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Springfield, OH (2345 Valley Loop Rd) is a Chuck E. Cheese, formerly a Showbiz Pizza Place, that opened on January 12, 1983, with a Rock-afire Explosion, which is still open to this day.

This location received 2.0 in August 2022, leaving no more 3-Stages in Ohio.

Stages

The store opened with the Rock Afire Explosion on January 12, 1983. The store then would start Concept Unification circa 1992, which converted the Rock Afire Explosion to the 3-Stage. In October 2019 the store received Jasper's can and the Avenger outfit from the closed Cincinnati, OH (8801 Colerain Ave) store.

In November 2019, the compressor on the show ceased function, and it stayed aired down during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The store would receive more parts from the Columbus, OH (4284 Macsway Ave) store during this time such as two building backdrops, Jasper's hat, the star bulbs, and the top of the organ. The buildings were later destroyed, and Jasper's hat remained backstage never to be used. The stage would receive a Studio C air compressor which would be enough to run just Chuck in February 2021. This was until February of 2022 when the store finally repaired the compressor, and could run the full show.

Approximately 3 weeks after the compressor was repaired, it almost immediately broke again. In May 2022, the air compressor issues were somewhat resolved with all characters working again, but only after each character's movements were halved to conserve air. In the summer, the curtains were removed for not being flame retarded. On August 10th, 2022, the show was removed as the 17th to last 3-Stage.

History

The Springfield, OH Showbiz Pizza Place opened along with the Muskegon, MI store on January 12th, 1983 and was the 147th store in the company. This store would appear consistent with its opening day layout and architecture with the exception of new game packages over the years and the introduction of the 1988 remodel on June 28th, 1990. This entailed gaining colorful checkered patterns on the walls, 1930s-esque oil painting depictions of the characters, and eliminating much of the Showbiz aesthetic. Likewise, the store was renamed Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza.

It is currently unknown as to when the store got Concept Unification, but it is rumored to be around 1992 due to the color of the valance above the stage. The store would then receive the 1993 remodel in the mid to late 1990s, which included getting CD Award posters, sports magazine parodies, hard plastic portraits of the characters, etc.

Between mid 2014 and early 2015, the store would undergo changes to its appearance, with art such as the sports decor, planters and hanging stars being removed. The showroom's right artifact shelf was removed in December 2014, followed by the left shelf almost immediately in 2015 along with various walls being painted purple. The store's appearance then stayed consistent, until their 2.0 remodel.

On July 25th, 2022, Springfield, OH started its 2.0 remodel. This marked the removal of the showroom walls, dim lighting, 90s decor, and 3-Stage, among other things. On August 10th, 2022, the 3-Stage was removed and was disposed of behind the store. The fate of the show is unknown, as it was sitting idly in the dumpster for up to a week afterwards.

With the removal of its show, the store was the 3rd last with a 3-Stage and showroom walls (behind Tallahassee, FL and Lynnwood, WA which has a Cyberamic 3-Stage), and the last 3-Stage store with the 1993 remodel.

Arcade Machines (incomplete)

Chuck E. Cheese's Sketch Book
Pop It for Gold
Sonic Spinner
Chuck E.'s All-Star Hoops
Skee Ball

Gallery

2000s^[1]
June 22, 2022
June 22, 2022
June 22, 2022

Animatronics


Animatronic	Serial Code	Whereabouts
Rolfe DeWolfe (Animatronic)	7-82 1-10	Converted to Chuck E. Cheese, Status unknown
Dook LaRue (Animatronic)	7-82 2-10	Converted to Pasqually, Status unknown
Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)	7-82 3-10	Converted to Mr. Munch, Status unknown
Beach Bear (Animatronic)	7-82 4-10	Converted to Jasper T. Jowls, Status unknown
Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)	7-82 5-10	Converted to Helen Henny, Status unknown
Billy Bob (Animatronic)	7-82 6-10	Status unknown, possibly destroyed
Looney Bird (Animatronic)	7-82 7-10	Converted to Pizzacam, removed in 2000s
Sun (Animatronic)	7-82 10-10	Converted to Building, Status unknown
Moon (Animatronic)	7-82 11-10	Status unknown
Choo Choo (Animatronic)	7-82 ?-10	Converted to Munch Jr., removed in 2000s
Antioch (Animatronic)	N/A	Destroyed in 1992
Wink	N/A	Status unknown

References

↑ https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2345-Valley-Loop-Rd-Springfield-OH/26377054/

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 This location received 2.0 in August 2022, leaving no more 3-Stages in Ohio.
 ==Stages==
-The store opened with the Rock Afire Explosion on January 12, 1983. The store then would start [[Concept Unification Installation Manual|Concept Unification]] in around 1992, which began the process of converting the Rock Afire Explosion to the 3-Stage. In October 2019 the store received parts for the show from the closed [[Cincinnati, OH (8801 Colerain Ave)]] store in which they gained Jasper's can and the Avenger outfit, which replaced the Cool Chuck outfit. The stage stayed in amazing shape until the air compressor died in December 2019 -- after this, its future was rather dim.
+The store opened with the Rock Afire Explosion on January 12, 1983. The store then would start [[Concept Unification Installation Manual|Concept Unification]] circa 1992, which converted the Rock Afire Explosion to the [[Concept Unification Stage|3-Stage]]. In October 2019 the store received Jasper's can and the Avenger outfit from the closed [[Cincinnati, OH (8801 Colerain Ave)]] store.
-The original plan was to never fix the air compressor that was happening soon which was originally intended for late 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19. The store would receive more parts from the [[Columbus, OH (4284 Macsway Ave)]] store such as the four buildings, Jasper's hat, the star bulbs, and the top of the organ. The buildings were later destroyed, and Jasper's hat remained backstage never to be used. The stage would receive a Studio C air compressor which would be enough to run just Chuck in February 2021. This was until early 2022 where the stage finally had an air compressor that could run the full show.
+In November 2019, the compressor on the show ceased function, and it stayed aired down during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The store would receive more parts from the [[Columbus, OH (4284 Macsway Ave)]] store during this time such as two building backdrops, Jasper's hat, the star bulbs, and the top of the organ. The buildings were later destroyed, and Jasper's hat remained backstage never to be used. The stage would receive a Studio C air compressor which would be enough to run just Chuck in February 2021. This was until February of 2022 when the store finally repaired the compressor, and could run the full show.
-Then from Spring 2022 the characters stopped receiving signals to the compressor being able to handle all the movements of the show. In May 2022 the air compressor issues were resolved again with all the characters working again after half of the valves for each character had been removed. After in the summer, the curtains were removed and replaced with the wooden walls that [[Columbus, OH (4284 Macsway Ave)]] used to block the non-functioning Building & Moon props. On August 10th, 2022, the 3-Stage was removed and was destroyed making sure nothing escaped.
+Approximately 3 weeks after the compressor was repaired, it almost immediately broke again. In May 2022, the air compressor issues were somewhat resolved with all characters working again, but only after each character's movements were halved to conserve air. In the summer, the curtains were removed for not being flame retarded. On August 10th, 2022, the show was removed as the 17th to last 3-Stage.
 == History ==
-The Springfield, OH Showbiz Pizza Place opened on January 12, 1983 being the third last Showbiz built in Ohio. This store would remain the same as it did on opening day with the minor replacement of games and other parts.
+The Springfield, OH Showbiz Pizza Place opened along with the Muskegon, MI store on January 12th, 1983 and was the 147th store in the company. This store would appear consistent with its opening day layout and architecture with the exception of new game packages over the years and the introduction of the 1988 remodel on June 28th, 1990. This entailed gaining colorful checkered patterns on the walls, 1930s-esque oil painting depictions of the characters, and eliminating much of the Showbiz aesthetic. Likewise, the store was renamed Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza.
+It is currently unknown as to when the store got [[Concept Unification Installation Manual|Concept Unification]], but it is rumored to be around 1992 due to the color of the valance above the stage. The store would then receive the 1993 remodel in the mid to late 1990s, which included getting CD Award posters, sports magazine parodies, hard plastic portraits of the characters, etc.
-On June 28, 1990, when the store would begin the '88 Remodel package and would begin its conversion to a "Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza," which would be gaining the checkered patterns on the walls, oil paintings and removing much of the Showbiz aesthetic scheme.
-It is currently unknown as to when the store got [[Concept Unification Installation Manual|Concept Unification]], but it is rumored to be around 1992. The store would then receive another remodel sometime in mid to late 1990's which is when the store would receive the '93 remodel. Between 2010 and 2015 the store would remove some of its 90s decor and paint some of the walls purple such as the sports decor, various magazines, planters, and then in 2014 removed the Right Shelves and then removed the Left Shelf in 2015 along with repainting various walls purple. The store stayed like that until July 24th, 2022.
+Between mid 2014 and early 2015, the store would undergo changes to its appearance, with art such as the sports decor, planters and hanging stars being removed. The showroom's right artifact shelf was removed in December 2014, followed by the left shelf almost immediately in 2015 along with various walls being painted purple. The store's appearance then stayed consistent, until their 2.0 remodel.
-On July 25th, 2022, Springfield, OH started its 2.0 remodel. This marked the removal of the show room walls, dim lighting, 90s decor, 3-Stage and other things. On August 10th, 2022, the 3-Stage was removed and was destroyed making sure nothing escaped.
+On July 25th, 2022, Springfield, OH started its 2.0 remodel. This marked the removal of the showroom walls, dim lighting, 90s decor, and 3-Stage, among other things. On August 10th, 2022, the 3-Stage was removed and was disposed of behind the store. The fate of the show is unknown, as it was sitting idly in the dumpster for up to a week afterwards.
-With the removal of the 3-Stage, it was the final former Showbiz Pizza Place to still have its showroom walls, and second to last 90's themed 3-Stage store. The 3-Stage was the 17th last store to have the 3-Stage.
+With the removal of its show, the store was the 3rd last with a 3-Stage and showroom walls (behind Tallahassee, FL and Lynnwood, WA which has a [[Cyberamic 3-Stage]]), and the last 3-Stage store with the 1993 remodel. <!-- Tallahassee might TECHNICALLY have the 1993 remodel, but its status as such is trivial due to the amount of 1999 art it has in comparison. -->
-==Arcade Machines==
+==Arcade Machines (incomplete)==
 *[[Chuck E. Cheese's Sketch Book]]
 *[[Pop It for Gold]]
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 !Whereabouts
 |-
-|[[Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic)]]
+|[[Rolfe DeWolfe (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 1-10
-|Converted to [[Chuck E. Cheese]], Destroyed
+|Converted to [[Chuck E. Cheese]], Status unknown
 |-
-|[[Dook Larue (Animatronic)]]
+|[[Dook LaRue (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 2-10
-|Converted to [[Pasqually]], Destroyed
+|Converted to [[Pasqually]], Status unknown
 |-
 |[[Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 3-10
-|Converted to [[Mr. Munch]], Destroyed
+|Converted to [[Mr. Munch]], Status unknown
 |-
 |[[Beach Bear (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 4-10
-|Converted to [[Jasper T. Jowls]], Destroyed
+|Converted to [[Jasper T. Jowls]], Status unknown
 |-
 |[[Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 5-10
-|Converted to [[Helen Henny]], Destroyed
+|Converted to [[Helen Henny]], Status unknown
 |-
 |[[Billy Bob (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 6-10
+|Status unknown, possibly destroyed
-|Destroyed
 |-
 |[[Looney Bird (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 7-10
-|Converted to [[Pizza Cam]], removed/unknown
+|Converted to [[Pizzacam]], removed in 2000s
 |-
 |[[Sun (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 10-10
-|Converted to Building, Destroyed
+|Converted to Building, Status unknown
 |-
 |[[Moon (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 11-10
+|Status unknown
-|Destroyed
 |-
 |[[Choo Choo (Animatronic)]]
 |7-82 ?-10
-|Converted to Munch Jr., removed/unknown
+|Converted to Munch Jr., removed in 2000s
 |-
-|[[Anitoch (Animatronic)]]
+|[[Antioch (Animatronic)]]
 |N/A
-|Destroyed
+|Destroyed in 1992
 |-
 |[[Wink]]
 |N/A
+|Status unknown
-|Destroyed
 |}