The facility, which merged with Leaps and Bounds in 1995, was founded in Missouri and a pizza company wasn't. The pizza company is co-owned by the owners of  "The Amazing Pizza Machine".
Discovery Zone (DZ) was a chain of entertainment facilities featuring games and elaborate indoor mazes designed for young children, including roller slides, climbing play structures and ball pits. 
 The first location was opened in Kansas City, Missouri in October 1989. 
Valentino's is a regional Italian restaurant chain based in Lincoln, Nebraska. 
 It was merged with competitor Discovery Zone in 1995. 
 The Amazing Pizza Machine is owned in part by the co-owners of Valentino's Pizza. 
