1979
Release: 1977 - Present
Units Produced: 1
Manufacturer: Fantasy Forest
The
Winchester Pizza Time Orchestra was an animatronic produced by
Fantasy Forest in 1977 as an animatronic version of the Pizza Time Orchestra at the first PTT on
San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd).
History
The initial inspiration for the Drum Board would be between 1970-1971, when Nolan Bushnell would visit the local
Pizza & Pipes restaurant in Redwood City for inspiration on his burgeoning arcade restaurant concept. While the visit mainly inspired the need to have entertainment alongside the food, the mechanically operated instruments would later make their way into the first location in 1977. It was seen on a shelf beside Jasper T. Jowls amongst random objects.
(1)
The setup appeared in the
1979 PTT Franchise Brochure, were they are referred as Drums & 'Noisemakers'. They were either removed when the store received
Cyberamics or when it store closed in February of 1985.
(2)