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Cheese Crawl

Sparks Mayor Ron Player with Chuck Walkaround
Sparks Mayor Ron Player with Chuck Walkaround (Dec. 20, 1979)
Release:May 17, 1977 - ?

The Cheese Crawl was the first themed attraction for Pizza Time Theatre and a mainstay of its early locations, first appearing at San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd) on May 17th, 1977, and lasting for an unknown amount of years.

History

By the early 1980’s the Cheese Crawl would become standardized with the same layout in each store.

Installations

Location Operating DatesNotes
Redwood City, CA (380 Convention Way) ? - ?Seen in a 1981 photograph.
San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd) 1977 - ? 
San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd) Dec. 2, 1978 - ?Non-Standard
Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) May 1979 - ?2-Story Layout, going from the showroom up to the arcade.
Sacramento (Florin Mall), CA (7020 Stockton Blvd) Aug. 14, 1979 - ?Currently unseen but most likely installed.
Stockton, CA (4555 N Pershing Ave) Oct. 1979 - ?Seen at the opening.
Huntington Beach, CA (15511 Edwards St) Oct. 6, 1979 - ? 
Sparks, NV (530 Greenbrae Dr) Dec. 20, 1979 - ?Seen at the opening and in January 1982.
Citrus Heights, CA (7614 Greenback Lane) Dec. 26, 1979 - ?Seen in the opening and 1981
Surfer's Paradise, Queensland 4217, Australia (Grundy's Centre, 2 Cavill Rd.) 1981 - ?Seen in 1981 footage
Cincinnati, OH (11400 Princeton Pike) May 19, 1982 - 1984 
Concord costume characters posing in the showroom
Concord costume characters posing in the showroom (?)
Cheese Crawl Blueprints
Cheese Crawl Blueprints (?)
Promo Photo 3 (B&W)
Promo Photo 3 (B&W) (1977)
Showroom plan drawing. Features A Portrait Stage with animatronics referenced from photos of the bots from the Winchester and Kooser stores.
Showroom plan drawing. Features A Portrait Stage with animatronics referenced from photos of the bots from the Winchester and Kooser stores. (Mar. 8, 1979)
Revised Huntington Beach Floor Plan
Revised Huntington Beach Floor Plan (Apr. 19, 1979)
Pizza Time Theatre Post Card for the Stockton location.
Pizza Time Theatre Post Card for the Stockton location. (Oct. 1979)
Assistant Suzanne Ammirata, Manager Mike Sullivan, and Assistant John Eliasasen in front of the Cheese Crawl.
Assistant Suzanne Ammirata, Manager Mike Sullivan, and Assistant John Eliasasen in front of the Cheese Crawl. (Oct. 1979)
Stephanie Joslyn, Gary Harwin, Lisa Boitano, and Donna Prather posing with a Chuck Walkaround.
Stephanie Joslyn, Gary Harwin, Lisa Boitano, and Donna Prather posing with a Chuck Walkaround. (Dec. 20, 1979)
Sparks Mayor Ron Player with Chuck Walkaround
Sparks Mayor Ron Player with Chuck Walkaround (Dec. 20, 1979)
Cirtus Heights Cheese Cutting Ceremony
Cirtus Heights Cheese Cutting Ceremony (Dec. 26, 1979)
Birthday Party at Citrus Heights
Birthday Party at Citrus Heights (1981)
Party at Sparks, NV
Party at Sparks, NV (Jan. 25, 1982)
Pizza Time Theatre Incorporated postcard.
Pizza Time Theatre Incorporated postcard.
Ditto, Fantasy Forest. (1978)
Ditto, Fantasy Forest. (1978)
Seen in the Topeka Inn Management Pizza Time Theatre brochure. (1979)
Seen in the Topeka Inn Management Pizza Time Theatre brochure. (1979)
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A news report from Four Corners. Shows a good amount of the theatre, show, arcade rooms and the kitchen at San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd).
1979
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Segment from the show 'Real People' showcasing San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd).
1979
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