Keith Sparks

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Keith Henley Sparks
Born	Keith Henley Sparks 1936 (1936)
Died	2011 (aged 74–75)
Nationality	British citizen
Occupation	Attraction designer, theme park developer
Known for	Alton Towers, Prof. Burp's BubbleWorks, The Haunted House

Keith Henley Sparks was a British attraction designer and developer for theme parks around Europe; an early innovator of theme park attractions and dark rides in the United Kingdom (UK). He was known for his characteristic production style and attractions for Alton Towers, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and the Tussauds Group.^[1] Notable attractions he produced include Prof. Burp's Bubble Works, The Haunted House, and Around The World In 80 Days.

References[]

^ Prospect Pictures (28 February 2013) [1992]. Themes, Dreams, and Scream Machines - Keith Sparks interview (YouTube video). TowersStreet. Retrieved 30 May 2017 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)^{[dead link]}

v t Alton Towers Resort
Alton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, ST10 4DB
rollercoaster rides	Runaway Mine Train (1992–) Nemesis (1994–) Oblivion (1998–) Galactica (2002–2015 as Air) (2016–) Spinball Whizzer (2004–) Rita (2005–) TH13TEEN (2010–) The Smiler (2013–) Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure (2015–) Wicker Man (2018–)
other rides	The Blade as Pirate Ship (1980–) Enterprise (1984–) Congo River Rapids (1986–) Hex – The Legend of the Towers (2000–) Duel – The Haunted House Strikes Back (2003–) Cuckoo Cars Driving School (2006–) Battle Galleons (2008–) Marauder's Mayhem (2008–)
former rides	Corkscrew (1980–2008) Doom & Sons (1981–1991) Around The World In 80 Days (1981–1993) The Flume (1981–2015) Beastie (1983–2010) Black Hole (1983–2005) Twirling Toadstool (1984–2016) Beast (1988–1997) Thunder Looper (1990–1996) Dynamo (1993–2005) Toyland Tours (1994–2005) Boneshaker (1995–2003) Nickelodeon: Outta Control (1997–1998) Ripsaw (1997–2015) Submission (2001–2013) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride (2006–2015) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (2012–2015)
theme park areas	Adventure Land CBeebies Land Cloud Cuckoo Land Dark Forest Forbidden Valley Gloomy Wood Katanga Canyon Mutiny Bay The Towers & Gardens Towers Street X-Sector
see also	History of Alton Towers Alton Towers Waterpark Merlin Entertainments John Wardley The Grand Knockout Tournament Rollercoaster Restaurant
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v t Chessington World of Adventures
Roller Coasters	Vampire (1990) Rattlesnake (1998) Dragon's Fury (2004) Scorpion Express (2014)
Other rides	Tiny Truckers (1993) (1995) Tomb Blaster (2002) KOBRA (2010) Flying Jumbos (2013) Zufari: Ride into Africa! (2013) The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure (2017) Tiger Rock (2018) Blue Barnacle (2021) Croc Drop (2021)
Past rides	Safari Skyway (1986–2015) Runaway Train (1987–2012) The 5th Dimension (1987–1993) Black Buccaneer (1988–2018) Bubbleworks (1990–2016) Terror Tomb (1994–2001) Rameses Revenge (1995–2019) Samurai (1999–2003) (2000–2009) Hocus Pocus Hall (2003–2018) Peeking Heights (2005–2017) (2012–2014)
See Also	Chessington Zoo Merlin Entertainments John Wardley (designer) List of amusement parks in the United Kingdom
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v t Amusement rides
Rides	Ali Baba Balloon Race Bayern Kurve Booster (Fabbri) Booster (HUSS) Breakdance Bulgy the Whale Bumper boats Bumper cars Bungee trampoline Carousel Caterpillar Cliffhanger Condor Desperados Devil's wheel Disk'O Double Shot Enterprise Evolution Ferris Wheel Fire Ball Flying Scooters Flying theatre Freefall Frisbee Fun Slide Gravitron Haunted swing Hayride Helter skelter Hurricane Jump and Smile Kamikaze Log flume Loop-O-Plane Looping Starship Madhouse Matterhorn Mechanical bull Monster Motion simulator Music Express Octopus Old Mill Orbiter Paratrooper Pirate Ship Power Surge Rainbow Ranger Red Baron Rock-O-Plane Rockin' Tug Roll-O-Plane Rotor Round Up Scrambler Screamin' Swing Shoot the Chute Sky Swatter Skycoaster Skydiver Space Shot Speed Super Shot Super Star Swing Around Swing boat Tagada Tango Teacups Tilt-A-Whirl Top Scan Top Spin Topple Tower Tornado Troika Tumble Bug Turbo Drop UFO Waltzer The Whip Wipeout Zipper
Types	Dark ride Drop tower Gyro tower Haunted attraction Kiddie ride Pendulum ride Reverse bungee River rapids ride Roller coaster Simulator ride Slot car ride Summer toboggan Swing ride Tow boat ride Water ride
Manufacturers	Allan Herschell Company Anton Schwarzkopf B.A. Schiff & Associates Bertazzon Chance Morgan Chance Rides Charles I. D. Looff Crown Metal Products D. H. Morgan Manufacturing Dentzel Carousel Company Dynamic Structures Eli Bridge Company ETF Ride Systems Eyerly Aircraft Company Fabbri Group Frank Hrubetz & Company Frederick Church Funtime George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. Giovanola Gustav Dentzel Harry C. Baker Harry Traver Herbert Schmeck Hopkins Rides HUSS Park Attractions Intamin Jason Surrell John A. Miller John C. Allen John Wardley Jora Vision Keith Sparks KMG KUKA Kumbak LaMarcus Adna Thompson Larson International Lee Eyerly Mack Rides Marcus Illions Mondial Moser's Rides New Wave Rides O.D. Hopkins Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters Polin Waterparks Preston & Barbieri Pretzel Amusement Ride Company ProSlide Technology Reverchon Industries Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. Ride Entertainment Group RoboCoaster Ron Toomer Ronald Bussink S&S – Sansei Technologies Sally Corporation Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Sansei Technologies SBF Visa Group Senyo Kogyo Sonacase Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company Technical Park Tivoli Enterprises Tony Baxter Universal Creative US Thrill Rides Vekoma Vernon Keenan Walt Disney Imagineering Wendell "Bud" Hurlbut Werner Stengel WhiteWater West William F. Mangels Zamperla Zierer
Related articles	Amusement park Animal theme park Fair Family entertainment center Traveling carnival
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