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'''''Whitehall, PA (1000 Lehigh Valley Mall), Store #448''''' was a ''Showbiz Pizza Place'' that opened on December 16, 1983 as a franchised location with a [[Classic Stage|Rock-afire Explosion]]. The store is located in a freestanding building right outside of the Lehigh Valley Mall. |
'''''Whitehall, PA (1000 Lehigh Valley Mall), Store #448''''' was a ''Showbiz Pizza Place'' that opened on December 16, 1983 as a franchised location with a [[Classic Stage|Rock-afire Explosion]]. The store is located in a freestanding building right outside of the Lehigh Valley Mall. |
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As of April 2024, this location has the 2.0 remodel. |
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==History == |
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Whitehall opened its doors on December 16th, 1983 as the last Showbiz Pizza store in Pennsylvania, in a freestanding building right outside of the Lehigh Valley Mall. Like many other ShowBiz Pizza locations, it had a typical SPP layout (Except that the show was on the right side wall opposed to being on the back wall) seen in many other stores across the United States and would eventually receive the 1988 remodel years after it would open. Although some little documentation exists back in the ShowBiz days, it can be determined that Whitehall was one of several locations to receive an Uncle Klunk show package (and a Santa Claus retrofit package as well) sometime after opening. Like many ShowBiz locations in the late 1980s, Whitehall received the Showbiz Pizza Campground upgrade. The store eventually made the decision to close in 1989 before the 1988 Remodel.<ref>https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1989-10-15-2721153-story.html</ref> On January 16th, 1990, Whitehall was acquired by Corporate. Whitehall then underwent Concept Unification in around 1991, converting the RockAfire Explosion into Munch's Make Believe Band. In late 2010 the store remodeled to house the new [[Concept Unification 1-Stage]] (Which was one of three installed and was the first one to install it. The other two were located at the [[Springfield, IL (2369 McArthur Ave)|Springfield, IL]] & [[Columbus, GA (3201 Macon Rd)|Columbus, GA]]) which involved expanding the gameroom and moving the show to the back wall. By early July 2023, the store would begin its 2.0 remodel, removing the stage by July 12th. |
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==Stages== |
==Stages== |
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Originally, Whitehall featured a Rock-afire Explosion |
Originally, Whitehall featured a Rock-afire Explosion which was originally from the [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)|Abilene, TX]] Showbiz that closed not long before then, as all other Showbiz locations at the time did. Unfortunately, there are some photos but no videos to exist of Whitehall with the Rock afire, or as a ShowBiz in general. they got [[Concept Unification]] sometime between 1991 and 1992. |
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|[[Classic Stage|Rock-afire Explosion]] |
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|December 1983 |
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|1991 |
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|Last Showbiz Pizza store to open in Pennsylvania. Show from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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| [[Concept Unification Stage|3-Stage]] |
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|1991 |
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|Late 2010 |
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| One of 3 Showbiz locations in Pennsylvania to receive Concept Unification. |
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In 2010 they remodeled to have the characters on one stage, this would be called the [[Concept Unification 1-Stage]] by fans. Chuck is was wearing the avenger shirt and jeans, and the rest of the band has the usual cosmetics minus Helen loosing her flower in 2018. On July 12, 2023, the stage was removed as apart of the location receiving the 2.0 remodel and was replaced with the Dance Floor and Video Wall. |
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==History == |
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|[[Concept Unification 1-Stage|CU 1-Stage]] |
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Whitehall opened its doors on December 16th, 1983 as the last Showbiz Pizza store in Pennsylvania, in a freestanding building right outside of the Lehigh Valley Mall. Like many other ShowBiz Pizza locations, it had a typical SPP layout (Except that the show was on the right side wall opposed to being on the back wall) seen in many other stores across the United States and would eventually receive the 1988 remodel years after it would open. Although some little documentation exists back in the ShowBiz days, it can be determined that Whitehall was one of several locations to receive an Uncle Klunk show package (and a Santa Claus retrofit package as well) sometime after opening. Like many ShowBiz locations in the late 1980s, Whitehall received the Showbiz Pizza Campground upgrade. The store eventually made the decision to close in 1989 before the 1988 Remodel.<ref>https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1989-10-15-2721153-story.html</ref> On January 16th, 1990, Whitehall was acquired by Corporate. Whitehall then underwent Concept Unification in around 1991, converting the RockAfire Explosion into Munch's Make Believe Band. In late 2010 the store remodeled to house the new [[Concept Unification 1-Stage]] (Which was one of three installed and was the first one to install it. The other two were located at the [[Springfield, IL (2369 McArthur Ave)|Springfield, IL]] & [[Columbus, GA (3201 Macon Rd)|Columbus, GA]]) which involved expanding the gameroom and moving the show to the back wall. By early July 2023, the store would begin its 2.0 remodel, removing the stage by July 12th. They had it's grand reopening of the store 2 months later on September 7th, 2023. |
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|Late 2010 |
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|July 12, 2023 |
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|One of three installed in-store. 1st to be installed, 2nd to be removed. |
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|[[Chuck E. Live Stage (Dance Floor)|Dance Floor]] + [[Video Wall]] |
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|July 2023 |
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|In Use |
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|2021 Model. |
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== Video == |
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!Animatronic |
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!Serial Number |
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!Whereabouts |
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|[[Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe]] |
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| 1-82 1-12 |
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| Sent to SPT. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Dook Larue (Animatronic)|Pasqually / Dook Larue]] |
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|1-82 2-12 |
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|Sent to SPT. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|- |
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|[[Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)|Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo]] |
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|1-82 3-12 |
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|Sent to SPT. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Beach Bear (Animatronic)|Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear]] |
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|1-82 4-12 |
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|Sent to SPT. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)|Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella]] |
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|1-82 5-12 |
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|Sent to SPT. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Billy Bob (Animatronic)|Billy Bob]] |
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|1-82 6-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Looney Bird (Animatronic)|Pizzacam / Looney Bird]] |
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|1-82 7-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Choo Choo (Animatronic)|Munch Jr. / Choo Choo]] |
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|1-82 8-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Sun (Animatronic)|Building / Sun]] |
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|1-82 10-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Moon (Animatronic)|Moon]] |
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| 1-82 11-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Antioch (Animatronic)|Antioch]] |
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|N/A |
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|Destroyed. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Wink]] |
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|N/A |
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|Destroyed. |
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==Videos== |
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!Link |
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!Description |
!Description |
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|https://youtu.be/I2gjOehdC4g |
|[https://youtu.be/I2gjOehdC4g Link] |
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|Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 Segment 1 |
|Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 Segment 1 |
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|April 2009 |
|April 2009 |
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|Apr 13, 2019 |
|Apr 13, 2019 |
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|https://youtu.be/v-BpO3-4YF8 |
|[https://youtu.be/v-BpO3-4YF8 Link] |
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|Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 Segment 2 |
|Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 Segment 2 |
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|April 2009 |
|April 2009 |
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|Apr 28, 2019 |
|Apr 28, 2019 |
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|https://youtu.be/hKnrZZIFuR0 |
|[https://youtu.be/hKnrZZIFuR0 Link] |
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|Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 show segment 4 |
|Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 show segment 4 |
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|April 2009 |
|April 2009 |
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|Mar 9, 2011 |
|Mar 9, 2011 |
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNEhR2aXYIs&t=0s&ab_channel=LilPnutDollMom526 Link] |
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|https://youtu.be/5Dg80YCpPIw |
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|The Animatronics during the CU-1 Stage Installation |
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|2010 |
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|Sep 23, 2010 |
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|[https://youtu.be/5Dg80YCpPIw Link] |
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|Whitehall Chuck E Cheese - January 2012 segment 1 |
|Whitehall Chuck E Cheese - January 2012 segment 1 |
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|January 28th, 2012 |
|January 28th, 2012 |
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|May 29, 2020 |
|May 29, 2020 |
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|https://youtu.be/5Dg80YCpPIw |
|[https://youtu.be/5Dg80YCpPIw Link] |
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|Chuck E. Cheese Whitehall PA~Down The Road |
|Chuck E. Cheese Whitehall PA~Down The Road |
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|N/A |
|N/A |
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|Jul 12, 2022 |
|Jul 12, 2022 |
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|[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hIzxTeDeujM |
|[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hIzxTeDeujM Link] |
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|A short clip of Out of this World being performed at Whitehall. |
|A short clip of Out of this World being performed at Whitehall. |
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|August 2, 2020 |
|August 2, 2020 |
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|July 14, 2023 |
|July 14, 2023 |
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|https://youtu.be/EYCn7YkUIE4 |
|[https://youtu.be/EYCn7YkUIE4 Link] |
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|A short clip of Out of this World being performed at Whitehall. |
|A short clip of Out of this World being performed at Whitehall. |
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|August 2, 2020 |
|August 2, 2020 |
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|July 14, 2023 |
|July 14, 2023 |
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|https://youtu.be/aOeKVRm9tXw |
|[https://youtu.be/aOeKVRm9tXw Link] |
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|Store Tour of the store from August 2020 during the early stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
|Store Tour of the store from August 2020 during the early stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
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|August 2, 2020 |
|August 2, 2020 |
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|July 18, 2023 |
|July 18, 2023 |
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|https://youtu.be/c27ACu9U4kE |
|[https://youtu.be/c27ACu9U4kE Link] |
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|"El Rey Guitarrista" from [[Chuck E. Cheese's Show 2 2020|Show 2 2020]] being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. |
|"El Rey Guitarrista" from [[Chuck E. Cheese's Show 2 2020|Show 2 2020]] being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. |
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|August 2, 2020 |
|August 2, 2020 |
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|July 18, 2023 |
|July 18, 2023 |
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|https://youtu.be/65BNJXxsovg |
|[https://youtu.be/65BNJXxsovg Link] |
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|"My Family" from [[Chuck E. Cheese's Show 3 2019|Show 3 2019]] being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. |
|"My Family" from [[Chuck E. Cheese's Show 3 2019|Show 3 2019]] being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. |
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|August 2, 2020 |
|August 2, 2020 |
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|July 18, 2023 |
|July 18, 2023 |
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|https://youtu.be/gbzNcthjwbs |
|[https://youtu.be/gbzNcthjwbs Link] |
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|"Barbara the Barnyard Barber" from [[Chuck E. Cheese's Show 2 2020|Show 2 2020]] being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. |
|"Barbara the Barnyard Barber" from [[Chuck E. Cheese's Show 2 2020|Show 2 2020]] being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. |
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|August 2, 2020 |
|August 2, 2020 |
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|July 18, 2023 |
|July 18, 2023 |
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|https://youtu.be/iqOwBhXoFL8 |
|[https://youtu.be/iqOwBhXoFL8 Link] |
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|"Out of this World" from [[Chuck E. Cheese's Show 5 2016|Show 5 2016]] being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. The 2020 Social Distancing ad can also be seen in this video. |
|"Out of this World" from [[Chuck E. Cheese's Show 5 2016|Show 5 2016]] being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. The 2020 Social Distancing ad can also be seen in this video. |
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|August 2, 2020 |
|August 2, 2020 |
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==Gallery== |
== Gallery == |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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File:Whitehallrockafire.jpeg|Whitehall's Rock-Afire |
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File:Whitehall in 2008..png|Exterior, September 2008 |
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File:Whitehall in 2011 (Google Maps).png|Exterior, June 2011 |
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File:P3art.jpg|Some 1990's artwork still in the store, until they got 2.0 in July 2023 |
File:P3art.jpg|Some 1990's artwork still in the store, until they got 2.0 in July 2023 |
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File:Whitehall Stage.jpg|The store's CU 1-Stage, removed July 12, 2023. |
File:Whitehall Stage.jpg|The store's CU 1-Stage, removed July 12, 2023. |
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</gallery> |
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==Animatronics== |
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!Serial Number |
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!Whereabouts |
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|[[Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe]] |
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| 1-82 1-12 |
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| Taken to [[Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)]]. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Dook Larue (Animatronic)|Pasqually / Dook Larue]] |
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|1-82 2-12 |
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|Taken to [[Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)]]. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)|Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo]] |
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|1-82 3-12 |
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|Taken to [[Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)]]. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Beach Bear (Animatronic)|Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear]] |
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|1-82 4-12 |
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|Taken to [[Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)]]. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)|Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella]] |
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|1-82 5-12 |
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|Taken to [[Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)]]. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Billy Bob (Animatronic)|Billy Bob]] |
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|1-82 6-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Looney Bird (Animatronic)|Pizzacam / Looney Bird]] |
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|1-82 7-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Choo Choo (Animatronic)|Munch Jr. / Choo Choo]] |
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|1-82 8-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Sun (Animatronic)|Building / Sun]] |
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|1-82 10-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Moon (Animatronic)|Moon]] |
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| 1-82 11-12 |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Antioch (Animatronic)|Antioch]] |
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|N/A |
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|Unknown. Originally from [[Abilene, TX (1874 S Clack St)]]. |
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|[[Wink]] |
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|N/A |
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|Destroyed. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 13:16, 17 May 2024
Whitehall, PA (1000 Lehigh Valley Mall), Store #448 was a Showbiz Pizza Place that opened on December 16, 1983 as a franchised location with a Rock-afire Explosion. The store is located in a freestanding building right outside of the Lehigh Valley Mall.
As of April 2024, this location has the 2.0 remodel.
Stages
Originally, Whitehall featured a Rock-afire Explosion which was originally from the Abilene, TX Showbiz that closed not long before then, as all other Showbiz locations at the time did. Unfortunately, there are some photos but no videos to exist of Whitehall with the Rock afire, or as a ShowBiz in general. they got Concept Unification sometime between 1991 and 1992.
In 2010 they remodeled to have the characters on one stage, this would be called the Concept Unification 1-Stage by fans. Chuck is was wearing the avenger shirt and jeans, and the rest of the band has the usual cosmetics minus Helen loosing her flower in 2018. On July 12, 2023, the stage was removed as apart of the location receiving the 2.0 remodel and was replaced with the Dance Floor and Video Wall.
History
Whitehall opened its doors on December 16th, 1983 as the last Showbiz Pizza store in Pennsylvania, in a freestanding building right outside of the Lehigh Valley Mall. Like many other ShowBiz Pizza locations, it had a typical SPP layout (Except that the show was on the right side wall opposed to being on the back wall) seen in many other stores across the United States and would eventually receive the 1988 remodel years after it would open. Although some little documentation exists back in the ShowBiz days, it can be determined that Whitehall was one of several locations to receive an Uncle Klunk show package (and a Santa Claus retrofit package as well) sometime after opening. Like many ShowBiz locations in the late 1980s, Whitehall received the Showbiz Pizza Campground upgrade. The store eventually made the decision to close in 1989 before the 1988 Remodel.[1] On January 16th, 1990, Whitehall was acquired by Corporate. Whitehall then underwent Concept Unification in around 1991, converting the RockAfire Explosion into Munch's Make Believe Band. In late 2010 the store remodeled to house the new Concept Unification 1-Stage (Which was one of three installed and was the first one to install it. The other two were located at the Springfield, IL & Columbus, GA) which involved expanding the gameroom and moving the show to the back wall. By early July 2023, the store would begin its 2.0 remodel, removing the stage by July 12th. They had it's grand reopening of the store 2 months later on September 7th, 2023.
Video
Link | Description | Date Filmed | Date Published |
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Link | Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 Segment 1 | April 2009 | Apr 13, 2019 |
Link | Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 Segment 2 | April 2009 | Apr 28, 2019 |
Link | Chuck E Cheese Whitehall April 2009 show segment 4 | April 2009 | Mar 9, 2011 |
Link | The Animatronics during the CU-1 Stage Installation | 2010 | Sep 23, 2010 |
Link | Whitehall Chuck E Cheese - January 2012 segment 1 | January 28th, 2012 | May 29, 2020 |
Link | Chuck E. Cheese Whitehall PA~Down The Road | N/A | Jul 12, 2022 |
Link | A short clip of Out of this World being performed at Whitehall. | August 2, 2020 | July 14, 2023 |
Link | A short clip of Out of this World being performed at Whitehall. | August 2, 2020 | July 14, 2023 |
Link | Store Tour of the store from August 2020 during the early stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic. | August 2, 2020 | July 18, 2023 |
Link | "El Rey Guitarrista" from Show 2 2020 being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. | August 2, 2020 | July 18, 2023 |
Link | "My Family" from Show 3 2019 being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. | August 2, 2020 | July 18, 2023 |
Link | "Barbara the Barnyard Barber" from Show 2 2020 being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. | August 2, 2020 | July 18, 2023 |
Link | "Out of this World" from Show 5 2016 being performed on Whitehall's CU 1-Stage. The 2020 Social Distancing ad can also be seen in this video. | August 2, 2020 | July 18, 2023 |
Gallery
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Whitehall's Rock-Afire
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Exterior, September 2008
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Exterior, June 2011
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Some 1990's artwork still in the store, until they got 2.0 in July 2023
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The store's CU 1-Stage, removed July 12, 2023.