Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)

Opening: May 1979 - Jan. 1994
Latitude Longitude: , 37.96875627-122.0574822
Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd, Building D-100) was the third Pizza Time Theatre location that opened sometime within the week of May 28th - June 3rd of 1979 with a Cyberamics Portrait Stage|Portrait Stage and two floors, which closed in January of 1994 with a Unknown Stage. It should not be confused with Concord, CA (1611 Willow Pass Rd), which opened on June 18th, 2009, with a Studio C Beta, 16m and is still operating to this day.
Stages
The store was the first location to open with Cyberamics , with them being on a Cyberamics Portrait Stage|Portrait Stage. Dolli Dimples (Cabaret) was on the second floor with the arcades. Eventually she was swapped to Artie Antlers (Cabaret) and later BB Bubbles (Cabaret).(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) 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 |
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/