Greece, NY (3160 W Ridge Rd)

Source metadata
Type	Locations
Dates	1983-03-15 – 1996-11
Floor space	22,000 (17,312 used)
Coordinates	43.21057997, -77.71419658
Tags	Pizza Time Theatre, Chuck E. Cheese's, Balcony Stage, Chuck E.'s House Facade, 2-Stage
Contributors	ThatRockHistorian76

Greece, NY (3160 W Ridge Rd) was a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre located within Ames Plaza (later Greece Park Mall and now Lowe's Plaza) that opened on March 15, 1983, with a Balcony Stage and closed in November 1996 with a 2-Stage. This location should not be confused with Greece, NY (3130 W Ridge Rd), which is a Chuck E. Cheese's that opened on July 5, 2003, in the same plaza with a Studio C Beta and is still open with the 2.0 remodel.

History

Pre-Pizza Time Theatre

Two Guys Plaza was built in 1966, and its original major anchor was the department store Two Guys, its namesake. In late 1981, the Two Guys department store permanently closed, as the company was liquidating. In 1982, Ames opened, and the plaza was renamed Ames Plaza. The former Two Guys space would mostly be reused for Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre ; 17,312 square feet of the 22,000 square feet of the space would be used for the restaurant .

Years of Operation

The Greece Pizza Time Theatre opened on March 15, 1983. Its opening made it the second Pizza Time Theatre in the Rochester area after Penfield, NY (1614 Penfield Rd), as well as the sixth in New York. Greece's Balcony Stage opened with the Tunnel of Love (Balcony Stage Theme) that featured Madame Oink. Greece also opened with The King, who remained in the store for its entire lifetime. In 1989, the store's Balcony Stage was retrofitted into a Chuck E.'s House Facade, and in 1992, the store received its final stage, a 2-Stage.

Closure

In November 1996, the Greece Chuck E. Cheese's permanently closed. The portion of the plaza where the Pizza Time Theatre was located was demolished and rebuilt for a Lowe's, which remains today, and the plaza was renamed to Lowe's Plaza.

Fate of the Animatronics

On November 26, an auction of Greece's assets was held on-site, where all equipment, appliances, games, and animatronics from the store, notably the King, were auctioned off . The King was purchased by a local fun center. His current whereabouts are unknown. The current whereabouts of the rest of the Cyberamics are also unknown.

Remodels & initiatives

Name	Start	End	Serial	Notes
PTT Standard Layout	1983-03-15
SPT 1980's Remodel Program	1988
SPT 1990's Remodel Program	1991
Phase 1 (1994)	1994-03

Stages

Name	Start	End	Serial	Notes
Balcony Stage	1983-03-15	1989
Chuck E.'s House Facade	1989	1992
2-Stage	1992	1996-11

Franchisees

Name	Start	End	Serial	Notes
Pizza Concepts, Inc.	1983-03-15

Animatronics

Name	Start	End	Serial	Notes
Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	1983-03-15	1996-11		Current whereabouts unknown.
Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	1983-03-15	1996-11		Current whereabouts unknown.
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)	1983-03-15	1996-11		Current whereabouts unknown.
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)	1983-03-15	1996-11		Current whereabouts unknown.
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	1983-03-15	1996-11		Current whereabouts unknown.
Warblettes (Cyberamic)	1983-03-15			Removed upon installation of Chuck E.'s House Facade.
The King / King Kat (Lounge)	1983-03-15	1996-11		Auctioned off. Current whereabouts unknown.

Attractions

Name	Start	End	Serial	Notes
Ball Crawl	1983-03-15
Cheese Crawl	1983-03-15	1989
Chuck E. Cheese Carousel				Seen in 1987 footage.
Chuck E.'s Choo Choo	1983-03-15			Train ride.

Import provenance

Imported from Cheese-E-Pedia at source revision 274f085c7132d784f81b7a4cbd96e7a0922db854. Source material is provided under CC BY-SA 4.0.