Peter Piper Pizza (Cheesyverse)

Peter Piper Pizza is a chain of restaurants/family entertainment centers owned by Texas based company, CEC Entertainment. The stores serve Pizzas, Salads, and Deserts. They also have an arcade section, and walkaround characters. The chains mascot is Peter Piper, a chef from Chicago.
== History ==
=== Early History ===
In 1973, the first Peter Piper Pizza was opened in Glendale, Arizona. It's founder was Anthony 'Tony' Cavolo. Back then, it was more of a traditional pizza place like Pizza Hut.
It was successful, and more locations opened in the southwestern United States. In 1992, they were bought out by Venture West Group, who later bought Pistol Pete's Pizza in 1995.
=== Pistol Pete's Pizza (1974-1995) ===
Pistol Pete's Pizza opened it's first location in 1974. Back then, it was also like a standard pizza restaurant, but overtime, they started to become more like a Chuck E. Cheese's style family entertainment center. This all culminated in the 1990's, when they added Rock-afire Explosion stage shows to the restaurants. In 1995, they started to even make "Super Stores" with carnival rides. The same year, Venture West Group bought Pistol Pete's, and by 1997, all Pistol Pete's locations became Peter Piper Pizza.
=== Something New (1996-2013) ===
During this time, they rebranded to fit the 90's market. This was to also fit in more with the new "fun" brand they were going for.
In 2007, ACON Investments bought Peter Piper Pizza for a short time. The chain later went to CEC Entertainment in 2013.
=== CEC Entertainment Era (2014-Present) ===
In 2014, CEC Entertainment, led by John Shirley, bought Peter Piper Pizza. Nothing really changed until 2015, when they reintroduced Peter Piper as the mascot, as well as a new character, Rocky the Dinosaur. This was to add appeal to some of Chuck E. Cheese's audience. In 2017, Dance Floors were added to the party area, and the Kid Check concept from Chuck E. Cheese came as well.
== Entertainment ==
=== Arcade Games ===
Peter Piper Pizza has had arcade games ever since they bought Pistol Pete's. They were always mostly redemption games, like Skee-Ball, Whack-A-Mole, and Down the Clown. The arcade areas are also much smaller than they are at either Chuck E. Cheese's or Showbiz.
These areas also sometimes include Coin-Operated Kiddie Rides, which also came from Pistol Pete's, as well as indoor playplaces, like Chuck E. Cheese's skytubes. Some locations have actual rides, which were just inherited from Pistol Pete's.
The arcade games at Pistol Pete's have fully switched to the "Play Pass" system. The only chain left to still contain token use is Chuck E. Cheese's.
=== Walkaround Costumes ===
Peter Piper Pizza, unlike all of the other chains of CEC Entertainment, doesn't have animatronics. They just have walkaround costumes of their characters.
The mascots of Peter Piper Pizza include:
* Peter Piper: A chef from Chicago. He's known for being one of the greatest chef's in the world, making fresh pizzas daily at his own restaurant.
* Rocky the Dinosaur: Peter Piper's dinosaur friend. He really likes arcade games, so it's very good that he works at one.
Since 2017, most locations have a dance floor, where the characters dance for special events, and also meet kids with their families.
== Restaurant ==
Peter Piper Pizza has always been a restaurant at it's core. They have a small menu selection, that mainly focuses on pizza. They also serve salads, wings and cakes for birthday celebrations.
== See Also ==
* CEC Entertainment Commercials
* CEC Entertainment Training Videos
* List of CEC Entertainment Products
* List of CEC Entertainment locations
* List of Peter Piper Pizza Showtapes
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