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'''''3146 Sports Arena Blvd''''' is a Chuck E. Cheese's that opened in Rosecrans Plaza (formerly Glasshouse Square) on April 19th, 1993 with a 1-stage.


'''''3146 Sports Arena Blvd''''' is a ''Chuck E. Cheese's'' located in Rosecrans Plaza that opened on April 19, 1994 with a [[1-Stage]].
This location is one of the 5 CEC's in San Diego County.


Rosecrans Plaza was formerly Glasshouse Square, which is considered to be one of San Diego's haunted areas by few.
== History ==
== Stages==
This location had the first 1-stage installed in the San Diego area, followed by La Mesa in August of the same year. They also had the 1991 record posters from opening until 2003. In 2003, the 1-Stage was replaced with a Studio C Beta. Then in 2006-2007 the store was remodeled to the [[CEC 2005 Remodel|2005 Remodel]]. In 2009-2010, the store expanded expand (Which relocated the showroom), rebuilding the stage in the process. In 2015-2016 the building was repainted again to match the plaza.
This location opened with one of the first 1-Stages, being one of the first to resemble what it would look finalized. This stage had prototype elements such as the black valence and "Live Amateur Hour" prop.


In at some point after 2003 but before 2005, this location received a [[Studio C 2000]] stage with a 16 movement CEC Animatronic. The animatronic rapidly declined in condition over the years and became nearly static on occasion.
== Stages ==
==History==
Before becoming a CEC, it was originally a locally owned arcade called 'Yellow Brick Road Arcade'. The arcade eventually relocated in 1993 and CEC swiftly moved in. Despite opening in 1994 this location opened with a 1992 version of the interior stylings from the 1994 SPT Repositioning / Remodel Program.<ref>https://www.sandiegohaunted.com/glasshouse-square-sports-arena-history/</ref>

=== Remodels ===
As of February 2023 this location only received only one known remodel in the 2000s, possibly received with the Studio C stage. This remodel is the [[2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative|2003 'Cool Chuck' Remodel]] that nearly every open location received.
After April 2010 they expanded where the showroom was and pushed it back for more space for arcade games and rides.
===January 14, 2021 ===
At 4:15 PM the San Diego PD and SWAT teams barricaded a suspect in front of the location to take a male into custody for a failed armed robbery at the nearby Subway. The man had hostages but they escaped unharmed.<ref>https://twitter.com/SanDiegoPD/status/1349861773373915137</ref>

== Videos==
These are any videos found of the location on YouTube in modern day. Just link directly to the video with its presumed filming date. This is also good for making direct citations to claims made in the history section, and if anything notable in the video shows something about its history, it should be described.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Link
|+
!Description
!Stage
!Filming / Published Date
!Installed
!Removed
!Notes
|-
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snp95yrXNYE link]
|[[1-Stage]]
|Store Footage
|April 1993
|Fall 1994
|2003
|First 1-stage in San Diego county (Second in California).
|-
|-
|[https://youtu.be/O60DfjlJkPU link]
|[[Studio C Beta|Studio C Beta, 16m]]
|Summer 2007 Show Segment 4
|2003
|July 2007
|Still In Use
|-
|First 16m Beta in San Diego county.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yC_ztWj1g link]
|Store Tour
|April 25, 2010
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otvvlRvqU9k link]
|Store Tour
|May 6, 2021
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AANt1buOboU link]
|"Another Chuck E. Day"
|May 7, 2021
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smq2FRWnI4M link]
|"Ves Al Ratoncito"
|May 7, 2021
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qID5bAZJU00 link]
|"Tail of Jasper T."
|May 8, 2021
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBEQDQjhEVM link]
|"Lend a Helping Hand"
|May 8, 2021
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN1-dq_pnQ4 link]
|Store Tour
|May 14, 2022
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQl8phTJBCM link]
|"Song Of Summer"
|July 20, 2022
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuv7rTfOKhQ link]
|"Join The Party"
|July 22, 2022
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVLiQL5PgqM link]
|"Lets Be Friends"
|July 23, 2022
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu8YK1XLgy8 link]
|"Out of This World"
|July 24, 2022
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHYytj8v1x4 link]
|"El Guitariesta
|September 24, 2022
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP--vqhl0YQ link]
|Store Tour
|February 13, 2023
|}
|}


== Animatronics ==
==Animatronics==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Animatronic
!Animatronic
!Manufacturer Date
!Manufacturing Date
!Whereabouts
!Whereabouts
|-
|-
|[[Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)|Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)]]
|[[Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)]]
|1992-1993
|1992/1993
|Unknown
|Unknown
|-
|-
|[[Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)|Helen Henny (Cyberamic)]]
|[[Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)|Helen Henny (Cyberamic)]]
|1992-1993
|1992/1993
|Unknown
|Unknown
|-
|-
|[[Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)]]
|[[Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)]]
|1992-1993
|1992/1993
|Unknown
|Unknown
|-
|-
|[[Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)]]
|[[Pasqually (Cyberamic)]]
|1992-1993
|1992/1993
|Unknown
|Unknown
|-
|-
|[[Pasqually (Cyberamic)]]
|[[Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)]]
|1992-1993
|1992/1993
|Unknown
|Unknown
|-
|-
|[[Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese, 16m (Studio C)]]
|[[Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic)]]
|Unknown
|2002-2003
|Still In Use
|In Use
|}
|}

==References==
<references />

Revision as of 21:37, 21 February 2023


Sports Arena Blvd's exterior in 2022



3146 Sports Arena Blvd is a Chuck E. Cheese's located in Rosecrans Plaza that opened on April 19, 1994 with a 1-Stage.

Rosecrans Plaza was formerly Glasshouse Square, which is considered to be one of San Diego's haunted areas by few.

Stages

This location opened with one of the first 1-Stages, being one of the first to resemble what it would look finalized. This stage had prototype elements such as the black valence and "Live Amateur Hour" prop.

In at some point after 2003 but before 2005, this location received a Studio C 2000 stage with a 16 movement CEC Animatronic. The animatronic rapidly declined in condition over the years and became nearly static on occasion.

History

Before becoming a CEC, it was originally a locally owned arcade called 'Yellow Brick Road Arcade'. The arcade eventually relocated in 1993 and CEC swiftly moved in. Despite opening in 1994 this location opened with a 1992 version of the interior stylings from the 1994 SPT Repositioning / Remodel Program.[1]

Remodels

As of February 2023 this location only received only one known remodel in the 2000s, possibly received with the Studio C stage. This remodel is the 2003 'Cool Chuck' Remodel that nearly every open location received. After April 2010 they expanded where the showroom was and pushed it back for more space for arcade games and rides.

January 14, 2021

At 4:15 PM the San Diego PD and SWAT teams barricaded a suspect in front of the location to take a male into custody for a failed armed robbery at the nearby Subway. The man had hostages but they escaped unharmed.[2]

Videos

These are any videos found of the location on YouTube in modern day. Just link directly to the video with its presumed filming date. This is also good for making direct citations to claims made in the history section, and if anything notable in the video shows something about its history, it should be described.

Link Description Filming / Published Date
link Store Footage Fall 1994
link Summer 2007 Show Segment 4 July 2007
link Store Tour April 25, 2010
link Store Tour May 6, 2021
link "Another Chuck E. Day" May 7, 2021
link "Ves Al Ratoncito" May 7, 2021
link "Tail of Jasper T." May 8, 2021
link "Lend a Helping Hand" May 8, 2021
link Store Tour May 14, 2022
link "Song Of Summer" July 20, 2022
link "Join The Party" July 22, 2022
link "Lets Be Friends" July 23, 2022
link "Out of This World" July 24, 2022
link "El Guitariesta September 24, 2022
link Store Tour February 13, 2023

Animatronics

Animatronic Manufacturing Date Whereabouts
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic) 1992/1993 Unknown
Helen Henny (Cyberamic) 1992/1993 Unknown
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic) 1992/1993 Unknown
Pasqually (Cyberamic) 1992/1993 Unknown
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic) 1992/1993 Unknown
Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic) Unknown In Use

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sandiegohaunted.com/glasshouse-square-sports-arena-history/
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/SanDiegoPD/status/1349861773373915137
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