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Nolan Kay Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain. . He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award, and was named one ...
Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre was founded by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, who sought to expand video-game arcades beyond adult locations like pool halls to family-friendly venues. [2] [3] His experience in the amusement park industry, and his fondness for the Enchanted Tiki Room [4] and the Country Bear Jamboree at Disneyland ...
Getty Images Chuck E. Cheese was originally created by Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell to serve as the cigar-chewing mascot at Pizza Time Theatre in 1977. Chuck E. Cheese's grew into a beloved ...
ShowBiz Pizza Time, Inc. ShowBiz Pizza Place, often shortened to ShowBiz Pizza or ShowBiz, was an American family entertainment center and restaurant pizza chain founded in 1980 by Robert L. Brock and Creative Engineering (CEI). It emerged after a separation between Brock and owners of the Chuck E. Cheese franchise, Pizza Time Theatre.
Chuck E. Cheese was founded in 1977 in San Jose, Calif. by Atari’s co-founder Nolan Bushnell. The company operates 600 locations in 47 states and 19 foreign countries and territories.
The 5,000-square foot store was the first of its kind that offered pizza, animatronic entertainment and an arcade, according to the Chuck E. Cheese website. The man behind the brand was Nolan ...
Chuck E. Cheese plans to phase out its animatronic bands at all but two locations by the end of 2024, the New York Times reported. According to CEO David McKillips, the change is part of a major ...
Bushnell's group of planners finally decided on the name Chuck E. Cheese for the mascot and changed the restaurant's name to Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. [9] [10] The first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre opened in San Jose, California on 370 South Winchester Boulevard, in the same year Chuck E. Cheese was proposed – 1977.