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1775 Burning Tree Dr, Store #967 was a ShowBiz Pizza Place that opened on June 28, 1983. It was the fourth ShowBiz to open in South Carolina and remains open as a Chuck E. Cheese's. Columbia is a free-standing store located next to an Exxon gas station.

History

Columbia opened its doors on June 28th, 1983. The store was originally franchised, being owned and operated by the McBiz Corporation (along with 29 other locations). Like other ShowBiz locations, the store opened with a Rock-afire Explosion, placed adjacently on the store's rear wall. In the late 80's, Columbia underwent the SPT 1988 Remodel Program, phasing out original ShowBiz Pizza Place decor and signage for that of generalized Showbiz Pizza Time assets.

Sometime in 1991, the location received Concept Unification, retrofitting the Rock-afire into Munch's Make Believe Band, meanwhile keeping the ShowBiz Pizza name until later that same year. On September 16, 1996, Columbia's operating license was acquired by SPT Corporate along with sister locations South Charleston & Greenville. Around this time, the store would undergo the SPT 1992 Remodel Program.

The store received the "Cool Chuck" Major Remodel Initiative in the late 2000's, with newer booths, posters, and purple walls. Aside from rotating game packages, Columbia would remain in this state throughout the late 2000's into the 2020's decade. In September 2020, the Chuck E, Helen, and Jasper animatronics would be replaced with those from the then-recently closed Charleston, SC (1610 Sam Rittenburg Blvd) store. On November 1st, 2022, Columbia removed the 3-Stage for the Dance Floor + Video Wall as part of the CEC 2018 2.0 Remodel Program, becoming the store's most recent overhaul.

Stages

Columbia would premiere with a Classic Rock-afire Explosion, as other ShowBiz locations did at the time. The show would remain largely unchanged until 1991, when Concept Unification occurred. In November 2022, Columbia removed the 3-Stage for a 2021 Model Dance Floor + Video Wall.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Rock-afire Explosion	June 1983	1991	4th ShowBiz Pizza to open in South Carolina.
3-Stage	1991	November 2, 2022	One of 4 ShowBiz Pizzas in South Carolina to undergo Concept Unification.
Dance Floor + Video Wall	November 2022	Still in use	2021 Model.

Animatronics


Character	Serial	Status
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe	10-82 1-15	Unknown; Removed in September 2020.
Pasqually / Dook Larue	10-82 2-15	Destroyed.
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo	10-82 3-15	Destroyed.
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear	10-82 4-15	Owned by a Private Collector; Removed in September 2020.
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella	10-82 5-15	Owned by a Private Collector; Removed in September 2020.
Billy Bob	10-82 6-15	Unknown
Pizzacam / Looney Bird	10-82 7-15	Unknown
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo	10-82 8-15	Unknown
Building / Sun	10-82 10-15	Mask sent to Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd).
Moon	10-82 11-15	Unknown
Antioch	N/A	Unknown
Wink	N/A	Owned by a Private Collector; Removed in November 2022.

Gallery

Columbia's 3-Stage with South Charleston's Chuck, Helen, and Jasper figures. (September 2020)

Videos


Link	Description	Filming Date	Publish Date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyyrlbjYOFM	Store tour of the store after reopening during the COVID-19 Pandemic.	June 8, 2020	June 8, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZo7EJ-7zYk	A look at the store's animatronics almost a year before removal	January 22, 2022	January 22, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP76kzSFocc	Store tour of the store a few months before the 2.0 Remodel	May 2022	May 16, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmtvhaepU6c	"Down the Road" from Chuck E. Cheese Summer of Fun 2022 Show being performed on Columbia's 3-Stage.	June 2022	June 11, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ttL7bpW6lQ	"Out of This World" from Show 5 2016 being performed on Columbia's 3-Stage.	June 2022	June 25, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KSBhTb0TT8	"Join the Party" from Chuck E. Cheese Summer of Fun 2022 Show being performed on Columbia's 3-Stage.	June 2022	November 1, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdKm7QAroQw	Store tour of the store after the 2.0 Remodel	January 7, 2023	January 9, 2023

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-'''''1775 Burning Tree Dr, Store #967''''' is a ''ShowBiz Pizza/Chuck E. Cheese'' that opened on June 28, 1983 as a franchised ''ShowBiz Pizza Place'' with a [[Classic Stage|Rock-afire Explosion]].
+'''''1775 Burning Tree Dr, Store #967''''' was a ShowBiz Pizza Place that opened on June 28, 1983. It was the fourth ShowBiz to open in South Carolina and remains open as a Chuck E. Cheese's. Columbia is a free-standing store located next to an Exxon gas station.
 ==History==
-Columbia opened its doors on June 28th, 1983 with a Rock-afire Explosion show. It was originally a franchised-owned store. Like many other ShowBiz Pizza locations, it had a typical SPP layout seen in many other stores across the United States and would eventually receive the 1988 remodel years after it would open removing older SPP decor for newer SPP decor. Unfortunately, very little documentation exists back in the ShowBiz Pizza era.
+Columbia opened its doors on June 28th, 1983. The store was originally franchised, being owned and operated by the McBiz Corporation (along with 29 other locations). Like other ShowBiz locations, the store opened with a [[Classic Stage|Rock-afire Explosion]], placed adjacently on the store's rear wall. In the late 80's, Columbia underwent the [[SPT 1988 Remodel Program]], phasing out original ShowBiz Pizza Place decor and signage for that of generalized Showbiz Pizza Time assets.
-In around 1991/1992, Columbia received Concept Unification which converted the show to Munch's Make Believe Band with a new exterior. Around the Mid-Late 1990's, Columbia received the [[Phase 1 (1994)|Phase 1]] or [[Phase 2 (1997)|Phase 2]] remodel which removed some early 90's decor and added new decor, SkyTubes and also an exterior change. On September 16th, 1996, the location was sold to corporate along with Charleston, Greenville, and a few others.
+Sometime in 1991, the location received [[Concept Unification Stage|Concept Unification]], retrofitting the Rock-afire into Munch's Make Believe Band, meanwhile keeping the ShowBiz Pizza name until later that same year. On September 16, 1996, Columbia's operating license was acquired by SPT Corporate along with sister locations [[Charleston, SC (1610 Sam Rittenburg Blvd)|South Charleston]] & [[Greenville, SC (253 Congaree Rd)|Greenville]]. Around this time, the store would undergo the [[SPT 1992 Remodel Program]].
+The store received the [[CEC 2005 Remodel Program|"Cool Chuck" Major Remodel Initiative]] in the late 2000's, with newer booths, posters, and purple walls. Aside from rotating game packages, Columbia would remain in this state throughout the late 2000's into the 2020's decade. In September 2020, the Chuck E, Helen, and Jasper animatronics would be replaced with those from the then-recently closed [[Charleston, SC (1610 Sam Rittenburg Blvd)]] store. On November 1st, 2022, Columbia removed the 3-Stage for the Dance Floor + Video Wall as part of the [[CEC 2018 2.0 Remodel Program]], becoming the store's most recent overhaul.
-Columbia remained this way until sometime in 2006-2007 when they received the 2005 Remodel (Phase 4) which involved removing the showroom walls, balcony seating, received a minor exterior change, and removing previous decor. In September 2020, the Chuck E, Helen, and Jasper animatronics would be replaced with those from the then-recently closed [[Charleston, SC (1610 Sam Rittenburg Blvd)]] store. On November 1st, 2022, Columbia removed the 3-Stage for the Dance Floor + Video Wall as part of the 2.0. remodel, becoming the store's most recent overhaul.
 ==Stages==
+Columbia would premiere with a Classic Rock-afire Explosion, as other ShowBiz locations did at the time. The show would remain largely unchanged until 1991, when [[Concept Unification]] occurred. In November 2022, Columbia removed the 3-Stage for a 2021 Model Dance Floor + Video Wall.
-Columbia opened with the Rock afire Explosion in June 1983. Unfortunately, there are hardly photos or videos to exist of Columbia with the Rock afire, or as a ShowBiz in general.
-In 1991, Columbia received [[Concept Unification]], converting the Rock afire into Munch’s Make Believe Band.
-In November 2022, Columbia removed the 3-Stage for a 2021 Model Dance Floor + Video Wall.
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 ==Gallery==
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+File:4094.jpg|Columbia's 3-Stage with South Charleston's Chuck, Helen, and Jasper figures. (September 2020)
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 ==Videos==