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1500 Almonesson Rd, Store #481 is a Chuck E. Cheese’s location located in Deptford, New Jersey; in The Court at Deptford shopping center. This location opened on November 12, 1991, and is still open to this day with a dance floor + video wall.

Stages

This location opened up with a Road Stage and was converted to a 1-stage sometime in 1994-1995. The 1-stage was different than normal 1-stages as it has the 2-stage props. Munch’s hat and the Munch’s Make Believe Band sign were both removed in May 2015. The sign was replaced with a flatscreen TV. In January 2016, the usual lights on the star were replaced with LED strips. Chuck E. received the Rockstar jeans in October 2019 and the Rockstar shirt in February/March 2020.


Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Road Stage	November 1991	1994/1995	One of two installed in New Jersey. First location in New Jersey with a MMBB Stage of any kind as Union was a Chuck E.'s House Facade at the time Deptford opened.
1-Stage	1994/1995	December 2022	One of six installed in New Jersey. Had 2-Stage Background and Props.
Dance Floor + Video Wall	December 2022	Still in Use	2021 Model. First 2.0 remodel in Southern New Jersey.

History

The store received the 2005 remodel package around mid-May of 2007. In May 2014, The Court at Deptford shopping center was acquired by DLC Management and planned to redevelop the entire shopping center to give it a more modernized look. These renovations started in autumn 2015 and were completed the following summer. In November 2022, Deptford started their 2.0 Remodel which will involve the removal of the store's 1-Stage which was finally removed on December 14th, 2022. Deptford's Grand Reopening was on February 22nd, 2023.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Manufacturing date	Status
Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	Owned by a private collector
Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	Owned by a private collector
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)	Various parts owned by Wayfinder_triko/Private collector
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)	Owned by a private collector
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	Owned by a private collector
Wink (Cyberamic)	1991	Unknown/Destroyed

Videos


Link	Description	Footage Date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrkXMMg4MCs	Shows the stage playing Walking on Sunshine and a few seconds of Birthday 1992 at the end	December 26, 1992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNyb019Qvqk&ab_channel=Thececfootageman	Shows the stage playing the ending to Strike it Up	1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cB64X0AhLM&ab_channel=Cuddster22	Shows the stage playing Living in America, some of Roll the Pizza Dough, The Locomotion, and Birthday 2002	Autumn 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sun8rUm513E&ab_channel=trljacam	Shows the stage playing Birthday 2008	Late 2008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RluNLdToInM	Family vlog where they visit Deptford back in 2010.	July 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPtBw6kXTVc&ab_channel=chuckecheeseshows	Shows the stage playing segment 2 of the January 2012 show	January 25, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puKR5EgIE1U&ab_channel=BigChuck	Shows the stage in 2017 playing Chuck E's Place 2017	August 21, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWrq2Y-qLUA&ab_channel=ChuckE.Entertainment	Shows the stage in 2020 playing Holiday Medley and showcases Deptford's unique Christmas display	December 5, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wIkn3cl_s0&ab_channel=ChuckE.Entertainment	Shows the stage in 2021 playing It's Gotta Be Halloween	October 29, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Q7LMLnDNY&ab_channel=JuntifyProduction%E2%80%99s	Store Tour	May 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW47kcaNBOw	Store Tour not long before Stage Removal	December 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uehUMHXcmqA	Store Tour after Stage Removal	December 18, 2022

Gallery

Deptford's Exterior before the 2005 Remodel
The store's exterior on May 25, 2007, during the 2005 Remodel
Image of Deptford's original exterior in 2013.
Deptford's Exterior in 2021 (PC: Christopher Davis)
View of stage from 2022

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-[[File:Deptford2021Exterior(PC; Christopher Davis).jpg|thumb|Deptford's Exterior before 2.0 (2021) (PC: Christopher Davis)]]
+{{Generic|image=Deptford's 2.0 Exterior.jpg|desc=Deptford's 2.0 Exterior (2023) (PC: John Meeser)}}
-'''Deptford, NJ (1500 Almonesson Rd)''' is a Chuck E. Cheese’s location located in Deptford, New Jersey; in The Court at Deptford shopping center. This location opened on November 12, 1991.
+'''''1500 Almonesson Rd, Store #481''''' is a Chuck E. Cheese’s location located in Deptford, New Jersey; in The Court at Deptford shopping center. This location opened on November 12, 1991, and is still open to this day with a dance floor + video wall.
 == Stages ==
-This location opened up with a Road Stage and was converted to a 1-stage sometime in the mid-90s. The 1-stage is different than normal 1-stages as it has the 2-stage props. Munch’s hat and the Munch’s Make Believe Band sign were both removed in May 2015. The sign was replaced with a flatscreen TV. In January 2016, the usual lights on the star were replaced with LED strips. Chuck E. received the Rockstar jeans in October 2019 and the Rockstar shirt in February/March 2020.
+This location opened up with a Road Stage and was converted to a 1-stage sometime in 1994-1995. The 1-stage was different than normal 1-stages as it has the 2-stage props. Munch’s hat and the Munch’s Make Believe Band sign were both removed in May 2015. The sign was replaced with a flatscreen TV. In January 2016, the usual lights on the star were replaced with LED strips. Chuck E. received the Rockstar jeans in October 2019 and the Rockstar shirt in February/March 2020.
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+
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 !Installed
 ! Removed
+!Notes
 |-
 |[[Cyberamics Road Stage|Road Stage]]
 |November 1991
+|1994/1995
-|Mid 1990's
+|One of two installed in New Jersey. First location in New Jersey with a MMBB Stage of any kind as [[Union, NJ (1660 US-22)|Union]] was a [[Chuck E.'s House Facade]] at the time Deptford opened.
 |-
 |[[1-Stage]]
+|1994/1995
-|Mid 1990's
 |December 2022
+|One of six installed in New Jersey. Had 2-Stage Background and Props.
 |-
 |[[Chuck E. Live Stage (Dance Floor)|Dance Floor + Video Wall]]
 |December 2022
 |Still in Use
+|2021 Model. First 2.0 remodel in Southern New Jersey.
 |}
 == History ==
-The store received the 2005 remodel package in 2007. In May 2014, The Court at Deptford shopping center was acquired by DLC Management and planned to redevelop the entire shopping center to give it a more modernized look. These renovations started in autumn 2015 and were completed the following summer.
+The store received the [[CEC 2005 Remodel Program|2005 remodel package]] around mid-May of 2007. In May 2014, The Court at Deptford shopping center was acquired by DLC Management and planned to redevelop the entire shopping center to give it a more modernized look. These renovations started in autumn 2015 and were completed the following summer. In November 2022, Deptford started their 2.0 Remodel which will involve the removal of the store's 1-Stage which was finally removed on December 14th, 2022. Deptford's Grand Reopening was on February 22nd, 2023.
 == Animatronics ==
@@ Line 32: / Line 36: @@
 |-
 |[[Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)|Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)]]
+|Owned by a private collector
-|Unknown
-|Unknown
 |-
 |[[Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)|Helen Henny (Cyberamic)]]
+| Owned by a private collector
-| Unknown
-|Unknown
 |-
 |[[Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)]]
+|Various parts owned by Wayfinder_triko/Private collector
-|Unknown
-|Unknown
 |-
 |[[Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)]]
+|Owned by a private collector
-|Unknown
-|Unknown
 |-
 |[[Pasqually (Cyberamic)]]
+|Owned by a private collector
-|Unknown
-|Unknown
 |-
 |[[Wink (Cyberamic)]]
 |1991
-|Unknown
+|Unknown/Destroyed
 |}
 == Videos ==
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 |Shows the stage playing Birthday 2008
 |Late 2008
+|-
+|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RluNLdToInM
+|Family vlog where they visit Deptford back in 2010.
+|July 2010
 |-
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPtBw6kXTVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPtBw6kXTVc&ab_channel=chuckecheeseshows]
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 |Store Tour
 |May 2022
+|-
+|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW47kcaNBOw
+|Store Tour not long before Stage Removal
+|December 2022
+|-
+|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uehUMHXcmqA
+|Store Tour after Stage Removal
+|December 18, 2022
 |}
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 <gallery>
 File:DeptfordPre2005RemodelExterior.jpg|thumb|Deptford's Exterior before the 2005 Remodel
+File:DeptfordCECExteriorDuring2005Remodel.png|The store's exterior on May 25, 2007, during the 2005 Remodel
 File:Deptford Old Exterior.jpg|thumb|Image of Deptford's original exterior in 2013.
+File:Deptford2021Exterior(PC; Christopher Davis).jpg|thumb|Deptford's Exterior in 2021 (PC: Christopher Davis)
 File:Deptford 2022 Stage View.jpg|View of stage from 2022
 </gallery>
+== References ==
+<references />