Keith Sparks

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Keith Sparks
Born
Keith Sparks

1936
Died2011
Nationality (legal)British citizen
Occupation(s)Attraction designer, theme park developer
Known forAlton Towers, Prof. Burp's BubbleWorks, The Haunted House

Keith Sparks was a British attraction designer and developer for theme parks around the UK and Europe; an early innovator of dark rides, puppetry, attraction design and animatronic effects in the UK themed entertainment industry.[1] He was known for his characteristic production style and collaborations with John Broome at Alton Towers, Geoffrey Thompson at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Roland Mack at Europa Park and, in the early 1990s, John Wardley for the Tussauds Group.[2]

References

  1. ^ "BubbleWorks documentary featuring Sparks". British Theme Park Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Themes Dreams & Scream Machines Keith Sparks interview". HTC Cymru. 1992. Retrieved 30 May 2017.