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Jeepers! was a chain of family entertainment centres in the United States.[1]

History

The company was founded in 1988. Originally named Jungle Jim's, it later rebranded as Jeepers![2][3] The first location was in San Antonio, Texas.[4]

In 1998, the company filed an initial public offering. It would have traded under the symbol JPRS on the Nasdaq stock market. At this point, it stated it had 15 sites with plans to open another 10 by the end of the year and an additional 24 in 1999.[5] It later withdrew the offering.[6]

In December 2004, the company had 13 locations.[7] All locations have since been rebranded or closed.

Locations

Park City State Opened Closed Notes
Jeepers! Albany New York 1997 2010 [8][9]
Jeepers! Auburn Hills Michigan 1998 February 22, 2015 [10]
Jeepers! Buffalo New York 1998 1999
Jeepers! Cleveland Ohio Unknown 2005
Jeepers! Clinton Township Michigan March 10, 2007 October 2012
Jeepers! Elizabeth New Jersey Unknown Unknown [8]
Jeepers! Concord North Carolina 1999 2006
Jeepers! Gastonia North Carolina December 2004 2005 [11]
Jeepers! Greenbelt Maryland 1996 2006 [11] Subsequently operated as Planet Fun. Now operating as Laugh Out Loud Stations.
Jeepers! Lansing Illinois December 18, 1998 2005 [10]
Jeepers! Livonia Michigan 1997 2003 - 2004
Jeepers! Mesa Arizona 1998 [12] Subsequently operated as Jambo! Park
Jeepers! Methuen Massachusetts 1999 2000 or earlier [13]
Jeepers! Norridge Illinois 1997 2005 [10] Subsequently operated as Go Bananas until closing in March 2020
Jeepers! Olathe Kansas 1997 February 2006 [10] Subsequently operated as Zonkers until closing on August 2, 2015
Jeepers! Parkville Maryland 1996 June 17, 2007
Jeepers! Rockville Maryland 1996 2007 [11]
Jeepers! Roseville Michigan July 15, 1997 2006 [10]
Jeepers! Southfield Michigan Unknown 2012 [10]
Jeepers! Sterling Heights Michigan 2016 2020
Jeepers! West Nyack New York 1998 2006 [8][14]
Jungle Jim's Playland Des Plaines Illinois 1992 Unknown [15]
Jungle Jim's Playland Midvale Utah December 6, 1991 Unknown [16]
Jungle Jim's Playland Shawnee Kansas December 18, 1991 Unknown

Images

References

  1. Moore, Deborah (September 1, 1997). "Jeepers! play park to enter area arena". Albany Business Review. Archived from the original on 2002-09-21. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. "About Jeepers! Inc". Jeepers! Inc. Archived from the original on 1999-02-19.
  3. "Jeepers offers escape from the heat". The Arizona Republic. 2002-08-08. p. 74. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  4. "Key People at Jeepers! Inc". Jeepers! Inc. Archived from the original on 2006-02-19.
  5. "Jeepers! files for initial public offering". The Standard-Star. 1998-04-18. p. 19. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  6. "Jeepers withdraws offering". The Boston Globe. 1998-06-20. p. 67. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  7. "Jets, trains, bumper cars - on 3rd floor". The Charlotte Observer. 2004-12-25. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Northeastern US". Jeepers!. Archived from the original on 1999-05-07.
  9. "Home". Jeepers! Albany. Archived from the original on 2006-04-12.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "Midwestern US". Jeepers!. Archived from the original on 1999-05-07.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Southeastern US". Jeepers!. Archived from the original on 1999-05-07.
  12. "Southwestern US". Jeepers!. Archived from the original on 1999-05-07.
  13. "Northeastern US". Jeepers!. Archived from the original on 2000-05-10.
  14. "Home". Jeepers! West Nyack. Archived from the original on 2006-01-03.
  15. "Beyond the jungle gym". 1997-10-24. Archived from the original on 2024-02-10.
  16. "Article clipped from The Salt Lake Tribune". The Salt Lake Tribune. 1991-12-04. p. 32. Retrieved 2025-01-02.