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6303 Richmond Hwy, Store #72 was a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre that opened on September 20, 1982, with a Balcony Stage and closed between November and December 2009 (day unknown), with a 2-Stage.

It was originally located next to a Kmart which opened on March 22nd, 1973, and closed in 1988 (Day and month unknown) when it was relocated to 7704 Richmond Hwy.^[2] Alexandria was also located in the Kings Crossing Shopping Center.

Stages

Originally, this location opened with the Balcony Stage. Sadly there are rarely any pictures and no videos of Alexandria back then. They received Chuck E.'s House Facade in around 1989/1990 and the 2-Stage in the Early 90's before closing between November and December 2009.


Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Balcony Stage	September 1982	1989-1990	7th Pizza Time Theatre to open in Virginia
Chuck E.'s House Facade	1989-1990	1992-1993	One of two installed in Virginia.
2-Stage	1992-1993	November - December 2009	One of six installed in Virginia. 4th to last in the state.

History

Alexandria opened on September 20th, 1982, with the Balcony Stage. Alexandria then received the 1988 remodel around 1989/1990 which removed the Balcony Stage for Chuck E.'s House Facade and removed all PTT decor and an exterior change. Then the Kmart closed in 1988. Between 1992-1993, Alexandria received another remodel which involved another exterior change, the addition of newer decor such as the record posters, and the removal of Chuck E.'s House Facade for the 2-Stage. In the mid to late 90's, the location received another exterior change received skytubes, and removed the ball pit. At an unknown point in 1997, the area was sold and bought by the corporation. Alexandria remained like this until their closure between November and December 2009. They closed because it was located near the abandoned Kmart which closed in 1988 (Which relocated to a former Thieves Market building which then closed sometime in 2000) and also because the mall was dying and CEC wanted a fresh start for the location. After that, the old shopping center was redeveloped into a Walmart in 2010. After the CEC got redeveloped into a Walmart, the Chuck E. Cheese reopened on November 20th, 2010, this time on 6301 Richmond Hwy. As of February 2023, the former Chuck E. Cheese is now part of a Walmart, and the new Chuck E. Cheese moved one space to the left.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Manufacturing Date	Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Mask Sent To Virginia Beach, Avenger Outfit sent to Chesapeake. The mask now destroyed, Avenger Outfit now at SPT.
Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Mask Sent to Virginia Beach, Now destroyed.
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Hat Sent to Chesapeake, Mask Sent to Virginia Beach. Hat at SPT. Mask Now destroyed.
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Guitar Sent To Chesapeake, Mask Sent to Chesapeake, Guitar and mask both now at SPT.
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Mask Sent To Chesapeake, Now at SPT.
Warblettes (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Unknown/Destroyed.
Waving Flags (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Unknown/Destroyed.
Applause Board (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Unknown/Destroyed.
Drum Board (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Unknown/Destroyed.
Singing Flowers (Cyberamic)	1981-1982	Unknown/Destroyed.
Dolli Dimples (Cabaret)	1981-1982	Unknown/Destroyed.
The King / King Kat (Lounge)	1981-1982	Unknown/Destroyed.
Wink (Cyberamic)	1992-1993	Sent to Chesapeake, Now at SPT.

Gallery

Alexandria's PTT and the Kmart in the 1980's
Part of the store's 2-Stage in mid to late 2000's.
The store's 2-Stage on random mode.

Videos

TODO

References

https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.showbiz_pizza_time_inc.e470a5f1074f9b7a7fefe859adb9d2ec.html https://www.yelp.com/biz/chuck-e-cheeses-alexandria

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[2] ttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit?pli=1&gid=332535324#gid=332535324

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 '''''6303 Richmond Hwy, Store #72''''' was a ''Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre'' that opened on September 20, 1982, with a [[Cyberamics Balcony Stage|Balcony Stage]] and closed between November and December 2009 (day unknown), with a [[2-Stage]].
-It was originally located next to a Kmart which opened on March 22nd, 1973, and closed in 1988 (Day and month unknown) when it was relocated to 7704 Richmond Hwy. Alexandria was also located in the Kings Crossing Shopping Center.
+It was originally located next to a Kmart which opened on March 22nd, 1973, and closed in 1988 (Day and month unknown) when it was relocated to 7704 Richmond Hwy.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit?pli=1&gid=332535324#gid=332535324</ref> Alexandria was also located in the Kings Crossing Shopping Center.
 ==Stages==
-Originally, this location opened with the Balcony Stage. Sadly there are rarely any pictures  and no videos to exist of Alexandria back then. They received Chuck E.'s House Facade in around 1989/1990 and the 2-Stage in the Early 90's before closing between November and December 2009.
+Originally, this location opened with the Balcony Stage. Sadly there are rarely any pictures and no videos of Alexandria back then. They received Chuck E.'s House Facade in around 1989/1990 and the 2-Stage in the Early 90's before closing between November and December 2009.
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 ==History ==
-Alexandria opened on September 20th, 1982, with the Balcony Stage. Alexandria then received the 1988 remodel  around 1989/1990 which removed the Balcony Stage for Chuck E.'s House Facade and removed all PTT decor and an exterior change. Then the Kmart closed in 1988.  Between 1992-1993, Alexandria received another remodel which involved another exterior change, the addition of newer decor such as the record posters, and the removal of Chuck E.'s House Facade for the 2-Stage. In the mid to late 90's, the location recevied another exterior change and recevied skytubes and removed the ball pit.  At an unknown point in 1997, the location was sold and bought to the corporate. Alexandria remained like this until their closure between November and December 2009.  They closed because it was located near the abandoned Kmart which closed in 1988 (Which relocated to a former Thieves Market building which then closed sometime in 2000) and also because the mall was dying and cec wanted a fresh start for the location.   After that, the old cec got redeveloped into a Walmart in 2010.  After the CEC got redeveloped into a Walmart, the Chuck E. Cheese reopened on November 20th, 2010, this time on [[Alexandria, VA (6301 Richmond Hwy)|6301 Richmond Hwy]]. Currently, as of February 2023, the former Chuck E. Cheese is now part of a Walmart and the new Chuck E. Cheese moved one space to the left.
+Alexandria opened on September 20th, 1982, with the Balcony Stage. Alexandria then received the 1988 remodel around 1989/1990 which removed the Balcony Stage for Chuck E.'s House Facade and removed all PTT decor and an exterior change. Then the Kmart closed in 1988.  Between 1992-1993, Alexandria received another remodel which involved another exterior change, the addition of newer decor such as the record posters, and the removal of Chuck E.'s House Facade for the 2-Stage. In the mid to late 90's, the location received another exterior change received skytubes, and removed the ball pit.  At an unknown point in 1997, the area was sold and bought by the corporation. Alexandria remained like this until their closure between November and December 2009.  They closed because it was located near the abandoned Kmart which closed in 1988 (Which relocated to a former Thieves Market building which then closed sometime in 2000) and also because the mall was dying and CEC wanted a fresh start for the location.   After that, the old shopping center was redeveloped into a Walmart in 2010.  After the CEC got redeveloped into a Walmart, the Chuck E. Cheese reopened on November 20th, 2010, this time on [[Alexandria, VA (6301 Richmond Hwy)|6301 Richmond Hwy]]. As of February 2023, the former Chuck E. Cheese is now part of a Walmart, and the new Chuck E. Cheese moved one space to the left.
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 |1981-1982
-|Mask Sent To Virginia Beach, Avenger Outfit sent to Chesapeake. Mask now destroyed, Avenger Outfit now at SPT.
+|Mask Sent To Virginia Beach, Avenger Outfit sent to Chesapeake. The mask now destroyed, Avenger Outfit now at SPT.
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 |[[Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)]]
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 ==References==
 https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.showbiz_pizza_time_inc.e470a5f1074f9b7a7fefe859adb9d2ec.html
 https://www.yelp.com/biz/chuck-e-cheeses-alexandria