Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd)

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Ogden Utah in 1991, weeks before closure.[1]

3155 Harrison Blvd, Ogden UT was a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre located in Ogden, Utah. The location opened on May 17th, 1980 in the Harrison Plaza and was apart of a franchise by Rocky Mountain Development Corp., headed by Larry Rose.[2]

Stages

Ogden, Utah would open with a portrait show with Cyberamics, starring Foxy Colleen and the May 1980 Showtape 'Showboat'.[3] The show would continue on as normal, getting regular guest stars like Madame Oink and Harmony Howlette. Sometime in between the guest star rotation, the name tags for the characters were replaced with new ones that were standard at the time. In 1984, the guest star role would be replaced with the permanent addition of Broadway Helen Henny In 1987, the show would be completely shut off for unknown reasons[4]. For the remainder of it's lifespan the characters would keep on their old summertime outfits until its closure.

Cabaret Act

When Ogden opened, the Cabaret act was housed by 2nd gen Dolli Dimples. Sometime near 1987, the Cabaret act would be filled by King. The wareabouts of other Cabaret acts are unknown. Sometime around 1987, the King would be replaced with a standalone TV until Ogden's closure.

History

Prior to Ogden's opening, a franchise agreement was settled by Rocky Mountain Development Corp. and Pizza Time Theatre, Inc. to open a store in a 8000 square feet section of Harrison Plaza. Contractor Joseph Bauman worked with plans made by architect Ronald D. Hales, AIA, of Ogden to concept the store. When Ogden opened, it could seat 3,230 guests throughout the entire facility. The Pizza Time Theatre would premiere with Foxy Colleen's 'Showboat' showtape and Dolli Dimple's current showtape at the time.[5]

Rumors / Urban Legends

Throughout Ogden's runtime, a reputation began to pop up with the locals of being "unsafe"[6] following the back of the Plaza being commonly used as a fighting ground for the local schools. It is unknown if this had any affect on buisness.

In 1987, the store began to cheap out on some aspects. All shows were turned off and the King was replaced with nothing but a TV. Arcade Machines were starting to break down and lightbulbs were being burned out.

Sometime near the closure, Ogden slowly started to receive the '88 Remodel Package and got various movie parody posters.

Following Ogden's closure, the spot would remain vacant for a majority of it's life. Sometime around the late 2000's, the entire plaza would undergo a huge renovation effort, including putting a new side entrance on the front of the building to the vacant spot.

Paris Cafe[7]

Paris Cafe during renovation efforts around the kitchen, 2012. Arcade collection is revealed.

In 2012, a live performance based cafe named 'Paris Cafe' would open in the former PTT spot and would notably publish tons of photos on it's Facebook page, revealing that a majority of the PTT's old layout had gone completely untouched since it's closure and that many old arcade machines from around the PTT era was still there, 20+ years after its closure. Around 2013, the cafe began to struggle as live performers weren't coming in enough to support the business. Around 2014, the cafe closed permanently.

Arcade Machines[8]

Videos

No video(s) from the PTT era have been found.

Link Description Filming Date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4I6QLNeNO4 Local band plays in the Paris Cafe, nothing notable relating to PTT is shown. 2012

Gallery

1991

(the rest of the photos can be found on Showbizpizza.com)

2012-2014

Animatronics

Animatronic Manufacturing Date Whereabouts
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic) Unknown Bot moved to Banjo Billy's, rest unknown
Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic) Unknown Bot moved to Banjo Billy's, rest unknown
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic) Unknown Bot moved to Banjo's Billy's, rest unknown
Pasqually (Cyberamic) Unknown Bot moved to Banjo Billy's, rest unknown
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic) Unknown Bot moved to Banjo Billy's, Owned by a Private Collector
Dolli Dimples (Gen 2) Unknown Cosmetics used at Banjo Billy's, rest unknown
The King Unknown Unknown

References

  1. ↑ http://www.showbizpizza.com/photos/ptt/ut_ogden/index.html
  2. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40537272/11-ogden-ut-ptt-june-1980-opening/
  3. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40537272/11-ogden-ut-ptt-june-1980-opening/
  4. ↑ http://www.showbizpizza.com/photos/ptt/ut_ogden/index.html
  5. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40537272/11-ogden-ut-ptt-june-1980-opening/
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/jeff_criddle/status/1410098563418189828
  7. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Performance---Event-Venue/The-Paris-Cafe-311007952339744/
  8. ↑ http://www.showbizpizza.com/photos/ptt/ut_ogden/index.html
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