{{Infobox company | name = Butler Amusements | logo = | type = | industry = | fate = | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | founded = {{Start date and age|1970}} | founder = George "Bud" Butler | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | hq_location_city = Fairfield, California | hq_location_country = United States | area_served = West Coast of the United States | key_people = Lance Moyer (CEO)Sean Butler (COO) | products = 110+ amusement rides, food, beverages, carnival games, | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | website = {{URL|ButlerAmusements.com}} }}
'''Butler Amusements''' is a company which supplies rides, games, food, and beverages to various state and local fairs on the west coast of the United States.<ref name="A Closer Look at Carnival Ride Safety">{{cite web|url=http://www.kpvi.com/content/news/local/story/A-Closer-Look-at-Carnival-Ride-Safety/I8twGRYPM02nK-mTOJa7cA.cspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928063239/http://www.kpvi.com/content/news/local/story/A-Closer-Look-at-Carnival-Ride-Safety/I8twGRYPM02nK-mTOJa7cA.cspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |title=A Closer Look at Carnival Ride Safety |last=Campbell |first=Phil |date=2 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://butleramusements.com/about-us/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Butler Amusements |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History== In 1960 George "Bud" Butler began to collect games and rides with his son Earl "Butch" Butler, in 1972 they owned eight rides which increased to 13 by 1973. They owned 130 rides by 1996.<ref name="Alameda County Fair page 85">{{cite book|last=Christian|first=Victoria|title=Alameda County Fair|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2011|edition=illustrated|series=Images of America|pages=127|isbn=0738581933}}</ref> On December 21, 2011 Earl "Butch" Butler died and Mick Brajevich became the CEO.<ref name="Venues Today :: Final Curtain: Earl Butch Butler">{{cite web|url=http://www.venuestoday.com/news/detail/butch-butler-amusements-2211|title=Venues Today :: Final Curtain: Earl "Butch" Butler|last=Boudevin|first=Jessica|date=December 22, 2011|accessdate=26 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927182334/http://www.venuestoday.com/news/detail/butch-butler-amusements-2211|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Incidents== On August 30, 2013 a 38-year-old employee working at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe, Washington northeast of Bellevue was arrested on an outstanding warrant for forgery.<ref name="Monroe fair worker, suspect in child porn case, arrested | KING5.com Seattle">{{cite web|url=http://www.king5.com/news/local/Employee-arrested-at-Evergreen-State-Fair-222257281.html |title=Monroe fair worker, suspect in child porn case, arrested |publisher=KING5.com Seattle |date=September 3, 2013 |accessdate=26 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927035610/http://www.king5.com/news/local/Employee-arrested-at-Evergreen-State-Fair-222257281.html |archivedate=27 September 2013 }}</ref>
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Category:Entertainment companies established in 1960 Category:Fairfield, California Category:1960 establishments in California