Phoenix, AZ (8039 North 35th Ave)

Phoenix, AZ (8039 North 35th Ave) Store #621 was a Showbiz Pizza Place that opened on October 28, 1983 with a Rock-Afire Explosion, which is still open to this day.

This location received Concept Unification in November 1990 and removed their stage in January 2023.

History

Phoenix was the first Showbiz Pizza Place opened in the state of Arizona, opening on October 28, 1983. There were a total of 3 Showbiz locations opened in Arizona, which included Phoenix, Yuma (which closed between 1984 and 1986), and West Mesa (which closed in 2015 with a Studio C Alpha). Phoenix would originally feature the Rock-Afire Explosion from when they opened until November of 1990, when they would convert to a 3-Stage, they were the 5th 3-Stage installed. They would remodel to the 1993 Remodel sometime in the mid 90's (possibly around the time they got CU), which they would have for a bit, then would remodel to the 2005 Remodel sometime around 2006/2007, remaining that way until in December 2022, when they would receive the 2.0 remodel. The store would then host its grand reopening on March 8th, 2023.

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 November of 1990, when they would undergo Concept Unification, they were actually the 5th Showbiz to undergo CU, which involved turning the RAE into the Chuck E. Cheese characters. The showtape they first played, other than the CU Premiere, was the CEC September 1990 Show. As of October 2022, they still have the 3-Stage, with it currently being the oldest 3-Stage, as all the ones before it either closed or replaced it with another stage. Their 3-Stage has many different things than all other 3-Stages, with the buildings being different, as well as the "Pasqually's Amateur Hour" brick wall being different. The stage is in decent condition, with Chuck E. wearing the Rockstar shirt and Cool Chuck shorts, and Pasqually wearing Jasper shoes, Jasper formerly wore Pasqually's shoes, but were switched sometime in the late 2010's. Jasper also originally had Billy Bob's guitar, but now uses the Flying Cheese guitar. The Building, Moon, Munch Jr., and Pizzacam animatronics were removed between the 90's and 2000's, leaving the Wink to be the only character other than the main 5 to be left. The Wink had the "In Pizza We Trust" phrase uncovered, which was one of the last that still had it uncovered. In January 2023, Phoenix removed their 3-Stage for a 2021 Model Dance Floor.


Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Rock-Afire Explosion	October 1983	November 1990	One of three Showbiz locations in Arizona.
3-Stage	November 1990	January 2023	Oldest 3-Stage from 2001 until 2.0 remodel.
Dance Floor + Video Wall	January 2023	Still In Use	2021 Model. First 2.0 in Arizona.

Animatronics


Animatronic	Serial Code	Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe	10-82 1-36	Removed, Unknown
Pasqually / Dook Larue	10-82 2-36	Removed, Unknown
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo	10-82 3-36	Removed, Unknown
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear	10-82 4-36	Removed, Unknown
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella	10-82 5-36	Removed, Unknown
Billy Bob	10-82 6-36	Removed, Unknown
Pizzacam / Looney Bird	10-82 7-36	Removed, Unknown
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo	10-82 8-36	Removed, Unknown
Building / Sun	10-82 10-36	Removed, Unknown
Moon	10-82 11-36	Removed, Unknown
Wink	N/A	Removed, Unknown
Antioch	N/A	Removed, Unknown

Gallery

Phoenix, AZ (1995)
Exterior in 2005/2006 before remodeling to the 2005 Remodel.

Videos

Youtube Videos
Link	Video Title	Published Date / Filming Date	Credit To
https://youtu.be/yddIdSKmUMg	Phoenix Arizona 3-Stage Down The Road	August 8, 2022	Hurricane Jeremy