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Showbiz pretty much is a ripoff Chuck E, but a better Chuck E.

Basically after Chuck E Cheese first opened, it's first franchisee decided to void the franchise agreement and open his own chain after seeing a better animatronic companies work. He opened Showbiz and the two companies were head to head competitors. After the arcade business started falling, Chuck E Cheese filed bankruptcy. However Showbiz bought Chuck E and at first ran the two stores separately. Eventually the company merged the two and went with Chuck E as it's mascot. The company who made Billy Bob kept the rights and sold the animatronic shows to other companies. Basically this new Showbiz is where a Showbiz fan with a set of the animatronics and his friend opened up the store.

I'm planning a trip down there sometime this summer, I doubt it will be just as good as it used to be, but looks like a fun weekend.