Updated July 17, 2008
The following is a list of answers to questions and topics that all relate to the ShowBiz Pizza.com University. Of course, not every question is included here. If there's a question you have regarding the University that's not answered below, please feel free to contact a member of our
Staff for help.
How do I view the item in the University? Do I need special software?
All of our documents are in PDF format, which allows us to post an entire collection of papers (ie, a 30 page manual) as one single document. To view these, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader which is already built into most of the major web browsers - simply click on the links and you'll be able to view the documents. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you download it
here free.
Can I save the files from the University?
Yes. Simply right click any of the links and select 'Save As' and you'll begin downloading the documents. We strongly stress that the files contained here are for educational use only. Please use them only for your own reference.
Why can't I find just the CEC documents, or only the ShowBiz documents?
Navigating through our archives might seem confusing at first, however the catagories are divided up in the manner they are for a reason. The first division is by document type (advertisement, company document, news article, etc). From there they are subdivided
by the company from which they were printed, not necessarily which restaurant or characters they pertain to. For instance you'll find both CEC and SPP items that were released by ShowBiz Pizza Time Inc (1985-1998).
The reason they're sorted this way is to put the documents into the context of where the company(ies) were during the time period the documents were released. The goal of the University is to educate viewers about the
entire ShowBiz/CEC concept, which at times is fairly intertwined.
Where is the info about characters and animated stages?
The SP.com University deals mainly with the history and documents relating to the parent companies of these restaurants. If you're looking for comprehensive information about the Rock-afire Explosion and Pizza Time Players, please check out the
RAE and
PTP sections of this website.
Where are all the current CEC newsletters?
We understand fans who want to know about the latest info about CEC. We also understand how sensitive certain company materials can be. Since our goal is to educate about the
historical perspective, and we want to respect CEC's right to privacy, documents must meet two criteria before being posted to our University.
#1 - The document is over 5 years old
#2 - The document does not contain overly sensitive material
I have a document that's not in the University, can I submit it?
Of course! We're always looking for new material. Please let us know what you have, and we'll figure out the best way of handling the submission. If you already have it in PDF, you can
e-mail it to us, or if you can mail it in, we would be happy to scan/archive it, and mail it back. Details about our mailing address can be found on the
Contact Page.