Orange, CT (82 Boston Post Rd)

82 Boston Post Rd, Store #468 is a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza/Chuck E. Cheese's/Chuck E. Cheese in Orange, Connecticut that opened June 16, 1992. It is located in the Edwards Plaza Shopping Center. This location should not be confused with Orange, CT (260 Bull Hill Lane) which was a Pizza Time Theatre location that opened in May 1983 and closed in 1985 with the Balcony Stage, this was one of the last Pizza Time Theatre locations in Connecticut alongside New Britain, CT (222 E Main St).

History

Orange opened June 16th, 1992 in the Edwards Plaza Shopping Center. They opened with the 1991 update to the 1986 SPT Remodel Program, containing checkers around the store, awnings above the menu, prize area, and salad bar, late '80s décor, and of course, the 2-Stage itself. This was the first location in New England to receive the 2-Stage. Orange would receive their first remodel in the Mid 1990's which involved removing the checkers around the store, Blue and White Awnings, and Neon Signage. Orange would then receive the CEC 2005 Remodel in August 2006 which involved the removal of the 2-Stage, Balcony Seating, Showroom Walls, & 1990's Decor. This involves the installation of their Studio C Beta with the Cool Chuck outfit, which also involved swapping places with one of the gamerooms (Which involved moving the Showroom to the front of the store and moving the Gameroom to where the old Showroom was). In around the Late 2000's-Early 2010's, they removed the Dinner Lights, Sign above the Kid Check, & add bright florescent lighting. Chuck's Cool Chuck outfit was also replaced with the Avenger outfit around that time. On May 19, 2013, Orange became the last Studio C stage in Connecticut after the closure of Meriden, CT (533 S Broad St) due to leasing issues. Later in the year, Chuck's cap was removed. In around 2017-2019, Chuck's Avenger outfit was replaced with Rockstar. In 2020, the Skytubes were removed due to COVID-19. In October 2021, Orange started their 2.0 Remodel which involved a major expansion (Which involved relocating the showroom to the new area of the store. Also, according to a cast member, there were talks about expanding the store dating all the way back to 2015-2016). On March 23, 2022, the Studio C Beta was removed for a Dance Floor & Video Wall. Orange had their Grand Reopening on May 8th, 2022, with the remodel being complete 3 days later. As of June 2023, Orange still has the 2.0 Remodel and the 2021 Model Dance Floor + Video Wall.

Stages

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
2-Stage	June 1992	August 2006	First 2-Stage to be installed in the New England Region, opened without Curtains which were added sometime later on. One of two 2-Stages installed in Connecticut.
Studio C Beta, 16m	August 2006	March 2022	One of three Betas installed in Connecticut (One of two 16m installations). Last Studio C stage in Connecticut.
Dance Floor + Video Wall	March 2022	Still in Use.	2021 Model. Installed when the store expanded.

Animatronics

Animatronics	Manufacturing Date	Serial Number	Status
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)|Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	1991-1992	Unknown	Destroyed.
Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	1991-1992	Unknown	Destroyed.
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)	1991-1992	Unknown	Destroyed.
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)	1991-1992	Unknown	Destroyed.
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	1991-1992	Unknown	Destroyed.
Wink (Cyberamic)	1991-1992	Unknown	Destroyed.
Chuck E. Cheese 16m (Animatronic)	2005-2006	N/A	Head sent to Manchester, NH location prior to remodel, currently unknown. Rest of bot destroyed.
Pizza Time Clock (Animatronic)	2005-2006	N/A	Destroyed.

Videos

(WIP)