Gaithersburg, MD (516 N Frederick Ave)

516 N Frederick Ave, Store #401 was a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre that opened in March 1983 (day unknown) with a Balcony Stage and closed in June 2020 (day unknown) with a Studio C Beta, 16m.

Stages

Gaithersburg had a Balcony Stage at first. However, not much documentation exists on the stage. It is currently unknown if they had Chuck E.'s House Facade, but it is likely they did. They later got a Road Stage in 1991/1992. It didn't last long as well, because they received a 2-Stage in the Mid '90s. They later received a Studio C Beta, 16m during the 2005 remodel. It lasted up until the 2020 closure.


Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Balcony Stage	March 1983	1989/1990	TODO
Chuck E.'s House Facade?	1989/1990	1991/1992	TODO
Road Stage	1991/1992	1994/1995	TODO
2-Stage	1994/1995	Late 2005	TODO
Studio C Beta, 16m	Late 2005	June 2020	TODO

History

Gaithersburg opened in March 1983 (date unknown) as a franchised owned Pizza Time Theatre with a Balcony Stage. However, information on Gaithersburg as a PTT is scarce. Around 1989/1990, they received the 1988 remodel, getting rid of all PTT elements and replacing them with 1988 remodel elements like checkers, and likely replaced the Balcony Stage with Chuck E.'s House Facade, but this is not confirmed. In the early 90's, Gaithersburg received one of three Road Stages in Maryland which was replaced by a 2-Stage in the mid 90's. Around 1994 or 1995, they received Phase 1, renovating the entire store, and removing the Road Stage for a 2-Stage. They later received Phase 2 around 1997/1998. They received Phase 3 in the early 2000's.

In late 2005, Gaithersburg would remodel once again to the 2005 update to the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative, removing the 2-Stage and breaking down the wall where the show once stood for a 16m Studio C Beta and relocating the showroom to the back of the store where the gameroom was, tearing down the showroom walls and balcony seating, replacing the decor, changing the exterior again, diminished the SkyTubes and added purple walls. Gaithersburg remained like this until June 2020 (day unknown), when the store permanently closed due to low sales caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The building the CEC occupied would remain vacant for a year or two until it became a Five Below. As of July 2023, Five Below is still on the space.

Videos


Link	Description	Filming Date
Link	Footage of the Road Stage before it was removed for the 2-Stage and the early 90's/pre Phase 1 remodel	1993
Link	The 2-Stage performing Turn the Beat Around, Strike It Up, and Birthday Star 1995. The original upload has been privated.	1996
Link	Footage the arcade, and 2-Stage performing Strike it Up, and Birthday Star 1995.	1996?

Gallery

The store's exterior presumably in 1996 before the 2005 remodel.
Balcony Stage in March 1989 (PC: dodoboi232)

Animatronics

TODO