Asheville, NC (34 Tunnel Rd)

34 Tunnel Rd was a Showbiz Pizza Place in Asheville, North Carolina.

This is not to be confused with the current location. which opened on May 6th, 2004 with a Small-Town Studio C.

History
Asheville opened on July 20th, 1984 (3 days before the well known Wilmington location opened with a show that's a year older than Asheville's) as the 3rd Showbiz Pizza store in North Carolina (3rd after Charlotte Pineville-Matthews Rd & Fayetteville) as a Franchised store. Asheville originally featured the Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. they would have it for a few years, until around 1991 or 1992, when they would receive the 1988 remodel, receiving Concept Unification, where the Rock-Afire Explosion characters were changed to the Chuck E. Cheese characters, and removing all SPP decor for newer decor. The store would remain this way until it's permanent closure on March 15th, 1996 due to unknown reasons. Sometime after the store's closure, the building was demolished for Cracker Barrel. On May 6th, 2004, a new CEC opened in the nearby River Hills Shopping Center after a 8 year hiatus. As of March 2023, the Cracker Barrel still stands on the former SPP/CEC site today.

Stages
Originally, Asheville featured a Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. In 1991, they would undergo Concept Unification, turning the Rock-Afire Explosion into the 3-Stage. It was removed on March 15th, 1996 when the store was closed permanently.