Ventura, CA (4714 Telephone Rd)

Exterior, February 2023

Ventura, CA (4714 Telephone Rd), Store #453 is a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre/Chuck E. Cheese that opened on Fall 1983 (month and day currently unknown) as a franchised store with a Balcony Stage, which is still open to this day.

It is located in the Riviera Plaza Shopping Mall across from a few stores like Target.

The opening month is unknown, but it could be around September or October.

History

Ventura opened in Fall 1983 and originally had a Balcony Stage and was a franchised-owned store until October 22, 1984, when it was bought by the corporate. Ventura would receive the 1988 remodel in 1989 or 1990 removing the Balcony Stage for Chuck E.'s House Facade, removing PTT decor for CU and other decor, adding the Blue and White awnings over the salad bar which also was updated, the removal of the Cabaret (Lounge) but the King stayed, and checkers outside and inside the store. In the Early 90's, Ventura received the 1993 Remodel which involved the removal of the Chuck E.'s House Facade stage for the 2-Stage, removed CU decor for other decor and Record Posters, and the removal of the King animatronic. In the Late 90's, Ventura received the Phase 3 Remodel which removed older 90's decor, added newer decor, and SkyTubes. Ventura received the 2005 remodel (Phase 4) in 2006-2007 which removed the Showroom Walls, Balcony Seating, relocating the stage, and removed older decor for newer decor. In November 2018, the store received a repaint after a Starbucks was built right next to it and the side exterior logo was moved closer to the front entrance. Ventura still remains like this but unfortunately in November 2022, the store's exterior signs from all over the building were torn off during really bad wind and the signs were replaced with the 2.0 logo and text. Currently, as of March 2023, Ventura still has the 2005 remodel and 2-Stage.

Stages

Originally when Ventura opened, they had a Balcony Stage, as all other Pizza Time Theatres did. Unfortunately, there are not many photos or videos of Ventura back then. They would have it for a few years until the late 80's, when they would receive a C-Stage, they would have it for a short time until the early 1990's, when they would receive a 2-Stage. Ventura would have the 2-Stage for many years, and they still have the stage to this day.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Balcony Stage	Fall 1983	Late 1980's	Opening Date Unknown. One of many installed in California.
Chuck E.'s House Facade	Late 1980's	Early 1990's	One of many installed in California
2-Stage	Early 1990's	Still in use.	One of many installed in California

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial Number	Whereabouts
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)	N/A	In store.
Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	N/A	In store.
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)	N/A	In store.
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)	N/A	In store.
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	N/A	In store.
Warblettes (Cyberamic)	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed
Clapper Board (Cyberamic)	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed
Singing Flowers (Cyberamic)	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed
Dolli Dimples (Cabaret)	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed
The King / King Kat (Lounge)	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed
Wink (Cyberamic)	N/A	In store.

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