Keith Sparks

{{Short description|Theme park designer and developer}}

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|name = Keith Henley Sparks

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|birth_name = Keith Henley Sparks

|birth_date = {{Birth-date|1936}}

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|death_date = {{Death year and age|2011|1936}}

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|nationality= British citizen

|occupation = Attraction designer, theme park developer

|known_for = Alton Towers, Prof. Burp's BubbleWorks, The Haunted House

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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 attractions at Alton Towers, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, the Tussauds Group and The London Dungeon.{{Cite AV media|author=Prospect Pictures |date=28 February 2013|orig-date=1992|title=Themes, Dreams, and Scream Machines - Keith Sparks interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO7YbvlnLpE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830192143/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO7YbvlnLpE&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 August 2020 |type=YouTube video|publisher=TowersStreet|access-date=30 May 2017|via=YouTube }} Notable attractions he produced include Prof. Burp's Bubble Works at Chessington World of Adventures, The Haunted House and Around The World In 80 Days at Alton Towers, and Apirama at Meli Park.