3400 Plaza Dr, Reading, PA

3400 Plaza Dr was a ShowBiz Pizza place that opened on December 7, 1982 and closed in early 1988. There is little to no information about this place except stories from old employees and a newspaper advertisement.

History

This location opened on December 7, 1982 as a ShowBiz Pizza Place with the Rock Afire Explosion. An ex-employee on Facebook wrote, 'I was part of the opening crew who were there when it first opened up. What a fun job though. Best cool story for me is that I was the very first person to be "Billy Bob". Got to ride around on a tailgate to promote the opening…..then come into the restaurant and try to not step on any little kids!' The location closed sometime in 1988 due to ShowBiz Pizza Time Inc. closing locations that didn't make enough money.

Post Closure

After this store closed, Major Magic's All Star Pizza Revue took over. Everything in the store remained intact, including the Rock-afire Explosion. It is unknown for how long the show continued to operate under Major Magic's, or if it was ever replaced at all. Major Magic's was closed by 1996. The building was later turned into a bingo hall, Jimbo's Steak and Hoagies and Your Bet convenience store.⁽¹⁾ Many ShowBiz remnants are still left, such as Jimbo's using an upside down 1989 sign. The three businesses are still there as of May 2025.

Stages

This location opened with the Rock Afire Explosion. it is unknown what happened to the show.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Whereabouts
Classic Stage	December 1982	1988	Unkown

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial Number	Whereabouts
Rolfe DeWolfe	4-82 1-19	Unknown
Dook Larue	4-82 2-19	Unknown
Fatz Geronimo	4-82 3-19	Unknown
Beach Bear	4-82 4-19	Unknown
Mitzi Mozzarella	4-82 5-19	Unknown
Billy Bob	4-82 6-19	Unknown
Looney Bird	4-82 7-19	Unknown
Choo Choo	4-82 8-19	Unknown
Sun	4-82 10-19	Unknown
Moon	4-82 11-19	Unknown
Antioch	N/A	Unknown

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