Orlando / Winter Park, FL (1300 Lee Rd)
Orlando / Winter Park, FL (1300 Lee Rd) was one of three Showbiz Pizza Places located in the Orlando, Florida area.
Though this location was short lived, it is notable for its appearance in promotional material for Showbiz Pizza Place and news coverage.
History
Orlando / Winter Park, FL (1300 Lee Rd) opened on April 27, 1982 as the 63rd Showbiz Pizza store. This store was quite standard, and featured much of the same entertainment, like the Rock-afire Explosion. Aaron and other employees of Creative Engineering Inc. would frequently visit this location whenever a new show was released to obtain feedback from the customers watching the show. Promos and CEI news videos also used footage from the store. It was the nearest Showbiz Pizza to the "47 W Jefferson St" Creative Engineering Building. After just under two years of operation, the store shut down on January 8th, 1984. Comparatively, this location did not last nearly as long as the other Orlando stores, Orlando, FL (7419 International Dr) and Altamonte Springs, FL (541 W Hwy 436).
Post Closure
After this location closed, their Rock-afire Explosion show and several of the stores entertainment assets were saved and stored by Showbiz Corporate. Then, on November 5th 1984, the Lafayette, LA (3221 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy) store opened, and the assets were recycled from Winter Park and used in this new store, including their Rock-afire Explosion show. That store closed in January 1995 as a Chuck E Cheese's Pizza with a Munch's Make Believe Band 3-Stage and was later converted back to a RockAfire Explosion.
Animatronics
| Animatronic | Serial Number | Whereabouts |
|---|---|---|
| Rolfe DeWolfe | 7-81 1-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Dook Larue | 7-81 2-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Fatz Geronimo | 7-81 3-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Beach Bear | 7-81 4-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Mitzi Mozzarella | 7-81 5-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Billy Bob | 7-81 6-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Looney Bird | 7-81 7-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Choo Choo | 7-81 8-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Sun | 7-81 10-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Moon | 7-81 11-17 | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
| Antioch | N/A | Sent to Lafayette, now unknown. |
Videos
| Link | Description | Footage Date |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqjmXCfCQOU&t=54s | Showbiz/ CEI Long Promo | 1982 |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6TdnIWKOfM | Showbiz/ CEI Short Promo | 1982 |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqVR2TYBbg | CEI News Cast | 1983 |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFFCQZUpne8 | BBC: Computers In Control | 1984 |