Universal has given Jaws fans something official to talk about again.
On September 3, 2026, Universal City Studios filed a new trademark application for Jaws (1975), and one part of the paperwork stands out immediately: it includes “amusement park attraction and theme park services.”
That wording doesn’t confirm a new ride, land, or experience. Still, it arrives at an interesting moment for Universal Orlando Resort.
Fourteen years after the original Jaws attraction closed at Universal Studios Florida, Universal is now undergoing major redevelopment across both parks. With two areas potentially opening the door for new intellectual property, the timing of this filing is difficult to ignore.
Universal’s New Jaws Filing Goes Beyond Movies
Universal City Studios submitted the trademark application for Jaws (1975) on September 3 under Serial Number #50089372.
The filing covers several types of entertainment services, including uses that extend far beyond simply distributing or producing movies.
Universal is seeking coverage for:
- Amusement park attraction and theme park services
- Production and distribution of films and videos involving entertainment, drama, and horror
- Entertainment services involving film series and videos in the drama and horror genres
- Organizing entertainment events
- Organizing contests, displays, and exhibits in entertainment
- Providing on-demand and rental films in the drama and horror genres
Universal has not announced what it plans to do with those protections.
Still, the reference to amusement park attractions immediately makes the filing more interesting to theme park fans, especially since Universal Orlando currently has major areas undergoing redevelopment.
Islands of Adventure Is Already Losing One Entire Land
One potential location is Islands of Adventure, where The Lost Continent is being phased out.
Demolition is already underway in parts of the land, while Mythos remains one of the area’s final major pieces. Once the remaining locations close, Universal will have a large section of the park available for a new themed area.
That creates an obvious hypothetical opportunity for Jaws.
Universal could theoretically bring back Amity on a much larger scale, creating an entire coastal environment around the franchise rather than simply recreating the original attraction.
However, Jaws is far from the only property connected to that space.
Rumors and fan speculation have also pointed toward The Lord of the Rings, Pokémon, and The Legend of Zelda. Universal has not announced what will replace The Lost Continent, so the land’s future remains open.
Still, another location may make even more sense.
Universal Studios Florida Has an Even More Interesting Opening
Fast & Furious: Supercharged recently closed permanently at Universal Studios Florida, leaving another major former attraction space without an announced permanent replacement.
That alone makes the new Jaws trademark filing worth watching.
The original Jaws attraction closed in January 2012 after years of taking guests through Amity and into encounters with the famous great white shark. Universal later demolished the attraction and the surrounding area to make way for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley.
The removal remains a sore spot for many longtime Universal fans.
Now, 14 years later, Universal has filed a new JAWS trademark application that includes amusement park attraction and theme park services, while Universal Studios Florida is once again facing a major redevelopment opportunity.
That doesn’t mean Jaws is returning, but it certainly gives fans more to discuss.
Jaws Isn’t the Only Classic Universal Property in the Conversation
Since Fast & Furious: Supercharged closed, several older Universal franchises have come up in discussions about what could eventually replace it.
Ghostbusters remains a popular possibility because of its history at Universal Studios Florida. Twister (1996) has also returned to the conversation as fans continue calling for Universal to revive some of its older park concepts.
Then there’s Back to the Future (1985).
Back to the Future: The Ride remains one of Universal Studios Florida’s most remembered former attractions, and fans regularly bring it up when discussing classic properties that could return.
Jaws now enters that conversation with one important difference: Universal has just filed fresh trademark paperwork that explicitly includes theme park services.
The Filing Gives Jaws Fans Something Real to Watch
There are plenty of reasons Universal could want broader trademark protection for Jaws (1975).
The application covers movies, videos, rentals, events, exhibits, contests, theme park services, and attractions. Universal may ultimately use only part of that coverage.
For now, there is no announced Jaws ride, land, or attraction coming to Universal Orlando Resort.
Still, this filing adds something previous comeback rumors didn’t have: official paperwork.
With The Lost Continent disappearing and Fast & Furious: Supercharged permanently closed, Universal has major opportunities ahead at two established parks.
Whether Jaws becomes part of those plans remains unknown.
But after 14 years without the attraction at Universal Studios Florida, fans finally have a new reason to keep watching Amity’s famous shark.
