Florence, KY (7635 Mall Rd)

Florence, KY (7635 Mall Rd) was a Pizza Time Theater location running from April 19, 1982 to Present day as a Chuck E. Cheese.

Florence, Ky Pizza Time Theater opened in April 19, 1982 originally a franchise under the Bernstein Restaurant Group until 2008. They've undergone several remodels to eventually become a Chuck E. Cheese.

Stages:
Starting with the first stage Florence had was the Balcony which they had from 1982 till the late 1980s. After this, they installed the Rocker stage which Florence had installed until 2003. During this time frame between installation and the removal of the Rocker, the animatronic Helen was modified in Summer 2000 and received a complete make-over to become the standard Helen look by that point. It has been rumored that after being removed it was thrown above the ceiling and used for parts. Now for the next stage, Florence would install requires info from another store which was located in Hampton, VA. This store opened in May 1982 a month after Florence did and was owned by the same Franchisee. They then relocated in May 2002 which meant they removed the 2stage and ended up moving it to the other location they owned that being Florence, Ky. It was then installed in 2002.

The 2-Stage was all from Hampton with everything from Florence's original show being removed. Several things from Hamptons stage were never recycled for Florence such as the MMBB curtains which were never installed despite several parts being installed for them. Along with the wink was never installed which most likely being destroyed during shipping. With that being said since 2003 the stage didn't go through any cosmetic changes other than receiving "Cool Chuck" around 2007 and the removal of the TV Shell which was removed. That being said in the fall of 2010, they received the 2005 Remodel Package. With that remodel the stage was relocated from the right wall to the back wall with that the stage had slight changes such as having the two buildings switch places. With the new stage position meaning the stage was completely rebuilt the stage is slightly wider than the original. They also reinstalled the curtains despite that by 2010 no longer were in use. The building was also expanded a few feet forward. In late 2017/Early 2018 the stage had updates to make the stage more "modern" which was replacing the old bulbs with LEDs and replacing the old projector TV on the stage with a new flat-screen TV and also adding a small lightbox under the TV similar to chucks with a blue LED strip in it. This is how the stage looked until March 31, 2022, when the stage was removed for its new 2.0 remodel. This store now features a Dance Floor and video wall.

History
The Florence, Ky opened in April 19, 1982 by The Bernstein Restaurant Group. They originally opened the Balcony with guest star Harmony Howlette, the Lounge with The King. 60+ Arcade Games in the Fantasy Forest, A Salad Bar, and basically what most 1982 PTTs had. The store received the 1988 Remodel Package around once they got the rocker stage. In the mid-90s they updated the store slightly installing some record posters in the showroom. This was until 2003 when they received a 2stage from the original Hampton, VA store and the 1991 Remodel Package but with the 1998 Studio C Art Package for some reason. Where the old oil paintings once were got replaced by Must C TVs and the record posters were put on the wall left of the bathrooms. The rest of the store stayed similar to how it did except art was replaced to be more modern for 2003 CEC standards. The store stayed basically the same until 2010 but that being said on August 25, 2008, the store became corporate owned though the effects of that didn't ever become very clear as the store was run very well.

In Fall 2010 the store got the 2005 Remodel Package which would mean redoing basically the entire restaurant becoming what a standard 2005 Remodel Package would look like. During the remodel the entire showroom was shifted with the stage being moved from the right wall to the back wall. This was also when they got smaller sky tubes which were removed in 2017. The store would remain the same until March 14, 2022, when it would begin 2.0 with the stage being removed on March 31, 2022. The store then had its grand reopening May 10th, 2022 with a guest appearance of Helen Henny. As of its removal 3/31/22, Florence was the 4th last store to have a PTT Jasper mask and was the last store in Kentucky to have an MMBB Show.