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

    Gone, but not forgotten.

    Dave Stopera
    by Dave Stopera

    BuzzFeed Staff

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

    It was a dark, dark day in America.

    But what's so great about Discovery Zone? Well...

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    THE SLIDE:

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    THE BALL PIT:

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    THE ZIP LINE:

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    GETTING LOST IN TUNNELS:

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    THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES:

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    THE COMMERCIALS:

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    And, of course, THE SWEET, SWEET TOKENS:

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    Which lead to spending all those hard earned tickets:

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