Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)
Showroom plan drawing. Features A Portrait Stage with animatronics referenced from photos of the bots from the Winchester and Kooser stores. (Mar. 8, 1979)
Stages
The store was the first location to open with Cyberamics, with them being on a Cyberamics Portrait Stage|Portrait Stage. Dolli Dimples was on the second floor with the arcades. Eventually she was swapped to Artie Antlers and later B.B. Bubbles.(4)History
The store would open in May of 1979 at the Willows Shopping Center with its manager being Rob Schmidt.(1) Its restaurant would be on the first floor, and the arcade on the second floor.(2) In November/December of 1979, the Pizza Time Theatre 1979 Spot commercial would be filmed at the location. In May of 1980 the assistant manager of the store, Sheri Walther, would win the Pizza Times 'Name this Newsletter' contest alongside two others who suggested the same name, with all three splitting the prize. The store would appear on KTVU on March 26, 1981.(3) The store would close in January of 1994 for unknown reasons, being replaced by a UFC Gym which is still around to present day.Animatronics
Animatronic | Whereabouts |
---|---|
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic) | Unknown |
Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic) | Unknown |
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic) | Unknown |
Pasqually (Cyberamic) | Unknown |
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic) | Unknown |
Dolli Dimples (Cabaret) | Unknown |
Concord's Grand Opening, Left to Right- Top to Bottom: Dave Zitney, Sheri Walther, Scott Nelson, Rob Schmidt
Showroom plan drawing. Features A Portrait Stage with animatronics referenced from photos of the bots from the Winchester and Kooser stores. (Mar. 8, 1979)
References
- https://archive.org/details/the-pizza-times-newsletters/1979%20The%20Pizza%20Times%201-1/
- https://forums.atariage.com/topic/240567-what-was-chuck-e-cheese-like-back-in-the-1980s/
- https://archive.org/details/the-pizza-times-newsletters/1981%20The%20Pizza%20Times%201-1/page/n3/mode/2up?q=concord
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120913192049/http://claycord.com:80/2012/09/11/claycord-online-museum-the-old-chuck-e-cheese-in-the-willows-shopping-center/
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98320483/oakland-tribune/