ShowBiz Pizza Place

dth1971 · 26 Jan 2007 22:49

Anyone remember 1980-1992 restaurant/video game chain ShowBiz Pizza Place which was a Chuck E. Cheese's rival until it's CEC takeover in 1991-1992? ShowBiz had its own animatronic show called The Rock-afire Explosion produced by Orlando, Florida based Creative Engeneering.

reymann · 28 Jan 2007 19:37

Yes, there used to be one in Fresno on Shaw & Marks until the merger. I vaguely remember it but, I'm sure there used to be one in Fresno.

dth1971 · 31 Jan 2007 11:05

http://rock_afire.tripod.com and http://www.showbizpizza.com pays tribute to the 1980's ShowBiz Pizza Place.

Super S · 02 Feb 2007 01:11

Boise, Idaho used to have one of these on Fairview Avenue, and my parents took me there quite a few times. Not sure what is there today though. I think they used to call the animatronic show "Pizza Time Theater" or similar.

dth1971 · 02 Feb 2007 18:06

Super S: Pizza Time Theater is Chuck E. Cheese's, not ShowBiz Pizza!

Super S · 04 Feb 2007 01:20

dth1971 wrote:Super S: Pizza Time Theater is Chuck E. Cheese's, not ShowBiz Pizza!

Oops...I got the two chains mixed up...but the restaurant in Boise was ShowBiz. I don't know if Boise at the time (mid 1980s) had a Chuck E Cheese also.