Union, NJ (1660 US-22)

1660 US-22 Union was a CEC that operated from 1984 to 2019. It opened as a franchised owned Pizza Time Theatre and closed as a corporate owned Chuck E. Cheese in 2019.

History
Union opened as store #3006 on August 6, 1984 under Animated Family Restaurants franchise ownership. The building it occupied was originally a movie theater that closed in 1982. Union survived the 1984 bankruptcy and stayed under franchise ownership. Following the closure of the two other New Jersey PTT's East Brunswick and Wayne in 1986, who were also under the same franchise ownership, Union was the only operating store in the state of New Jersey for 5 years until the opening of the Deptford, NJ (1500 Almonesson Rd) store in 1991. They received the 1986 SPT Remodel Program in the early 90's and installed the 2-Stage in 1992. They remained this remodel throughout the 90's. They remodeled to Phase 2/3 in the early 2000's. This remodel included relocating skill games (skee-ball, basketball, etc.) that were previously next to the showroom entrance in front of the stage to another area and putting kiddie area right next to the showroom entrance in front of the stage. In addition, they also received new wall art and Phase 3 decor and painted the area around the 2-Stage white. The door

Stages
They opened with a balcony stage and The Beagles. They received Chuck E.'s House Facade stage in the late 80's and a 2-Stage in 1992. After undergoing the Phase 4 remodel, they installed a Studio C Beta removing the animatronics that performed at the location for 20 years since opening.