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Cincinnati, OH (11400 Princeton Pike) was a Pizza Time Theater location running from May 19,1982^[1] till Fall 1984. It was a franchised location owned by "Electronic Theatre Restaurants"^[2]

Stages

The store opened with the Balcony on May 19, 1982. They would receive Harmony, Madame Oink and Broadway Helen between 1982 - 1983 The store also featured a Lounge & Cabaret Act those being The King & Dolli Dimples^[3]. This store would proceed to close in Fall 1984 with the show being purchased by Jungle Jim's International Market. Chuck E. Cheese, Pasqually, The Warblettes , The Flag Wavers, The King & Dolli Dimples were installed at Jungle Jim's between 1988 - 1995. It is unknown the fate for Munch, Jasper or Helen.

History:

The Cassinelli Square Pizza Time Theater opened May 19, 1982, in the Cassinelli Square Mall. The store featured from the limited media known what was seen at your average Pizza Time Theatre. This store was untouched from opening as only 29 months after opening the store closed for good.

After closing the store would be repurposed by several different tenants such as "Beauti Mart"^[4], and "Finish Line"^[5]. From between 1993 - Fall 1994 the process of "de-malling" Cassinelli Square would begin. This would involve gutting the mall into just its outer shell then turning the former space into a "strip center". ^[6]As of 2024 the former shell of the mall is still being reused with the exact location of the Pizza Time Theatre within the mall unknown.

Gallery:

Grand Opening info
Grand Opening info
A very up-close photo of Chuck's head. (1984)
King at Cassinelli Square before being purchased and re-located to Jungle Jim's International Market as Elvis. (1984)^[7]
Shows Chuck, Helen, & Pasqually during the Pizza Time Theatre Broadway Helen Theme. (1984) ^[8]
Shows Jasper, Chuck & Helen during the Pizza Time Theatre Broadway Helen Theme. (1984) ^[9]

[1] ttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-cassinelli-square-op/122085058/

[2] ttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-cassinelli-square-op/122085058/

[3] ttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/39074328/

[4] ttps://www.newspapers.com/image/101380583/

[5] ttps://www.newspapers.com/image/102074437/

[6] ttps://www.newspapers.com/image/102006805/

[7] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/C3yqsAXRawK//

[8] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/C3yu32fuj4t//

[9] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/C3yvkBEufle//

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-'''''Cincinnati, OH (11400 Princeton Pike)''''' was a Pizza Time Theater location running from May 19,1982 till Fall 1984.
+'''''Cincinnati, OH (11400 Princeton Pike)''''' was a Pizza Time Theater location running from May 19,1982<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-cassinelli-square-op/122085058/</ref> till Fall 1984. It was a franchised location owned by "Electronic Theatre Restaurants"<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-cassinelli-square-op/122085058/</ref>
-The Cassinelli Square Pizza Time Theater opened on May 19, 1982, and then closed Fall 1984.
 == Stages ==
+The store opened with the Balcony on May 19, 1982. They would receive Harmony, Madame Oink and Broadway Helen between 1982 - 1983  The store also featured a Lounge & Cabaret Act those being The King & Dolli Dimples<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/39074328/</ref>. This store would proceed to close in Fall 1984 with the show being purchased by Jungle Jim's International Market. Chuck E. Cheese, Pasqually, The Warblettes , The Flag Wavers, The King & Dolli Dimples were installed at Jungle Jim's between 1988 - 1995. It is unknown the fate for Munch, Jasper or Helen.
-It opened with a Balcony featuring Harmony, then got Madame Oink in July 82 and then got Helen in August 1983 which is what they closed with. Though since this was a PTT, they also had other animatronics around the restaurant those being The King in the cabaret and Dolli Dimples in the Lounge. Sometime after closing they held an auction where the animatronic show was bought by Jungle Jim's, but it wouldn't be until 1995 where it was finally seen what they bought to the public. This was a part of an expansion that happened in 1995 which brought a reproduction of the S. S Minnow and more international foods to offer but what was also brought where new Showbiz animatronics and PTT animatronics. The showbiz animatronics came from the [[Sharonville, OH (1429 E Kemper Rd)|Sharonville SPP]]. The PTT animatronics came from Cassinelli Square those being Chuck, Pasqually, The Warblettes, Flag Wavers the King, and Dolli Dimples. Over the years were removed starting with Chuck in 1998 then Dolli in 2001, Pasqually, and the Warblettes are currently being restored with The King and the Flag Wavers being the only PTT animatronic at the store currently visible. Though the Flag Wavers don't function.
 == History: ==
-The Cassinelli Square Pizza Time Theater opened May 19, 1982, in the Cassinelli Square Mall with a standard remodel for a PTT in 1982. This store featured the balcony stage with a Cheese Crawl located under the stage. There was also an arcade room called the "Fantasy Forest". This store basically was untouched from opening as only roughly 29 months after opening the store closed for good. By July 1985 the store was replaced by a "Beauti-Mart". In 1994 the mall was gutted and turned into a strip plaza creating the old mall interior as more space for retailers to take over. With the first to take over roughly where the PTT was called "Hit or Miss" despite the store being long gone with the only remains being the address which matches up to the space to the right of the closed Toys "R" Us. While the store space is still technically alive who knows if it will ever be found where exactly. Also, for those who care prior to the PTT opening up in 1982 a nightclub called "Trumps" which was open from 1976 (when the mall opened) till around 1981.
+The Cassinelli Square Pizza Time Theater opened May 19, 1982, in the Cassinelli Square Mall. The store featured from the limited media known what was seen at your average Pizza Time Theatre. This store was untouched from opening as only 29 months after opening the store closed for good.
+After closing the store would be repurposed by several different tenants such as "Beauti Mart"<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/101380583/</ref>, and "Finish Line"<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/102074437/</ref>. From between 1993 - Fall 1994 the process of "de-malling" Cassinelli Square would begin. This would involve gutting the mall into just its outer shell then turning the former space into a "strip center".  <ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/102006805/</ref>As of 2024 the former shell of the mall is still being reused with the exact location of the Pizza Time Theatre within the mall unknown.
 == Gallery: ==
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 File:Cassinelli.jpg | Grand Opening info
 <ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/39074328//</ref>
-File:CassinelliChuck.png|The only photo to exist of this store showing a very up-close photo of Chuck's head. (1984)
+File:CassinelliChuck.png|A very up-close photo of Chuck's head. (1984)
 King84.png|King at Cassinelli Square before being purchased and re-located to Jungle Jim's International Market as Elvis. (1984)<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/C3yqsAXRawK//</ref>
 BalconyCassinelli.png|Shows Chuck, Helen, & Pasqually during the Pizza Time Theatre Broadway Helen Theme. (1984) <ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/C3yu32fuj4t//</ref>