Cyberamics Balcony Stage

The Balcony Stage was a stage format found at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre locations that opened with the stage or replaced a Portrait Stage from 1980-1986.

It debuted at the San Jose, California, (1371 Kooser Rd) location in May of 1980, and went extinct in 2001 at the Lake Forest, California location. The C-Stage was a "retrofit" of the Balcony Stage, changing it from a balcony to a house.

History
The debuting balcony would become known by fans as the Showboat as it was supposedly released with the "Showboat" showtape starring Foxy Colleen (Flanagan).

Locations would continue to open with Portrait Stages until October of 1980 when the Arlington, TX (2216 S Fielder Rd) location would open with the Balcony. However, locations would continue to open with Portrait Stages until December of 1980.

Balcony Stages would continue to be opened with locations all the way until 1986. The last Balcony Stage to open would be Fairbanks, AK (600 Old Steese Hwy).

The Balcony Stage would later, in most locations, replaced with a variant called the C-Stage. Though a couple locations would not receive the C-Stage due to either closing from 1983-1986 or they just didn't replace it.

The last Balcony Stage would be located at Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd). However, they tried to make a retrofit to the C-Stage sometime in the late '80s. They would be unable to retrofit it properly. The stage would stay in the odd variant of the Balcony until 2001 when the location would close.

Design
The Balcony Stage would feature the main cast. Ordered from left to right: Mr. Munch, Jasper T. Jowls, Chuck E. Cheese, Guest Star, and Pasqually. Beside Mr. Munch would reside a variant of the Warblettes, either rainbow or the usual black and white.

Beside Pasqually would be the Band Board and the Clapper Board/Applause Board.

In the "Showboat" Variant, the Guest Star and Jasper T. Jowls would switch spots. From the photo that we have of the "Showboat," it is unclear if the Warblettes, Band Board, and Clapper Board/Applause board were still in their spots in the later on Balcony Stages.

Themes
Throughout the Balcony Stages lifetime, the stage would have unique backdrops to each showtape playing. The following showtapes were known to have unique backgrounds on the Balcony Stages.


 * Showboat
 * Around the World with Madam Oink
 * Harmony Howlette's Wild West Show and Harmony II - "Harmony's Hoedown"
 * Madame Oink III - "Tunnel of Love"
 * Madame Oink IV - The Tune Machine
 * Broadway Helen Henny
 * Country Helen
 * CEC Happy Holidays 1984
 * CEC Salute to America
 * CEC History of Rock and Roll

The Broadway Helen Henny showtape's backdrop would be reused for both Bandstand 1 and 2.

The CEC History of Rock and Roll showtape would reuse the same backdrop for both of its parts.

Gallery
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Trivia & Other Info

 * The Arlington, Texas location opened in October 1980 with a Balcony Stage, they were the first to open with the stage, they later replaced it with the very first Rocker Stage, then replaced it with a 2-Stage. This location is still open and is the 3rd oldest CEC currently.
 * Lake Forest, California had the last Balcony Stage, they closed in 2001 and relocated to Laguna Hills.