Manhattan, KS (519 Richards Dr)
519 Richards Drive was a Showbiz Pizza Place/Chuck E. Cheese which opened on August 18, 1983 as a corporate store with a Rock-Afire Explosion, and closed in 1993 (month and day unknown) with a 3-Stage
This location received Concept Unification somewhere in 1991, then closed in 1993 making it the 3rd shortest lived Chuck E. Cheese after Concept Unification.
History
Manhattan opened on August 18th, 1983 as the eighth and final Showbiz Pizza Place in Kansas and as a corporate-owned store. Manhattan originally featured the Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. they would have it for a few years, until around 1991, when they would receive the SPT 1988 Remodel Program, receiving Concept Unification, where the Rock-Afire Explosion characters were changed to the Chuck E. Cheese characters, and removing all SPP decor for newer decor. Unfortunately, this didn't last long as in 1993, the Chuck E. Cheese closed for unknown reasons. A theory suggests that it closed due to the the lease expiring or there were a lot of rodent/car parking problems. After closure, the building became a (bowling alley?) and then a COX office which closed around 2017. Currently, as of March 2023, Manhattan is still abandoned.
Stages
Originally, Manhattan featured a Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did.
In 1991, they would undergo Concept Unification, turning the Rock-Afire Explosion into the 3-Stage.
In 1993, the location closed for unknown reasons.
Animatronics
| Animatronic | Serial | Whereabouts |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe | ?-8? 1-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Pasqually / Dook Larue | ?-8? 2-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo | ?-8? 3-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear | ?-8? 4-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella | ?-8? 5-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Billy Bob | ?-8? 6-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Pizzacam / Looney Bird | ?-8? 7-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Munch Jr. / Choo Choo | ?-8? 8-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Building / Sun | ?-8? 10-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Moon | ?-8? 11-?? | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Antioch | N/A | Unknown/Destroyed. |
| Wink | N/A | Unknown/Destroyed. |
Gallery
Videos
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Trivia
- Manhattan was the 8th and final Showbiz Pizza to open in Kansas after Hutchinson, KS (703 E 30th Ave) (Opened December 16th, 1982), The Wichita, KS Amidon location (Opened January 26th, 1982), The Armour location (Opened November 25th, 1981), Salina, KS (2555 Market Place) (Opened September 10th, 1981), Shawnee, KS (12280 Shawnee Mission) (Opened August 19th, 1981), Topeka, KS (1301 SW Gage Blvd) (Opened December 1st, 1980), & Overland Park, KS (10510 Metcalf Lane) (Opened September 29th, 1980).
- Manhattan was one of two Showbiz Pizza locations in Kansas to undergo Concept Unification (The other being Overland Park) as Hutchinson, KS (703 E 30th Ave), The Wichita, KS Amidon location, The Armour location, Salina, KS (2555 Market Place), Shawnee, KS (12280 Shawnee Mission), and Topeka, KS (1301 SW Gage Blvd) on the other hand were closed by February 16th, 1986, May 20th, 1984, September 4th, 1985, January 8th, 1984, October 13th, 1985, and 1985-1986 and never converted into Chuck E. Cheese.
- It was also the (unknown number) Showbiz location to open.