The Carnival business for current Christiansen Amusements President, Ralph E. "Buzz" Christiansen, began nearly seventy years ago with his grandfather and now spans five generations to his grandchildren. Ralph B. Christiansen, Sr. started in the amusement business at Mission Beach Park, CA in the1920s with rides and games. His son and Buzzs father, Ralph B., Jr., continued the Carnival tradition before and after World War II and then formed Christiansen Amusements in1965 with his wife Anna J. (A.J.) and Buzz.