{"id":2480328,"date":"2026-06-29T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2480328"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:30:00","slug":"play-arcade-direction-sign-points-from-new-bedford-to-jaws-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/play-arcade-direction-sign-points-from-new-bedford-to-jaws-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Arcade direction sign points from New Bedford to &#8216;Jaws&#8217; island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"83996047007\" title=\"'Jaws' actor on his own shark attack death scene off Martha's Vineyard\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/05\/19\/NCCT\/83727009007-051525-mc-05.jpg?crop=3903,2196,x0,y284\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>&#8216;Jaws&#8217; actor on his own shark attack death scene off Martha&#8217;s Vineyard<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Voorhees played Alex Kintner in the original &#8216;Jaws&#8217; movie, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. He was 12 years old at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A colorful sign at Play Arcade in New Bedford points to real and fictional locations.<\/li>\n<li>The sign includes Amity Island from the movie &#8220;Jaws,&#8221; listed as 20 miles away.<\/li>\n<li>The fictional Amity Island is largely based on Edgartown, Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, where the movie was filmed.<\/li>\n<li>Created by a local artist, the sign has become a popular photo spot for visitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>NEW BEDFORD \u2014 If you&#8217;re curious about what direction to head from New Bedford to Paris, London, Tokyo or even the infamous Amity Island from &#8220;Jaws,&#8221; check the sign on the deck of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.playarcadenb.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playarcadenb.com\/\">Play Arcade.<\/a><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>A colorful directional sign points visitors toward more than a dozen destinations, mixing real-world cities and countries with a wink to pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>Honolulu, Dublin, Paris, London and Tokyo are all represented, but one of the biggest conversation-starters is Amity Island, the fictional setting of Steven Spielberg&#8217;s classic blockbuster &#8220;Jaws,&#8221; listed as just 20 miles from New Bedford.<\/p>\n<p>According to Play Arcade co-owner Adam Katz, the distances are all in good fun.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/25\/NSTT\/90691924007-img-0548.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/25\/NSTT\/90691924007-img-0548.JPG?crop=5711,4283,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/25\/NSTT\/90691924007-img-0548.JPG?crop=3213,4283,x1999,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/25\/NSTT\/90691924007-img-0548.JPG?crop=5711,3213,x0,y214 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"SETH CHITWOOD\" caption=\"Designed by Wicked Cool Signs, Play Arcade features a sign that points to numerous locations around the world.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoasttoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/2026\/06\/18\/bring-disney-to-new-bedford-with-attractions-similar-to-the-parks\/90587575007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">No Disneyland? No problem. How to recreate the magic in New Bedford<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are pointing as a crow flies to that location,\u201d he said jokingly. \u201cWe wanted it on deck as commemoration to those signs on Martha\u2019s Vineyard and in the Caribbean to complete our beach bum vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Where is Amity Island, anyway?<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073195\/\">The blockbuster movie, about a series of shark attacks around the Fourth of July. was filmed<\/a>\u00a0almost entirely in Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, and it is largely based on one particularly town on the island.<\/p>\n<p>While Spielberg and crew filmed parts of the movie in Vineyard Haven, Menemsha, and Chilmark, most of the filming was in Edgartown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Where was &#8216;Jaws&#8217; filmed? <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capecodtimes.com\/story\/news\/regional\/2025\/06\/19\/jaw-amity-marthasvineyard-edgartown\/84256607007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s where to find the real life &#8216;Amity Island&#8217; locations<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Play Arcade&#8217;s sign is a photo hot-spot<\/h2>\n<p>The sign has quickly become part of the arcade\u2019s personality, giving guests a playful photo-op between games, drinks and waterfront views. Visitors often scan the arrows to find a favorite vacation spot, hometown or dream destination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople love it for photo-ops and trying to find their home or favorite location,\u201d Katz said. \u201cIt does include one movie location too, Amity Island, because I\u2019m kind of obsessed with &#8216;Jaws.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The piece was designed by local artist Jeremy M. Pereira, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jpwickedgoodsigns\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jpwickedgoodsigns\">also known as JP, of Wicked Good Signs.<\/a> With its beach-town colors and globe-trotting arrows, the sign adds a little wanderlust, and a little shark-infested movie nostalgia, to Play Arcade\u2019s deck.<\/p>\n<p>The deck also serves both food and drinks, adding to its laid-back hangout feel with specialty themed cocktails such as Ms. Pac-Man, made with prosecco, Aperol, strawberry, seltzer, and Spyro, named after the PlayStation video game dragon hero featuring gin, lemon, grape soda.<\/p>\n<p>For those skipping alcohol, the mocktail menu includes the kitchen sink, a refreshing mix of every juice and syrup in-house packed into one drink.<\/p>\n<p>And while sipping a drink, you can officially discover what direction to point the way from New Bedford to Amity Island.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>S<em>tandard-Times staff writer Seth Chitwood can be reached at schitwood@s-t.com. Follow him on Instagram:<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/official_seth_chitwood\/?hl=en\">\u00a0 @Official_Seth_Chitwood<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Standard-Times today<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-06-29 08:01:32.093895291 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-06-29 08:01:32.093895291 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.southcoasttoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Jaws&#8217; actor on his own shark attack death scene off Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Jeffrey Voorhees played Alex Kintner in the original &#8216;Jaws&#8217; movie, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. He was 12 years old at the time. A colorful sign at Play Arcade in New Bedford points to real and fictional locations. 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