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'''5106 West Waco Drive''' was a [[Chuck E. Cheese's]] that opened on June 24, 2002 with a [[Small-Town Studio C Prototype]], which is still open to this day.


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'''''5106 West Waco Dr.''''' was a ''Chuck E. Cheese'' that opened in 2002 with a Small-town Studio C Prototype.
Waco received either the first or second [[Small-Town Studio C|Small-Town Studio C (Studio C Cappa)]] in the Summer of 2003, and received the [[CEC 2.0 Remodel|2.0 Remodel]] in October 2022.


This location also was coincidentally located within the same shopping center as the former Showbiz Pizza Place that closed 10 years prior. <ref>https://goo.gl/maps/diVBVVrPQg6HGPoPA</ref>
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== History ==
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==Stages==
Waco's Studio C would debut without an animatronic or blue screen, the show room would rather have a make-shift light show that would play video features on the three monitors over a CEC marquee.


In 2003 the setup received Chuck E.'s stage and later would be relocated further back into the restaurant, as a remodel expanded thee area.
=== PTT 1983-1984; Showbiz 1983/86-1992 ===
Before the current Waco store opened, there was a Pizza Time Theatre in Waco, located at [[Waco, TX (731 N Valley Mills Dr)|731 N Valley Mills Dr]]. This location was very short lived, being opened from 1983 until October of 1984, when it would close because of Pizza Time Theatre, Inc.'s bankrupty earlier in the year.


During October 2022 the Studio C would be destroyed during Waco's 2.0 remodel.
There was also a Showbiz Pizza Place in Waco, located at [[Waco, TX (5156 West Waco Dr)|5156 West Waco Dr]]. This location lasted slightly more longer than the PTT, being open between 1983 and 1986 and closing in 1992 as a result of refusing Concept Unification.
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==History==
This location opened on June 24, 2002 as Chuck E. Cheese's Buffet, a prototype 6,100 SF buffet that rids the animatronics and play areas.<ref>https://www.whitehutchinson.com/news/lenews/2002/09/article103.shtml</ref> The concept eventually was phased out during its first remodel, when an expanded arcade area and purple walls were added. The locations size would nearly double in size as they've received booth the skills area and kiddie area.


In October 2022, the Waco location would undergo its [[2017 2.0 Remodel Program|2.0 remodel]].
=== Chuck E. Cheese's 2002-2022 ===
On June 24th, 2002 a new Chuck E. Cheese's opened in Waco, this time located at 5106 West Waco Drive. This new Waco location was the first of 3 stores to install the [[Small-Town Studio C Prototype]], which featured no animatronic, and instead featured a Blue Screen and a buffet. Waco would remain with their Small-Town Studio C Prototype until July 2003, when they would receive either the first or the second [[Small-Town Studio C]] (aka Studio C Cappa), and remove the buffet. They would receive the 2005 Remodel (Phase 4) sometime in the 2000's, and would keep their Phase 4 until October 2022.


=== Chuck E. Cheese 2022-Present ===
=== "Local Chuck E. Cheese Mascot"===
During the 2020 pandemic, Kade Perry, an employee at the Waco location, stood outside of the establishment looking through the windows, upset about not being able to work. This would be the second time of having local news' attention--as on September 6, 2019 Kade received a tattoo of a vintage Chuck E. Cheese's logo on his right shoulder as a birthday present.<ref>https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Local-Chuck-E-Cheese-mascot-lets-Chuck-E-get-under-his-skin-559610631.html</ref>
In October 2022, 20 years after the store opened, Waco would receive 2.0 in which the Small-Town Studio C would be removed and replaced with a [[Chuck E. Live Stage (Dance Floor)]] and Video Wall. As of January 2023, they still have the 2.0 Remodel.


Kade would ultimately end up being laid off after allegedly* sending a photo of himself in the restaurant's Chuck E. Cheese mascot costume on the toilet to people on the internet.
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== Stages ==
When Waco opened, they were the first of 3 stores (The 2 others being Lake Jackson, Texas and Dover, Delaware.) to receive the [[Small-Town Studio C Prototype]], which was a stage created for the 3 "Small-Town CEC" test stores (Waco, Lake Jackson, and Dover), although it only contained a Blue Screen (used on Studio C stages of the time.), 3 TVs, and lights.


==Videos ==
In July 2003, Waco received either the first or second Small-Town Studio C (also known as Studio C Cappa). Waco's Cappa was unique in that where the Blue Screen would be on other Cappas was instead a unique panel that said CEC and had lights on the sides.

In October 2022, Waco received the 2.0 Remodel, removing their [[Small-Town Studio C]] for a [[Chuck E. Live Stage (Dance Floor)|Chuck E. Live Stage]] and Video Wall. As of January 2023, Waco still has the Dance Floor and Video Wall.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Link
!Stage
!Description
!Installed
!Filming / Published Date
!Removed
!Notes
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|-
|https://youtu.be/VSmlMfudHP0
|[[Small-Town Studio C Prototype]]
| "Merry Christmas Time"
|June 2002
|November 27, 2018
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|July 2003
|1st of 3 Installed
|-
|-
|https://youtu.be/vTUNsrIOLtM
|[[Small-Town Studio C]]
|'Holiday Traditions"
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|July 2003
|December 2, 2018
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|October 2022
|1st or 2nd Installed
|-
|-
|https://youtu.be/iMtcmdEsLkk
|[[Chuck E. Live Stage (Dance Floor)|Chuck E. Live Stage]] + Video Wall
|Store Tour
|October 2022
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|July 31, 2019
|Still in Use
|-
|2021 Model
|https://youtu.be/iMfDvFwJ380
|"All You Can Play"
|July 31, 2019
|-
|https://youtu.be/F8oRbh5Xx6g
|"Chuck E. Cha Cha"
| July 31, 2019
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|https://youtu.be/IDhP9R5dKuE
|"Chuck E.'s Easy Dance"
|July 31, 2019
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|[https://youtu.be/PQlvmW1QQ5k lhttps://youtu.be/PQlvmW1QQ5k]
| Store Tour
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|October 9, 2021
|}
|}


== Videos ==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
TODO
File:Wacocec1.jpg|Showroom (July 24, 2005)

File:Wacocec2.jpg|Arcade (July 24, 2005)
== Gallery ==
File:Wacocec4.jpg|Showroom (July 24, 2005)
TODO
File:Wacocec3.jpg|Super Chuck E. (July 24, 2005)
File:Wacocec6.png|Studio C Show (December 27, 2012)
File:Wacocec5.png|Salad Bar (2020)
</gallery>


== Animatronics ==
==Animatronic==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Animatronic
!Animatronic
! Manufacturing Date
!Serial Number
!Whereabouts
!Whereabouts
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|[[Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese 16M (Studio C)]]
|[[Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese 16m Animatronic]]
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| 2003
|N/A
|Unknown
|Destroyed
|}
|}


== References ==
== References==
<references />

Revision as of 08:40, 6 May 2023


Waco, TX Chuck E. Cheese's in 2014



5106 West Waco Dr. was a Chuck E. Cheese that opened in 2002 with a Small-town Studio C Prototype.

This location also was coincidentally located within the same shopping center as the former Showbiz Pizza Place that closed 10 years prior. [1]

Stages

Waco's Studio C would debut without an animatronic or blue screen, the show room would rather have a make-shift light show that would play video features on the three monitors over a CEC marquee.

In 2003 the setup received Chuck E.'s stage and later would be relocated further back into the restaurant, as a remodel expanded thee area.

During October 2022 the Studio C would be destroyed during Waco's 2.0 remodel.

History

This location opened on June 24, 2002 as Chuck E. Cheese's Buffet, a prototype 6,100 SF buffet that rids the animatronics and play areas.[2] The concept eventually was phased out during its first remodel, when an expanded arcade area and purple walls were added. The locations size would nearly double in size as they've received booth the skills area and kiddie area.

In October 2022, the Waco location would undergo its 2.0 remodel.

"Local Chuck E. Cheese Mascot"

During the 2020 pandemic, Kade Perry, an employee at the Waco location, stood outside of the establishment looking through the windows, upset about not being able to work. This would be the second time of having local news' attention--as on September 6, 2019 Kade received a tattoo of a vintage Chuck E. Cheese's logo on his right shoulder as a birthday present.[3]

Kade would ultimately end up being laid off after allegedly* sending a photo of himself in the restaurant's Chuck E. Cheese mascot costume on the toilet to people on the internet.

Videos

Link Description Filming / Published Date
https://youtu.be/VSmlMfudHP0 "Merry Christmas Time" November 27, 2018
https://youtu.be/vTUNsrIOLtM 'Holiday Traditions" December 2, 2018
https://youtu.be/iMtcmdEsLkk Store Tour July 31, 2019
https://youtu.be/iMfDvFwJ380 "All You Can Play" July 31, 2019
https://youtu.be/F8oRbh5Xx6g "Chuck E. Cha Cha" July 31, 2019
https://youtu.be/IDhP9R5dKuE "Chuck E.'s Easy Dance" July 31, 2019
lhttps://youtu.be/PQlvmW1QQ5k Store Tour October 9, 2021

Gallery

  • Showroom (July 24, 2005)

    Showroom (July 24, 2005)

  • Arcade (July 24, 2005)

    Arcade (July 24, 2005)

  • Showroom (July 24, 2005)

    Showroom (July 24, 2005)

  • Super Chuck E. (July 24, 2005)

    Super Chuck E. (July 24, 2005)

  • Studio C Show (December 27, 2012)

    Studio C Show (December 27, 2012)

  • Salad Bar (2020)

    Salad Bar (2020)

Animatronic

Animatronic Manufacturing Date Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese 16m Animatronic 2003 Unknown

References

  1. ↑ https://goo.gl/maps/diVBVVrPQg6HGPoPA
  2. ↑ https://www.whitehutchinson.com/news/lenews/2002/09/article103.shtml
  3. ↑ https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Local-Chuck-E-Cheese-mascot-lets-Chuck-E-get-under-his-skin-559610631.html
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