La Mesa, CA (5500 Grossmont Center Dr)
5500 Grossmont Center Dr, Store #405 is a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza that opened on August 2, 1993 with a 1-Stage, which is still open to this day
This location is the last location that still says "Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza" on the building, and the second-to-last to have the text at all, with Altoona, PA (3415 Pleasant Valley Blvd) having the logo on the sidewalk sign.
This store is possibly a relocation of El Cajon, CA (310 Fletcher Pkwy) Pizza Time Theatre, as it was only 10 minutes away from La Mesa's CEC. That store opened in May 1982 with a Balcony Stage and closed in 1993 (Possibly a few weeks or so before La Mesa's opening) with a Chuck E.'s House Facade (C-Stage) which was next to Kmart (The building was demolished for Home Depot sometime after Kmart closed in 2004).
With the acquiring and future redevelopment of Grossmont Center (The mall the La Mesa CEC is a part of) by a real estate firm in 2021, the La Mesa store may close and / or relocate by 2025, with the Santee (275 Town Center Pkwy) store being a potential relocation, as it is only 15 minutes from La Mesa's CEC.
History
TODO: History
Stages
La Mesa opened with a 1-Stage, which is still there to this day, but is in very poor condition, with some videos in 2022 show the character cables for Munch and Pasqually being switched.
| Stage | Installed | Removed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Stage | July 1993 | Still In Use | Very poor condition |
Animatronics
| Animatronic | Manufacturing Date | Whereabouts |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Currently In Use |
| Helen Henny (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Currently In Use |
| Mr. Munch (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Currently In Use |
| Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Currently In Use |
| Pasqually (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Currently In Use |
Gallery
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Street View of the left hand side of the building in October 2021 (PC: Google Maps)
Videos
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