Augusta, GA (3435 Wrightsboro Rd)

3435 Wrightsboro Road, Store #939 is a Showbiz Pizza Place/Chuck E. Cheese that opened on July 14, 1982 with a Rock-Afire Explosion and is still open to this day.

It was known for having 1 of 3 Yogi Bear test stages. Colorado Springs, CO (5156 N Academy Blvd) and Omaha, NE (225 N 76th St) also received this stage.

History

Augusta opened its doors on July 14th, 1982 as the 6th Showbiz Pizza store in store in Georgia. It opened with the Rock-Afire Explosion band. Augusta received a very minor remodel in 1987 where some SPP decor was removed for newer decor though some remained, and the stage was heavily changed. Billy Bob was replaced with Yogi Bear and Looney Bird was replaced with Boo-Boo. On October 13th, 1991, Augusta received Concept Unification and fully received the 1988 remodel removing all SPP decor for CU decor, added Blue and White awnings above the salad bar, added checkers around and outside the store, and removed the Rock-Afire Explosion, including the Yogi Bear test stage for the 3-Stage. The store would receive the 1993 remodel sometime by the Mid 90's removing older CU decor for Record Posters and removing the Blue and White awnings above the salad bar. In the Late 90's, Augusta received another remodel, changing the exterior, removed older decor for newer decor, and replaced the ball pit with SkyTubes. August would remain like this until 2006-2007 when they would receive the 2005 update to the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative removing older decor for newer decor, removing Showroom Walls, expanding to the left of the former space, replacing the older pointing Chuck for the newer one, and received an exterior remodel. Then in 2010-2012, Augusta would remodel again to the 2010 Update which involved redoing the front end of the store including relocating the Salad Bar from the back to the store to closer to the ordering counter and redoing the entryway. On April 25th, 2023, this location had started their 2.0 remodel, removing the stage in the morning of that day. Currently, as of April 2023, this store is in the process of receiving the 2.0 remodel.

Stages

Originally when the store opened, they had a Rock-Afire Explosion. In 1987, the Billy Bob stage was replaced with Yogi Bear. On October 13th, 1991, they would undergo Concept Unification, this was the process used to convert the RAE characters into the Chuck E. Cheese characters. Their compressor had burst sometime around February/March 2023 and would remain that way until the stage's removal on the morning of April 25th, 2023.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
RockAfire Explosion	July 1982	October 13th, 1991	6th Showbiz Pizza store in Georgia.
Yogi Bear Stage	1987	1987/1988	One of 3 Showbiz Pizzas to receive this test stage.
3-Stage	October 13th, 1991	April 25th, 2023	One of 6 Showbiz stores in Georgia to undergo Concept Unification.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial Number	Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe	10-81 1-16	Owned by a Private Collector. Removed 4/25/23
Pasqually / Dook Larue	10-81 2-16	Owned by a Private Collector. Removed 4/25/23
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo	10-81 3-16	Owned by a Private Collector. Removed 4/25/23
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear	10-81 4-16	Owned by a Private Collector. Removed 4/25/23
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella	10-81 5-16	Owned by a Private Collector. Removed 4/25/23
Billy Bob	10-81 6-16	Unknown.
Pizzacam / Looney Bird	10-81 7-16	Unknown.
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo	10-81 8-16	Unknown.
Building / Sun	10-81 10-16	Owned by a Private Collector. Removed 4/25/23
Moon	10-81 11-16	Owned by a Private Collector. Removed 4/25/23
Antioch	N/A	Unknown.
Wink	N/A	Owned by a Private Collector. Removed 4/25/23

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date
https://youtu.be/LNdIyQokeDA	Game On being played with a broken compressor	2/22/23