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== Stages ==
Originally when the store opened, they had a Rock-Afire Explosion, they were the 4th RAE installed, and have the "Beta" bots, which had hollow frames, unlike the later ones, which have solid frames. In around 1991 or 1992, they would undergo Concept Unification, this was the process used to convert the RAE characters into the Chuck E. Cheese characters. As of October 2022, they still have the 3-Stage, with it
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Revision as of 15:33, 10 April 2023
1431 22nd St was a Showbiz Pizza Place that opened on October 13, 1980 with a Rock-Afire Explosion, which is still open to this day.
This location was the 5th Showbiz to open, and the 4th RAE installed, they would receive Concept Unification in 1991 or 1992, and still have the 3-Stage, being the last animatronic show in the state of Iowa.
History
West Des Moines opened on October 13th, 1980 and was the first Showbiz Pizza Place opened in the state of Iowa, there were 3 other Showbiz's opened in the state, Davenport, which is still open with a Dance Floor, Cedar Rapids, which closed in 2013, and Cedar Falls, which closed and relocated in 2001. West Des Moines had the 4th Rock-Afire Explosion installed, and was the 5th Showbiz Pizza Place opened (Kansas City Antioch had the Wolf Pack 5 when they opened in March 1980). They would receive Concept Unification in the 1990's, and has been through a few remodels, the most recent being the 2005 Remodel in the 2000's.
Stages
Originally when the store opened, they had a Rock-Afire Explosion, they were the 4th RAE installed, and have the "Beta" bots, which had hollow frames, unlike the later ones, which have solid frames. In around 1991 or 1992, they would undergo Concept Unification, this was the process used to convert the RAE characters into the Chuck E. Cheese characters. As of October 2022, they still have the 3-Stage, with it not only being the last 3-Stage in Iowa, but the last animatronic stage in the state, as Davenport (second Showbiz in the state) and Cedar Falls (formerly a Studio C Beta) are both 2.0.
Stage | Installed | Removed | Notes |
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Rock-Afire Explosion | October 1980 | 1991-1992 | |
3-Stage | 1991-1992 | Still In Use | Last animatronic stage in Iowa. Munch has Cyberamic keyboard. No Wink. Chuck E. Wears rare "Cool Chuck" outfit. |
Animatronics
Animatronic | Serial Code | Whereabouts |
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Beta Rolfe DeWolfe | 7-80 1-4 | Currently in Use |
Beta Dook Larue | 7-80 2-4 | Currently in Use |
Beta Fatz Geronimo | 7-80 3-4 | Currently in Use |
Beta Beach Bear | 7-80 4-4 | Currently in Use |
Beta Mitzi Mozzarella | 7-80 5-4 | Currently in Use |
Beta Billy Bob | 7-80 6-4 | Unknown |
Beta Looney Bird | 7-80 7-4 | Unknown |
Beta Choo Choo | 7-80 8-4 | Unknown |
Beta Sun | 7-80 10-4 | Currently in Use |
Beta Moon | 7-80 11-4 | Currently in Use |
Beta Antioch | N/A | Unknown |
Wink | N/A | Destroyed in 2012. |
Gallery
TODO
Youtube Videos
Link | Title | Published Date / Filming Date | Credit To |
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https://youtu.be/0RTuUb_jK90 | Together We've Got It | Chuck E. Cheese's West Des Moines, Iowa | April 29, 2022 | Showbiz Midwest |
https://youtu.be/JDqfYM84wbU | Chuck E.Cheese's 3-Stage Curtains Open/Close At The West Des Moines, IA location | January 29, 2022 | ShowbizPizzaKid |
https://youtu.be/1-U74AWbdAs | Chuck E. Cheese’s West Des Moines, Iowa ‘Out of This World’ | June 22, 2021 | Showbiz Nebraska |