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Encyclopedia > John Wardley

John Wardley is a consultant who specialises in concept design and development for the Theme Park and other mass tourism and leisure industries. Ferris wheel Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of amusement rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ...


He was responsible for the master planning and detailed design of Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey, the considerable success of which led to its owners, the Tussauds Group, subsequently acquiring Alton Towers in Staffordshire. He was then involved in the Group's major development program at this attraction which included concept work on the Runaway Train, Haunted House, and the world-renowned Nemesis Roller Coaster. As a result, Alton Towers became acknowledged as Britain's number one theme park. Chessington World of Adventures is a British theme park owned by the Tussauds Group. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... The Tussauds Group is a large vistor attraction business operating primarily in the United Kingdom, in addition to five other countries. ... Alton Towers is Britains best known theme park. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the Midlands of England. ... A nemesis is a seemingly unbeatable or unconquerable enemy, often used as a foil to the protagonist, where interaction between the hero and his antagonist forms the main conflict of the story. ...


John Wardley's early background in the film industry (he created the special effects for five of the James Bond films) equips him with a deep understanding of what entertains the British public. His experience in constructing and performing stage illusions led to him to collaborate with Geoffrey Thompson at Blackpool Pleasure Beach to create the long-running magic spectacular "Mystique", which continues to run, and run and run! As illusion consultant to the first production, he designed and created many of the illusions still in use nearly fifteen years later..... including the incredible finale, where the entire cast of the show vanish onstage, and instantly re-appear amongst the audience. The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy introduced by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an amusement park founded in 1896 by Alderman William George Bean in the town of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. ...


John acted as story and script adviser on the four-hour major BBC TV drama serial "Have Your Cake", in which the lead character's professional career is based on his own. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ...


Information taken directly from John's Website http://www.john-wardley.demon.co.uk/


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