Rockville, MD (5270 Randolph Rd)

5270 Randolph Road, Store #531 was a Chuck E Cheese's that opened on August 20, 2002 with a Studio C Beta and closed on October 29th, 2023 This is not to be confused with the Rockville, MD (855 Rockville Pike) Pizza Time Theatre which opened in May 1981 and closed in 1985 with a Cyberamics Balcony Stage .

History

Rockville opened on August 20, 2002 with a 32 movement Studio C Beta. They were the second Maryland CEC to open with Studio C. They received the Phase 3 (2000) remodel and installed fluorescent lighting in 2011. They were rumored to be relocating in 2022 to the other side of the shopping plaza for a bigger space but plans were canceled. In March 2023, it was announced that they would relocate to Kensington, MD (5238 Nicholson Ln) , which the store would eventually close on October 29th, 2023

Stages

Rockville opened with a 32 movement bot Studio C Beta|Studio C . Just like Frederick, MD, this Beta has one screen instead of the usual three screen Beta. Chuck wore the cool chuck outfit with the red cap, blue shirt and khakis until the late 2000's when he received the avenger outfit. Chuck E's cap was removed in late 2013 for the new rockstar look and he received jeans in August 2017. They also removed the CRT TV and lighting above in 2018. The stage was removed in October 2023 in favor of the store’s closure.

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial	Status
Chuck E Cheese 32m (Animatronic)	173	Unknown
Pizza Time Clock (Animatronic)	N/A	Unknown

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date	Published Date
Link	Rockville when they still had dim lighting. They replaced it with fluorescents due to that being the standard lighting in modern 21st century CEC's, months after this video was taken.	May 14. 2011	May 15, 2011
Link	Segment 4 of May 2011	May 14, 2011	May 15, 2011
Link	Footage showing the old Skee Ball and Super Shot. Last video showing avenger outfit and avenger throughout the store.	May 11, 2013	May 20, 2013
Link	Rockville after installing brighter lighting	May 13, 2013	May 13, 2013
Link	Video showing Chuck following the hat removal and the blue screen removal	August 27, 2014	August 27, 2014
Link	Last video showing the old JVC monitor	August 30, 2015	August 30, 2015
Link	Store tour of how Rockville looked in 2016 and right before the Play Pass system installation	July 2016	July 31, 2016
Link	Another store tour showing Chuck a few days after the rockstar jeans replaced his green shorts	August 2017	August 16, 2017
Link	Store Tour from February 2022	February 25, 2022	August 1, 2023
Link	Rockville during Summer 2022. Chuck wearing a custom festive summer outfit	August 2022	August 20, 2022

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