Hialeah, FL (3805 W 20th Ave)

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Exterior, July 2023 (PC: CEC Hialeah)


3805 W 20th Ave, Store #424 is a Chuck E. Cheese that opened on April 2, 1991, as a corporate location with a Road Stage, which is still open to this day.

It is located in the Westland Promenade Shopping Mall. It should not be confused with the Hialeah, FL (500 W 49th St) location as it opened as a franchised location on December 20th, 1982, and was located in the Palm Springs Mills, and was bought by corporate on October 22nd, 1984, along with 50 other locations, and closed in 1985 or 1986 with a Balcony Stage.

History

Hialeah opened on April 2nd, 1991, as a corporate-owned location. Hialeah opened with the 1988 Remodel including the CU decor, the ball pit and the Road Stage. Around the mid-late 1990s, Hialeah replaced their logo with Coach Chuck and removed older 90's decor for newer decor, the removal of the ball pit for Sky Tubes, and Helen’s box was painted pink. In 2005, for unknown reasons, the 2000s Avenger Chuck Logo was installed replacing Coach Chuck, and one section of the awnings were removed. In 2008, They received their purple awnings. Around 2009-2010, Hialeah remodeled to the 2005 update to the "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative which involved the removal of the showroom walls, removing older decor for newer decor, new booths, & adding purple walls. The store was also expanded by taking over China Buffet's former space (which moved to the other side of the shopping center). Around 2010-2011, The Ticket Blaster was added to the store which was placed next to the Road Stage. The Purple awnings were modified from March to April 2013. In 2015, Hialeah along with 6 other stores tested out the Lazer Challenge which was then removed by 2019-2020. By 2018, The Toddler Zone Fences were removed. In 2020, The Sky tubes and the Toddler Zone Play Areas were removed. Hialeah remained like this until November 21st, 2021, when they received the 2.0 remodel and removed the Road Stage for the Dance Floor and had the Showroom moved to the other side of the store including the Ticket Blaster on January 2022. They also remodeled the entire exterior keeping the purple awnings (Which was then removed on December 2022 being replaced by 2.0 awnings a month later). On February 3rd, 2022, the store had it's grand reopening, with Chuck and Helen making an appearance at the store. The exterior was repainted covering the scars from the old awnings in April 2023. On January 3rd, 2024, The Trampoline Zone was added to the Location. On May 15th 2024, A Part Exterior was worn off Because It was raining for a few days, Repainting began on May 17th 2024, And a few days later it was completed. As of May 2024, Hialeah Remains like this with the 2.0 Remodel and the Dance Floor.

Stages

Like all Road Stages at the time, Chuck wore his tuxedo & derby outfit And Helen's box was originally blue. Up and down curtains were added by the Late 90's, and Helen’s box was painted pink. In the Early-Mid 2000's, the tuxedo was replaced with the Cool Chuck outfit and a new TV was added. Around 2000s, Munch's front of the organ turns into blue. Between 2011-early 2012, Jasper's PTT mask was replaced and received his new mask. In September 2012, Chuck's Cool Chuck outfit was replaced with the Avenger outfit. His hat was removed in September 2013. Between March-June 2015, Pasqually’s PTT arms were replaced with the standard drumming arms. In 2015 a flat screen TV was added. In 2016, Chuck E. received the new Rockstar jeans and Munch's hat was removed. Sometime around late 2016, Neon lights were added to buildings of the Road Stage. The removal of Jasper's hat occurred between January-March 2019.



Around 2020 and 2021, The Road Stage fell into a state of disrepair, As Helen couldn’t move nor move her eyes, Munch couldn’t touch his keyboard, And Jasper was completely aired down for a year and the spotlights (Including the wink Spotlight) were broken.


The stage was removed on November 28th, 2021, for the 2.0 Remodel and Dance Floor with the video wall. All of the animatronics were being destroyed. It’s also noteworthy that Hialeah was the first Road Stage removed for 2.0.

Stage Installed Removed
Road Stage March 1991 November 2021
Dance Floor December 2021 Still in use
Video Wall January 2022 Still In use

As of December 2023, Hialeah still has the Dance Floor with the video wall and 2.0 Remodel.

Animatronics

Animatronic Manufacturing Date Status
Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic) 1980s Destroyed.
Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic) 1980s Destroyed.
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic) 1980s Destroyed.
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic) 1980s Destroyed.
Pasqually (Cyberamic) 1980s Destroyed.
Wink 1990s Destroyed.

Gallery

Phase 4 Hialeah (2011)

Hialeah Showroom (2013)

Hialeah 2.0 (January 2022)

Videos

Link Description Publish Date
Link Footage of a girl playing Ken Chuck E Derby while the store being Phase 3 10-12-2008
Link Close look at the Animatronics 07-11-2015
Link Short Tour showcasing the store as a Phase 4 Store 07-12-2015
Link Animatronics performing May 1992 Segment 3 while wearing Christmas Hats 12-22-2015
Link Party With You Road Stage Perfomance 06-15-2016
Link Video from January 2022 showcasing the overall store mostly the gameroom 01-31-2022
Link Remember That Time being showed on the video wall 04-26-2024