki olwandle kunesikebhe sabantu abangama-48 esibaziyo namuhla, futhi engxenyeni ethile yolwandle imihlathi yayizobamba isikebhe ngamazinyo aso! Ngemuva kokubamba umkhumbi, ushaka wayezobhukuda azungeze ichweba ngesikebhe emhlathini, emhlathini, ngamamitha angama-20 ngomzuzwana.

Impela, kuzwakala kumnandi ephepheni, kodwa owayengumphathi we-MCA owagcina engaziwa wathi “Imihlathi kwakuyiphupho elibi lobunjiniyela…” Lapho imihlathi ibamba isikhonkwane sesikebhe ngamazinyo akhe OKUSWE ananyathiselwe emlonyeni wakhe uzowudabula; leyo bekungeyona ingxenye yombhalo. Kwesinye isikhathi wayelala engalele phansi echibini lapho kwakufanele azenzele khona, kuBruce weqiniso ngemfashini kashaka. Enye yezinkinga ezinkulu bekuwukuthola ukuthi ushaka asheshe asheshe axhumeke njengoba amanzi adala ukudonsa okwamenza wehlisa ijubane.

Imidwebo yokugibela imihlathi yokuqala.

Njengoba isiphetho saso sokuqala esikhulu umshayeli wesikebhe ohambweni lwesikebhe wayezokhipha ibhomu emlomeni kashaka wombulali njengoba nje lalicwila emuva ngaphansi kwamanzi ne-BOOM! Izingcezu ezincane zenyama kashaka kanye "negazi" kungadutshulwa izinyawo eziyishumi emoyeni! Yebo, yize konke lokhu kuzwakala, akwenzekanga ngaleyo ndlela.

Ukuthola isikhathi sezikebhe noshaka ukufanisa kube nzima. Uma ushaka wayeka isikhathi sakhe, isipiliyoni esesabekayo sasizophenduka isimo esibuhlungu, amaJaws evele nje eshayeka ndawo ndawo eduze kwezikebhe. Ngezinkinga zobuchwepheshe ezengeza nsuku zonke i-Universal ekugcineni yanquma ukuvala okuhehayo ezinyangeni ezimbili nohhafu nje ngemuva komkhosi wokusika iribhoni. Kwaze kwaba yiminyaka emithathu kamuva lapho uJaws ezophinde avele ngokuziphindisela kwakhe.

Ohlotsheni olusha lokugibela imikhumbi emincane, amaJaws abamba isikebhe asihudulela echibini, kanye nesiphetho sikashaka esiqhumayo ngokuna phansi inyama negazi loshaka konke kusuliwe. Esikhundleni salokho bathathe izinto eziningi kusuka kusitolimende sokuqala nesesibili sochungechunge futhi bazihlanganisa nombhalo omusha. Ngokuthi "wow factor" umlilo uzofakwa ekugcineni ekugcineni ngemigqa yegesi yemvelo engaphansi kwamanzi.

Ngenkathi ukuvulwa okusemthethweni kwakungo-1993, kuze kwaba sekuqaleni kuka-1994 lapho ukugibela bekuvulelwa umphakathi nsuku zonke. Abasebenzi base-Universal bafunde emaphutheni abo futhi bathatha isikhathi esengeziwe ukwenza ama-run run, ukuzilolonga noku-ayina amakink. Ngalesi sikhathi lapho lolu hambo seluvulelwe umphakathi futhi uSteven Spielberg wayehambisana nezinkakha zefilimu uRoy Scheider noLorraine Gary; umkhosi ofanele wokusika iribhoni uma ungibuza.

Ukuhamba okusha bekubandakanya wena ukugibela isikebhe sokuvakasha esikwazi ukuthwala abantu abangu-48 ukuze ubuke indawo ebukekayo yetheku lase-Amity njengoba utshelwa ngokuhlaselwa koshaka ngo-1974 futhi uvakashele izindawo zokuhlaselwa. Uzobona izimpawu zomhlaba kusuka ku-movie yokuqala efana nendlu kaChief Martin Brody kanye neMeya uLarry Vaughn. Ngokushesha ucingo lokucindezeleka lufika emsakazweni wesikebhe luvela komunye umhlahlandlela wokuvakasha ophenduka ukukhala bese kuba umoya ofile. Lapho isikebhe sakho sizungeza ekhoneni ubona okusele kwesikebhe sokuvakasha njengoba sicwila ngaphansi kwamanzi. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho ubona khona ukuphela kwempuphu kwesikimu esikhulu esimhlophe emanzini.

Isiphetho sidlula ngaphansi kwesikebhe sakho, sisinyakazise. Ngemuva kokudubula isiqalisi se-grenade amahlandla ambalwa futhi ulahlekile isikhathi ngasinye lapho ukapteni ethatha isinqumo sokukhosela e-boathouse bese elinda ukubuyiselwa emuva yiChief Brody. Ushaka ube eseqala ukuziduduza angene endlini yamapulangwe bese ekugcineni egqobhoza udonga bese ephihliza emanzini ukuze izivakashi ziwabone okokuqala ngqa.

Ukapteni uyashesha kodwa ushaka uyabajaha futhi uphinde aphume namanzi esikebheni.

Lapho ukapteni edubula elinye ibhomu uphinde aphuthe ushaka, kulokhu eshaya ithangi likaphethiloli eliseduze eBridewell's Gas Dock eliqhuma futhi lisondele kakhulu ekutholeni induduzo kubagibeli, kodwa babalekela amalangabi.

Njengoba nje isikebhe sizama ukudonsela esikhumulweni esidala sokudoba ngesikebhe esinamandla amakhulu ukwehlisa abagibeli ukuphepha isiphetho siphinde sivele futhi siqonde ngqo esikebheni. Imihlathi iyaqhamuka ifuna ukubulala kodwa esikhundleni sokuthi ilume abagibeli ithola umlomo wekhebula lamandla elicwilisiwe elivela esikebheni esakhelene nayo bese ibanjwa ugesi. Lapho isikhunta esivelile sesisusile izinsalela zoshaka ezibonakala zibonakala zizama ukwenza umzamo wokugcina wokuhlasela isikebhe, kodwa ekugcineni isibhamu sikaputeni sesibhamu sakhe sikuthola njengophawu lokubulala ushaka omkhulu omhlophe.

Ngaphandle kokuphumelela kokuqala kohambo kanye nempumelelo yalo engaguquki ngemuva kwalokho ababa khona baqala ukwehla kuzo zombili i-Universal Studios Florida kanye nepaki yabo yesibili i-Island of Adventure ekuqaleni kwawo-2000. Igagasi labe selishintsha ngo-2010 ngenkathi iWizarding World kaHarry Potter ivulwa ngo-2010 e-Island of Adventure Park yabo. Inani lababekhona lenyuka futhi abaphathi be-Universal babona izimpawu zedola. Kodwa-ke, amadola abonakala egeleza ngokukhululeka epaki labo lesibili. I-Universal Studios Florida ibiwela ngama-20% ngaphansi kwalokho obekulethwa umfowabo ipaki, ngakho-ke okungenakugwemeka kwenzeka. Ngonyaka ka-2011 kwamenyezelwa ukuthi imihlathi izovalwa ukuze “kuvuleke indawo yokuhlangenwe nakho okuthokozisayo, OKUSHA,” sonke manje esaziyo ukuthi yisikhangiso sesibili saseHarry Potter esivulwe ngo-2014, uDiagon Alley.

Kulabo abangakaze babone injabulo yokujahwa yindoda enkulu edla ushaka ungazitika ngamavidiyo angenakubalwa aku-youtube. Futhi kulabo kini abadinga ukuzizwela ngokwabo ukuthi baqedele impilo yakho, noma labo abafayo abafisa ukuyiphinda futhi, uhambo olufanayo olufanayo lwakhiwe e-Universal Studios Japan!

Ngokufana ne-movie, ukuheha kwamaJaws kuthola isimo sakudala senkolo ezinkumbulweni zezivakashi ezazinenhlanhla yokuzwa lolu hambo. Ukuphila ngokuvumelana nesiqubulo se-Universal sango-1990 esithi “Ride the Movies” sikwenze wazizwa sengathi uyingxenye ye-Amity noshaka abazingela amanzi ayo, futhi kuyinto engingasoze ngayikhohlwa; kujuliswe yi-nostalgia nothando lwami ngoshaka ongakaze afune ukubambisana lapho kufanele.

Ukugibela njengoba besikwazi ngemuva kokukhishwa kabusha.