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.
@cheesethepufferfish2812Ай бұрын
Same here and I agree they're destroying everything for hotels
@AlorrinINKАй бұрын
Holy crow.... I was born in Lynchburg, moved away with my mom as a kid, but now I'm back there/here. I'm 41 now, and was just recently talking to my mom about how it's a shame the place was just finally torn down. The place opened up just a few months after I was born, and I used to go there with my cousins ALL the time! And now I have a kid that obsesses over Five Nights, and I'd always told him how much I loved "the real pizza place that inspired it!" lol I can't find any good pictures of times I spent there as a kid, but seeing all the pictures you have from others in the video... omg, that place was iconic! So much fun for us as kids, but, looking back on these pictures, dear god that place was nightmare fuel! We loved daring each other to climb onto the stage and go behind the animatronics. I really do miss that place. And that space isn't the same without it anymore. 🥰
@Diedl8tАй бұрын
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.
@donaldr.dieffenbach7713Ай бұрын
The steak place used to be a Ground Round.
@Draknfyre22 күн бұрын
@@donaldr.dieffenbach7713 Yep. Which then sat unused for years after they closed until another steal place moved in. Then it closed and the building again sat unused for years. Now it's... something. Not sure. Indoor flea market? Something about coming in and seeing treasure. The Little Caesar's beside it used to be a Krispy Kreme. It still blows my mind how a KRISPY KREME didn't do enough business along the main business drag of the city to stay open.
@stratoplayer19882 ай бұрын
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.
@bryanwoodward7687Ай бұрын
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…
@phil159Ай бұрын
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.
@g.n.kgaming7252 ай бұрын
I went to that one when I was a kid. This video brought back a lot of memories.
@sakosti7990Ай бұрын
I remember going to (what I remembered as) Chuck E Cheese’s there when I was a kid in the early 90’s. I also remember going to Billy Bob’s at the same location a bit later.
@user-yg3zj4th6p4 ай бұрын
My mom and my sister’s mom went to the Lynchburg location
@Kitk.4 ай бұрын
@@Spaghetti-d8e half siblings maybe.??
@MarizaMancilla4 ай бұрын
Coll
@ThomasAndTheTankRailway.I.N.C4 ай бұрын
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.
@William_Afton_AFTONROBOTICS4 ай бұрын
Did bro time travel
@ThomasAndTheTankRailway.I.N.C4 ай бұрын
@@William_Afton_AFTONROBOTICS?
@Scrunky-jfif4 ай бұрын
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.)
@hamadaitzuki44875 күн бұрын
My dad bought the pizza oven from the auction for his pizza business
@honorabledoggo659722 күн бұрын
I remember going to billy joes ice cream along time ago, i dont remember the inside but we only went once. Thats wild finding this video randomly!
@Kookie_AlleyCat4 ай бұрын
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.
@MrHall1982Ай бұрын
I went here a handful of times when I was in elementary school. I remember some lady was yelling at me because a skee ball machine malfunctioned and spit put a shit ton of tickets at me so took them. The manager told her to shut up and leave me alone lol. Later on in the years an ice cream parlor moved in to the building.
@Draknfyre22 күн бұрын
HOLEEE CRAP, I never thought I'd see some place from my childhood pop up in my recommended videos. I'm native to Lynchburg and this place was THE place to go as a kid. Had the absolute best arcade in town. I remember being afraid of how "deep" the ball pit was. Which at the time was all of probably two feet. Didn't stop me from getting in it, though. IIRC the rear right corner was supposed to be the "deep" end like it was a pool, but it was the same all across. I remember when it switched over to Chuck E. Cheese. I preferred the Showbiz/Billy Bob branding. I was sad when it closed. Billy Joe's moving in was a dumb idea, though. They had a prime spot a couple miles away. This location wasn't directly on a main road but off of one and tucked away behind bushes/trees so you'd maybe get a glimpse of it but you probably wouldn't know what it really was or how to get to it unless you already knew it. If they weren't forced from their old location then it was a monumentally stupid idea to move here. I wasn't surprised when I heard it had closed. I mean for a SHOWBIZ yeah, the location was fine because every kid and their family knew about it. But a local mom and pop place? Moving to a location like that where few people ever randomly went by made no sense. I went in while it was Billy Joe's once. I was surprised at seeing the 50s'-style ice cream shop decor fitting into the place. Felt kind of weird, TBH, knowing what it used to be combined with how Billy Joe's used to look at its former location. I looked at the main entertainment room and they didn't have much back there. Some empty tables and chair, the lights were off, the stage curtains were closed. But it was obvious it was usable if they needed it. It wasn't closed off and inaccessible. It also felt weird because all of the former branding/decorations had been removed and unless you knew what it had been before it seemed like an odd room for an ice cream restaurant to have. I didn't know there was a video of people exploring the place after it was shut down. I'll have to look it up. And yeah, it being torn down for a hotel isn't surprising at all. This whole town sprouts hotels like weeds, all thirsty for the two days a year when tens of thousands of families pour in to see their kid graduate from LU. Pretty much anywhere, especially along Wards Rd, that has unused land gets bought up and a hotel built.
@TooningIn20084 ай бұрын
I like how the Rockafire all have little Santa hats on in the footage at 2:23
@ChuckETastic4 ай бұрын
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!
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
I think you need to watch the video again if you still think that’s the timeline of things.
@ChuckETastic4 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob I already saw the video sorry my head Dosent really pay attention to stuff that’s why or I can’t remember stuff
@donaldr.dieffenbach7713Ай бұрын
The barn was definitely for little kids. IIRC it was beside the ball pit and in front of it was like a helicopter "ride" which was just like a glorified version of one of those sort of things kids could sit in amd pretend to ride a horse or drive a car for a quarter that used to be outside of grocery stores and such. Close to it was also a big version of the arcade game After Burner that you sat in and as you flew the plane it would move around to intensify the experience.
@Draknfyre22 күн бұрын
Remember the ferris wheel? It sat next to them up against the wall. Had one seat with a belt and buckle. The side of the sit was connected to the wheel. Pressing the button made it spin around, play music and flash lights for a minute or two.
@muppetsretrofan88734 ай бұрын
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?
@sjharris95833 ай бұрын
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!
@CreativeSophia21014 ай бұрын
Cant wait for this!
@thechillydogtrain47184 ай бұрын
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.
@thetankman7604 ай бұрын
I found this video interesting rob thank you!
@thetoysmith3049Ай бұрын
Hey thats the one i went to as a kid!
@ur.local.iАй бұрын
im a 18 yr old living in Lynchburg, VA How did i never know?
@NJT4014Productions4 ай бұрын
Can you make a history video for the Chuck E cheese in East Hanover NJ. It has interesting back story
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
I'll pass for now.
@DonaldDuckLover1234 ай бұрын
Though I was not alive during this time I live in Lynchburg and my parents remember this
@dosramos71444 ай бұрын
4:33 "OCTOBER 1994👹"
@Blaze-jx5dl4 ай бұрын
Good Video Rob!
@KaneStuart4 ай бұрын
The barn yard is the slide cause mertlye beach(sorry if I spelled it wrong) there is a photo of the whole thing
@WHSROANOKE4 ай бұрын
Plus Ive Been In Lynchburg VA Chuck E Cheese When I Was Little Wow Time Goes By Fast!!!
@tstdystopmotions4 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for there to be more information on this location and area! Are you gonna post an update on Beach Bear soon?
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
I gotta replace his valve bank so it'll be a little while.
@fradland278425 күн бұрын
Lynchburg really has fallen from glory
@SpinelFan644 ай бұрын
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?????
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
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.
@Skymakescrafts3 ай бұрын
have you made one on richmond va? it’s a mysterious location in my opinion
@ItzaRob3 ай бұрын
I haven't, I may get to it soon though.
@Skymakescrafts3 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob awesome!
@brett15114 ай бұрын
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
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
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.
@brett15114 ай бұрын
@@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.
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
@@brett1511 You can contact him on Instagram via DM’s or ask via a KZbin comment if you don’t wanna DM him on Instagram.
@thetankman7604 ай бұрын
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 ❤️
@GabrielSigala64 ай бұрын
Awesome Video! Are you going to be covering both Pasadena, CA locations?
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
No reason to leave one out is there?
@GabrielSigala64 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob No, I was just curious.
@Cec.-7894 ай бұрын
Can you do the history of Chuckecheese in Clarksville Indiana next week please
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
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.
@Plaguedoc474 ай бұрын
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
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
If what I heard is true, March of 1993.
@TheAlchemistSB4 ай бұрын
WAIT WHAT HOW HOOWWWW WHY AND HOW DID IT BECOME A SHOWBIZ? I'M SO CONFUED!
@Draknfyre22 күн бұрын
It started as a Showbiz. The two companies were competitors until CEC bought out Showbiz.
@TheAlchemistSB22 күн бұрын
@@Draknfyre Ah I see
@OriginalBell4804 ай бұрын
Hi @ItzaRob, can you please talk about the Chuck E Cheese in EL Monte? Thank you so much! :)
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
Considering how there’s not much info on it, I’ll pass.
@kuriptic16 күн бұрын
wait I could get there in 20 minuets
@WHSROANOKE4 ай бұрын
i live in martinsville va which is close to lynchburg virginia does that count!!!! XD
@jludwig537426 күн бұрын
This inspired FNAF and Rich Evans the Birthday Boy????
@Draknfyre22 күн бұрын
Yes. The entire premise of FNAF was based on Showbiz Pizza. Only none of the robots came to life and killed kids or security guards. That we know of.
@Virgilanddarveycousins-wo9yj3 ай бұрын
It’s sad that it closed
@ItzaRob3 ай бұрын
Please watch the entire video before making comments like this.
@Virgilanddarveycousins-wo9yj3 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob I watched the whole video
@ItzaRob3 ай бұрын
@@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.
@Virgilanddarveycousins-wo9yj3 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob okay
@Virgilanddarveycousins-wo9yj3 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob I’m sorry
@TheAlchemistSB4 ай бұрын
Hmm I wonder what's the next location?! Can I get a little hint?
@sonicsonic20224 ай бұрын
Good video
@KaneStuart4 ай бұрын
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
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
Choose one.
@KaneStuart4 ай бұрын
Ok I’m gonna have to do Greensboro
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
@@KaneStuart Maybe.
@RobloxAndMarioFan-hz4lw4 ай бұрын
Can you do the history of Toronto candas location
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
I’ll pass for now.
@sonicblast12554 ай бұрын
You should do Bridgewater, New Jersey's CEC next, it was the last location to have the Studio C console
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
I'm gonna pass for now as there are more interesting ones to cover.
@sonicblast12554 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob ok
@Bold_Brick12124 ай бұрын
History of Chuck E Cheese and Showbiz Pizza in Peoria IL
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
I’ll pass.
@Bold_Brick12124 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob the location nearby in Bloomington IL has a unique exterior feature
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
@@Bold_Brick1212 I’m gonna pass on that one too.
@cheezer1977-c7o4 ай бұрын
nice!
@cec_oregon4 ай бұрын
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
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
I’ll pass.
@cec_oregon4 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob ok, ill just do it myself
@AlertPlayz4 ай бұрын
Can you do a video on the locations in Irving Texas if needed I will provide some information that I know about the locations
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
Potentially.
@DonaldDuckLover1234 ай бұрын
It was one that was converted into a Chuck E. Cheese it shut down some time in early 2000s I believe
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
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.
@DonaldDuckLover1234 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRobsorry I was estimating
@cecstudio23914 ай бұрын
Can you do a history on Jacksonville please
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
Which one?
@cecstudio23914 ай бұрын
The one with the beta bots
@cecstudio23914 ай бұрын
Jacksonville Florida
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
@@cecstudio2391 Alright, maybe.
@Billy-Bob4224 ай бұрын
It had a uncle klonk every location dif
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
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.
@Billy-Bob42221 күн бұрын
Sorry for not responding but my bad
@cectexas20214 ай бұрын
Hey ItzaRob can u go over Chuck E Cheese's in Pasadena CA
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
You’re joking right…go to the outro of this video if you’re not.
@cectexas20214 ай бұрын
I nearly watched the video sorry I'm a dumba$$
@KaneStuart4 ай бұрын
You talked about circus pizza I’m not sure but I might have a circus pizza mitiz mask dook foot and tickets
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
Are you the guy who bought those Dook boots on EBay from a few weeks back?
@KaneStuart4 ай бұрын
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 KZbin if you want to see I also got circus pizza tickets
@cheezer1977-c7o4 ай бұрын
hey ItzaRob can you do History of Chuck e cheese and Showbiz Pizza Place in Bon air, Virginia
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
Firstly, it’s considered barely in Richmond, not Bon Air. Secondly, maybe.
@cheezer1977-c7o4 ай бұрын
Okay
@cheezer1977-c7o4 ай бұрын
Hey ItzRob can I use your video ideas for my channel if not I support your opinion
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
@@cheezer1977-c7o I don't see the point but go ahead.
@cheezer1977-c7o4 ай бұрын
@ItzaRob Okay
@MuhammadAahil_ytp4 ай бұрын
It a remastered rob and it amazing
@Bravos1014 ай бұрын
Hey could you you do a history video of of Chuck E Cheese savanna Georgia
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
Not very interesting, I’ll pass.
@Bravos1014 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob dang it I know nothing about the location all Know that they had a 3 stage until 2023
@Bravos1014 ай бұрын
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.
@Cheesecheese123434 ай бұрын
Still waiting when you gonna make the next video lol
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
YOOOOOOO thanks for the donation! I make weekly videos every week on Fridays at 3 PM EST.
@Cheesecheese123434 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob ok :)
@Charlieplush4 ай бұрын
I want you to do a history video of Chuck E. Cheese in Sandy Or Orem Utah Please,
@ItzaRob4 ай бұрын
I’ll pass for now.
@Charlieplush4 ай бұрын
@@ItzaRob OK 👌
@Cheesecheese123434 ай бұрын
chuck e cheese Guatemala city Guatemala will be next?