Corona, CA (191 N McKinley St)

191 N McKinley St, Store #407 is a Chuck E. Cheese that opened on May 19, 1992, as a corporate location with a Road Stage which is still open to this day with the CEC 2.0 Remodel Program . It is located next to Denny's that closed in 2020 and a gas station like Huntington Beach, CA (15511 Edwards St) .

History

Corona opened on May 19th, 1992, as a corporate-owned location. Corona opened with the 1988 Remodel including the CU decor, and the Road Stage. Around the Mid 1990's, They replaced the logo with Coach Chuck and removed older 90's decor for newer decor, the removal of the ball pit for SkyTubes. In 1999-2001, they would receive Phase 3 (2000) which includes an expansion to make room for more games and replacing the Record Posters for Must C TV ones and adding some new decor. Corona remained like this until in Summer 2007, when they received the CEC 2000's Remodel Program . which involved the removal of the showroom walls, removing older decor for newer decor, new booths, & adding purple walls; they managed to keep the dim lighting. In around the Early 2010's, some of the decor such as the Dinner Lights and the sign above the Kid Check were removed. Corona remained like this until they remodeled to the 2.0 remodel between February-March 2024. Currently, as of May 2024, the location still has the 2.0 Remodel and the Dance Floor.

Stages

Like all Road Stages when they first opened, Chuck wore his Tuxedo & Derby outfit. Also, the stage featured no curtains like any other Road Stage from when it was first installed. The lift curtains were added by the Late 90's. In the Early 2000's, this was replaced with the Cool Chuck outfit. By the Late 2000's, Chuck's outfit was replaced with the Avenger outfit. The lift curtains were later removed. In December of 2015, Chuck E. would lose his teeth and would stay that way until April of 2021 when the stage was refurbished with Chuck E. getting new teeth in the process. In 2022, the door was painted black, possibly to prepare for the 2.0 remodel that would happen eventually. Later in 2023, they would receive the Trampoline Zone despite not being remodeled to 2.0. In February 2024, Corona would start their 2.0 remodel and would remove their Road Stage not long after for the Dance Floor.

Stage	Installed	Removed
Cyberamics Road Stage	May 1992	February 11, 2024. Refurbished in April of 2021.
Dance Floor + Video Wall	February/March 2024	Still in Use.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Manufacturing Date	Serial Number	Status
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)	1992	Unknown	Destroyed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yVK9Q7cADw
Guest Star Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	1992	1032	Destroyed.(0)
Mr Munch (Cyberamic)	1992	1051	Destroyed.(0)
Jasper T Jowls (Cyberamic)	1992	1079	Owned by a private collector.
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	1992	Unknown	Destroyed.(0)
Wink (Cyberamic)	1992	N/A	Destroyed.(0)

Videos

(W.I.P)

Link	Description	Filming Date	Publish Date
YouTube	A video showcasing the store, games, & Road Stage in December 2001	December 4, 2001	February 7, 2023
YouTube	'Loppinsboopinfakindoopinfloopenloopenfunnin's Day' from Chuck E Cheese's Show 1 2018 being performed on Corona's Road Stage.	June 2020	October 21, 2020
YouTube	Store Tour 2020	July 2020	July 4, 2020
YouTube	Family vlog in which they visit Corona after closing for the 2nd time during the COVID-19 Pandemic.	April 2022	April 11, 2022
YouTube	Family vlog in which they visit Corona after closing for the 2nd time during the COVID-19 Pandemic.	April/May 2022	May 1, 2022
YouTube	'Let's Be Friends' from Chuck E Cheese's Show 3 2021 being performed on Corona's Road Stage.	August 2022	Aug 15, 2022