John Wardley

John Wardley (born 1950) is a British award-winning concept designer and developer for theme parks, mainly for rides such as roller coasters. Wardley started off as a stage manager at Windsor's Theatre Royal then moved on to the film industry, including creating the special effects for five of the James Bond movies. He was later hired by the Tussauds Group due to his experience in designing animated figures and rides for amusement parks. His firs... More

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