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 host of Coasters' AmusementCon, which was first hosted at Whalom Park in 2002.

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)

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