Fayetteville, NC (511 North McPherson Church Rd)



Fayetteville, NC (511 North McPherson Church Rd) is a Chuck E. Cheese's that opened in November 1998 with a Studio C Alpha.

It opened as a Showbiz in 1983 and got Concept Unification in 1991. It got turned back into a Rock-afire Explosion some time after and got rebranded as "Billy Bob's". It closed in 1995 and reopened in November 1998 with a Studio C Alpha which was a first for the Carolinas.

Stages
This location started as a Rock-afire Explosion, sometime in the late 80's it got the Tropical Stage. Eventually it got Concept Unification in 1991, sometime after getting Concept Unification the show got turned back into a Rock-afire Explosion before closing in 1995. It reopened in 1998 it got a Studio C Alpha (First in the Carolinas overall) and the show condition has been getting worse over time. Currently some notable changes are chuck's arm bits are swapped, Multiple lighting effects have been removed or disabled, Curtains are slow, and there are more problems or changes that have happened.

History
This location opened as a Showbiz Pizza Place in 1983 and got Concept Unification in 1991. The 3-Stage show got turned back into a Rock-afire Explosion sometime after. This location closed in 1995. While it was closed the 3-Stage got removed and replaced with a Studio C Alpha. It reopens in November 1998 with the new Studio C Alpha show. When this location got the Rockstar Chuck costume, it would change between Rockstar and Avenger on Rockstar clothes or other possible combinations. This location closed during Covid-19 and reopened in October 2020. When it reopened they threw out their old avenger costume and all of their old showtapes & possibly other old items, this has been confirmed by the manager. The show condition has been getting worse and worse over time.

Phases
Fayetteville NC opened in November 1998 as a Phase 3 location. This location later got Phase 4 in 2011 with an expansion to the front of the store.

Stage Changes
1991: Concept Unification happens.

Sometime after it gets turned back into a Rock-afire Explosion.

1995-1998: Store closes and the 3-Stage is removed, the stage is replaced with a Studio C Alpha.

Last known picture showing the blue screen camera and Studio C Interactive Console is 2012, Removal date is unknown.

Clock neon is removed at an unknown time.

Gemini is removed at an unknown time.

Roboscan is unplugged at an unknown time.

Monitor lights are removed between 2017 and 2020. It's possible the clock neon was removed around this time too.

Arcade Machines
TODO: Make a list of all the Arcade Machines.

Gallery
TODO: Reupload all the photos and put them in the Gallery

Animatronics
Fayetteville, NC started as a Showbiz Pizza Place that got Concept Unification in 1991. sometime after it got turned back into the Rock-afire Explosion before closing in 1995. When it reopened in November 1998 the 3-Stage had been removed and replaced with a Studio C Alpha. The Studio C Chuck E. Cheese serial has been found, the rest are still unknown.