Roanoke, VA (4059 Electric Rd)

4059 Electric Rd, Store #972 was a Showbiz Pizza Place located in Roanoke, Virginia. This location opened as a ShowBiz Pizza Place on June 21st, 1983, and is still open today.

History

Showbiz

Roanoke opened as the 1st Showbiz Pizza Place in Virginia, they originally featured the Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. they would have it for a few years. It is unknown if they ever remodeled when they were Showbiz.

Tux Chuck and Cool Chuck Eras

In around 1991, Roanoke underwent Concept Unification, and The Rock-afire was replaced by Munch's Make Believe Band, complete with all of the characters including extras such as Building, Moon, Wink, Pizzacam, and Munch Jr. Chuck E. wore his signature black tuxedo and red derby hat. The latex masks were all replaced by plastic masks pre-2003. In the 2000s, Chuck E.'s tux and derby were replaced by a red cap with a black 'C', a blue shirt with a yellow 'C', and khaki shorts (Cool Chuck outfit). The stage had working curtains up until curtains were no longer programmed. Interestingly, Munch Jr. was removed sometime before 2003. Building & Moon functioned until around 2016-2017.

Avenger Era

In 2005, the store received the 2005 Remodel which involved the removal of Showroom Walls, Balcony Seating, & adding purple walls. In Mid 2012, the store received a major expansion which involved raising the ceilings and a new facade that new stores received at the time. This also added more space for games and a new entrance on the left hand side of the store.

Present Day

Roanoke featured a 3-Stage with Pizzacam (Later Retro-Cam) & Building (Behind Helen and wasn't not functioning before removal). This store was the last location in the state of Virginia to have the Pizzacam animatronic. In July 2022, the store remodeled to 2.0 which involved the removal of the 3-Stage for a Dance Floor & Video Wall. In around August 2022, the stage was removed. On September 17th, 2022, Roanoke hosted their Grand Reopening⁽¹⁾, therefore ending the process. As of February 2023, Roanoke still has the 2.0 Remodel and 2021 Dance Floor + Video Wall.

Stages

Originally, Roanoke featured a Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did, in around 1991, they would undergo Concept Unification, turning the RAE into the 3-Stage, they would have the 3-Stage until around August 2022; In August 2022, they would replace the 3-Stage with a Dance Floor and Video Wall, as part of their 2.0 remodel, they were the 2nd to last 3-Stage in Virginia. As of February 2023, they still have this remodel.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Classic Stage	June 1983	1991	1st Showbiz to open in Virginia.
Concept Unification Stage	1991	August 2022	One of five to undergo Concept Unification.
Chuck E Live Stage (Dance Floor) + Video Wall	August 2022	Still In Use	2021 Model.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial	Whereabouts
Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic)	10-82 1-18	Destroyed
Dook Larue (Animatronic)	10-82 2-18	Destroyed
Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)	10-82 3-18	Destroyed
Beach Bear (Animatronic)	10-82 4-18	Destroyed
Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)	10-82 5-18	Destroyed
Billy Bob (Animatronic)	10-82 6-18	Unknown
Looney Bird (Animatronic)	10-82 7-18	Destroyed
Choo Choo (Animatronic)	10-82 8-18	Destroyed
Sun (Animatronic)	10-82 10-18	Destroyed
Moon (Animatronic)	10-82 11-18	Destroyed
Antioch (Animatronic)	N/A	Destroyed
Wink	N/A	Destroyed

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date
Link	Video Shows some of the store when it was ShowBiz Pizza Place back in 1988. The first half of the video shows the RockAfire Explosion.	August 20, 1988
Link	Seans 5th Birthday at Chuck E Cheese (2009). The Video Shows some of the store before the 2012 Expansion.	November 16, 2011
Link	Chuck E. Cheese Fun Family vlog in which they visit Roanoke	January 23, 2019
Link	A Family vlog in which they visit Roanoke	June 11, 2022
Link	A Family vlog in which they visit Roanoke during Bootacular 2022	October 8, 2022