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The '''''Studio C Cappa''''' is a stage type found at Chuck E. Cheese's locations that opened with the stage from 2003 to 2006 or replaced a previous stage from 2003 to 2009.
'''''Studio C Cappa,''''' Internally known as '''Small-Town Studio C''' or '''Small Market Studio C''', is a stage type found at Chuck E. Cheese's locations which opened between 2003 to 2006 and was used as a replacement stage from 2003 to 2009.


A total of 63 were installed, and as of October 2023, 21 remain in operation, solely in the United States, although 1 was installed in Canada, but the location (Kingston, Ontario) closed in 2015. The Studio C Cappa is the only Studio C stage to only have 16M bots and no 32M bots. Studio C Alpha had both 32M bots and one 16M bot at one point in 2020, Studio C Beta still have both 16M and 32M bots, Circles of Light (with bot) have many 16M bots left and one 32M bot remaining. The Cappa has always had 16M bots for their stages.
A total of 63 shows were installed, and as of April 2024, 16 remain in operation, solely in the United States. 1 stage was installed in Canada, but the location ([[Kingston, Ontario, Canada (768 Gardiners Rd)]]) closed in 2015. The Studio C Cappa is the only Studio C stage to only have 16-movement animatronics designed by Garner Holt.


== THistory ==
== History ==
In 2002, Chuck E. Cheese's would begin testing a new store format known officially as "Small-Town CEC" stores at three locations. Those being Waco, TX, Lake Jackson, TX and Dover, DE. These would feature a stage called the [[Small-Town Studio C Prototype|Studio C Cappa Prototype]] which lacked the animatronic. This test then failed and eventually would be modified into what is now known as the Studio C Cappa.
In 2002, Chuck E. Cheese's would begin testing a new store format known officially as "Small-Town CEC" stores at three locations: [[Waco, TX (5106 West Waco Dr)]], [[Lake Jackson, TX (100 West Hwy 332)]], and [[Dover, DE (1275 N DuPont Hwy)]]. These would feature a stage called the [[Small-Town Studio C Prototype]] which lacked the animatronic. This test was quickly dropped in favor of retaining an animatronic show.


Beginning in 2003, a revised version of the small-town store concept would debut with the Joplin, MO location, which opened its doors on July 22, 2003. The version stage would be installed at seven stores from July 22, 2003, till September 30, 2003, when the final V1 Studio C Cappa was installed at Muskegon, MI. In November 2003 Version 2 of the Studio C Cappa would begin being installed across thirty-three stores firstly at Tuscaloosa, AL in November 2003 till early/mid 2005 when it was lastly installed at Evansville, IN. Starting in 2004/2005 at the Lewisville, TX store CEC Entertainment would begin installing stages that combined parts of the Studio C Cappa with some fixtures of the Beta. This would be installed at twenty-two locations across various locations from 2004/2005 - October 30, 2006. The final Studio C Cappa would open with the New Hartford, NY (now closed) location on October 30th, 2006. The final Studio C Cappa to be installed would be the Alexandria, Louisiana (now 2.0) location in 2009.
In 2003, a revised version of the ”Small-Town” store concept would debut at the [[Joplin, MO (101 N Range Line Rd)]] location, which opened its doors on July 22, 2003. The specific version of this stage would be installed at seven stores through September 30, 2003, when it was installed at [[Muskegon, MI (5600 Harvey St)]].

In November 2003, a second version of the stage was installed across thirty-three stores; the first store being [[Tuscaloosa, AL (1375 McFarland Blvd)]]. “Version 2” of the stage would be installed through early/mid 2005 when it was last installed at [[Evansville, IN (559 N Green River Rd)]].

In 2004 or 2005, the location in [[Lewisville, TX (2402 S Stemmons Fwy)]] was the first to receive a third version of the stage show that combined parts of the existing show with some fixtures of the [[Studio C Beta]]. This “Version 3” stage would be installed at twenty-two locations across various locations from until October 30, 2006 when the final show of this type was installed at the [[New Hartford, NY (4631 Commercial Dr)]] location.

After a hiatus, the final stage to be installed would be the [[Alexandria, LA (1725 Metro Dr)]] location in 2009.

=== Nomenclature ===
Superficially, it may seem that this show goes by one name and one name only, "Studio C Cappa", a name was coined by either Jenn Waitt or Travis Schafer using a combination of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet Greek Alphabet] and a play on words with of word "Crap".<ref>https://www.showbizpizza.com/help/bulletin/05/bulletin_10-05.html</ref><ref>[[:File:StudioCFanNameCitation.png]]</ref> In reality this show went by two identifiers, Small-Town Studio 'C' and Small Market Studio 'C'.

Internally, CEC refers this stage as "Small Town Studio 'C'". In the Studio C manual, two pages mention a "Small Town" show. These pages have audio/video flow for a show with three 60-inch monitors and one additional monitor for the bluescreen area.<ref>https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/cec/cec_studiocmanual.pdf</ref> This AV diagram is most definitely depicting "Studio C Cappa".

The earlier iteration of this stage-- only including the Bluescreen, lighting, and three monitors-- had specific shows created for it and also utilized the Small Town handle when identifying it.<ref>[[:File:Ststc.png]]</ref>

Building plans, mainly coming from C.T. Chang, BWM, and Parkway Construction, used the "Small Market Studio 'C'" handle<ref>[[:File:Smsc2.png]]</ref>, while the [[Studio C Beta Prototype|1999 show concept developed for 6 locations]], were identified as "Small Town Studio C".<ref>[[:File:Stsc1.png]]</ref>


== Design ==
== Design ==
The first iteration of the Studio C Cappa reused parts of the buffet stage whilst bringing a new stage design for Chucks stage. The new design would show a mirror with three rope lights behind the 16m Chuck E. Cheese. The animatronic sat atop an angular, trapezoidal stage with no curtains with the flood lights moved to the spotlight bar. Next to Chuck E. was a large platform which all of the elements of the Studio C Beta were condensed into; up top were three 24" rear projection monitors lined up evenly next to each other and below that was a small but wide blue screen with a trapezoidal carpet mat on the floor. For additional lighting the spotlight bar had the CEC Spot, three floods, Gemini, Warp, Strobe, Applause and On the Air.
The first iteration of the Studio C Cappa reused parts of the buffet setup but also introduced a new stage design for Chuck E.. The new design would feature a mirror with three rope lights behind the [[Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic)]]. The animatronic sat atop an angular, trapezoidal stage with no curtains with the flood lights moved to the spotlight bar. Next to Chuck E. was a large platform which all of the elements of the Studio C Beta were condensed into; up top were three 60" rear projection monitors lined up evenly next to each other and below that was a small but wide blue screen with a trapezoidal carpet mat on the floor. For additional lighting the spotlight bar had the CEC Spot, three floods, Gemini, Warp, Strobe, Applause and On the Air.


Waco received a unique set up instead of the blue screen it used the same material seen on the stage with the "CEC" letters put on top of it to the left and right it featured two sets of three rope lights. A total of 7 V1 Studio C Cappa's were installed, with 2 remaining as of November 2023, those are Joplin, Missouri (First store to open with Studio C Cappa, possibly first or second Studio C Cappa, as Waco, Texas replaced their [[Studio C Buffet|Studio C Cappa Prototype]] at the same time), and Jackson, Tennessee (second store to open with Studio C Cappa, and last in Tennessee). The latest V1 stage to be removed was in Goldsboro, North Carolina. They had theirs from September 2003 to July 2023.
Waco received a unique set up instead of the blue screen it used the same material seen on the stage with the "CEC" letters put on top of it to the left and right it featured two sets of three rope lights.


=== Version 2 ===
=== Version 2 ===
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=== Version 3 ===
=== Version 3 ===
The final design removed the trapezoidal stage and extended swirl pattern replacing them with what the [[Studio C Beta]] looked like. complete with lights and backdrop and working curtains until early 2006 when fake curtains began being installed. The Blue Screen design remained the same as it was in v2. The additional lighting was the same as v2. The final to open would be the New Hartford, New York location (Which closed in 2020), with theirs being a V3. The last to be installed was Alexandria, Louisiana in 2009.
The final design removed the trapezoidal stage and extended swirl pattern replacing them with what the Studio C Beta looked like. complete with lights and backdrop and working curtains until early 2006 when fake curtains began being installed. The Blue Screen design and lighting remained the same as it was in “Version 2”.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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!Version
!Version
!Year Installed
!Year Installed
!Condition / Notes
|-
|Joplin, MO
|V1
| 2003
| First Store to open with , Either First or Second installed. Oldest . Last in Missouri
|-
|-
|Jackson, TN
|Jackson, TN
|V1
|V1
|2003
|2003
|2nd oldest . Last Cappa in Tennessee. Second store to open with .
|-
|-
| Janesville, WI
| Janesville, WI
|V2
|V2
|2003
|2003
|Only in Wisconsin
|-
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Muncie, IN
|Muncie, IN
|V2
|V2
|2003
|2003
|One of 4 s installed in Indiana.
|-
|-
|Kokomo, IN
|Kokomo, IN
|V2
|V2
|2004
|2004
|One of 4 s installed in Indiana.
|-
|-
| Las Cruces, NM
| Las Cruces, NM
|V2
|V2
|2004
|2004
|Only in New Mexico, last Studio C and last animatronic show in the state.
|-
|-
|Asheville, NC
|Asheville, NC
|V2
|V2
|2004
|2004
|One of 4 s installed in North Carolina (6 in the Carolinas).
|-
|-
|Hattiesburg, MS*
|Hattiesburg, MS*
|V2, V3
|V2, V3
|2004
|2004
|Only one in Mississippi. Originally a V2 which later became a V3.
|-
|-
|Sumter, SC
|Sumter, SC
|V2
|V2
|2004
|2004
|One of 2 s installed in South Carolina (6 in the Carolinas). Last in South Carolina.
|-
|-
|Salisbury, MD
|Salisbury, MD
|V2
|V2
|2004
|2004
|One of 2 s in Maryland.
|-
|-
|Longview, TX
|Longview, TX
|V2
|V2
|2004
|2004
|
|-
|-
|Dothan, AL
|Dothan, AL
|V2
|V2
|2004
|2004
|Last in Alabama as Decatur upgraded to a Beta at some point and Tuscaloosa closed due to a tornado. One of three s installed in Alabama.
|-
|-
|College Station, TX
|College Station, TX
|V2
|V2
|2004
|2004
|
|-
|-
|Lake Jackson, TX
|Lake Jackson, TX
|V3
|V3
|2005/6
|2005/6
|Former Prototype.
|-
| [[Hagerstown, MD (17618 Valley Mall Blvd)]]
|V3
|2005
|One of 2 s in Maryland.
|-
|-
|Victoria, TX
|Victoria, TX
|V3
|V3
|2005
|2005
|
|-
|-
| Greensburg, PA
| Greensburg, PA
|V3
|V3
|2005
|2005
|One of 4 s installed in Pennsylvania.
|-
|-
|Abilene, TX
|Abilene, TX
|V3
|V3
|2005
|2005
|
|}
|}

== References ==

Latest revision as of 15:51, 20 June 2024


Studio C Cappa “Version 2”



Studio C Cappa, Internally known as Small-Town Studio C or Small Market Studio C, is a stage type found at Chuck E. Cheese's locations which opened between 2003 to 2006 and was used as a replacement stage from 2003 to 2009.

A total of 63 shows were installed, and as of April 2024, 16 remain in operation, solely in the United States. 1 stage was installed in Canada, but the location (Kingston, Ontario, Canada (768 Gardiners Rd)) closed in 2015. The Studio C Cappa is the only Studio C stage to only have 16-movement animatronics designed by Garner Holt.

History

In 2002, Chuck E. Cheese's would begin testing a new store format known officially as "Small-Town CEC" stores at three locations: Waco, TX (5106 West Waco Dr), Lake Jackson, TX (100 West Hwy 332), and Dover, DE (1275 N DuPont Hwy). These would feature a stage called the Small-Town Studio C Prototype which lacked the animatronic. This test was quickly dropped in favor of retaining an animatronic show.

In 2003, a revised version of the ”Small-Town” store concept would debut at the Joplin, MO (101 N Range Line Rd) location, which opened its doors on July 22, 2003. The specific version of this stage would be installed at seven stores through September 30, 2003, when it was installed at Muskegon, MI (5600 Harvey St).

In November 2003, a second version of the stage was installed across thirty-three stores; the first store being Tuscaloosa, AL (1375 McFarland Blvd). “Version 2” of the stage would be installed through early/mid 2005 when it was last installed at Evansville, IN (559 N Green River Rd).

In 2004 or 2005, the location in Lewisville, TX (2402 S Stemmons Fwy) was the first to receive a third version of the stage show that combined parts of the existing show with some fixtures of the Studio C Beta. This “Version 3” stage would be installed at twenty-two locations across various locations from until October 30, 2006 when the final show of this type was installed at the New Hartford, NY (4631 Commercial Dr) location.

After a hiatus, the final stage to be installed would be the Alexandria, LA (1725 Metro Dr) location in 2009.

Nomenclature

Superficially, it may seem that this show goes by one name and one name only, "Studio C Cappa", a name was coined by either Jenn Waitt or Travis Schafer using a combination of the Greek Alphabet and a play on words with of word "Crap".[1][2] In reality this show went by two identifiers, Small-Town Studio 'C' and Small Market Studio 'C'.

Internally, CEC refers this stage as "Small Town Studio 'C'". In the Studio C manual, two pages mention a "Small Town" show. These pages have audio/video flow for a show with three 60-inch monitors and one additional monitor for the bluescreen area.[3] This AV diagram is most definitely depicting "Studio C Cappa".

The earlier iteration of this stage-- only including the Bluescreen, lighting, and three monitors-- had specific shows created for it and also utilized the Small Town handle when identifying it.[4]

Building plans, mainly coming from C.T. Chang, BWM, and Parkway Construction, used the "Small Market Studio 'C'" handle[5], while the 1999 show concept developed for 6 locations, were identified as "Small Town Studio C".[6]

Design

The first iteration of the Studio C Cappa reused parts of the buffet setup but also introduced a new stage design for Chuck E.. The new design would feature a mirror with three rope lights behind the Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic). The animatronic sat atop an angular, trapezoidal stage with no curtains with the flood lights moved to the spotlight bar. Next to Chuck E. was a large platform which all of the elements of the Studio C Beta were condensed into; up top were three 60" rear projection monitors lined up evenly next to each other and below that was a small but wide blue screen with a trapezoidal carpet mat on the floor. For additional lighting the spotlight bar had the CEC Spot, three floods, Gemini, Warp, Strobe, Applause and On the Air.

Waco received a unique set up instead of the blue screen it used the same material seen on the stage with the "CEC" letters put on top of it to the left and right it featured two sets of three rope lights.

Version 2

This design was the second to come out in November 2003, with some changes firstly being the backdrop, it was changed from a mirror to a spiral shape with lights in it that extends to the wall next to it on the right. The animatronic sat atop an angular, trapezoidal stage with no curtains with the flood lights moved to the spotlight bar. Next to Chuck E. was a large platform which all of the elements of the Studio C Beta were condensed into; up top were three 24" rear projection monitors lined up evenly next to each other and below that was a small but wide blue screen with a trapezoidal carpet mat on the floor. For additional lighting the spotlight bar had the spotlight for Chuck E., two floods, the Gemini, and strobe light.

Version 3

The final design removed the trapezoidal stage and extended swirl pattern replacing them with what the Studio C Beta looked like. complete with lights and backdrop and working curtains until early 2006 when fake curtains began being installed. The Blue Screen design and lighting remained the same as it was in “Version 2”.

Gallery

Current Installations

Location Version Year Installed
Jackson, TN V1 2003
Janesville, WI V2 2003
Muncie, IN V2 2003
Kokomo, IN V2 2004
Las Cruces, NM V2 2004
Asheville, NC V2 2004
Hattiesburg, MS* V2, V3 2004
Sumter, SC V2 2004
Salisbury, MD V2 2004
Longview, TX V2 2004
Dothan, AL V2 2004
College Station, TX V2 2004
Lake Jackson, TX V3 2005/6
Victoria, TX V3 2005
Greensburg, PA V3 2005
Abilene, TX V3 2005

References

  1. ↑ https://www.showbizpizza.com/help/bulletin/05/bulletin_10-05.html
  2. ↑ File:StudioCFanNameCitation.png
  3. ↑ https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/cec/cec_studiocmanual.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Ststc.png
  5. ↑ File:Smsc2.png
  6. ↑ File:Stsc1.png
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