Austin, TX (502 W Ben White Blvd)

502 W Ben White Blvd, Store #935 was a Showbiz Pizza Place/Chuck E. Cheese's which opened on March 24th, 1982 and closed on May 23rd, 2013.

Stages
This location originally opened on March 24th, 1982 with the Rock-afire Explosion stage. Not much information is known about it's stage when it was a Showbiz Pizza Place,

Around 1991/1992, this location underwent Concept Unification, converting the stage into a Munch's Make Believe Band stage. It would undergo a few changes over the years. One of the highlights of this stage which made it unique was that Pasqually's drum had a black background instead of the usual white color.

On May 23rd, 2013, after this store's closure, all 5 of the main bots were sent to the San Antonio, TX (6874 Ingram Rd) location before the stage was replaced with a Color of Lights stage in 2014.

History
This location opened on March 24th, 1982 as a Showbiz Pizza Place with the Rock-afire Explosion stage, like many other Showbiz Pizza Place locations. Little documentations exist of this location during it's Showbiz Pizza Place years.

Around 1991/1992, this store underwent Concept Unification and was converted into a Chuck E. Cheese, receiving a few remodels over the years.

On May 23rd, 2013, this location would close down as they relocated to 9811 S I-35, which opened on May 27th, 2013, with the old location becoming vacant.

By May 2015, the site of this former location would begin it's redevelopment into a home improvement discount store, opening by mid-2016, which this building currently remains as today.

Gallery
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