San Antonio, TX (6874 Ingram Rd)

6874 Ingram Rd, Store #98 is a Showbiz Pizza/Chuck E. Cheese that opened on June 10, 1981 as a corporate Showbiz Pizza Place with a Classic Stage . Oldest operating store in Texas after the closure of Arlington, TX (2216 S Fielder Rd)

History

San Antonio (Ingram) opened its doors in June 10th, 1981 with a Rock-afire Explosion show. It was originally and currently a corporate-owned store. It was also the first ever Showbiz Pizza to open in the state of Texas, and like many other Showbiz Pizza locations, it had a typical SPP layout seen in many other stores across the United States and would eventually receive the 1988 remodel years after it would open. Although some little documentation exists back in the Showbiz days, it's possible that San Antonio (Ingram) was one of several locations to receive an Uncle Klunk show package (and a Santa Claus retrofit package as well) sometime after opening. Like many Showbiz Pizza locations in the late 1980's, San Antonio (Ingram) received the Showbiz Pizza Campground upgrade. In 1991, San Antonio (Ingram) received Concept Unification which converted the show to Munch's Make Believe Band. In around the Mid-Late 1990's, San Antonio (Ingram) received the Phase 1 (1994) remodel which removed some early 90's decor, added new decor, SkyTubes, & received a new exterior. San Antonio (Ingram) remained this way until sometime in 2006-2007 when they received the 2005 Update to the 2003 'Cool Chuck' Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative which involved removing the Showroom Walls, Balcony Seating, an exterior repaint. They also received a minor expansion around 2012. Sometime between 2011-2013, the original Showbiz speakers were removed and patched up and replaced with newer speakers that were mounted to the ceiling on both sides of the stage, also around that time, the carpeting on the front of the stage was replaced with white wood paneling. They then received the Circles of Light stage in April 2014 replacing the 3-Stage and the stage was now behind it. They then received the 2.0 Remodel in July 2017 as one of the first of 7 2.0's removing the Circles of Light stage for a 2017 model Dance Floor (This also involved relocating the showroom to the right side wall as well). In April 2024, San Antonio upgraded to the 2021 version of the 2.0 remodel.

Stages

San Antonio opened with the Rock afire Explosion in 1981. Unfortunately, there are some photos but no videos to exist of San Antonio with the Rock afire, or as a Showbiz Pizza in general. In 1991, San Antonio received Concept Unification , converting the Rock afire into Munch’s Make Believe Band. In May 2013, San Antonio replaced 5 of the main bots with bots from Austin, TX (502 W Ben White Blvd). They also re-added the Munch's Make Believe Band sign that caught on fire in the late 1990s. In April 2014, San Antonio replaced the 3-Stage with the Circles of Light stage. In July 2017, San Antonio started the 2.0 Remodel, removing the Circles of Light and adding a Dance Floor. In April 2024, San Antonio added the video wall and upgraded to a 2021 model Dance Floor.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Classic Stage	June 1981	1991	First Showbiz Pizza store to open in Texas.
Concept Unification Stage	1991	April 2014	One of 17 Showbiz Pizza stores in Texas to receive Concept Unification. Stage behind COL removed during 2.0.
Circles of Light	April 2014	July 2017	Later sent to the Wilmington, DE (3601 Silverside Rd) location from 2017 until its closure in October 2020.
Chuck E Live Stage (Dance Floor) (2017 ver.)	July 2017	April 2024	One of the 7 locations to receive the test 2.0 remodel. 2017 Model.
Dance Floor (2021 ver.)	April 2024	Still In Use
Video Wall	April 2024	Still In Use

Animatronics

Character	Serial	Status
Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic)	10-80 1-12	Supposedly owned by a private collector. Replaced by bot from Austin, TX (502 W Ben White Blvd) in May 2013
Dook Larue (Animatronic)	10-80 2-12	Supposedly owned by a private collector. Replaced by bot from Austin, TX (502 W Ben White Blvd) in May 2013
Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)	10-80 3-12	Supposedly owned by a private collector. Replaced by bot from Austin, TX (502 W Ben White Blvd) in May 2013
Beach Bear (Animatronic)	10-80 4-12	Supposedly owned by a private collector. Replaced by bot from Austin, TX (502 W Ben White Blvd) in May 2013
Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)	10-80 5-12	Supposedly owned by a private collector. Replaced by bot from Austin, TX (502 W Ben White Blvd) in May 2013
Billy Bob (Animatronic)	10-80 6-12	Unknown/Destroyed
Looney Bird (Animatronic)	10-80 7-12	Unknown/Destroyed
Choo Choo (Animatronic)	10-80 8-12	Unknown/Destroyed
Sun (Animatronic)	10-80 10-12	Unknown/Destroyed
Moon (Animatronic)	10-80 11-12	Listed on eBay, sold to private collector in 2016
Antioch (Animatronic)	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed
Wink	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed

1980's (Unknown Year) 1987 1996-2007