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, who produce Window Lifestyle Media's DVD releases.

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

 * Andrew Brugmann-Bott (1971-present) (First issue: Issue 1)
 * Don DiBella (1971-present) (First issue: Issue 5)
 * Kurtis Radosevic (1973-present) (First issue: Issue 14)
 * Barnaby Taumalolo (1977-present) (First issue: Issue 33)
 * 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)
 * Benjamin McMurrough (1992-present) (First Issue: Issue 107)
 * Ubaldo Pesci (1993-present) (First issue: Issue 111)
 * Danny M. Bosch (1995-present) (First issue: Issue 122)
 * Nicholas "Sagi" O'Hayes (1997-present) (First issue: Issue 133)
 * Dean West (2002-present) (First issue: Issue 158)
 * Hayley Bosch-Daniels (2004-present) (First issue: Issue 180) (Danny M. Bosch's cousin)

Issue 1 - Walt Disney World Opens To The Public, With No Coasters (October 1971)
First issue in America

Issue 10 - (October 1972)
First issue in Canada

Issue 25 - (October 1975)
First issue in Europe

Issue 27 - Journey to the Desert (May 1976)

 * 1) We've Moved to Utah!

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 33 - (June 1977)
First issue to be translated and first issue in Spain, from then on, Mexican issues were in Spanish, not English with the Spanish translation clipped to the index.

Issue 41 - Plural Comix (January 1979)

 * Coaster Comix Now Coasters' Comix

Issue 50 - A Special 50th Issue (October 1980)
First issue in Japan and most of Asia.

Issue 55 - The 10th Of Disney World (October 1981)
First issue in Australia & New Zealand, albeit imported.

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 65 - A Visit to Six Flags Atlantis (July 1983)
First issue in Brazil, albeit imported.

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) Wooden Roller Coasters vs. Steel Roller Coasters
 * 2) A Insider's Look at Young People's Day Camp in New York

Issue 100 - Our Big 1 Oh Oh (October 1990)
First issue in India

Issue 114 (August 1993)
First issue in the middle east

Issue 135 - A Whole Buncha New (August 1997)
Introduction of Louise.

Issue 150 (October 2000)
First issue in Switzerland

Issue 175 - 175th Magaversary! Man In Mario Costume Goes Insane at Alabama's Backyard (September 2003)
First issue in Greece

Issue 185 (July 2004)
First issue in Turkey

Issue 197 - Lagoon in Farmington, Utah: The Park Our Writers Call "Home" (July 2005)

 * Why Lagoon is the #1 park we unanimously love
 * The Story of Colossus the Fire Dragon

Firing of Coaster Studios (2018)
In January 2018, Coasters fired YouTuber Taylor Bybee [Coaster Studios] (who wrote editorals for the magazine) after he published a negative YouTube video in December 2017 about La Ronde in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Window Lifestyle Media stated that staff determined Coaster Studios' video to be insensitive towards Quebecois people (due to his complaints in the video about poutine and guests speaking French) and openly hostile towards the park. Many of Coaster Studios' fans declared this decision to be unfair, but Six Flags, the City of Montreal, The Theme Park Crew, and Theme Park Review all supported Coasters ' decision.