2-Stage

The 2-Stage is a stage format found at Chuck E. Cheese's locations that either opened with the stage or replaced a previous stage from 1992 to 1997. It was the first Cyberamic stage to give all the characters legs, as the Rocker Stage had Chuck E., Helen, and Jasper with legs, but Munch and Pasqually were still half-bodied. As of September 2022, there are 20 2-Stages in the United States and Canada.

History
The 2-Stage was created in 1992 alongside the 1-Stage. It was meant to be a more "permanent" stage setup, compared to the Road Stage, which was made as a quick way to convert Rocker and C-Stages to MMBB, and so new stores from late 1990-1992 could get an MMBB to be consistant with Concept Unification and the company's future plans. Most Road Stages were eventually replaced with a 2-Stage or 1-Stage.

The first 2-Stage was installed at the White Settlement, TX location in February 1992. After that, it would go on to be installed in approximately 100 CEC locations across the United States, Canada, Chile, and Guatemala.

Design
The 2-Stage has had multiple different design variations.

Prototypes
White Settlement, TX's 2-Stage had 3-Stage buildings and Jasper's can, a solid blue valance, and a Road Stage Munch organ.

San Antonio, TX's and Merced, CA's (Now at Chesapeake, VA) 2-Stages, like White Settlement, also had 3-Stage buildings. Chuck also stood on top of a red platform.

Herndon, VA's 2-Stage had unique buildings that no other 2-Stage had.

Standard
The standard 2-Stage design also went through several changes over the years. For starters, there are three different overall stage lengths. 24', 26', and 28'. Depending on the length of the stage, it could have as little as two buildings or as many as four.

Some earlier 2-Stages had a cutout in between Chuck and Helen, where the TV and fiber optic CEC sign are. It is unknown why they stopped doing this, as it made it look like there were actually two stages as the name implies.

Earlier 2-Stages also had side-to-side curtains, whereas later 2-Stage had up-and-down curtains. Some 2-Stages with side-to-side curtains, such as Waterbury, CT converted to these newer up-and-down curtains.

There were several smaller changes such as the valance varying from green, blue, or black, the building backdrops being painted in an odd way around 1995-1996, etc.