The (Updated) History of Showbiz Pizza Place in Lynchburg, Virginia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- We've gone over this location before, but a lot has been uncovered since then which will change your understanding of the history of this store. Thanks to Cydalan for requesting this location again. Also thanks to @saan1ty for making the thumbnail.
Credit:
Nathan Spies (For inspiring this series).
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Cheese-e-pedia (For info for this video).
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Newspapers.com (For providing much of the info in this video).
@BryantFamilyHomeVideos (for providing footage of Lynchburg from 1989-1994).
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@TheRamblersExploration (For footage of Lynchburg in 2021).
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@connorleschinsky (for providing footage of Lynchburg’s animatronics in a barn).
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I attended Liberty University which was just a mile south of this store. I remember seeing this store being closed and just left there abandoned. Had I known that this was a Showbiz Pizza Place, I would have tried to do some urban exploration at this place.
I lived in Lynchburg during Show Biz was open… I was 16 years old during 1984 and I played a lot of video games there… maybe ate some pizza… I don’t remember that I did…I do remember watching the Billy Bob show with all those robots… It been about 40 years and I remember it like it was yesterday..
Those were the good times being a teenager…
Oh wow , I remember my dad taking me to showtime in late 83. We lived in Lynchburg at the time, I really dont remember anything else but the arcade.
I went to that one when I was a kid. This video brought back a lot of memories.
I didn't know any of this at all, and I'm from lynchburg. I wouldn't have been alive for its existance as the pizza place, but I would have driven past the building ao many time sin my life and never had even known it was there or its history. It's quiet sad that it got demolished into a hotel, seems like much of Lynchburg is turning into that now.
Same here and I agree they're destroying everything for hotels
Lynchburg is full of odd history like this. We have a few buildings here that cycle businesses constantly. Actually a steak house right next to where this place is was abandoned for almost as long. Our downtown used to be deserted and has in the recent decade flourished. You should see what Wards Road used to look like before all the businesses popped up. Its interesting to look at what lynchburg used to look like even in the 90s vs now this place has really blown up. If this location had opened here these days it may have survived as there are alot more people here now than it was back then.
Good Video Rob!
This is an insanely odd history, but very cool! It's sad that it didn't last very long, but it sure has a lot to it considering nothing that took it's place for very long either. Thanks for updating the video!
(P.s. Could you at some point look into doing a video on CEC in Hickory NC? I'm not sure if it has a large history but I found it to be interesting when I went in 2016.)
I found this video interesting rob thank you!
This was a super cool video, Rob! I hope you'll cover a Louisiana Chuck E Cheese location [especially Layfette because of the craziness of what the old location turned into], or maybe the now defunct Arlington Texas Pizza Time Theatre location?
Cant wait for this!
Hey Itzrob I have a "What if..." video idea, What if Chuck E Cheese's new character Bella Bunny was made back in the 70s with the rest of the Pizza Time Players, I think the mock-ups would be pretty cool.
I like how the Rockafire all have little Santa hats on in the footage at 2:23
Such an underrated location this was, I’m glad the bots are in good hands! By the way, I believe I have asked about this location previously for your history video series, and that is the Laurel MD location. However, I have pictures of the stage from 2021, that is, if you’d like to use them in the video.
Did bro time travel
@@William_Afton_AFTONROBOTICS?
My mom and my sister’s mom went to the Lynchburg location
@@Flyingflimflam333 half siblings maybe.??
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I still like the old video you did of this location; now a part of me wishes the ice cream parlor DID keep the Rock-afire Explosion!
Hey thats the one i went to as a kid!
Good video
Can’t wait for there to be more information on this location and area! Are you gonna post an update on Beach Bear soon?
I gotta replace his valve bank so it'll be a little while.
Hey Rob I just want to say something thank you thank you for making history videos without you or Nathan Spies or even chatty Chucky. I don’t think of these will pop up for other channels that love Chuck E. Cheese. Ari made four I think or five and well I’m gonna make another one, but I’ll say this a couple of them are not that great of their editing skills but at least I got better anyways I hope they have a good day.
This Is an interesting video that this was a showbiz then Billy joes and how a hotel i could imagine if Chuck E. Cheese bought that showbiz but I’m glad the bots were saved!
I think you need to watch the video again if you still think that’s the timeline of things.
@@ItzaRob I already saw the video sorry my head Dosent really pay attention to stuff that’s why or I can’t remember stuff
4:33 "OCTOBER 1994👹"
The barn yard is the slide cause mertlye beach(sorry if I spelled it wrong) there is a photo of the whole thing
Awesome Video! Are you going to be covering both Pasadena, CA locations?
No reason to leave one out is there?
@@ItzaRob No, I was just curious.
Hey rob, how do you find some of this information? I have been looking for info on the 2 Wichita Ks Showbiz Pizza locations but other than video claiming to be from here but ive heard it could be from another location in Kansas such as Topeka i can find no photos. I have also found an advertisement listing both addresses, and one of the buildings still has a logo scar. I have heard the robots here were sent off to Dreamland Switzerland but could find no evidence other then the occasional mention on forums. If you have any tips or tricks for how you come across this information, it would be greatly appreciated
That info comes from Xan matching up certain aspects of the stage to Dreamfactory's own. I would recommend talking to him about it if you'd like to know more about that. As for my own methods, I look through cheese-e-pedia for stuff as well as newspapers.com, which requires a subscription to looked through stuff.
@@ItzaRob Thanks for your response, where do you think the best place to reach Xan would be? Sorry if the questions seem obvious, but after I found out about Showbiz Pizza a few weeks ago it had been brewing in my mind. I have never been to one, or was born in time too, but the lack of information and overall mystery behind these locations fascinates me. There seems to be a deep community here, and I am excited to see what you guys have to show.
@@brett1511 You can contact him on Instagram via DM’s or ask via a TH-cam comment if you don’t wanna DM him on Instagram.
nice!
Hmm I wonder what's the next location?! Can I get a little hint?
Though I was not alive during this time I live in Lynchburg and my parents remember this
Plus Ive Been In Lynchburg VA Chuck E Cheese When I Was Little Wow Time Goes By Fast!!!
have you made one on richmond va?
it’s a mysterious location in my opinion
I haven't, I may get to it soon though.
@@ItzaRob awesome!
Ah so next vid is Pasadena CA yeah? Did it go through CU in 1992 or 1993? Ive heard both years given for when it went through CU
If what I heard is true, March of 1993.
Can you make a history video for the Chuck E cheese in East Hanover NJ. It has interesting back story
I'll pass for now.
WAIT WHAT HOW HOOWWWW WHY AND HOW DID IT BECOME A SHOWBIZ? I'M SO CONFUED!
Can you do the history of Chuckecheese in Clarksville Indiana next week please
I’ve already decided what next week’s video is gonna be. Even if I hadn’t, this location isn’t interesting, so I’ll pass.
Hey rob just wanted to check how you are doing you seem stressed lately and I’m worried I hope nothing is happening with your personal life. Please reply this is just a check from a fan ❤️
Could you do the portland oregon location? It was the fisrt ptt in oregon, had dolli dimples, helen,and i have a pic of my dads bday in 1983
I’ll pass.
@@ItzaRob ok, ill just do it myself
Can you do a video on the locations in Irving Texas if needed I will provide some information that I know about the locations
Potentially.
Hi @ItzaRob, can you please talk about the Chuck E Cheese in EL Monte? Thank you so much! :)
Considering how there’s not much info on it, I’ll pass.
Hi so I was wondering if you could do Jacksonville fl and greensbro nc and if I could get a shout out when you do the location
Choose one.
Ok I’m gonna have to do Greensboro
@@KaneStuart Maybe.
so despite the location getting cu, this location was never technically a chuck e. cheese's???? also, since it appears to have closed october 1994, would that make it one of the last showbiz pizza locations?????
No, the latest advertisement from a newspaper ad (October 1994 which was 2 months before they converted into Billy Bob’s Pizza) shows they never bothered to rebrand the store into Chuck E. Cheese’s. I suppose it could have been one of the last Showbiz Pizza branded locations but I’m unsure.
i live in martinsville va which is close to lynchburg virginia does that count!!!! XD
You should do Bridgewater, New Jersey's CEC next, it was the last location to have the Studio C console
I'm gonna pass for now as there are more interesting ones to cover.
@@ItzaRob ok
Can you do the history of Toronto candas location
I’ll pass for now.
I have good news my a worker at Pineville has confirmed to be saved
I’m sorry to say but that’s been said for a while. It doesn’t matter what a worker says, nothing is confirmed until corporate itself says something about it.
@@ItzaRob not to the fans
It was one that was converted into a Chuck E. Cheese it shut down some time in early 2000s I believe
Getting the CEC characters doesn’t mean they got the Chuck E Cheese exterior. Often stores would wait a bit before getting it, though in this case the store never got it as can be seen by the fact that the word Showbiz Pizza was being used on ads from October of 1994, just 2 months before they became Billy Bob’s Pizza. The “shut down in the early 2000’s” thing is also wrong as ads show that after the place converted into Billy Joe’s it lasted until around 2007.
@@ItzaRobsorry I was estimating
It a remastered rob and it amazing
i was the 30th like!
It’s sad that it closed
Please watch the entire video before making comments like this.
@@ItzaRob I watched the whole video
@@Virgilanddarveycousins-wo9yj you weren’t paying attention then. I’m not going to answer questions that were answered in the video, go towards the end of the history portion and it says what happened to the building.
@@ItzaRob okay
@@ItzaRob I’m sorry
Hey ItzaRob can u go over Chuck E Cheese's in Pasadena CA
You’re joking right…go to the outro of this video if you’re not.
I nearly watched the video sorry I'm a dumba$$
Can you do a history on Jacksonville please
Which one?
The one with the beta bots
Jacksonville Florida
@@cecstudio2391 Alright, maybe.
It had a uncle klonk every location dif
I know Aaron said that but that isn’t confirmed. Without any evidence to suggest it did I’m not going to say it did for sure.
Update
You talked about circus pizza I’m not sure but I might have a circus pizza mitiz mask dook foot and tickets
Are you the guy who bought those Dook boots on EBay from a few weeks back?
Here the story my birthday is April 27 and a few months back a mitiz mask popped up on eBay I was like I want that for my birthday well my mom she talked to the seller who owned the boots and a Rolfe and Earl poster that is on the top of the stage and the seller wanted me to have the best party so she took the stuff she was selling like the boots and Rolfe and Earl poster and gave it to me I will be posting it on my TH-cam if you want to see I also got circus pizza tickets
Hey could you you do a history video of of Chuck E Cheese savanna Georgia
Not very interesting, I’ll pass.
@@ItzaRob dang it I know nothing about the location all Know that they had a 3 stage until 2023
But what you need to do is one of the most interesting locations of all it was. It’s now called Billy Bob’s Wonderland, I’m pretty sure it was originally a show this pizza place and I know they moved many times. I just wanna know more.
hey ItzaRob can you do History of Chuck e cheese and Showbiz Pizza Place in Bon air, Virginia
Firstly, it’s considered barely in Richmond, not Bon Air. Secondly, maybe.
Okay
Hey ItzRob can I use your video ideas for my channel if not I support your opinion
@@cheezer1977-c7o I don't see the point but go ahead.
@ItzaRob Okay
History of Chuck E Cheese and Showbiz Pizza in Peoria IL
I’ll pass.
@@ItzaRob the location nearby in Bloomington IL has a unique exterior feature
@@Bold_Brick1212 I’m gonna pass on that one too.
Still waiting when you gonna make the next video lol
YOOOOOOO thanks for the donation! I make weekly videos every week on Fridays at 3 PM EST.
@@ItzaRob ok :)
I want you to do a history video of Chuck E. Cheese in Sandy Or Orem Utah Please,
I’ll pass for now.
@@ItzaRob OK 👌
chuck e cheese Guatemala city Guatemala will be next?
You know what? Sure.
@@ItzaRob horay