A Tribute To The Best Birthday Party Spot Ever: Discovery Zone

Gone, but not forgotten. posted on September 21, 2012 at 4:44pm EDT

Dave Stopera BuzzFeed Staff posted about 7 months ago

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1. In 1999, the last Discovery Zone closed after being bought out by Chuck-E-Cheese, effectively ruining the birthdays of countless kids:

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It was a dark, dark day in America.

2. But what’s so great about Discovery Zone? Well…

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3. THE SLIDE:

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5. THE BALL PIT:

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10. THE ZIP LINE:

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13. GETTING LOST IN TUNNELS:

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18. THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES:

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22. THE COMMERCIALS:

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23. And, of course, THE SWEET, SWEET TOKENS:

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24. Which lead to spending all those hard earned tickets:

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robinarock 3 months ago

Wish you would have included their crazy awesome arcade games!
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linzybobenzy 7 months ago

Why they seem so much better then chuckie cheese i love them as a kid i never once went to chuckie cheese
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seitzenheimer 7 months ago

Mine did NOT have a zip line.
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Cade 7 months ago

It’s probably for the best that Discovery Zones don’t exist anymore, because I hate to imagine going back to it as an adult and realizing that it’s awful. That’s what happened with Chuck-E-Cheese. As soon as you’re old enough to comprehend how much of a rip-off Chuck-E-Cheese is, you feel terrible for having ever made your parents take you there. I prefer to keep my DZ memories unadulterated.
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erikachristine 7 months ago

Loved this place! I had pretty much all of my childhood parties here. My dream job as a kid was to work at DZ.
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good times.
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I had my 9th birthday party there. A girl ended up throwing up on me after eating undercooked pizza. I honestly don’t remember having a bad time though. Must have figured I was going to get puke on me at some point that day.
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fuckin Germ Zone
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whitleycovi 7 months ago

Eff Chuckie Cheese. This place MADE my childhood.
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lynne benoux 7 months ago

I crawled through pee once while in the tubes. I could never play there again.
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Leahps1985 7 months ago

Loved this place so many awesome parties there!!
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oobedoob 7 months ago

Looking at the last picture… what kind of prize is a toaster oven for a kid?
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honeybear 7 months ago

It was awesome to be a kid in the 90s. But it’s even better being 24 in this decade. (;
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sometimesalwaysmostofthetime 7 months ago

Just by looking at these pictures I can smell the stench of dirty children and feet.
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kdc198 7 months ago

don’t forget about the bruised knees. so much fun… so much pain…
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mash4077 7 months ago

OMG I had forgotten about this place, I loved it! Fun times…
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ryanm41 7 months ago

Show Biz Pizza > Discovery Zone
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1. In 1999, the last Discovery Zone closed after being bought out by Chuck-E-Cheese, effectively ruining the birthdays of countless kids:

2. But what’s so great about Discovery Zone? Well…

3. THE SLIDE:

5. THE BALL PIT:

10. THE ZIP LINE:

13. GETTING LOST IN TUNNELS:

18. THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES:

22. THE COMMERCIALS:

23. And, of course, THE SWEET, SWEET TOKENS:

24. Which lead to spending all those hard earned tickets:

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