The History Of Chuck E Cheese’s In Lexington Ky

[@QuintonReviews]

You know, growing up I never went to a Chuck E Cheese in the Lexington area even once, because pretty much everyone knew Gattitown was better. Every party I went to as a kid was there.

[@rocker_starss]

Yeah Gattitown was basically the Chucky e cheese for Lexington kids

[@ceccheddar]

ngl Showbiz/CEC is better

[@cassinetti90]

You should call the new name of 2.0: the end of childhood

[@hearts4moonzy]

Hi again

[@KingWaluigi07]

Lol

[@Spookyweasel99]

Nice

[@oscarcabrera5488]

🤣

[@Metadummyvr]

Plz bring back the magic I want this generation to have that magic that it used to😢

[@nickmoore9919]

I worked there during the incident involving the early shut down and you have a couple things off, firstly the managers son (not daughter) broke his leg and the other manager was sick with the flu, but it certainly was confusing going in only to be sent home

[@michaelanderson2886]

I went to Showbiz in Lexington around 1983. I played the sit down version of Star Wars Arcade over and over. The animatronics were cool - but creepy (I was 8 years old)

[@bellavista00]

As some who grew up going to this location it’s so amazing to see someone actually covering it. I have so many memories of this location from the early 2000’s going there with my sadly late cousin playing in the center and meeting kids I’d never see again in the tubes and I went there once when studio c beta was active and was kinda disappointed that the animatronics (something I was a fan of as a kid) were all but gone leaving screens that loop the same things every 5ish minutes. Side note I very much understand not being a fan of Lexington it’s one of those cities that is like a labyrinth with many one way roads and confuses many people.

[@tommykimon]

I grew up with this location and had so many childhood memories of Showbiz pizza. I even remember when it switched over to Chuck E Cheese. My daughter is 19 and had her childhood there too.

[@tailsfan628]

This month, I'm going to Chuck E. Cheese's in Tallahassee, FL. This is one of the few 3-stage locations that did not originate as a Showbiz Pizza.

[@TheJerseyMouse]

the moment has arrived

[@Bobby-tz5jd]

Yes

[@kiwizoomer]

i was so confused because the video said 3 hours ago and this was from 8 hours ago then a saw the live chat button

[@azizarslan7941]

Wertyuiop

[@SoyZanut]

happy birdo oh emi

[@michellem9444]

One possible reason that the Lexington Chuck E Cheese's fell into such disrepair might be due to the decline of the surrounding neighborhood. The Woodhill area became known as a rough area, and I remember that some pizza delivery places wouldn't even deliver to some of the apartment complexes there, because of the danger. It's hard to get parents to bring their kids to a restaurant within an area with that kind of reputation. That had to affect their bottom line.

[@mariesmith6744]

I agree it has become a rough area.

[@RobloxGaming32971]

You have a point

[@weast6388]

I grew up in Lexington, I live about 20 minutes away from it and I went to this location so much as a kid. Haven't watched the video yet but I can't wait to.

[@r2shxftyy]

You from Paris?

[@weast6388]

@@r2shxftyy no Winchester

[@r2shxftyy]

@@weast6388 oh

[@jordancruse5614]

Enjoyed the vid! I grew up in the early 90's and can say the animatronics are what made the experience for me and my friends. I realize they were a bit creepy, but I have such nostalgia from it. And at that age, we were more amazed by them. It's a shame they decided to get rid of the stage and characters for bland back-drops or TV screens (as if kids need more screens). It's kind of depressing Lol Maybe the animatronics will make a come back!

[@wuzgold]

Dang, they got rid of the animatronic too? He was my day one.

[@WestSideRodent]

Another AMAZING video from the Nathan Spies himself. Keep up the good work man! 👍

[@ashleybrooke5199]

I’m really showing my age with this one lol I had my 4th birthday at this location when it was showbiz. I distinctly remember the ball pit they had and they also had a coin ride that was one seat and it rotated like a Ferris wheel. showbiz was the best!

[@d1llp1ckle1]

I tend to forget that this was the location with "Kitzi Mitzi", I've always liked that outfit and the MSU one from Memphis. I think a cool history one you could do is of a former SPP turned CEC that didn't have the RAE 3-stage. There's about a dozen locations that actually had the RAE mini stage for a while after they opened because they were small locations (this was in 1983 as well), and I think that'd be kinda fun to talk about.

[@marcosatheundesirable]

yo

[@mariaworthington300]

I live here and I can say I used to go as a kid. It was definitely kind of creepy. The staff wasn’t the nicest and it was never the cleanest place. The location isnt terrible but it could be better. Like you said, everyone switched to gattitown and malibu jacks or monkey joes. I pass the location often and its almost barren at least compared to how busy it used to be. We will see how long it lasts now with all of the changes🤔

[@timemerson4162]

Used to live in the Woodhill area. we called it Hoodhill lol.

[@samgamgee42]

Enjoyed the video. Haha I drove past it 2 weeks ago and was wondering how it was doing. I was there several times from late 80s to mid 90s for kids birthday parties...good memories

[@spacelifecookie]

another great video! keep up the great work !!

[@jacobb.]

I had a bday at Showbiz at this location. Ended up with nightmares as the bear slowly made its rounds. Ended up with a buddy that worked Chuck E cheeses and he did the chucky shuffle for me on my 16th bday. Lexington is a good city but as time goes on I'm trying to get to a smaller satellite town just close enough. Thanks for vid

[@raewestvirginia2128]

Lexington also had the old bob the builder ride. I rode it as a kid

[@rocker_starss]

I remember there was a horse one or something as well

[@yellowfoxwontshutup420]

15:40 as a local can confirm at least when I was a kid they had the buzzy buzzy bee game. Fucking lit

[@Bobby-tz5jd]

Great video Bruv, keep up the work. And a replacement word for cancer is monster/piece of sh*t

[@diecastcountdown9651]

Down-grade 2.0. Finally at 13:09 “Looney Bird became Pizzacam”. Missing that from previous CEC videos.

[@Video657]

You should do the History of Chuck e cheese MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE for your next video

[@justmaskdoeswrestling7454]

I live in Kentucky and I think this is the only Chuck E. Cheese in the state I’ve not been to, I went to bowling green and Louisville’s as a kid, bowling greens was always my favorite

[@monsterjamfan2002]

I Was Afraid of the Chuck E Cheese Mascot When I Was Little in the Late 2000s And The Last Time I Went to Chuck E Cheese's Location in Lexington was 6 Years ago, I Haven't Been Back To that Location Since.

[@jasondowney2973]

I ran this location from May 2006 to September 2014. A few clarifications for you. The phase 4 remodel was in 2007 not 2006. I am a uofl fan, so when we changed to the purple shirt, I kept the red hat. I joked and said there were too much blue in Lexington and it could use more red. The moon and sun were part of the stage until the 2007 remodel. The ne red tables were installed in 2007 not for phase 3. Phase two and 3 had the same table package at the store.

[@Axos_Abode]

Whenever you upload my day instantly gets better. Not done with the vid yet but so far it's absolutely amazing! Thanks for providing us for such quality content.

[@monkealex571]

Amazing video! One history I'd love to see is of the San Jose (Tully Road) Location, since it's also the biggest chuck e cheese in the United States

[@Vvvv86051]

That would probably would be the history of Cec in San Jose. With the 3 locations Winchester blvd (the 1st cec ever) (1977-1985) Krooser rd (1978-2020) and Tully rd (1981-)

[@wuzgold]

I use to be crazy about Chuck E Cheese’s as a kid.

[@carlosbaltazar4957]

Am new to ur channel mr. Spies and I do enjoy listening to you as u talk about mascots and famous restaurants and places.

[@ttk-stephenfox1507]

I had my 5th birthday party there I’m 23 now but man I had a blast there. A Monkey joes was opened in Danville Kentucky about 35 mins from lex. I live in a small town right beside Danville. But I can say monkey joes didn’t last. I stopped going to chucke cheese when I turned 10 and as I got older I started going to champs Malibu jacks and a trampoline park that opened up. Then I hit high school and I quit going to all of them. Man those were the days.

[@cherishish]

Great vids! Can you please do one on the Mentor, Ohio location PLEASE❤

[@blackrat2003]

Hey Nathan, not sure the likelihood of you reading this but I was wondering, now that you're done covering the Kentucky locations I was hoping you would make a video on the Massachusetts locations? My childhood location was the Worcester location but I never find much information on that location. I was a video like this on that location would happen because you clearly have more experience researching CEC locations then I

[@spacelifecookie]

could you maybe look at the New Hartford NY location? i don’t know a lot, but i know they had a rocker stage, closed, reopened, then closed again 2019

[@lemmyfortnitegamingeasscen9600]

8:26 I think this is how both Sun drop and moon drop got into security breach

[@spongegenerator]

Great work Nathan looks like Chucky’s family members decide to go where he works at

[@algebralianism]

So for your replace word maybe storm. Also congrats on doing all of Kentucky locations.

[@mariesmith6744]

Growing up, I was always ready to go to Chuck E Cheese 🧀🍕 in Lexington. My trip to lex was always to see my aunt or my dad at one point in time. So many memories of this place!! I went the last time in 2008? And I remember realizing the anamatronics had been replaced with the green screen thing. Studio C whatever you call it and was so very disappointed. Tho my niece & nephew had a good time I wished they could have experienced what I did growing up.

[@Arandomspongebobguy]

I have a question, when are you gonna do a history of the CEC in Hampton, VA?

[@NathanSpies]

Probably 2024

[@yourmother1211]

@@NathanSpies you better because I’ll check

[@yourmother1211]

@Mr No name person I’m still checking

[@justmaskdoeswrestling7454]

It’s really interesting that Lexington changed to phase 4 logo so soon, I believe the one in bowling green that I always went to kept cool Chuck until they rebranded it again in 2013 and skipped phase 4

[@LATENATE326]

Its Finally here I waiting for it for a long time

[@alejandroandrescolmenaresb8640]

Hi i love your videos for some reason and I've been super intrigued by them.also can you make a video of the cec in Melbourne Florida. Thanks in advance if you do

[@bhunt799]

I hope you cover the Chuck E. Cheese in Everett Ma one day as that was my go to Chuck E. Cheese’s when I was a kid and it’s one of the few CECs not to get a 2.0.

[@digitalworm853]

I live in Kentucky but when you said “I don’t like the wildcats” I FLIPPED MY S*** I PLAY ON THE WILDCATS TEAM

[@showbizrailproductions]

Nice, btw another name for cancer is "Plague"

[@nicoleslabyback]

Chuck E Cheese Fun Net More Like "Pizza Rats Pizza Fun Network"

[@Collazy]

can you make a video of that one chuck e cheeses from the 2000s that had both 3 stage and the studio c stage at the same time. since nobody talks about it

[@jasburger]

I cannot wait

[@CECbots19]

Can you do a history of the Chuck E cheese in Oregon Beaverton Please

[@BobbiRakus]

Chuck E. Cheese’s mouth actually kind of matched the song! 🤩 0:35

[@alyssakizer9736]

You should do the one in Lewisville Texas! I think it was a old Showbiz pizza.

[@stupidemokid182]

Can people from Louisville mention Lexington without talking shit? God damn, we get it, you’re better than everybody

[@Poohbearlover2011]

With the manager not feeling like working was a excuse just for them to get out of work

[@TheLexingtonTimes]

Thanks for the video

[@rocker_starss]

I'm honestly surprised there wasn't more incidents due to its location being Woodhill

[@DBW2006]

Could you do laurel Marylands CEC/showbiz next?

[@MsAileenValentine]

I went to the Lexington Chuck E. Cheese a couple of times as a kid.

[@SSJWRESTLING]

You should do the history of chuck e cheese in Florida

[@daniexists6]

Hey, when I was a kid I lived down the street from that one.

[@chucke.cheesesmichiganprod1254]

Think you could do some History Of videos on the locations in Michigan?

[@Jack_Walten32]

this man love's buzzy buzzy bee to much

[@sage_sannin7802]

You should say the garbage fire, and you said you might make a video on the cec location in newerk ca, it’s my childhood cec and is the closest to the San Jose location which I’ve been to.

[@Nobody2774b]

I already wached it made me cry its sad too see the rockafire Getting Replaced By Chuck e cheese

[@laurencreech5894]

Omg I worked here and had NO IDEA

[@damianhendriks6162]

Do you have any photos of Billy Bob inside a Chuck E Cheese's Pizza Time Theater?

[@Pushing_Daisies]

A good replacement for calling 2.0 cancer could be “Olive Garden fever dream”

[@SoyZanut]

xd

[@calvieplays4256]

Do a history video of Chuck E. Cheese in Green Bay❤❤

[@rarebeatles]

The next one should be the history of the one in San Jose (the three story one that is off of highway 101 in Tully Road)

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

@nathan spies sorry I miss the live stream I was bizzy with school work but what are your thoughts on doing the history of chuck e cheese’s in darian Illinois please

[@Spookyweasel99]

PLS JUST PLS DO ONE ON THE WHICHITA KANSAS CHUCK E CHEESE

[@alexsreviews4164]

Can you do the history of Chuck E. Cheese in Gilroy

[@Bowsermmbbreal]

yeah i think it’s getting 2.0 because i saw the chuck e sign being removed

[@alexsreviews4164]

noo noooooooooooooooooooooooooo I saw that I got sad really sad boo-hoooooooooooo 😢

[@TheCarlyWChannel]

They have the Noah’s Ark and the Barney train ride at the Tyler, Texas location. I have never seen you do the history of Chuck E. Cheese in Tyler, Texas. I am not sure if it was a former show biz pizza place.

[@christianjames12]

Nathan: you should call 2.0 next year as “trash”

[@happyguy9783]

I love Modern Helen Costume

[@Arandomspongebobguy]

Was the blurry phase 3 exterior Lexington? When they remodeled in 2006, the Chucky trapped in the white circle to the right was removed.

[@AwesomeDrawer2017]

Great work Also use this to replace cancer: the money greedy business practice

[@Arandomspongebobguy]

Was the photo of Mitzi's Tennessee cheerleading outfit taken at Memphis, TN is Hickory Hill or Austin Peay?

[@NathanSpies]

Not sure

[@Arandomspongebobguy]

@@NathanSpies It probably might be both

[@domlee8032]

@NathanSpies , uh I like the production art on 9:57 I want to know who the art for it, because it looks a Disney animator.

[@pariscloud2907]

Man I didn't even notice they changed the outside of the store. I've had no reason to go there since I don't have a reason to. Maybe I'll order a pizza just to see inside for myself.

[@rayadkins81]

I hope someone kept that Mitzi UK outfit well just the outfit because as someone that really likes the UK team it would be cool to have. I hope they didn’t destroy it because it would be cool UK artifact. Not relate to above but in 12:03 the tuxedo/avenger Chuck is wearing the Pizza Time Theater outfit. I honestly think this Chuck wearing the PTT outfit is better than the actually PTT Chuck wearing it.

[@Video657]

FINALLY!

[@colonelnoodles871]

Do you know if any other locations in Kentucky still have the avenger chuck logo? I thought I passed one a while back, but i can't find it...

[@Cappyspizzarea]

Correction: Lexington Chuck E. Cheese phase 4, never had those big ticket signage

[@daviddgtnt]

Would it be possible to do a video on Madison, TN? It's the one I've gone to since childhood and they remodeled.

[@WhoDidWhat17]

Hey Nathan! I have made this comment because I noticed at 25:11 my picture of the Bowling Green location was used without credit. Anytime you want to use my pictures you can just make sure to credit me first. oh and btw you should make an update to the Bowling Green location History Of video because they got 2.0 back in June 2022.

[@ZoinkSR]

Can you do Washington? Especially Spokane or Tri Cities

[@chrisrose_krii_lun_aus]

What was special about the one in Lexington. I was there many times as a child then with my kids. Hopefully it wasn't anything bad. Lol. It's Gatti town now.

[@cupcakesmom3498]

20 + years ago my oldest son( 40 soon) was Chuck E , he said a kid grabbed his nose and swung on it,lol

[@RIBBINUWUGACHALIECUTEWHOLESOME]

you could say "nightmare" instead of cancer

[@parker14_]

awesome video!!

[@themilkman9688]

Replacement name idea for 2.0 “The Dumpster Fire”

[@sbl_officialchannel]

This might sound dumb but can we get an Oklahoma Chuck e cheese history cuz I live there in like And are Tulsa location has some weird history

[@drobotics2205]

are you going to cover every single showbiz?

[@justbecca2414]

Can you talk about the Memphis TN location? I’m so curious what happened to it

[@sorrymood3255]

do you know if bowling green's location still has the studio c animatronic?

[@NathanSpies]

They don’t sadly

[@sorrymood3255]

@@NathanSpies NOOOO

[@colonelnoodles871]

Man, I remember going to either this one or the Louisville one when I was younger. They had the animatronics, and I remember hiding behind some arcade games when they came out. The dude in the costume used to play games with us and win us a BUNCH of tickets, and then leave them around everywhere for the kids to pick up. Everyone loved that chuck, even my grandparents. I can't exactly remember what time this was, but I think it it was just before the transition from avenger chuck to rockstar chuck. I remember, and could potentially still have one of the prizes, but I hardly remember what it was. I think it was a figure of chuck that could hold onto your straw. We had to drive a while to get there, so I'm assuming it was in Lexington considering how going all the way to Louisville would've taken 8 or more hours. I hope to go there again, no matter what changes they've made.

[@Heresthegoodpart-ou7mu]

24:57 how about disaster for 2.0?

[@cyberstarproductions]

Store history suggestion: Sun valley CA

[@angeG88]

the pure red booths are phase 4 the booths with red and grey are phase 3