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1134 S Harbor Blvd, Store #325 was a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza located in Fullerton, California which opened on December 17, 1991, with a 3-Stage and closed on November 17, 2020.

Fullerton was the first location (and one of four) to open with a 3-Stage, the others being Tallahassee, Florida (2810 Sharer Rd) which opened in April 1992, and Guatemala City, Guatemala (Liberacion), which opened in 1996 with Guatemala City (Avenida)'s 3-Stage (Which was originally from the Terre Haute, IN Showbiz Pizza location), as well as a 2-Stage. Liberacion would close in 2016.

This is not to be confused with the Fullerton, CA (1841 W Orangethorpe Ave) Pizza Time Theatre which opened in March 1980 and closed in 1985 with a Portrait Stage.

History

Chuck E. Cheese's (1991-2020)

Fullerton, California opened its doors on December 17th, 1991, with a 3-Stage converted from a stage that originally came from Creative Engineering Inc.; in the Fullerton Town Center as the second store in Fullerton (It should not be confused with the Pizza Time Theatre that closed a few years before). In around the Mid 1990's, Fullerton would remodel Phase 1. Fullerton remodeled to Phase 3 by 2003. In Spring 2007, Fullerton would remodel to the 2005 Remodel, removing the 3-Stage for a Studio C 2000, 16m and relocated the showroom towards the front of the store. Around this time, the store was infamous for an incident that occurred during Cheesevention 4 in 2007. The crew visited the Fullerton store in May 2007 to see their 3-Stage since it was one of the last 3-Stages in Califronia. However, they were disappointed when they arrived and the Studio C was already installed and the 3-Stage was long gone. The crew was kicked out by staff after filming and asking questions about the remodel which is the reason the store was infamous within the CEC community. The store would remain this way until they would close their doors for the final time on November 17th, 2020, due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

Post Closure (2020-)

After closure, Fullerton would remain vacant for a while until it was taken over by Five Below & a Localhost Internet Cafe, keeping the exterior intact but fully gutting the store's interior. The store's Gemini light was sent to the Orlando (East), FL (449 N Alafaya Trail) location on their Studio C Alpha, but it was removed in April 2023 during their 2.0 remodel. As of August 2023, Five Below & a Localhost Internet Cafe is still in the building.

Stages

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
3-Stage	December 1991	May 2007	Show was from a stage that was from Creative Engineering, Inc.
Studio C Beta	May 2007	November 2020	Gemini sent to the Orlando (East), FL (449 N Alafaya Trail) location, now removed.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial Number	Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese	??-8? 1-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Pasqually	??-8? 2-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Mr. Munch	??-8? 3-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Jasper T. Jowls	??-8? 4-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Helen Henny	??-8? 5-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Pizzacam	??-8? 7-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Munch Jr.	??-8? 8-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Building	??-8? 10-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Moon	??-8? 11-?	Unknown. From Creative Engineering, Inc.
Wink	N/A	Unknown
Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic)	N/A	Unknown
Pizza Time Clock (Animatronic)	N/A	Unknown

Gallery

Street View of Fullerton's Exterior in June 2007 when they were remodeling to the 2005 Update of the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative (PC: Google Maps)
Stage Right (2000's) (PC: Unknown)
Stage Center (2000's) (PC: Unknown)
The Skytubes before they were relocated during the 2005 Update of the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative in June 2007 (2000's) (PC: Unknown)
A photo of Fullerton's Toddler Zone before it, the Salad Bar, & the Showroom were relocated more towards the front of the store during the 2005 Update of the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative in June 2007 (2000's) (PC: Unknown)
Another photo of Fullerton's Toddler Zone before it was relocated (Along with the Salad Bar and Showroom) during the 2005 Update of the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative in June 2007 (2000's) (PC: Unknown).

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date
https://youtu.be/wNm7JIrx46k&t=569s	Birthday Party	January 1998
https://youtu.be/1rF-lSvNtWs	Last known footage of the store’s 3-Stage	January 27th, 2007
https://youtu.be/cE1IdQYrvdc	The store’s show performing Let’s Play Some Games for the Holidays from the 2012 show.	November 24th, 2017

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 ==History==
 ===Chuck E. Cheese's (1991-2020)===
-Fullerton, California opened its doors on December 17th, 1991, with a 3-Stage converted from a stage that originally came from Creative Engineering Inc.; in the Fullerton Town Center as the second store in Fullerton (It should not be confused with the Pizza Time Theatre that closed a few years before). In around the Mid 1990's, Fullerton would remodel [[Phase 1 (1994)|Phase 1]]. Fullerton remodeled to [[Phase 3 (2000)|Phase 3]] by 2003. In June 2007, Fullerton would remodel to the 2005 Remodel, removing the 3-Stage for a [[Studio C 2000|Studio C 2000, 16m]] which caused the Showroom to be relocated towards the front of the store. Around this time, the store was infamous for an incident that occurred during Cheesevention 4 in 2007. Fullerton would remain this way until they would close their doors for the final time on November 17th, 2020, due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
+Fullerton, California opened its doors on December 17th, 1991, with a 3-Stage converted from a stage that originally came from Creative Engineering Inc.; in the Fullerton Town Center as the second store in Fullerton (It should not be confused with the Pizza Time Theatre that closed a few years before). In around the Mid 1990's, Fullerton would remodel [[Phase 1 (1994)|Phase 1]]. Fullerton remodeled to [[Phase 3 (2000)|Phase 3]] by 2003. In Spring 2007, Fullerton would remodel to the 2005 Remodel, removing the 3-Stage for a [[Studio C 2000|Studio C 2000, 16m]] and relocated the showroom towards the front of the store. Around this time, the store was infamous for an incident that occurred during Cheesevention 4 in 2007. The crew visited the Fullerton store in May 2007 to see their 3-Stage since it was one of the last 3-Stages in Califronia. However, they were disappointed when they arrived and the Studio C was already installed and the 3-Stage was long gone. The crew was kicked out by staff after filming and asking questions about the remodel which is the reason the store was infamous within the CEC community. The store would remain this way until they would close their doors for the final time on November 17th, 2020, due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
 ===Post Closure (2020-)===