FIRST DAY of Cheyenne's SPIRIT HALLOWEEN! In-depth TOUR at an abandoned Big Lots store! Animatronics and more! ✍️ What store(s) in your area did Spirit Halloween take over!? Share your thoughts in the comments! ? See Optopolis' profiles/links: https://linktr.ee/optopolis ✊ Special thanks to our Patrons and YouTube Members! - Steve K - Robin C - MrMovie, Stanton's Journey's By becoming a Patron/YouTube Member you help keep this retail journey running! In return, all Patrons/Members get additional stories and BHS content! Join via... ✊ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theOptopolis ✊ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyXuoaGPBoiU-NstZ-lMnA/join ▶️ This video further explains why I do what I do: [Video link coming soon!] ? Turn on Email Notifications directly from Optopolis: https://forms.gle/9oErkFFawFYkbYxz8 ? Request a Place for Optopolis to film: https://forms.gle/P1jPQHZ5eF1iYE9Q9 ? Support Optopolis even more by buying merch: https://Optopolis.etsy.com/ ? Contact Optopolis: theOptopolis@gmail.com ? Music - Unrelenting - Dakota Mack ? Chapters/Timestamps: 0:00 Spirit Halloween-ee musical, Walking inside for the first time 0:44 Animatronics Pt1 ft. Lord Raven, Barry, Shorty, Grim, and Bog Zombie 3:08 Adult Costumes Part 1 (T Shirts, Vampires, and more) 4:05 Animatronics Pt2 ft. Monty 5:43 Little tidbits about the history of the space 6:20 Adult Costumes Part 2 (Inflatables, Silly Hats) 6:46 Fake Blood, Decorations, Face Masks, and more 8:53 The spooky experimental tunnel 9:38 Animatronics Pt3 ft. Nozzles the Clown, Lucky Bottoms, Lil Skelly Bones, Mr. Dark, Bag O Bones, and Black Jumping Spider 12:10 Youth Costumes, Blankets, Additional decorations 14:27 Special Thanks to my Patrons! ✨ #SpiritHalloween #BigLots #UnleashYourSpirit #Optopolis #theOptopolis #storetour ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS: Entering of abandoned buildings and/or acts of vandalism are NOT condoned! Here on Optopolis if we enter an abandoned building, we take nothing and leave nothing but footsteps. If you choose to enter an abandoned building, you do so at your own risk! ? Want to use a part of the content you see? Contact Optopolis via email (theOptopolis@gmail.com) or check out some of Optopolis' photo collections on The Retail Photographer on Shutterstock. ? Copyright ©️ Optopolis 2018. All content on Optopolis and associated accounts is owned in part or whole by Optopolis. Except where applicable, you may not download nor reupload any content to any other channel nor platform. Any content found to be infringing on Optopolis' copyright is subject to removal. All Rights Reserved. ? Date(s) filmed: 2022/08/17 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5psTWD8WGqk

Abandoned JCPenney Plaza 2021: JCPenney (former ShopKo) and Med Express (Former Ruby Tuesday) all in ONE in 2021! ?? History/Time Stamps ?? In 1994, ShopKo opened the third and last Colorado location in Fort Collins. In the process, they would also built a new Ruby Tuesday restaurant on the outskirts of the property, forming a very small plaza-like space. Eleven years later, all three Colorado Shopkos closed for good, leaving this location abandoned. Simultaneously, a nearby plaza called the Boardwalk Plaza Condos would be built in 2004, and part of it would recieve a remodel in 2006. Also in 2006, JCPenney relocated from the nearby Foothills Fashion Mall, now known as the Foothills Mall, in October. During its life span in its third FoCo location, the Ruby Tuesday would close in September of 2016 along with many other locations in Colorado and across the US. About a year later, renovation began for what would soon be a Med Express, which opened on August 29th of 2018. The year 2020 would arguably be a very challenging year for the area. In May, JCPenney filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, adding this store to close by September. While as a result of corona and the temporary corona closure, this date was pushed to October 18th 2020, Med Express would not last that long. They closed all their Colorado locations around the end of September including the FoCo one, a solid couple weeks before this JCPenney. Today, while the nearby Boardwalk Plaza Condos continue to thrive seemingly with no connection to JCPenney other than the parking lot entry, JCPenney and Med Express sit vacant and in perhaps much worse condition than one might expect. Hopefully something can reuse all of this space soon! 0:00 Musical Intro - JCPenney/ShopKo; MedExpress/Ruby Tuesday 0:43 Video Intro 0:57 Main Entry of JCP + Looking Inside of JCP! 1:41 Initial History of ShopKo & Ruby Tuesday FOCO + History of JCP at this location 1:58 Additional closeups inside of JCP - GUTTED!? + JCP Plaque! 2:55 History of neighboring Boardwalk Plaza 3:11 Loading Docks, Garbage, and more - Right and Back side of JCPenney Building. 4:44 Super OVERGROWN path on the left of JCP, patio area. Shoutout to Geese Friends! 5:20 Abandoned MedExpress, former Ruby Tuesday - Initial view inside! 5:48 Later history of Ruby Tuesday, History of Med Express at this location 6:10 Window shopping: North and West Sides of Med Express FOCO 6:31 South and East Sides of Med Express, Garbage storage, Label scar, and more! 6:55 Make sure to watch the closing tour at this JCPenney location! Are you LOVING this ???? Retail Content!? Wanna see MORE!? ?? SUBSCRIBE for video content: https://www.youtube.com/Optopolis?sub_confirmation=1 ?? JOIN Patreon for Extra BHS: https://www.patreon ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph7RA3en_vY

I owe you all an apology. I messed up. To be clear, I am not saying a state-based expansion won't happen- very much the opposite; it is definitely possible to happen at some point... just not right now. Until such time that an expansion on a state or country basis is possible, I intend to focus on the areas that matter most - SE Wyoming, SW Nebraska, and Northern Colorado. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB6CM3W3zY0

At some point between August 2022 and January 2023, Cheyenne's Party America has relocated to the former Sears Hometown! This store is not to be confused with Party City, a larger chain with locations throughout the US. Unfortunately at the time of recording, the new location is temporarily closed due to a family emergency, so I was unable to confirm when they moved. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVo8TF4vuhc