Newington, CT (3075 Berlin Tpke)
2005 Remodel Exterior before 2.0 (PC: Mike Mozart on Flickr)
Opening: 1991 - Present
Latitude Longitude: , 41.66496927-72.72348093
Stages
This location opened up on October 29, 1991, as the first location in Connecticut since the closures of New Britain, CT (222 E Main St) & Orange, CT (260 Bull Hill Lane) in 1985 with a Road Stage and was converted to a 1-Stage sometime in 1995. The 1-Stage is different than normal 1-Stages as it has the 2-stage props (which was the only one of its kind in New England as the other 1-Stages in New England has the finalized design). In January 2011, the Tuxedo & Derby was replaced with the Avenger outfit. Chuck's cap was removed in September 2013. The Munch’s Make Believe Band sign was removed in around 2016. The sign was never replaced after that. The Avenger outfit would be replaced by the Rockstar outfit in March 2018. Munch's hat was removed around July 2022. It remained this way until they received the 2.0 Remodel.| Stage | Installed | Removed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberamics Road Stage | October 29, 1991 | 1995 | Only Road Stage installed in Connecticut. |
| 1-Stage | 1995 | September 2022 | One of 3 1-Stages installed in Connecticut. The last cyberamic stage and the last animatronic stage in Connecticut. |
| |Chuck E Live Stage (Dance Floor) | September 2022 | Still In Use | Currently the only stage type in Connecticut as of installation date. |
History
The store received the CEC 2000's Remodel Program in the Fall of 2005. In August 2022, they started their 2.0 Remodel which removed the 1-Stage and placed the Video Wall on the right side wall where some of the 2005 remodel posters once stood. This was one of the five New England locations that were open after 2006 that did not receive the Cool Chuck outfit. Those other four were Warwick, RI (650 Bald Hill Rd) , North Dartmouth, MA (412-418 State Rd) , Waterbury, CT (650 Wolcott St) , & Attleboro, MA (287 Washington St) .Animatronics
| Animatronic | Manufacturing date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)|Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Destroyed. |
| Guest Star Helen Henny (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Destroyed. |
| Mr Munch (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Destroyed. |
| Jasper T Jowls (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Destroyed. |
| Pasqually (Cyberamic) | Unknown | Destroyed. |
| Wink (Cyberamic) | 1991 | Destroyed. |
Videos
| Links | Description | Filming Date | Published Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link | Earliest known video of Newington, as of June 2023, not too long after opening playing the first show they played (September 1991) | November 1991 | August 20, 2018 |
| Link | Birthday Extravaganza from the Road Stage. The last known video of their Road Stage as of April 2024. | December 1991 | October 5th, 2011 |
| Link | Earliest video of Newington's 1-Stage performing Mony Mony | 1997 | November 8, 2011 |
| Link | Video showing Newington in the late 90's with the Phase 2 (1997) , performances of Chuck E Says and Birthday Star '95 , and briefly shows the show playing May 1998 Show . | September 5, 1998 | February 17, 2021 |
| Link | Video of the Animatronics performing Birthday 2002. | October 23rd, 2004 | November 10, 2020 |
| Link | Newington a few years after the 2005 update of the 2003 'Cool Chuck' Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative| CEC 2000's Remodel Program remodel. | February 28, 2009 | June 26, 2011 |
| Link | A News video about The Women pulling out a Gun incident. | Early February, 2013 | February 5th, 2013 |
| Link | The store being featured in a Sensory Sensitive Sunday Article (And yes, there is a video in this article). | March/April 2018 | April 8th, 2018 |
| Link | Store during the COVID-19 shutdown back in 2020. | July 2020 | July 31st, 2020 |
| Link | The Final Performance of the Animatronics Recorded before Removal | August 2022 | September 5th, 2022 |
| Link | Store Tour during 2.0 after stage removal. | September 2022 | September 2nd, 2022 |
| Link | Store Tour after 2.0 Remodel is completed. | October 2022 | October 17th, 2022 |
| Link | News mentioning about the 2.0 Remodel in Newington | November/December 1st, 2022 | December 1st, 2022 |
| Link | A news video checking out the 2.0 Remodel at the location. | November/December 1st, 2022 | December 1st, 2022 |
| Link | A Birthday Party taking place at Newington. | May 30, 2023 | May 30, 2023 |
Newington in the early 90's
2005 Remodel Exterior before 2.0 (PC: Mike Mozart on Flickr)