John Wardley

John Wardley is a theme park attraction and rollercoaster designer, noted for his work with Alton Towers during the 90's and early 21st century. He was the primary designer of Nemesis, Air and Oblivion. He was involved in the design of Saw: The Ride at Thorpe Park

Alton Towers
John Wardley was the designer of the original Haunted House, as well as the Runaway Mine Train. He designed Nemesis, Air and Oblivion and entered semi-retirement in the year 2000. Wardley was asked to take on a more active role accross the Merlin park range after their acquisition of Tussaud's in 2007. He is rumoured to have been involved in a small capacity in the design of Rita: Queen of Speed and is heavily involved in Secret Weapon 6, having been seen on the site with plans and on his website.

Other parks
He designed Stampida at Park Aventura. Wardley was in charge of revitalising Chessington World of Adventures, and designed new attractions including Professor Burb's Bubbleworks and the Arrow suspended rollercoaster, Vampire.