Dallas, TX (13125 Montfort Dr)

Montfort in February 2021

13125 Montfort Dr was a Chuck E. Cheese's that opened on January 26, 1983 with a Rock-afire Explosion, which closed and relocated in December 2001.

This store is notable for being the very first store to house a CU 3 stage, and later the only Awesome Adventure Machine stage. Throughout the 90s, this location was also featured in many training tapes and showtapes for Chuck E. Cheese restaurants.

Stages

Montfort opened in 1983 with a Rock-afire Explosion, which remained until 1989 when they received the first Concept Unification Stage, also known as the 3-Stage. The 3-Stage was in good shape until around January 1996, when it fell into disrepair. In August 1996, Montfort was chosen as the test store for the Awesome Adventure Machine. Unfortunately, this stage was too expensive to install nationwide. In late 1997 or early 1998, the Awesome Adventure Machine was replaced with a Studio C Alpha, which remained until the store's closure in 2001.

History

Showbiz Pizza

This store opened as a Showbiz Pizza on January 26, 1983. There's only one known video of their show before conversion to a Chuck E. Cheese's.

Chuck E. Cheese's

This store converted to a Chuck E. Cheese's in 1989 and received the then-new Munch's Make Believe Band show. It was stated that their Rock-afire show had brought in a lot of money, and the company had hoped this new show would continue that trend.

Sometime between 1994-1996, this store received the phase 3 remodel with rainbow lights, record posters, and planters.

In August 1996, this store got the Awesome Adventure Machine stage, which was programmed in-store after hours.

For unknown reasons, Montfort moved up the street in December 2001, leaving the building to be partially redeveloped by Target. Target left the showroom and partial gameroom mostly intact; the Chuck E. Cheese's space is currently used for office space and storage.

Arcade Machines

• Skeeball
• Chuck E.'s Hoops
• The Simpsons
• SEGA Super GT
• Chuck E. Cheese's Circus
• Chuck E. Cheese's Photo Ride

Videos

Link	Description	Filming date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1a-okR19Fw	Montfort's Rock-afire	1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgHL-OZ8ybY	Concept Unification Premiere released on a Holiday RAE tape showing what was to come	1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et7dASk23-Y&list=PLvysEnoyFNPBbf6hYGcr7r6qX3u6lVSlE&index=16	Great footage of Games 91 and CU Live 90	Summer 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrbvNxw_xbI&list=PLvysEnoyFNPBbf6hYGcr7r6qX3u6lVSlE&index=92	Footage of the show and the games / rides	May 1995
https://youtu.be/0QseidcG-Qo	Last known video of the 3 stage. Notice the decline in maintenance	February 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zqMGkGV9xc	AAM installation	August 11, 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or8yZUYdvxA	Footage of the store	1998

Gallery

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  Rockafire Explosion Center Stage

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  Montfort's 3 stage in 1993

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  Montfort's showroom in the early 90s

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  A photo of the CU development team and a newspaper clipping on the show

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial	Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe	7-82 1-5	Destroyed
Pasqually / Dook Larue	7-82 2-5	Destroyed
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo	7-82 3-5	Destroyed
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear	7-82 4-5	Destroyed
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella	7-82 5-5	Destroyed
Billy Bob	7-82 6-5	Destroyed
PizzaCam / Looney Bird	7-82 7-5	Destroyed
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo	7-82 8-5	Destroyed
Building / Sun	7-82 10-5	Destroyed
Moon	7-82 11-5	Destroyed
Antioch	N/A	Destroyed
Wink	N/A	Destroyed
AAM Chuck	N/A	Destroyed
Chuck E. Cheese 32M (Studio C)	Unknown	Destroyed. Relocated Montfort got a different bot.