 Royal American Shows trailer | |
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Founder | Carl J. Sedlmayr (1886-1965) |
| Defunct | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Products | Amusement ride rental/operation and traveling carnival management |
Royal American Shows (RAS) were a leading American traveling carnival company that operated from the 1920s to the 1990s in the United States and, until the 1970s, in Canada. The company promoted itself as the "Most Beautiful Show on Earth", with the "World's Largest Midway."[1]