Guatemala City, Guatemala (Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9)
Blvd Liberación 6-31, Zona 9 was a franchised Chuck E. Cheese's that opened in 1996 with a 3-Stage and 2-Stage show, and closed in 2016.
This location in particular appeared to be an anchor store for its own shopping center, "Chuck E. Cheese's Center". The center formerly had a red and yellow color scheme much like the awnings over the CEC building. Later on, the color scheme was updated to purple and red before becoming a plan brown color in 2010.
Little information is known about the history of the shopping center this CEC location sat in, or why the center was named after Chuck E. Cheese's.
Stages
When Zona 9 first opened, it housed a 3-Stage in it's Chuck E. Cheese's building and a 2-Stage in a separate event area in the shopping center. It is speculated that the 2-Stage show came from a closed location in the United States, however evidence is limited. Once the event area was retired, the Cyberamic characters' parts were later reused on the 3-Stage show.
This location had also had secondary stages built onto both of the show stages. These secondary stages would be used for events, birthdays, and live shows.
The 3-Stage show appeared to never receive any sort of maintenance for its entire run; the animatronics were in such terrible condition some of the characters just didn't work. The only things that appeared to be done to the show at all were a few cosmetic changes from the Cyberamic characters and custom made pieces, repainting pieces, and giving Chuck E, Helen, and Munch plastic masks. This negligence would also cause this to become the last CEC location to have Latex Jasper and Pasqually masks.
The 3-Stage animatronics were finally relocated once again to the Concepcion County location as a static display piece. Pasqually now wearing a walkaround head.[1]
History
This location is relocated from it's previous Ave La Reforma 7-62 location in 1996, taking various assets such as art, games, and the 3-Stage. Although this location remodeled at some point, it was a very minor remodel, it only changed the exterior into a standardized look and only painted select walls purple with two pieces of Avenger Chuck E. artwork being provided. This also meant the absence of wall details being added on and the continued use of booths and lighting used since opening.
In 2013 Zona 9's showroom was repainted for a short period of time to red and green before being repainted white as it was before.
2010 Downsizing
For unknown reasons, in 2010, the space that housed the 2-Stage was closed and taken over by a Guatemalan gym chain, Scandinavia Gym. This would also mark the end of the "Chuck E. Cheese Center" era, as it was no longer used to identify the shopping center from that point forward.
Closure
In the spring of 2016 the shopping center's stores permanently closed for a future shopping center and superstore. The center began demolition in April 2016 and was fully demolished by January 2017.
Other than the 3-Stage characters, pieces of artwork and arcade games from this Chuck E. Cheese's were relocated to the new Concepcion County location.
Arcade Machines
Documented machines before closure.
- Crazy 8's
- Popcorn
- Spider Stompin'
- NBA Hoops Matrix
- Fast Track Air Hockey
- Slam-A-Winner
- Wheel of Fortune
- Alley Roller Classic
- 2 Minute Drill
- Monkey Drop
- Dino Pop
- Fast and the Furious Drift
- The Price Is Right: The Shell Game
- Buzzy Buzzy Bee
- Artic Thunder
- Ducky Splash
- Super Bikes
- NBA Hoop Troop
- Pac-Man 25th Anniversary
- Hammer Head Whacky Sharks
- Terminator Salvation
- Hammer Fun
- Speedy Pizza / Speed Demon
- Rock N' Moon Rally
- Air Hockey
- Ken Chuck E. Derby
- Chuck E's Marathon Runner
- Chuck E. Cheese's Sketch Book
- Chuck E. Cheese's Trolley
- Tower of Power
- Teacup Ride
- CEC Power Beat
- Chuck E. Cheese's Kiddie Coaster: Thrill of a Lifetime
- Chuck E. Cheese's Photo Ride (1997)
Videos
Link | Description | Filming / Published Date |
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link | Clips of the 3-Stage | 2010 |
link | Facebook Advertisement | 2011 |
link | Spanish 2001 Birthday with Rockstar walkaround | Unknown |
link | Showroom Clip | Aug 22, 2015 |
link | Close look of the 3-Stage | Aug 22, 2015 |
link | Clips of the animatronic's | May 3, 2015 |
link | Center Stage Overview | Aug 31, 2015 |
link | Clip of the Wink prop | Sep 3, 2015 |
link | Behind Center Stage | Sep 4, 2015 |
link | Building Animatronic Close Up | Sep 7, 2015 |
link | Moon Animatronic Close Up | Sep 14, 2015 |
link | Chuck E. Animatronic Close Up | Sep 16, 2015 |
link | Helen Henny Animatronic Close Up | Sep 22, 2015 |
link | Mr. Munch Animatronic Close Up | Sep 28, 2015 |
link | Jasper T. Jowls Animatronic Close Up | Oct 2, 2015 |
link | Pasqually Animatronic Close Up | Oct 6, 2015 |
link | Store Art | Nov 29, 2015 |
link | 3-Stage In Random Mode | Dec 2, 2015 |
link | Store Art #2 | Dec 6, 2015 |
link | "In The Future" | Dec 9, 2015 |
link | Store Art #3 | Dec 13, 2015 |
link | "It's a Date" | Dec 16, 2015 |
link | Store Art #4 | Dec 26, 2015 |
link | "Dancing Kitten" | Dec 26, 2015 |
link | Store Art #5 | Jan 15, 2016 |
link | "Giant Armadillo Named Phil" | Jan 17, 2016 |
link | Store Art #6 | Jan 27, 2016 |
link | 3-Stage In Random Mode #2 | Feb 6, 2016 |
Gallery
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Karate event taking place in front of the the 2-Stage
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Karate event taking place in front of the the 2-Stage
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Karate event taking place in front of the the 2-Stage
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Star Wars event taking place in front of the the 2-Stage
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Star Wars event taking place in front of the the 2-Stage
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Star Wars event taking place in front of the the 2-Stage
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Star Wars event taking place in front of the the 2-Stage
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Location during the 1990s
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Fisheye lens view of the Showroom
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Green and red walls seen in the showroom (2013)
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Chuck E.'s stage
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Center Stage
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View of the show (June 24, 2012)
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View of the show (September 22, 2012)
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Pasqually's Stage
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Ariel view
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View of the building from the road
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"Chuck E. Cheese Center" In 2006, despite the date photographed.
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"Chuck E. Cheese Center" sign (2010)
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Chuck E. Cheese Walk-Around inside of the showroom (December 29, 2015)
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The building in the process of being demolished (June 2016)
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Toddler Zone (October 7, 2012)
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Skytubes (November 19, 2012)
Animatronics
Animatronic | Serial / Manufacturing Date | Status |
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Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Used for parts / Unknown. |
Helen Henny (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Used for parts / Unknown. |
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Used for parts / Unknown. |
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Used for parts / Unknown. |
Pasqually (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Used for parts / Unknown. |
Wink (Cyberamic) | N/A | Unknown. |
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe | 1-82 1-26 | On display at Concepcion County location. |
Pasqually / Dook Larue | 1-82 2-26 | On display at Concepcion County location. |
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo | 1-82 3-26 | On display at Concepcion County location. |
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear | 1-82 4-26 | On display at Concepcion County location. |
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella | 1-82 5-26 | On display at Concepcion County location. |
Pizzacam / Looney Bird | 1-82 7-26 | Unknown. |
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo | 1-82 8-26 | Unknown. |
Building / Sun | 1-82 10-26 | Unknown. |
Moon | 1-82 11-26 | Unknown. |
Wink (Animatronic) | N/A | Unknown. |