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9627 Macleod Trail was a Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza that opened on August 31, 1991, with a Road Stage, which closed sometime in 1994.

History

This place was originally Bullwinkle’s Family Food N’ Fun Restaurant that opened on May 18th, 1984; the restaurant had a Canadian Northwoods Lodge theme with a color palette of brown and blue on the inside, once Chuck E Cheese’s bought the building, they repainted it white with the 1988 Remodel; adding blue & white awnings, neon lights, & checkers around the store. The Chuck E. Cheese would open on August 31st, 1991, as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza with a Road Stage (One of two installed in Canada). Once the place closed in 1994, it was bought once more by a different company now the building still operates as Schank’s Sport and Grill, and one of the Bullwinkle animatronics that survived.

Stages

This location opened up on August 31st, 1991, as one of two Road Stages installed in Canada (The other is Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (4141 Dixie Rd), which is still operating as of December 2022). This store would remain open for almost 3 years until it closed sometime in 1994. After closure, the stage would be removed and installed at the 2770 32nd Ave to replace the store's Chuck E.'s House and remained there until its closure in October 2003.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Road Stage	August 1991	1994	One of two Road Stages installed in Canada. Later reinstalled at 2770 32nd Ave to replace Chuck E.'s House.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Manufacturing Date	Status
Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	1980s	Reused at 2770 32nd Ave. Later Unknown.
Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	1980's	Reused at 2770 32nd Ave. Later Unknown.
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)	1980s	Reused at 2770 32nd Ave. Later Unknown.
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)	1980s	Reused at 2770 32nd Ave. Later Unknown.
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	1980s	Reused at 2770 32nd Ave. Later Unknown.

Gallery

Location in 1993 (PC: Unknown)

Videos

Link	Title	Description	Filming Date
Link	Home Video #8 Chuck E. Cheese Calgary 1992	Video showcasing some of the store & Road Stage. Starts at 1:04.	July 30, 1992

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+{{Generic|image=Site of the Former CEC in Calgary.png|desc=The site of the Former CEC in October 2020. (PC: Google Maps)}}
 '''''9627 Macleod Trail''''' was a ''Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza'' that opened on August 31, 1991, with a Road Stage, which closed sometime in 1994.
 == History ==
-This place was originally Bullwinkle’s Family Food N’ Fun Restaurant that opened on May 18th, 1984; the restaurant had a Canadian Northwoods Lodge theme with a color palette of brown and blue on the inside, once Chuck E Cheese’s bought the building, they repainted it white with the 1988 Remodel; adding blue & white awnings, neon lights, & checkers around the store. The Chuck E. Cheese would open on August 31st, 1991, as C''huck E. Cheese's Pizza'' with a Road Stage (One of two installed in Canada). Once the place closed in 1994, it was bought once more by a different company now the building still operates as Schank’s Sport and Grill, one of the Bullwinkle animatronics survived.
+This place was originally Bullwinkle’s Family Food N’ Fun Restaurant that opened on May 18th, 1984; the restaurant had a Canadian Northwoods Lodge theme with a color palette of brown and blue on the inside, once Chuck E Cheese’s bought the building, they repainted it white with the 1988 Remodel; adding blue & white awnings, neon lights, & checkers around the store. The Chuck E. Cheese would open on August 31st, 1991, as C''huck E. Cheese's Pizza'' with a Road Stage (One of two installed in Canada). Once the place closed in 1994, it was bought once more by a different company now the building still operates as Schank’s Sport and Grill, and one of the Bullwinkle animatronics that survived.
 == Stages ==
-This location opened up on August 31st, 1991, as of one of two Road Stages installed in Canada (The other is [[Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (4141 Dixie Rd)]], which is still operating as of December 2022). This store would remain open for almost 3 years until it closed sometime in 1994. After closure, the stage would be removed and installed at the [[Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2770 32nd Ave)|2770 32nd Ave]] to replace the store's [[Chuck E.'s House]] and remained there until it's closure in October 2003.
+This location opened up on August 31st, 1991, as one of two Road Stages installed in Canada (The other is [[Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (4141 Dixie Rd)]], which is still operating as of December 2022). This store would remain open for almost 3 years until it closed sometime in 1994. After closure, the stage would be removed and installed at the [[Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2770 32nd Ave)|2770 32nd Ave]] to replace the store's [[Chuck E.'s House]] and remained there until its closure in October 2003.
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 == Gallery ==
+<gallery>
-[[File:9267 macleod trail photo taken in 1993.png|left|thumb|197x197px]]
+File:9267 macleod trail photo taken in 1993.png|Location in 1993 (PC: Unknown)
+</gallery>
 == Videos ==
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 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXZqn0aF2PY&t=64s Link]
-|Home Video #8 chuck e cheese calgary 1992
+|Home Video #8 Chuck E. Cheese Calgary 1992
 |Video showcasing some of the store & Road Stage. Starts at 1:04.
-|July 30, 1992 (Chuck E Cheese part of video)
+|July 30, 1992
 |}