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10430 Midlothian Turnpike, Store #652 is a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant that opened as a Showbiz Pizza on May 1, 1990, with a Rock-Afire Explosion, which is still open to this day.

This location is notable for being the last Showbiz Pizza location to open, as Concept Unification would be happening around this time, this location would very shortly after convert to a 3-Stage in Fall 1992, which was removed in January 2023. Richmond was the 10th last 3-Stage.

History

Showbiz Pizza Place 1990-Fall 1992

The location would open on May 1, 1990, as the very last Showbiz Pizza Place location with a Rock-afire Explosion show. This location would end up receiving Concept Unification around August to September of 1992.

Chuck E. Cheese's Fall 1992-Present

The location would become a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza location around August to September 1992. It is currently unknown when exactly this location received the Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 remodels, however the store would receive the 2005 Avenger redesign between 2005-2006. The location would receive 2.0 in January 2023.

Stages

Originally, the store had a Rock-Afire Explosion, the location the stage came from was Surfside Beach, South Carolina, in which that came from Park Ridge, Illinois. They would have the stage for a short time, until 1992, when they would undergo Concept Unification, turning the RAE into Munch's Make-Believe Band. Their 3-Stage had the MMBB logo from the Road and 2-Stages. In 2017, their Pizzacam was repaired by Connor L who replaced the cosmetics with new ones but was removed after the tolomatic was considered unrepairable with the cosmetics being returned as of a result. In January 2023, the 3-Stage was removed as part of their 2.0 remodel. It was formerly the last 3-Stage in the state of Virginia, after Roanoke received 2.0 in July 2022.


Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Rock-Afire Explosion	1990	Fall 1992	From Park Ridge, Illinois & later Surfside Beach, SC. Last Showbiz Pizza Store opened.
3-Stage	Fall 1992	January 2023	One of 5 Showbiz locations in Virginia to receive Concept Unification. Formerly last in Virginia. 10th last 3-Stage
Dance Floor + Video Wall	January 2023	Still In Use	First 3 stage to receive 2.0 in 2023. 2021 Model.

Gallery

TODO: Gallery

Videos


Link	Description	Published Date / Filming Date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfx51RQr0GA	Video of the 2002 3-stage diagnostics	11/22/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i7-dxUDbZ8	Holiday 22' All I want For Christmas Is Snow	11/22/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9seXlMktIGc	A video of Friendship Never Ends on the Show 4 2015	10/3/2015

Animatronics


Animatronic	Serial	Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe	4-82 1-23	Unknown / Destroyed
Pasqually / Dook Larue	4-82 2-23	Unknown / Destroyed
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo	4-82 3-23	Unknown / Destroyed
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear	4-82 4-23	Owned by Private Collector.
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella	4-82 5-23	Unknown / Destroyed
Billy Bob	4-82 6-23	Unknown / Destroyed
Pizzacam / Looney Bird	4-82 7-23	Mech Destroyed. The Mask and Camera Housing are Owned by a Private Collector.
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo	4-82 8-23	Unknown / Destroyed
Building / Sun	4-82 10-23	Owned by Private Collector.
Moon	4-82 11-23	Destroyed
Antioch	N/A	Destroyed
Wink	N/A	Owned by technician

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+[[File:Richmond's New Exterior.jpg|thumb|Richmond months after they completed their 2.0 remodel. (PC: Google Maps)]]
-'''''10430 Midlothian Turnpike, Store #652''''' was a Showbiz Pizza Place that opened on May 1, 1990 with a Rock-Afire Explosion, which is still open to this day
+'''''10430 Midlothian Turnpike, Store #652''''' is a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant that opened as a Showbiz Pizza on May 1, 1990, with a Rock-Afire Explosion, which is still open to this day.
-This location was the last Showbiz location opened with a Rock-Afire, as Concept Unification would be happening around this time, this location would very shortly after convert to a 3-Stage, which was removed in January 2023. Richmond was the 10th last 3-Stage.
+This location is notable for being the last Showbiz Pizza location to open, as Concept Unification would be happening around this time, this location would very shortly after convert to a 3-Stage in Fall 1992, which was removed in January 2023. Richmond was the 10th last 3-Stage.
 == History ==
-=== Showbiz Pizza Place 1990-1991 or 1992 ===
+=== Showbiz Pizza Place 1990-Fall 1992 ===
+The location would open on May 1, 1990, as the very last Showbiz Pizza Place location with a Rock-afire Explosion show. This location would end up receiving Concept Unification around August to September of 1992.
-TODO
-=== Chuck E. Cheese's 1991 or 1992-Present ===
+=== Chuck E. Cheese's Fall 1992-Present ===
+The location would become a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza location around August to September 1992. It is currently unknown when exactly this location received the Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 remodels, however the store would receive the 2005 Avenger redesign between 2005-2006.  The location would receive 2.0 in January 2023.
-TODO
 == Stages ==
-Originally, the store had a Rock-Afire Explosion, the location the stage came from was Surfside Beach, South Carolina, in which that came from [[Park Ridge, IL (678 N Northwest Hwy)|Park Ridge, Illinois]]. They would have the stage for a short time, until 1991 or 1992, when they would undergo Concept Unification, turning the RAE into Munch's Make Believe Band. Their 3-Stage had the MMBB logo from the Road and 2-Stages. As of January 2023, the 3-Stage has been removed, and was formerly the last 3-Stage in the state of Virginia, as Both Richmond and Roanoke received 2.0. Roanoke in July 2022 and Richmond in January 2023.
+Originally, the store had a Rock-Afire Explosion, the location the stage came from was Surfside Beach, South Carolina, in which that came from [[Park Ridge, IL (678 N Northwest Hwy)|Park Ridge, Illinois]]. They would have the stage for a short time, until 1992, when they would undergo Concept Unification, turning the RAE into Munch's Make-Believe Band. Their 3-Stage had the MMBB logo from the Road and 2-Stages. In 2017, their Pizzacam was repaired by Connor L who replaced the cosmetics with new ones but was removed after the tolomatic was considered unrepairable with the cosmetics being returned as of a result. In January 2023, the 3-Stage was removed as part of their 2.0 remodel. It was formerly the last 3-Stage in the state of Virginia, after Roanoke received 2.0 in July 2022.
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+|Fall 1992
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 |-
 |3-Stage
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+|Fall 1992
 |January 2023
 |One of 5 Showbiz locations in Virginia to receive Concept Unification. Formerly last in Virginia. 10th last 3-Stage
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 |[[Beach Bear (Animatronic)|Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear]]
 |4-82 4-23
+|Owned by Private Collector.
-|Unknown / Destroyed
 |-
 |[[Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)|Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella]]
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 |[[Sun (Animatronic)|Building / Sun]]
 |4-82 10-23
+|Owned by Private Collector.
-|Unknown / Destroyed
 |-
 |[[Moon (Animatronic)|Moon]]
 |4-82 11-23
-|Unknown / Destroyed
+|Destroyed
 |-
 |[[Antioch (Animatronic)|Antioch]]
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 |[[Wink]]
 |N/A
+|Owned by technician
-|Unknown / Destroyed
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