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ShowBiz Pizza Tokens

Established 1980 · Showbiz Pizza · 54 cataloged tokens

ShowBiz Pizza Place launched on March 3, 1980 in Kansas City, Missouri, by hotelier Robert L. Brock in partnership with animatronics-maker Creative Engineering, Inc., offering families a new spin on pizza dining combined with arcade games and a full-stage animatronic show known as The Rock-afire Explosion. Facing aggressive competition and industry shifts, ShowBiz acquired its primary rival Chuck E. Cheese's in 1984 and soon thereafter underwent a “concept unification” that phased out the original animatronic show and rebranded locations to Chuck E. Cheese by the early 1990s.

Why these tokens matter

Chuck E. Cheese's chief 1980s rival, merged with CEC in 1984; ShowBiz tokens form a foundational chapter of the unified catalog.

Cataloged tokens
54
Tracked sales
136
Total sales volume
$3,142.55
Peak single-token sale
$124.85
Showbiz Pizza Place Token (S01B)

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