North Little Rock, AR (4120 Landers Rd)

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Street view of the exterior in May 2022 (PC: Google Maps)



4120 Landers Rd, Store #304 is a Showbiz Pizza Place that opened on October 27, 1983 with a Rock-afire Explosion, which is still open to this day.

This location received Concept Unification in 1991-1992, and received the 2.0 remodel and Dance Floor in August 2019. As of January 2023, they still have the dance floor.

This location currently still has the 2.0 remodel.

Stages

Originally when the store opened, they had a Rock-afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. They would have the RAE for a bit until 1991-1992, when they would undergo Concept Unification, which involved turning the RAE into the Chuck E. Cheese characters. In August 2019, North Little Rock removed their 3-Stage for a 2019 Model Dance Floor. As of May 2023, North Little Rock still has the 2019 model Dance Floor.

Stage Installed Removed Notes
Rock-afire Explosion October 1983 1991-1992 3rd Showbiz store to open in Arkansas.
3-Stage 1991-1992 August 2019 All four ShowBiz locations in Arkansas got Concept Unification.
Dance Floor August 2019 Still In Use 2019 Model. Second 2.0 in Arkansas, Last MMBB Stage of any kind in Arkansas.

History

North Little Rock opened on October 27, 1983. North Little Rock would originally feature the Rock-afire Explosion from when it first opened until 1991-1992, when they would convert to a 3-Stage. They would then remodel to an update of the 1994 SPT Repositioning / Remodel Program sometime in the mid 90's, They would have it for a bit adding Skytubes later on. The store was acquired by Corporate alongside Little Rock on January 30th, 1998. Then they got remodeled to the 2005 Update of the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative in 2006-2007, which they would still have until August 2019, when they got the 2.0 Remodel which involved removing the 3-Stage for a 2019 Model Dance Floor. As of May 2023, North Little Rock still has the 2019 model Dance Floor and the 2.0 Remodel.

Armed Robbery

On August 10, 2016, The Location was robbed at gunpoint by 3 masked men a little after 10am, the men pointed guns at employees and demanded money, the men got away with an unknown amount of cash and escaped through a back door, the suspects were never caught[1]

2021 Shooting

On March 8, 2021, 32-Year old Christina Clay was shot and killed outside of the Chuck E. Cheese, she had gotten into an arguement with another guest, they went outside to talk when the man pulled a gun on her and fatally shot her, the man was caught and arrested after he fled.[2]

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Animatronics

Animatronic Serial Code Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe 10-82 1-35 Removed, Unknown
Pasqually / Dook Larue 10-82 2-35 Removed, Unknown
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo 10-82 3-35 Removed, Unknown
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear 10-82 4-35 Removed, Unknown
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella 10-82 5-35 Removed, Unknown
Billy Bob 10-82 6-35 Removed, Unknown
Pizzacam / Looney Bird 10-82 7-35 Removed, Unknown
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo 10-82 8-35 Removed, Unknown
Building / Sun 10-82 10-35 Removed, Unknown
Moon 10-82 11-35 Removed, Unknown
Wink N/A Removed, Unknown
Antioch N/A Removed, Unknown