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5612 Albemarle Rd, Store #39 also known as "Albemarle" is a Chuck E. Cheese that opened in November 1991 as a franchised location with a Road Stage which is still open to this day.

This is not to be confused with the Charlotte, NC (4120 E Independence Blvd) location (Which was 5-7 minutes from this location) opened on March 30th, 1982, and closed in October 1984 with a Balcony Stage. It should also not be confused with the Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd) location as it opened on October 11th, 1982, with the Rock-Afire Explosion which is still open to this day with the 3-Stage and is starting to remodel on Auguset 28 2023.

History

Pre CEC (October 1984-February 1991)

Before Charlotte (Albemarle) was a CEC, it was three small shops which were Milton's Clothing Cupboard (October 1984-March 1986), Jesse Brown's Outdoors (November 1984-1986) & Leaf 'N Petal (November 1984-spring 1987), the plaza would start construction in around Mid-Late 1983. Then in July 1987, it became Cloth World which remained open until February 1991, with CEC starting construction in the building not long after.

CEC (November 1991-Present)

Charlotte (Albemarle) opened in November 1991 (day unknown) as one of two North Carolina locations with a Cyberamic Munch's Make-Believe Band Stage (the other is Durham, NC (3724 Mayfair St) which opened on March 7th, 1994, with a 1-Stage). It was also a Franchised location when it first opened. This location opened with the 1988 Remodel with the CU decor, and the Road Stage. Around the mid-late 1990's, They replaced the logo with Coach Chuck (Which was actually white alongside the lettering) and removed older 90's decor for newer decor and SkyTubes. On December 8th, 1997, Charlotte (Albemarle) was acquired by Corporate alongside Richmond, VA (10430 Midlothian Turnpike). In 2007-2008, they remodeled to the 2005 update to the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative which involved the removal of the showroom walls (A small portion of the left-hand side of their Showroom was sacrificed for more Gameroom Space), removing older decor for newer decor, & adding purple walls. Sometime in 2015, Charlotte (Albemarle); alongside the Charlotte NC area stores (Charlotte (Pineville), Concord, & Gastonia and some other markets tested the Play Pass system. Currently, as of February 2023, the location still has the 2005 Update and the Road Stage.

Stages

Like all Road Stages when they first opened, Chuck wore his Tuxedo & Derby outfit. Also, the stage featured no curtains like any other Road Stage from when it was first installed. Up and Down curtains were added by 1998. In the Early 2000's this was replaced with the Cool Chuck outfit. By the Late 2000's, Chuck's outfit was replaced with the Avenger outfit. After the 2000's and into the 2010's, Chuck was then given custom eyebrows and the Wink's eye was then broken and tilted. This is the last location with the Road Stage style Helen mask. As of Aug 2023 the stage is set to be removed due to the 2.0 remodel.

As of February 2023, Charlotte (Albemarle) still has the Road Stage and 2005 Remodel.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Road Stage	November 1991	Still In use	One of two Cyberamic Stages in the Carolinas.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Manufacturing Date	Status
Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	N/A	In Store.
Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	N/A	In Store.
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)	N/A	In Store.
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)	N/A	In Store.
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	N/A	In Store. Moustache upside down.
Wink (Cyberamic)	1991	In Store. completely broken.

Gallery

2021

The store's exterior before the 2005 Remodel (PC: http://listings.homestead.com/)
The Store's Road Stage of April 2022 (PC: Sharon Doggett)
The road stage in July 2023. (PC: saan1ty)

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date	Publish Date
https://youtu.be/XiWg_5kcm-c&t=124s	The show performing Summertime 2001 and arcade footage.	June 29th, 2001	August 23rd, 2020

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 '''''5612 Albemarle Rd, Store #39''''' also known as "'''''Albemarle'''''" is a Chuck E. Cheese that opened in November 1991 as a franchised location with a Road Stage which is still open to this day.
-This is not to be confused with the [[Charlotte, NC (4120 E Independence Blvd)]] location (Which was 5-7 minutes from this location) opened on March 30th, 1982, and closed in October 1984 with a [[Cyberamics Balcony Stage|Balcony Stage]]. It should also not be confused with the [[Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd)]] location as it opened on October 11th, 1982, with the Rock-Afire Explosion which is still open to this day with the 3-Stage.
+This is not to be confused with the [[Charlotte, NC (4120 E Independence Blvd)]] location (Which was 5-7 minutes from this location) opened on March 30th, 1982, and closed in October 1984 with a [[Cyberamics Balcony Stage|Balcony Stage]]. It should also not be confused with the [[Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd)]] location as it opened on October 11th, 1982, with the Rock-Afire Explosion which is still open to this day with the 3-Stage and is starting to remodel on Auguset 28 2023.
 ==History==
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 Charlotte (Albemarle) opened in November 1991 (day unknown) as one of two North Carolina locations with a Cyberamic Munch's Make-Believe Band Stage (the other is [[Durham, NC (3724 Mayfair St)]] which opened on March 7th, 1994, with a 1-Stage). It was also a Franchised location when it first opened. This location opened with the 1988 Remodel with the CU decor, and the Road Stage. Around the mid-late 1990's, They replaced the logo with Coach Chuck (Which was actually white alongside the lettering) and removed older 90's decor for newer decor and SkyTubes. On December 8th, 1997, Charlotte (Albemarle) was acquired by Corporate alongside [[Richmond, VA (10430 Midlothian Turnpike)]]. In 2007-2008, they remodeled to the 2005 update to the [[2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative]] which involved the removal of the showroom walls (A small portion of the left-hand side of their Showroom was sacrificed for more Gameroom Space), removing older decor for newer decor, & adding purple walls. Sometime in 2015, Charlotte (Albemarle); alongside the Charlotte NC area stores ([[Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd)|Charlotte (Pineville)]], [[Concord, NC (7970 Lyles Lane)|Concord]], & [[Gastonia, NC (416 Cox Rd)|Gastonia]] and some other markets tested the Play Pass system. Currently, as of February 2023, the location still has the 2005 Update and the Road Stage.
 ==Stages==
-Like all Road Stages when they first opened, Chuck wore his Tuxedo & Derby outfit. Also, the stage featured no curtains like any other Road Stage from when it was first installed. Up and Down curtains were added by 1998. In the Early 2000's this was replaced with the Cool Chuck outfit. By the Late 2000's, Chuck's outfit was replaced with the Avenger outfit. After the 2000's and into the 2010's, Chuck was then given custom eyebrows and the Wink's eye was then broken and tilted. This is the last location with the Road Stage style Helen mask.
+Like all Road Stages when they first opened, Chuck wore his Tuxedo & Derby outfit. Also, the stage featured no curtains like any other Road Stage from when it was first installed. Up and Down curtains were added by 1998. In the Early 2000's this was replaced with the Cool Chuck outfit. By the Late 2000's, Chuck's outfit was replaced with the Avenger outfit. After the 2000's and into the 2010's, Chuck was then given custom eyebrows and the Wink's eye was then broken and tilted. This is the last location with the Road Stage style Helen mask. As of Aug 2023 the stage is set to be removed due to the 2.0 remodel.
 As of February 2023, Charlotte (Albemarle) still has the Road Stage and 2005 Remodel.
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 |[[Wink (Cyberamic)]]
 |1991
-|In Store. Eye completely broken and tilted.
+|In Store. completely broken.
 |}
 ==Gallery==