Mentor, OH (8000 Plaza Blvd)

8000 Plaza Blvd, Store #743 is a Chuck E. Cheese that opened on July 20, 1998, with a 1-Stage and is still open to this day. This location should not be confused with Mentor, OH (7900 Plaza Blvd #170a) which opened in June 1982 with a Cyberamics Balcony Stage and was purchased in December 1991 with a C-Stage|C-Stage.Their C-Stage was then retrofitted in 1991 and later got destroyed in 1996.

History

Mentor opened on July 20th, 1998. Mentor would be the second to last new store to open with a Cyberamics stage, as Studio C stages were being installed in stores by this point. Mentor opened with the 1993 remodel which included Record Posters and other decor, SkyTubes and Toddler Zone, and the 1-Stage. In 2006, Mentor received the CEC 2000's Remodel Program removing older decor for newer decor, removing Showroom Walls, removed Toddler Zone, relocated the 1-Stage, and relocated some parts of the store like the kitchen area, salad bar, some games and added newer games, booths, and tables. Mentor expanded in 2009 to fit in more games, booths, and tables. On May 13 2024, Mentor would begin its CEC 2.0 Remodel Program

Stages

Originally, when this store opened it featured Chuck in his tuxedo suit. It was later replaced with Cool Chuck, and then Avenger clothing.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Condition
1-Stage	July 1998	May 13, 2023	Good condition until removal. Movements like Chucks eyelids and Munches hands stopped working after a while, along with miscellaneous less noticeable movements such as Jaspers eyes.
Chuck E Live Stage (Dance Floor)	May, 14 2024	Still in Use
Video Wall	May 2024	Still in Use

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial Number	Whereabouts
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)|Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	N/A	Taken to Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)
Guest Star Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	N/A	Taken to Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)
Mr Munch (Cyberamic)	N/A	Taken to Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)
Jasper T Jowls (Cyberamic)	N/A	Taken to Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	N/A	Taken to Showbiz Pizza Time Distribution Center (Topeka, KS)
Wink (Cyberamic)	N/A	Removed. Saved by a private collector on May 14, 2024.

An account ran from 2016 to 2018 by Mentors employees, showcasing multiple games, the animatronics, and backstage photos.

Videos

Link	Filming Date	Publish Date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_xjOHmB65ACEC Up close and Personal with the last originally produced 1-Stage (Mentor, Ohio)	November 2022	Nov 27, 2022
[2] A tour of the store.	August 30, 2022	Sep 2, 2023
[3] 'Chuck E.'s Middle Name' performed on Mentors 1-Stage.	August 30, 2022	Sep 20, 2023