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) along with Arcade Magazine and Zoos &amp; Aquariums 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.

The magazine is the main sponsor of WaterCon and AmusementCon.

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.

Starting with Issue 73, a "video magazine" version of each issue has been produced. The original video magazines (1985-2000) were produced by McNicoll Videotape Productions of, which later merged with Downer Productions to form McNicoll Arts & Media.

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)

Writers

 * Marcus "Bozo" Bebel (1980-present) (First issue: Issue 48)
 * Robert Joe Adamson (1982-present) (First issue: Issue 59)
 * Nicholas and Martin Ulubabyan (1990-present) (First issue: Issue 99)
 * Amalie Trausch (1991-present) (First issue: Issue 102)

Issue 28 - Great America Is Great! (June 1976)

 * 1) An Overview of Marriott's Great America
 * 2) The Columbia Carousel at Great America
 * 3) Riding Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland at Disneyland
 * 4) A Holy Day Out

Issue 62 - Tokyo Disneyland Opens to The Public (April 1983)

 * 1) Tokyo Disneyland Opening Day
 * 2) Before You Ask, Yes We're Wondering - Where Are The Coasters?!?

Issue 64 - Let's Talk About Sesame Place Texas and Carwardine Colony (June 1983)

 * 1) An Overview of Sesame Place II in Irving, Texas + Interview with
 * 2) The Sesame Place Computer Gallery
 * 3) Indoor Attractions at Sesame Place II + The Sesame Studio
 * 4) Climbing 'n Crawling at Sesame Place II
 * 5) An Overview of Carwardine Colony + Interview with Christopher R. Carwardine
 * 6) Riding The Flying Turns & Fast Forward + History of The Flying Turns at Carwardine Colony
 * 7) Carwardine Mover at Carwardine Colony
 * 8) Various Rides at Carwardine Colony

Issue 80 - Share the Magic Moment at Kid's World! (August 1986)

 * What to Expect from Kid's World - The Neatest Kids Place in the Whole Wide World
 * Romper Room at Kid's World
 * Action Park: The Opposite of Kid's World (We Guess)
 * A Day Out at AstroWorld

Issue 84 - Kid's World Destroyed by Fire, Sesame Place Bought by Anheuser-Busch, Another Visit to Six Flags Atlantis (June 1987)

 * 1) The Neatest Kids Place in the Whole Wide World Just Burnt Down
 * 2) Can You Tell Me How to Get to the Local Bar? Anheuser-Busch Buys Sesame Place
 * 3) Six Flags Atlantis - Business as Usual

Issue 88 - (August 1988)

 * 1) A Insider's Look at Young People's Day Camp in New York