Cyberamics Portrait / Shelf Stage

Ogden, Utah's Portrait Show. This would be taken during its inoperable state.

The Cyberamics Shelf Stage (known commonly as the Cyberamics Portrait Stage) was a stage format installed at several Pizza Time Theatre stores from 1979 to 1981. The stage would debut at the Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) location at its grand opening in May 1979 as a Cyberamics version of the Winchester PTT Show & Kooser PTT Show and would go extinct in Fall 2001 at the Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd) store.

History

Pizza Time Theatre

The Cyberamics Shelf Stage was first created in May 1979 for the opening of the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre on Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) . The stage was produced for all PTT's from 1979 to Mid 1980. In May or April 1980, San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd) would introduce the Cyberamics Balcony Stage ⁽¹⁾ as a stage type on a platform instead of inside of the theatre's walls. The Portrait Stages would continue to be produced for location, though would either be on 1 wall, or be a Balcony & Shelf Hybrid. The PTT on Arlington, TX (2216 S Fielder Rd) would be the first one to open with a Balcony Stage, & after 1981, all future locations would be set to get a Balcony Stage instead of a Shelf Stage. The Last Shelf Stage to be produced was for the PTT on Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd) In June 1981, which had the normal 2-Wall Variant.

Chuck E. Cheese's

By 1987, almost all Shelf stages had been removed, except for Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) , Huntington Beach, CA (15511 Edwards St) , Tucson, AZ (5534 E 22nd St) , Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd) , Hayward, CA (24253 Hesperian Blvd) , & Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd) . By 1990, almost all the remaining Shlef Stages had been removed except for Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd) & Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd) , with Ogden's being shut off making Lake Forest, CA's the last functioning one. Lake Forest's had also been modified into a Chuck E's House Facade & Shelf Stage Hybrid with the stage looking more like a Late 1980 Shelf setup but with C-Stage decor, Making Ogden's the last full Portrait Show Remaining. sometime in 1991, Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd) would close, Making Lake Forest the last location with a Shelf Stage. The Stage remained until 2001, when the location permanently closed.

Design

The Cyberamic Shelf Stages, similar to the Kooser Shelf Stage, would be placed alongside one or two walls to draw attention to all characters. All characters in the center wall would be placed inside thin, beige portrait frames with a black outline inside it. The nameplates would be located on a wood trim below the characters with a 40-degree wall going upwards directly under the trim. Mr. Munch and Pasqually had their own unique frames, carrying over from the Kooser PTT Show . The set up included doors that would open and close as per the show's programming. Similarly enough, the Warblettes also had a unique frame to make up for the size of the three birds within. The Flag Wavers, Pizza Time Orchestra, and Applause Board would be placed in various areas of the theatre, mainly near the characters. Later versions of the stage would ditch the portraits in favor for Balcony like design. The balcony-like variant would be the variant most later shelf locations received. It's unknown if any former portrait variant location got retrofitted to a balcony-like variant.

Animatronics Used

Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)
Guest Star Helen Henny (Cyberamic)
Mr Munch (Cyberamic)
Pasqually (Cyberamic)
Jasper T Jowls (Cyberamic)
Warblettes (Cyberamic) (Removed last at Ogden's Closure)
Applause Board (Cyberamic)
Drum Board (Cyberamic)
Flag Wavers (Cyberamic)

Installations

Location	Opening / Installation Date	Removal Date
Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) ⁽²⁾	May-June 1979	Unknown
Sacramento , CA (7020 Stockton Blvd)⁽³⁾	August 14th, 1979	Late 1985
Huntington Beach, CA (15511 Edwards St) ⁽⁴⁾	October 6th, 1979	1989/1990
Stockton, CA (4555 N Pershing Ave)	October 1979	1981/1982
Sparks, NV (530 Greenbrae Dr)	December 20th, 1979	Unknown
Citrus Heights, CA (7614 Greenback Lane) ⁽⁵⁾	December 26th, 1979	January 1985
Fullerton, CA (1841 W Orangethorpe Ave)	March 1980	1985
La Habra, CA (901 Harbor Blvd)	May 1980	December 11th, 1984
Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd) ⁽⁶⁾	May 17th, 1980	1991
Sunnyvale, CA (1247 W El Camino Real)	Summer 1980	1984
Sun Valley, CA (8357 Laurel Canyon Blvd)	July 1980	1981/1982
Fresno, CA (5384 N Blackstone Ave)	July/August 1980	May 1985
Tucson, AZ (5534 E 22nd St)	July 15th, 1980	1987
Covina, CA (601 Azusa Ave)	August 1980	1981/1982
San Ramon, CA (1901 San Ramon Valley Blvd)	October 1980	1984
Simi Valley, CA (71 Tierra Rejada Rd)	October 20th, 1980	Possibly 1990
Raleigh, NC (4339 Falls of the Neuse Rd)	November 1980	October, 1984
Maple Heights, OH (5376 Northfield Rd)	November 1980	June 1985
Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, Australia	March 1981	1982
Hayward, CA (24253 Hesperian Blvd)	April 1981	Unknown
Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)	June 1981	Fall 2001