Cincinnati, OH (8801 Colerain Ave)

Cincinnati, OH (8801 Colerain Ave), Store #561 was a Chuck E. Cheese's location that opened on November 11, 1981 with the Showbiz Pizza Classic Stage and closed with the Chuck E. Cheese 3-Stage on September 22, 2019.

Stages

The store opened with the Rock Afire Explosion on November 11, 1981, Then started Concept Unification on April 28, 1991 which began the process of converting the Rock Afire Explosion to the 3-stage.

Staring with Chuck stage. His mask was replaced by 2002 with the plastic mask, Tux was replaced in late 2002 with Cool Chuck, which was then replaced with Avenger in February 2011. Chucks latex feet were replaced between Spring 2005 and 2007. The CEC Neon sign was removed in between Fall 2004 and Spring 2005. The "Cheese" part of the neon was removed prior sometime between Holiday 2002 and Fall 2004. The TV Light and TV Shell were removed and replaced with a new big box TV between 2006-2007. Eventually the TV on Chucks stage was removed in Summer 2018 and replaced with a Flat Screen TV that was barely turned on.

Now for Center Stage. All latex masks were replaced by 2002. Helens Latex Legs were removed/replaced with the fabric variant in October 2016. Jasper had his latex hands and guitar replaced between 2006-2007. The curtains were removed between Spring 2007 and 2008, Munch Jr was removed between 1990s-2002. The Munch's Make Believe Band sign was removed between April 16th 2013 and October 26th 2013. Moon was eventually removed in Late 2017 with Buildings mask and mouth mech being removed between May 2018 and July 2018. The mech was then left to rot behind the backdrops until it was trashed with the rest of the 3-stage on September 22, 2019.

Lastly for Pasqually's stage the Latex mask was removed by 2002 being replaced with the plastic mask. Pizzacam was removed by late 2002. The stage stayed in decent condition until around 2011 when the condition of the stage improved majorly this was until Summer 2016 when the tech left Colerain leading to the stage to fall apart. The stage slightly improved by August 2018 but the store then closed 13 months later on September 22, 2019 ending the stages almost 40 year history.

History

The Colerain Ave Showbiz Pizza Place opened up November 11, 1981 opening in front of the former Gold Circle Mall as the 2nd Showbiz Pizza Store (2nd after Sharonville). The store featured "The Show Room, Sports Room, 60 Arcade games, a merry-go-round, and "a magic cave"." Fun Fact Colerain had unique showroom walls which unlike normal stores had an entrance in the middle of the wall. They would receive Klunk in 1983 apart of The Amazing Uncle Klunk Traveling Show (Event). This store remained unchanged until between 1988 and 1991 when the store would remodel gaining the checkered patterns on the walls, oil paintings and removing much of the Showbiz aesthetic scheme.

In April 1991 the store received Concept Unification. With the store receiving the 90s remodel in 1993. The store would remain majorly untouched until August 2009 the store would receive the 2005 Remodel which would include a major facelift, removing the showroom walls, all the old 90s décor, painting some walls purple, replacing the dim lighting with fluorescents, and expanding outwards into the parking lot.

In April 2016, the Skytubes were removed. The Toddler Zone fence was removed in late 2017. On September 22, 2019 Colerain would close after 38 years due to the owner of the property increasing rent on the lease and CEC no longer wanting to spend the amount on the store. As of 2023, the store is still vacant and being used as storage for the car dealership across the street. Some Phase 4 art pieces from this location were sent to the 4394 Eastgate Square Dr store.

Videos

Link	Description	Footage Date
link	Shows the store in Holiday 1992 & the oldest footage known of the store	December 1992
link	2004 footage showing working curtains and the holiday decor.	December 2004
link	Clips of Colerain during 2005	Fall 2005, December 2005
link	Various videos of the stage from 2007-2010	2007,2009, and March 7, 2010.
link	2010 footage showing off the store 6 months after the remodel.	Spring 2010
link	Final footage of Chuck wearing his Cool Chuck outfit	February 17, 2011
link	Final show performed before closing.	September 22, 2019
link	Store Tour of the store's final day.	September 22, 2019
link	Footage of the store during and after cleanout.	September 24 2019, October 3, 2019
link	A step into the abandoned building, showing what's left of Colerain after closure.	October 14, 2023

Gallery

Center Stage of the RAE in 1990^[1]
Mitzi 1984^[2]
Helen and Walkaround Mid 1990s.
Colerains Showroom featuring some of the records and Tux Chuck in 2002
Chuck in Holiday 2002
Building, Helen & Munch in Holiday 2002
Munch in Holiday 2002
Munch in Holiday 2002
Jasper in Holiday 2002
Jasper in Holiday 2002
Pasqually in Holiday 2002
Some of the Show Room in Holiday 2002
Rolling Stone Magazine poster in the side hallway
Wild West and GQ Magazine posters in the side hallway
Golf Magazine poster in the side hallway
Colerains exterior in Fall 2004.
Colerains "Chuck E. Promises" Sign located in the entrance area.
Chucks stage in 2004 performing "What Up"
Center Stage and Pasquallys stage in 2004 performing
Pasquallys stage in 2004 with one latex and one plastic hand.
Different angle of Chucks stage in 2004 showing the latex feet and missing "Cheese" from the neon sign
Chuck walk around in front of the Toddler Zone facing the windows in 2004
Chuck walk around in front of the SkyTubes and Show Room walls showing off various games in 2004
Upclose picture of the animatronic Chuck 2004.
Buildings mask in 2004.
Moons mask in 2004.
Band singing a song from September 2004.
Helen & Building in Spring 2005.
Chucks Stage in Spring 2005.
Prize Counter Spring 2005.
Game Room showing "Skee-Ball" Spring 2005.
Skee-Ball Marquee.
The Show Room via the main entrance Spring 2005.
The Show Room via the second entrance Spring 2005.
Italy Postcard .
Tropics Postcard.
Helen & Winking Munch Fall 2005.
Pasqually in Fall 2005.
Munch Winking forever Fall 2005.
CEC TV for September 2005.
Sunrise Organ front.
The Band preforming Fall 2005.
Center Stage 2006
Colerain's Showroom in Feburary 2009
Colerain's Exterior during the expansion taken August 22nd 2009
Colerain's Exterior during the expansion taken August 22nd 2009
Fall 2009 remodel taken September 14th 2009
Full Stage shot in 2018
Jasper's Mask falling off 2019.
Colerain after being cleared out interior September 25, 2019
Colerain after the signage was removed from the exterior September 25, 2019

Animatronics


Character	Serial	Status
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe	4-81 1-8	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Pasqually / Dook Larue	4-81 2-8	Status: Owned by a Private Collector
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo	4-81 3-8	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear	4-81 4-8	Status: Owned by a Private Collector
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella	4-81 5-8	Status: Owned by a Private Collector
Billy Bob	4-81 6-8	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Pizzacam / Looney Bird	4-81 7-8	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo	4-81 8-8	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Building / Sun	4-81 11-8	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Moon	4-81 11-8	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Antioch	N/A	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Uncle Klunk	N/A	Status: Unknown/Destroyed
Wink	N/A	Status: Unknown/Destroyed

References

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[2] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/BnRq6nIH0AL/

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