Andrew Brugmann-Bott

Andrew Norman Brugmann-Bott (born August 15, 1947) is an American writer best known for being the founder of, a writer for, and the original editor of Coasters.

Early life
Andrew was born on August 15, 1947 in. His parents, Götz Brugmann (1915-2000) and Antje Johanna Bott (1913-2002), were German immigrants. Götz was born in Danzig (modern day, ) and Antje was born in.

Career
Andrew published the first issue of Coasters with his brother Edward Brugmann-Bott (born 1945) and their friend Thom Chondroyannos (born 1946) in October 1971.

Following the move of Coasters to from it's original home of, Andrew moonlighted as a Mormon youth leader for a few years, despite Andrew stating that he is "agnostic, but not an atheist."

His face and his signature "Written and Published by Andrew Willy Brugmann" (italic is cursive) are still on the back of every issue of Coasters to this day.

He has ridden over 1,500 coasters, with around 350 being former (relocated/demolished/SBNO).

Andrew also is the co-creator of the syndicated music show At Last, the Band's Performance, and even hosted the show for a period in the late 70s-early 80s.

Personal Life
Andrew resides in, , 44 minutes away from the Window Lifestyle Media offices in Provo, with his wife. He has 5 children (including Coasters writer Adam B.B. Rodriguez) and 6 grandchildren. He joined the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) in 1983.

He was semi-retired from 2013 to 2015. He came out of retirement to show his grandchildren what his day job is and to educate them on theme parks.

Top 200 Roller Coasters

 * 1) Thunderhawk (Dorney Park) [Favorite coaster of all time & favorite wooden coaster]
 * 2) Colossus the Fire Dragon (Lagoon) [Favorite steel coaster & favorite Schwarzkopf coaster]
 * 3) New Texas Giant (Six Flags Over Texas) [Favorite hybrid coaster]
 * 4) Poltergeist (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) [Favorite LSM coaster]
 * 5) Racer 75 (Kings Dominion) [Favorite racing wooden coaster]
 * 6) Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster [Favorite Alpine coaster]
 * 7) Supersonic Odyssey (Berjaya Times Square Theme Park) [Favorite indoor coaster]
 * 8) Vapor Trail (Sesame Place) [Favorite family coaster]
 * 9) Wild Chipmunk (Lakeside Amusement Park) [Favorite wild mouse coaster]
 * 10) Giant Dipper (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) [Favorite boardwalk coaster]
 * 11) Lightning Run (Kentucky Kingdom) [Favorite 21st century non-hybrid steel coaster]
 * 12) Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland) [Favorite Disney coaster]
 * 13) Technic Coaster (Legoland California) [Favorite Lego coaster]
 * 14) Yankee Cannonball (Canobie Lake Park) [Favorite New England coaster]
 * 15) Vampire (Chessington World of Adventures) [Favorite British coaster]
 * 16) Vuoristorata (Linnanmäki) [Favorite Mainland European coaster]
 * 17) Mindbender (Galaxyland) [Favorite Canadian coaster]
 * 18) T3 (Kentucky Kingdom) [Favorite Vekoma thrill coaster]
 * 19) Saw – The Ride (Thorpe Park) [Favorite Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter coaster]
 * 20) Cannon Ball (Lake Winnepesaukah) [Favorite 60s PTC coaster]
 * 21) Tennessee Tornado (Dollywood) [Favorite Arrow Dynamics looping coaster]
 * 22) Kentucky Rumbler (Beech Bend Park) [Favorite GCI coaster]
 * 23) Zippin Pippin (Libertyland/Bay Beach Amusement Park)
 * 24) Magnum XL-200 (Cedar Point)
 * 25) Flyer Comet (Whalom Park)
 * 26) Olympia Looping (German fair circuit)
 * 27) Bandit (Yomiuriland)
 * 28) Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)
 * 29) Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith (Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World)
 * 30) Space Mountain: Mission 3 (Disneyland Sydney at Disneyland Australia Resort)
 * 31) Batwing (Six Flags Fiesta Georgia) [formerly Skytrak at Granada Studios]
 * 32) Tornado (Stricker's Grove)
 * 33) Iron Rattler (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)
 * 34) Oscar's Wacky Taxi (Sesame Place)
 * 35) Timber Terror (Silverwood)
 * 36) Texas Cyclone (AstroWorld)
 * 37) Texas Tornado (Wonderland Park)
 * 38) Colossos (Heide Park)
 * 39) Medusa Steel Coaster (Six Flags Mexico) [formerly Medusa]
 * 40) Outlaw Run (Silver Dollar City)
 * 41) The Ultimate (Lightwater Valley)
 * 42) Boardwalk Bullet (Kemah Boardwalk)
 * 43) Joris en de Draak (Efteling)
 * 44) Excalibur (Funtown Splashtown USA)
 * 45) Coney Island Cyclone (Luna Park)
 * 46) Comet (Hersheypark)
 * 47) Top Thrill Dragster (Cedar Point)
 * 48) Twisted Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
 * 49) Wildcat (Hersheypark)
 * 50) Incredicoaster (Disney California Adventure) [formerly California Screamin']
 * 51) Hoosier Hurricane (Indiana Beach)
 * 52) Cobra (Cobra Amusement Park)
 * 53) Anaconda (Gold Reef City)
 * 54) Kingdom Coaster (Dutch Wonderland)
 * 55) Wooden Roller Coaster (Playland at the PNE)
 * 56) Thunderhead (Dollywood)
 * 57) Megablitz (Wiener Prater)
 * 58) Desert Storm (Castles N' Coasters)
 * 59) Super Railway (French fair circuit)
 * 60) Boulder Dash (Lake Compounce)
 * 61) Le Monstre (La Ronde)
 * 62) Tornado (Adventureland)
 * 63) Corkscrew (Michigan's Adventure)
 * 64) Timberhawk: Ride of Prey (Wild Waves Theme & Water Park)
 * 65) Tonnerre 2 Zeus (Parc Astérix)
 * 66) Twisted Cyclone (Six Flags Over Georgia) [formerly Georgia Cyclone]
 * 67) Arkansas Twister (Magic Springs and Crystal Falls) [formerly Roaring Tiger/Michael Jackson's Thrill Coaster/Florida Hurricane at Circus World]
 * 68) Tornado (Särkänniemi)
 * 69) Legend (Arnolds Park Amusement Park)
 * 70) The Monster (Adventureland)
 * 71) Montana Titan (Billings' Wild Kingdom) [formerly Titan MAX at Space World]
 * 72) Roar-o-Saurus (Story Land)
 * 73) American Eagle (Six Flags Great Adventure)
 * 74) Wildcat (Lake Compounce)
 * 75) Dragon Coaster (Playland)
 * 76) Rampage (Alabama Splash Adventure)
 * 77) Gemini (Cedar Point)
 * 78) Excalibur (Valleyfair)
 * 79) Untamed (Canobie Lake Park)
 * 80) Patriot (Worlds of Fun)
 * 81) Silver Star (Europa-Park)
 * 82) Thunderbird (PowerPark)
 * 83) The Comet (Great Escape)
 * 84) Hornet (Wonderland Park) [formerly Nightmare at Boblo Island and Mayan Mindbender at AstroWorld]
 * 85) Century Cyclone (Boblo Island)
 * 86) The Cú Chulainn Coaster (Tayto Park)
 * 87) Shivering Timbers (Michigan's Adventure)
 * 88) Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain)

Top 100 Theme Parks

 * 1) Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.) [favorite theme park]
 * 2) Lagoon (Farmington, Utah, U.S.) [favorite western theme park]
 * 3) Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.) [favorite peninsula theme park]
 * 4) Holiday World and Splashin' Safari (Santa Claus, Indiana, U.S.) [favorite independent eastern theme park]
 * 5) Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World (Bay Lake, Florida, U.S.) [favorite Disney park]
 * 6) Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, U.S.) [favorite New England park]
 * 7) Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz, California, U.S.)
 * 8) Dollywood (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, U.S.)
 * 9) La Ronde (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
 * 10) Epcot at Walt Disney World (Bay Lake, Florida, U.S.)
 * 11) Beto Carrero World (Penha, Santa Catarina, Brazil)
 * 12) Hopi Hari (Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil)
 * 13) Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
 * 14) Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America (Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.)
 * 15) Knoebels Amusement Resort (Elysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
 * 16) Sesame Place (Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
 * 17) Dutch Wonderland (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
 * 18) Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park (Glenwood Springs, Colorado, U.S.)
 * 19) Lotte World (Seoul, South Korea)
 * 20) PortAventura World (Salou & Vila-seca, Catalonia, Spain)
 * 21) Lake Compounce (Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.)
 * 22) Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Blackpool, Lancashire, England, U.K.)
 * 23) Kemah Boardwalk (Kemah, Texas)
 * 24) AstroWorld (Houston, Texas, U.S.)
 * 25) Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort (Urayasu, Chiba, Japan)
 * 26) Fuji-Q Highland (Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan)
 * 27) Parque Plaza Sésamo at Fundidora Park (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico)
 * 28) Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa (Sentosa Island, Singapore)
 * 29) Happy Valley Beijing (Beijing, China)
 * 30) Universal Studios Japan (Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan)
 * 31) Lightwater Valley (North Stainley, North Yorkshire, England, U.K.)
 * 32) Six Flags New England (Agawam, Massachusetts, U.S.)
 * 33) Six Flags Magic Mountain (Santa Clarita, California, U.S.)
 * 34) Morgan's Wonderland (San Antonio, Texas, U.S.)
 * 35) Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, Texas, U.S.)
 * 36) Dreamworld (Coomera, Queensland, Australia)
 * 37) Drayton Manor (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, U.K.)
 * 38) Star City (Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines)
 * 39) Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.)
 * 40) Whalom Park (Lunenburg, Massachusetts, U.S.)
 * 41) Carwardine Colony (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.)
 * 42) Playland at the Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
 * 43) Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko (Chorzów, Poland)
 * 44) Silverwood Theme Park (Athol, Idaho, U.S.)
 * 45) Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida, U.S.)
 * 46) Parc Astérix (Plailly, France)
 * 47) Gold Reef City (Johannesburg, South Africa)
 * 48) Gröna Lund (Stockholm, Sweden)
 * 49) Moomin World (Naantali, Finland)
 * 50) Lake Winnepesaukah (Rossville, Georgia, U.S.)
 * 51) Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, New Jersey, U.S.)
 * 52) Disneyland Sydney at Disneyland Australia Resort (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
 * 53) Warner Bros. Movie World (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)
 * 54) The World of Redwall (Austin, Texas, U.S.)
 * 55) Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park (Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.)
 * 56) Liseberg (Gothenburg, Sweden)
 * 57) Linnanmäki (Helsinki, Finland)
 * 58) Europa-Park (Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * 59) Idlewild and Soak Zone (Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
 * 60) Lakemont Park (Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
 * 61) Superland (Rishon LeZion, Israel)
 * 62) Six Flags Over Georgia (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.)
 * 63) Pacific Park (Santa Monica, California, U.S.)
 * 64) Santa's Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire, U.S.)
 * 65) Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream (East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.)
 * 66) Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (Galveston, Texas, U.S.)
 * 67) Alabama Splash Advenure (Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.)
 * 68) Luna Park at Coney Island (Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.)
 * 69) Canobie Lake Park (Salem, New Hampshire, U.S.)
 * 70) Edaville Family Theme Park (Carver, Massachusetts, U.S.)
 * 71) Story Land (Glen, New Hampshire, U.S.)
 * 72) Frontier City (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.)
 * 73) Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World (Bay Lake, Florida, U.S.)
 * 74) Storybook Land (Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, U.S.)
 * 75) Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, Texas, U.S.)
 * 76) Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park, California, U.S.)

Top 50 Water Parks

 * 1) Disney's Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World (Bay Lake, Florida, U.S.)
 * 2) Knott's Soak City (Buena Park, California, U.S.)
 * 3) Water Country (Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.)

Trivia

 * He and Thom Chondroyannos are the only Coasters writers who started with Issue 1 in 1971 to be still actively working for it, albeit Thom stopped writing for a period in the 90s since he hated the "Hip" route it was taking and ABB semi retired for 2 years.
 * His favorite type of water slide is the ProSlide Tornado "Rattler" slide.
 * His favorite type of flat ride is the HUSS Ranger.
 * He has ridden the Thunderhawk every year since 1978. He has gone on record of saying he thinks he has ridden it "at least two thousand times", and has said "with the addition of more trims and removal of buzz bars, Thunderhawk has lost some of it's impact, yet it still remains my favorite coaster".
 * He is a huge fan of wooden roller coasters.
 * He is arguably well known among Dorney Park staff.