Discover how this childhood mainstay transformed from a universally-loved innovation in play to a scapegoat blamed for every flavor of misfortune that could befall a kid
Reading the "great ball purge" was hilarious. Well done. I think we share a similar style and with any luck you'll check out my page, enjoy it or give feedback. Nonetheless I subscribed and am glad I did!
It's wild that all those ball pit horror stories were just urban legends! I definitely remember diving into Chuck E. Cheese ball pits as a kid and it was pretty fun!
My best friend died at the Rockford Illinois Chuck E. Cheese in the ball pit on September 16, 1995. It was at an overnight church lock in. That is not an urban legend. While there may be urban legends where the facts are not exactly true, but that dies not mean that stuff does not happen. It is not so funny when you remember his father sobbing and throwing himself on his son's casket every time a ball pit comes up.
I'm not trying to take you to task or anything. This story is extremely difficult to find information about. As the saying goes, its all fun and games until your friend dies. I can send you some newspaper articles about it if you would like. You seem to have an interest in research. They are available in the Rockford Register Star archives, but behind a pay wall.
I personally found a hypodermic needle in a Mcdonalds Ball pit as a kid in the late 90's. As kids we would shove our hands down to the bottom of the ball pit, often finding foreign objects like hair clips, pens and even cheap jewelry.
Reading the "great ball purge" was hilarious. Well done. I think we share a similar style and with any luck you'll check out my page, enjoy it or give feedback. Nonetheless I subscribed and am glad I did!
It's wild that all those ball pit horror stories were just urban legends! I definitely remember diving into Chuck E. Cheese ball pits as a kid and it was pretty fun!
My best friend died at the Rockford Illinois Chuck E. Cheese in the ball pit on September 16, 1995. It was at an overnight church lock in. That is not an urban legend. While there may be urban legends where the facts are not exactly true, but that dies not mean that stuff does not happen. It is not so funny when you remember his father sobbing and throwing himself on his son's casket every time a ball pit comes up.
I'm not trying to take you to task or anything. This story is extremely difficult to find information about. As the saying goes, its all fun and games until your friend dies. I can send you some newspaper articles about it if you would like. You seem to have an interest in research. They are available in the Rockford Register Star archives, but behind a pay wall.
I personally found a hypodermic needle in a Mcdonalds Ball pit as a kid in the late 90's. As kids we would shove our hands down to the bottom of the ball pit, often finding foreign objects like hair clips, pens and even cheap jewelry.
I couldnt have been the only one...