Fullerton, CA (1134 S Harbor Blvd)
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 June 2007, Fullerton would remodel to the 2005 Remodel, removing the 3-Stage for a 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.
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 |
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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 |
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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
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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)
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Stage Right (2000's) (PC: Unknown)
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Stage Center (2000's) (PC: Unknown)
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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)
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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)
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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 |
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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 |