John Wardley Q&A 2017 - TowersTimes 15th Birthday Celebration

[@johnmelling9950]

What a lovely chap with plenty of time for his fans/fellow entusiasts. Hes dead right about B&M being the best. I dont care what anybody says, you can feel and see the quality of them is on another level to the rest.

[@alanbrown6613]

5 years ago maybe but RMC is now the best

[@NachoCheesus]

@@alanbrown6613 if you look past the atrocious trains and reliability record maybe.

[@LiviBoy-eg8po]

I am not an enthusiast but I do like coasters but could honestly listen to him speak for hours.

[@coastermadab]

What an incredible session. So much love for John.

[@wakers243]

how accurate john was about air/galactica. most of the headsets removed off galactica, and time queues at galactica often double other rides (omitting wicker man, because of new ride hype) just because of the headsets on the back seats.

[@superlifter]

i think a big part of his success is that he is so interested in the theming. I was just obsessed with nemesis when it first opened. i had a beanie hat with the logo before i'd even ever been to alton towers! the look of the thing and the backstory, the theming of the whole area...it's just incredibly compelling. it's a shame they had to ditch the 'blood' water around it- i only just found out about it from watching these videos

[@Oliver_T_03]

So happy he got to be involved with Wicker Man, it was Wardley's dream to add a woodie to this park

[@MatgoStyles]

I count myself very lucky to be able to say my first ever rides were the Log Flume and Jungle Boat Ride at Barry Island in the late 1980s. Both were among the first rides John ever worked on, now long gone. Even then I knew there was something very distinct about those attractions.

[@MattFromWiiSportsResort]

Anyone else watch the whole thing?

[@JoelDeRouffignac]

He is such a cool guy 😎 Ive wanted to meet him for years. Would love to attend one of these events 😊

[@AttractionSource]

Agree! Hope to see you on one soon.

[@paulgibson193]

Thanks for uploading this, I really enjoyed it!

[@AttractionSource]

Pleasure!

[@wolfieeeee256]

The man is amazing!

[@chrishughes378]

How do you attend an event like this?

[@AttractionSource]

Be sure to follow our social media pages, as well as keeping an eye on the TTSP Forum and Events website for the latest information. The dates of our 2018 events are already available, with further details announced closer to each one - forum.towerstimes.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=42031

[@petermc7098]

Hello There, Great Q & A, it looked like a decent event, it was good to hear his perspective throughout! Cheers Peter :) p.s. I can't believe he got to see the overall operations, behind the scenes of the "Tower of Terror" ride. p.p.s he's a very down to earth Man.

[@petermc7098]

P.P.P.S I didn't know that he actually worked on Rameses Revenge and had some input with regards to the development on it etc.

[@JustinCoasters]

44:30 I would argue 13 was a dud.

[@genericaccount7422]

Its innovative tho, I think it was just hyped up too much. If it was marketed as a thrilling family ride with a surprise then it'd have been a great ride on opening day. But instead they hyped it up to be the most terrifying ride around which just disappointed people. I still think it's a fun ride and I do enjoy the drop, it's unique

[@infinityeventproduction7169]

Intro Music? It sounds familiar?

[@michaelanthony8330]

I think it's Can't stop the feeling by Justin Timberlake

[@yukowl]

He's sending mixed messages on SW8 hhhmmmm

[@alanm4072]

40:00 *Looks at Retro Squad* 🥴

[@firestarter1888]

Makes me download rct2 from steam again

[@JustinCoasters]

I wonder what two parts he didn’t like about Wicker Man

[@IronMan-qi3yg]

Not my proudest fiddle but I got there in 1:10:36 luckily

[@dougbriglmen716]

Thank goodness I haven't been involved with the dud yet, Unless you count 13 🤣

[@DomWPC]

13 is not a dud!

[@dougbriglmen716]

Dom wpc in your opinion pal, in my opinion reading it and I thought it was crap to be honest. If you enjoy with great but I personally just thought it was terrible.

[@DomWPC]

its not the best ride out there sure but its definitely not a "dud"!

[@jamiebuckton1714]

Absolutely not a dud... Silly to even mention it.