First Drop
Magazine: Issues 1 to 100
A Preview
Here are just some of the
highlights in this full set of back issues:
Issue 1
The first issue, a photocopied
newsletter, includes:
- News of the world's
tallest and fastest roller coaster for Cedar point
(Magnum XL-200).
- Top Ten Coasters
- News of a new Arrow
Swing Coaster for Chessington World of Adventures (The
Vampire).
- Report from the Sun
newspaper on Blackpool Pleasure Beach's prices.
- News of a brand new
coaster book: The Great American Scream Machine.
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Issue 9
A new logo and a new look
magazine, now featuring 12 pages, including:
- Alton Towers up for
sale
- Manufacturer profile
of Vekoma
- Article on the new
Vampire ride at Chessington
- Article on Lakemont
Park's Skyliner
- Profile of Alton
Towers
- Review of Interschau
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Issue 12
Another new logo, and a fresh
new look for the magazine, which was by now becoming a
substantial publication of 20 pages, including:
- Extensive Bill Cobb
tribute
- New US coasters
- 1990 survey results
- Review of the
'Blackpool Bash 90'
- David Pickstone's Wild
Mouse at Brean Leisure Park
- Review of the Viper at
Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Update on construction
of 'The Ultimate' at Lightwater Valley
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Issue 24
Special issue celebrating the
opening of the Pepsi Max Big One at Blackpool Pleasure
Beach, the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster. This
36 page issue also included:
- Interview with
Geoffrey Thompson
- New steel roller
coaster for Parc Asterix
- Report on coasters at
German fairs
- Report on Loopathon
weekend at Alton Towers and Drayton Manor
- News on progress with
the Gulliver's World woodie
- Survey results 93/94
- Report on the Richard
Rodriguez coaster marathon
- Raptor at Cedar Point
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Issue 34
With Jean-Marc Toussaint
covers and packed with features, by Issue 34 First Drop had
become the Europe's leading coaster magazine. This 40-page
issue included:
- Construction of the
Runaway Coaster at Rotunda
- Modifications to the
Big One
- A report on roller
coasters in Las Vegas
- the Foire du Trone,
Paris
- Report on Tonnerre de
Zeus and interview with Olivier de Bosredon
- Report on Stampida at
Port Aventura
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Issue 52
With several pages in colour,
Issue 52 was built as "the ultimate experiment in thrill
reading". Its 52 pages include:
- Tusenfryd construction
- Perilous Plunge
construction
- Six Flags America's
Superman report
- Super Saturator report
- Wild Train report -
Pax brings a coaster to Europe
- Steel Dragon 2000
report
- Other coasters: Boss,
Legend, Speed, Medusa, Boulder Dash, Kraken, Son of
Beast and Lightning Racer.
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