Pasadena, TX (154 Fairmont Pkwy) Store #691(1) was a Showbiz Pizza Place that opened on June 9, 1982 with a Rock-afire Explosion and closed as a Chuck E. Cheese's in February 2007 (day unknown) with a 3-Stage.
It was located in the Fairmont Junction shopping center. The store would be relocated to Pasadena, TX (5075 Fairmont Pkwy)|5075 Fairmont Pkwy which opened with a Studio C Beta, 16m; that store is still operating to this day.
Stages
Originally when the store opened, they had a Rock-afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. They would have it for a few years until 1991, when they would undergo
Concept Unification, this was the process used to turn the RAE into the CEC characters. They would have this until their closure in February 2007. Unfortunately, there are videos but hardly any photos of Pasadena, TX as a Showbiz Pizza or of their exterior.
| Stage |
Installed |
Removed |
Notes |
| Rock-afire Explosion |
June 1982 |
1991 |
11th Showbiz Pizza store to open in Texas. |
| 3-Stage |
1991 |
February 2007 |
One of 17 Showbiz stores in Texas to undergo Concept Unification. |
History
Pasadena opened as a corporate-owned Showbiz Pizza Place on June 9th, 1982. This was the 11th Showbiz Pizza Place in Texas (After
San Antonio Ingram,
Houston FM 1960,
Houston Antoine,
Houston Memorial,
Austin Burnet, Fort Worth, TX (5014 Trail Lake Dr)|Fort Worth Trail Lake Dr,
Austin Ben White,
North Richland Hills,
Richardson, &
Houston Bellfort). Sadly, there is hardly any documentation of Pasadena when it was a Showbiz Pizza. They would receive the 1988 remodel a few years later removing old Showbiz decor for newer decor.
Pasadena received Concept Unification in 1991 which involved the removal of the Rock-afire Explosion for the 3-Stage, removal of all SPP decor for newer decor, and a change to the exterior. In the Mid-Late 90's, they received the Phase 2 remodel which removes early 90's decor, added newer decor and SkyTubes. This also applies to the exterior. They would remain like this until their closure in February 2007 (day unknown) when the store Pasadena, TX (5075 Fairmont Pkwy)|relocated down the street. It is unknown why they relocated, but could be assumed that the shopping center the location was in was abandoned and it was the only one open. After closure, they were abandoned for a year being filled by multiple businesses until they all closed to become a Dollar Tree. Currently, as of February 2023, the location is still a Dollar Tree.
Videos
| Link |
Description |
Publish Date |
Filming Date |
| Link |
Footage of the animatronics believed to have been taken at this location. |
March 22nd, 2021 |
December 3rd, 1991 |
| https://youtu.be/BvRfgqXawpU |
Footage of the store, with clips of the 3-stage performing 'Rocket Man' from the January 1992 show. |
December 16, 2017 |
Early 1992 |
Animatronics
