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'''''Guatemala City, Guatemala (Ave La Reforma 7-62, Zona 9)''''' is believed to be a bootleg ''ShowBiz Pizza Place/Pizza Time Theatre'' hybrid type restaurant opened in 1986 in Guatemala City, Guatemala with a [[Classic Stage|Rock-Afire Explosion]] and [[Cyberamics Balcony Stage|Balcony Stage]]. Apparently, they received [[Concept Unification]] in 1993 and were officially recognized by ShowBiz Pizza Time (Now CEC Entertainment) from that point on. In 1996, they relocated to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]].
'''''Guatemala City, Guatemala (Ave La Reforma 7-62, Zona 9)''''' was a franchised ''ShowBiz Pizza'' (under the name '''''ShowBiz Pizza Plaza''''') that opened around 1986, closing by 1996 as a ''Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza.''

Prior to [[Concept Unification]], the location was not officially acknowledged by [[ShowBiz Pizza Place|Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc.]] during its early years of operation. However, unlike other international ShowBiz stores, Guatemala City may have been the only location outside the United States to be converted into a ''Chuck E. Cheese's''.
==History==
==History==
Avenida La Reforma opened around 1986 with a [[Classic Stage|Rock-afire Explosion]] show, the only ShowBiz Pizza location in Guatemala. A franchise-owned store, Guatemala City's Rock-afire was originally from the [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]] location, which had just closed about year prior. Although there is minimal documentation of Avenida La Reforma's history, it had been confirmed to be one of the 152 conversions into Munch's Make Believe Band under Concept Unification, undergoing the process between 1992-93. By then, Guatemala City was acknowledged as an official location by Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc. (despite the franchised ownership status). After a full decade in operation, Avenida La Reforma closed permanently in 1996. Their 3-Stage show, arcade games, and store fixtures were all relocated to the larger (and best remembered) [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] store.
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=== Rock-afire + Cyberamics Myth ===
It is a common misconception that Avenida La Reforma contained both a Rock-afire and a [[Cyberamics Balcony Stage]] during its life span, similarly in concept to the unrelated ShowBiz Pizza Fiesta locations throughout Mexico. While it is true that the Boulevard Liberación store opened with [[Cyberamics]] (in this case a [[2-Stage]]) alongside the relocated Avenida La Reforma 3-Stage, the current consensus is that the 2-Stage (and thus the Cyberamics) originated from a United States location (supposedly in the New York area) that permanently closed by 1996. Likewise, there is no evidence that suggests the presence of Cyberamics, let alone a Balcony Stage installation, in Avenida La Reforma. Due to a lack of information, this claim is unconfirmed.


==Stages==
==Stages==
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!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[Classic Stage|Rock-Afire Explosion]]
|[[Classic Stage|Rock-afire Explosion]]
|1986
|1986
|1992-93
|1993?
|Relocated from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]].
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|
|-
|[[Cyberamics Balcony Stage|Balcony Stage]]
|1986
|Unknown
|
|-
|-
|[[Concept Unification Stage|3-Stage]]
|[[Concept Unification Stage|3-Stage]]
|1992-93
|1993?
|1996
|1996
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]].
|}
|}
==Animatronics==
==Animatronics==
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|+
|+
!Animatronic
!Animatronic
!Serial / Manufacturing Date
!'''Serial'''
!Status
!Status
|-
|[[Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)|Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)]]
|Unknown
|Unknown.
|-
|[[Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)|Helen Henny (Cyberamic)]]
|Unknown
|Unknown.
|-
|[[Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)]]
|Unknown
|Unknown.
|-
|[[Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)]]
|Unknown
|Unknown.
|-
|[[Pasqually (Cyberamic)]]
|Unknown
|Unknown.
|-
|-
|[[Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe]]
|[[Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe]]
|1-82 1-26
|1-82 1-26
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now on display at [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Concepcion County]] location.
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently displayed at the [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion)]] location.
|-
|-
|[[Dook Larue (Animatronic)|Pasqually / Dook Larue]]
|[[Dook Larue (Animatronic)|Pasqually / Dook Larue]]
|1-82 2-26
|1-82 2-26
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now on display at [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Concepcion County]] location.
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently displayed at the [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion)]] location.
|-
|-
|[[Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)|Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo]]
|[[Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)|Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo]]
|1-82 3-26
|1-82 3-26
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now on display at [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Concepcion County]] location.
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently displayed at the [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion)]] location.
|-
|-
|[[Beach Bear (Animatronic)|Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear]]
|[[Beach Bear (Animatronic)|Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear]]
|1-82 4-26
|1-82 4-26
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now on display at [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Concepcion County]] location.
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently displayed at the [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion)]] location.
|-
|-
|[[Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)|Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella]]
|[[Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)|Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella]]
|1-82 5-26
|1-82 5-26
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now on display at [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Concepcion County]] location.
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently displayed at the [[Concepcion County, Guatemala|Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion)]] location.
|-
|-
|[[Billy Bob (Animatronic)|Billy Bob]]
|[[Billy Bob (Animatronic)|Billy Bob]]
|1-82 6-26
|1-82 6-26
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Currently Unknown.
|Unknown.
|-
|-
|[[Looney Bird (Animatronic)|Pizzacam / Looney Bird]]
|[[Looney Bird (Animatronic)|Pizzacam / Looney Bird]]
|1-82 7-26
|1-82 7-26
| Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now Unknown.
| Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently Unknown.
|-
|-
|[[Choo Choo (Animatronic)|Munch Jr. / Choo Choo]]
|[[Choo Choo (Animatronic)|Munch Jr. / Choo Choo]]
|1-82 8-26
|1-82 8-26
| Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now Unknown.
| Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently Unknown.
|-
|-
|[[Sun (Animatronic)|Building / Sun]]
|[[Sun (Animatronic)|Building / Sun]]
|1-82 10-26
|1-82 10-26
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now Unknown.
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently Unknown.
|-
|-
|[[Moon (Animatronic)|Moon]]
|[[Moon (Animatronic)|Moon]]
|1-82 11-26
|1-82 11-26
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now Unknown.
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently Unknown.
⚫
|-
|[[Antioch (Animatronic)|Antioch]]
|N/A
|Previously from [[Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41)]]. Currently Unknown.
|-
|-
|[[Wink (Animatronic)]]
|[[Wink (Animatronic)]]
|N/A
|N/A
|Sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]]. Now Unknown.
|Was sent to [[Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)]] in 1996. Currently Unknown.
|}
|}

Revision as of 03:54, 23 June 2024

Guatemala City, Guatemala (Ave La Reforma 7-62, Zona 9) was a franchised ShowBiz Pizza (under the name ShowBiz Pizza Plaza) that opened around 1986, closing by 1996 as a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza.

Prior to Concept Unification, the location was not officially acknowledged by Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc. during its early years of operation. However, unlike other international ShowBiz stores, Guatemala City may have been the only location outside the United States to be converted into a Chuck E. Cheese's.

History

Avenida La Reforma opened around 1986 with a Rock-afire Explosion show, the only ShowBiz Pizza location in Guatemala. A franchise-owned store, Guatemala City's Rock-afire was originally from the Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41) location, which had just closed about year prior. Although there is minimal documentation of Avenida La Reforma's history, it had been confirmed to be one of the 152 conversions into Munch's Make Believe Band under Concept Unification, undergoing the process between 1992-93. By then, Guatemala City was acknowledged as an official location by Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc. (despite the franchised ownership status). After a full decade in operation, Avenida La Reforma closed permanently in 1996. Their 3-Stage show, arcade games, and store fixtures were all relocated to the larger (and best remembered) Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) store.

Rock-afire + Cyberamics Myth

It is a common misconception that Avenida La Reforma contained both a Rock-afire and a Cyberamics Balcony Stage during its life span, similarly in concept to the unrelated ShowBiz Pizza Fiesta locations throughout Mexico. While it is true that the Boulevard Liberación store opened with Cyberamics (in this case a 2-Stage) alongside the relocated Avenida La Reforma 3-Stage, the current consensus is that the 2-Stage (and thus the Cyberamics) originated from a United States location (supposedly in the New York area) that permanently closed by 1996. Likewise, there is no evidence that suggests the presence of Cyberamics, let alone a Balcony Stage installation, in Avenida La Reforma. Due to a lack of information, this claim is unconfirmed.

Stages

Stage Installed Removed Notes
Rock-afire Explosion 1986 1992-93 Relocated from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41).
3-Stage 1992-93 1996 Sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9).

Animatronics

Animatronic Serial Status
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe 1-82 1-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently displayed at the Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion) location.
Pasqually / Dook Larue 1-82 2-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently displayed at the Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion) location.
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo 1-82 3-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently displayed at the Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion) location.
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear 1-82 4-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently displayed at the Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion) location.
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella 1-82 5-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently displayed at the Guatemala City, Guatemala (Condado Concepcion) location.
Billy Bob 1-82 6-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Currently Unknown.
Pizzacam / Looney Bird 1-82 7-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently Unknown.
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo 1-82 8-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently Unknown.
Building / Sun 1-82 10-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently Unknown.
Moon 1-82 11-26 Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently Unknown.
Antioch N/A Previously from Terre Haute, IN (3820 S US Hwy 41). Currently Unknown.
Wink (Animatronic) N/A Was sent to Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9) in 1996. Currently Unknown.
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