Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
John Wood, Co-founder, and CEO of Sally Dark Rides received the IAAPA Lifetime Service Award on November 16, 2016, which recognizes a member individual’s consistent and long-term achievements serving the association and the industry in excess of 20 years. Wood has been an attractions industry professional for more than 36 years. He served two terms on the IAAPA Board of Directors, and he has actively served on several of IAAPA’s volunteer committees and global task forces, including the Space Allocation Committee, IAAPA Service Awards Committee, Asia-Pacific Advisory Committee, Audit Committee, and the IAAPA Hall of Fame and Archives committee. Since becoming an IAAPA member in 1978, Wood has been a long-term supporter of the association’s mission and was awarded the IAAPA Meritorious Service Award in 1994. Wood was inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame in 2013 for his role in reviving dark ride attractions around the world.
John Wood, Co-founder, and CEO of Sally Dark Rides received the IAAPA Lifetime Service Award on November 16, 2016, which recognizes a member individual’s consistent and long-term achievements serving the association and the industry in excess of 20 years. Wood has been an attractions industry professional for more than 36 years. He served two terms on the IAAPA Board of Directors, and he has actively served on several of IAAPA’s volunteer committees and global task forces, including the Space Allocation Committee, IAAPA Service Awards Committee, Asia-Pacific Advisory Committee, Audit Committee, and the IAAPA Hall of Fame and Archives committee. Since becoming an IAAPA member in 1978, Wood has been a long-term supporter of the association’s mission and was awarded the IAAPA Meritorious Service Award in 1994. Wood was inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame in 2013 for his role in reviving dark ride attractions around the world.
