Huntsville, AL (1220 Jordan Lane)

1220 Jordan Lane, Store #705 was a Showbiz Pizza Place that opened on June 8, 1982 with a Rock-Afire Explosion, which is still open to this day. This location received Concept Unification in the early 90's, and had many custom things added to the stage, as well as having the last Pizzacam animatronic until it was reinstated at Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd) in June 2024.

History

Huntsville opened on June 8th, 1982 as the 2nd Showbiz Pizza Place in Alabama (2nd after Mobile, AL (710 Downtowner Loop) with a Rock-afire Explosion show. It was originally and currently, a corporate owned store. They would later end up receiving the 1986 SPT Remodel Program|1988 Remodel removing the old Showbiz decor, and adding newer decor. In 1991, Huntsville received Concept Unification which removed the Rock-afire for the 3-Stage and removed all Showbiz decor, added new decor, and a change to the exterior. Huntsville underwent another remodel in 1996/1997 which involved the removal of the Neon Signage, Blue and White Awnings, some checkers around the store, and another exterior change. In 2001-2002, Huntsville would undergo a minor remodel which involved the removal of the Balcony Seating & the Showroom Walls. In 2006-2007, Huntsville received the 2005 Update to the 2003 'Cool Chuck' Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative which removed all 1990's store art, dim lighting and adding purple walls. In around 2011-2012, Huntsville received the 2010 Update which involved redoing the front counter, repainting the exterior, adding another set of Emergency Exit Doors to the exterior, and expanding the store. As of March 2023, Huntsville has the 2.0 remodel.

Stages

Originally when the store opened, they had a Rock-afire Explosion, and they got a Billy Bob interactive at a unknown date. later it would receive concept unification during 1991. There has been many additions to the stage through the years, such as Munch's organ getting a custom front, Jasper keeping Beach Bear's guitar (painted red, white, and blue), Helen having her cheerleader outfit and yellow hair (it was changed to her normal dress and hair in 2022), Pasqually having a custom bass drum head, as well as adding a tom-tom drum in 2022, Moon being painted white with an American flag on top (Huntsville is known for NASA). Pizzacam had custom black plastic cosmetics, and a metal emblem on the back that states that the Huntsville location has the first black plastic Pizzacam instead of the standard latex cosmetics. Building was removed in 2021, but his spotlight remained functional. The Wink was painted red white and blue. Sometime in 2022, the lights on the organ legs were changed to red, yellow, and green. They were the last 3-Stage in the state of Alabama. On March 29th, 2023 the 3-Stage was removed with it being replaced with a 2021 Model Dance Floor.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Rock-Afire Explosion	June 1982	1991	2nd Showbiz Pizza store to open in Alabama.
Billy Bob Interactive	Unknown	Unknown	Zero documentation but is confirmed to have once been at the location by the manager 'Kirt Moore'
3-Stage	1991	March 2023	One of 7 Showbiz locations in Alabama to undergo Concept Unification. Formerly the last 3-Stage in the state of Alabama.
Dance Floor + Video Wall	March 29, 2023	Still In Use	2021 Model. Also, this is the first Corporate store to remodel to 2.0 not because of damage to the store (Birmingham got 2.0 because of flood damage and Sheffield was remodeled to 2.0 under the choice of the store's Franchisee). 2nd location to undergo a full 2.0 exterior remodel (Sheffield yet again kept the logo from it's previous remodel)

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial Number	Whereabouts
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe	10-81 1-1	Owned by a private collector.
Pasqually / Dook Larue	10-81 2-1	Owned by a private collector.
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo	10-81 3-1	Owned by a private collector.
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear	10-81 4-1	Owned by a private collector.
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella	10-81 5-1	Owned by a private collector.
Billy Bob	10-81 6-1	Unknown.
Retro-Cam / Looney Bird	10-81 7-1	Mechanism destroyed. Cosmetics owned by the former technician, Kirt Moore.
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo	10-81 8-1	Unknown.
Building / Sun	10-81 10-1	Owned by Kirt Moore.
Moon	10-81 11-1	Owned by a private collector.
Antioch	N/A	Unknown.
Wink	N/A	Removed 3/29/23, possibly destroyed or owned by a private collector.

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date	Published Date
Link	Huntsville's 3-Stage in the Early 1990's.	Early 1990's	March 6, 2017
Link	Some footage showcasing the store, games, and 3-Stage back in November 2002. This was one of the first stores with a 3-Stage to remove their Showroom Walls alongside Savannah.	November 16, 2002	March 20, 2023
Link	Some footage showcasing the store, games, and 3-Stage back in 2005.	2005	March 8, 2023
Link	Some kid riding the Bob the Builder ride. 3-Stage is shown in the background.	August 2008	September 1, 2008
Link	'Summertime' from Summer 2007 Segment 1 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. Birthday Star '09 then cuts off show at 2:30.	July 2010	July 22, 2010
Link	April 2013 Segment 1 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	April 18, 2013	April 27, 2013
Link	Huntsville's 3-Stage being featured in a collaboration video.	2015	June 15, 2015
Link	'Chuck E.'s Place 2017' from Show 3 2017 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	May/June 2017	June 2, 2017
Link	'All I Want for Christmas' from Show 7 2018 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	December 2018	December 15, 2018
Link	Store Tour from December 2018.	December 2018	December 27, 2018
Link	Tour of the Showroom back in August 2019.	August 2019	August 25, 2019
Link	'My Family' from Show 3 2019 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	August 2019	August 27, 2019
Link	'Out of this World from Show 5 2016 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	August 2019	September 6, 2019
Link	'Rockin' Robot' from the The Chuck E. Cheese Show being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	August 2019	September 9, 2019
Link	'Holiday Fiesta' from Show 5 2019 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	December 2020	December 17, 2020
Link	Party Place from Chuck E's Rockin' Rhymes being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	December 2020	December 21, 2020
Link	A tour of the Private Party Room.	December 2020	February 6, 2021
Link	'Holiday Fiesta' from Show 5 2019 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	December 2020	February 8, 2021
Link	'Dog Days of Summer' from Show 3 2021 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	June 2, 2021	June 2, 2021
Link	Huntsville featured on the Sets, Streets & Eats YouTube channel.	April 2022	April 24, 2022
Link	A video showcasing the Huntsville 3-Stage during the Holidays.	December 2022	December 23, 2022
Link	A clip of my Family (Show 3 2019) & Ves Al Ratoncito (Show 2 2019) being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	February 25, 2023	February 25, 2023
Link	Store Tour of the Store in March 2023.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'Join the Party' from Chuck E. Cheese Summer of Fun 2022 Show being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. A lot of editing has been put into this video.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'Trio' from Show 3 2017 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'Game On' from Show 1 2020 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'Ves Al Ratoncito' from Show 2 2019 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. Chuck E was being maintained in this video because of an air leak that occurred on that day.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'I Dare You Not To Laugh' from Show 3 2021 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. Chuck E was being maintained in this video because of an air leak that occurred on that day.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'Stay Positive' from Show 2 2021 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'Disco Dancing Dinosaur Party' from Show 1 2020 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'My Family' from Show 3 2019 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage.	March 7, 2023	March 16, 2023
Link	'Disco Dancing Dinosaur Party' from Show 1 2020 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. One of the final videos before the 2.0 Remodel.	March 24, 2023	March 28, 2023
Link	'Ves Al Ratoncito' from Show 2 2019 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. One of the final videos before the 2.0 Remodel.	March 24, 2023	March 30, 2023
Link	'Stay Positive' from Show 2 2021 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. One of the final videos before the 2.0 Remodel.	March 24, 2023	April 2, 2023
Link	'I Dare You Not To Laugh' from Show 3 2021 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. One of the final videos before the 2.0 Remodel.	March 24, 2023	April 2, 2023
Link	'Trio' from Show 3 2017 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. One of the final videos before the 2.0 Remodel.	March 24, 2023	April 6, 2023
Link	'My Family' from Show 3 2019 being performed on Huntsville's 3-Stage. One of the final videos before the 2.0 Remodel.	March 24, 2023	April 6, 2023
Link	A Tribute to the store in the wake of the 2.0 Remodel.	March 29, 2023	March 29, 2023

Trivia

• Huntsville was the second Showbiz Pizza Place in Alabama with Mobile opening less than 4 months earlier.
• Huntsville was one of seven Showbiz locations in Alabama to be converted into Chuck E. Cheese. The other six are Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, Birmingham (Roebuck), Dothan, & Sheffield. The other three locations, Tuscaloosa, AL (1335 McFarland Blvd)|Tuscaloosa, Cullman, & Midfield closed in December 1985.