Coasters (magazine)

Coasters is a magazine about amusement parks & water parks aimed at industry professionals & enthusiasts founded in 1971. It is among the magazines of Window Lifestyle Media, headquartered in. Originally published 5 times a year, it switched to being published monthly in 2002 as a cost-cutting measure.

The magazine and it's sister magazines Amusements Unlimited (dedicated to amusement rides), State Fairs (dedicated to state & county fairs), and E-Coasters (focusing on virtual amusement park technology such as RollerCoaster Tycoon and RollerCoasterBuilder) lend their concepts and identities to Coasters &amp; Amusements, a TV channel launched in 2018 as a joint-venture of and MO Media with branding licensed from Window Lifestyle Media. Window Lifestyle Media and debuted a fourth sister magazine for Coasters, Disney Magic, in 2011.

History
The magazine was founded in 1971 by Andrew Brugmann-Bott as publisher & editorial director. The magazine was originally published out of a "sweatshop" facility in near, but in 1976 the magazine moved headquarters from  to. Andrew cited his brother and assistant Edward Brugmann-Bott's conversion to the as one reason for the move, but it led to a more relaxed work atmosphere and better facilities in the magazine's current hometown of.

Editors

 * Andrew Brugmann-Bott (1971-1980)
 * Barnaby Taumalolo (1981-1987)
 * Ted Birindelli (1988-1994)
 * Gerd Roßkopf (1995-1998)
 * Ubaldo Pesci (1999-2004)
 * Kuno Österreicher (2005-2010)
 * Flora Ifans (2011-2014)
 * Marcus "Bozo" Bebel (2015-present)