Southgate, MI (15300 Toledo Rd)

15300 Dix Toledo Rd, Store #713 is a Showbiz Pizza Place/Chuck E. Cheese that opened on June 17, 1982 as a corporate store with a Rock-afire Explosion, which is still open to this day.

History

Southgate opened on June 17th, 1982 as the 1st Showbiz Pizza Place in Michigan and as a corporate-owned store and was an expansion of the shopping center it was in. Southgate originally featured the Rock-afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. Southgate would have it for a few years, until around 1991, when they would receive the 1988 remodel / SPT 1988 Remodel Program, receiving Concept Unification, where the Rock-Afire Explosion characters were changed to the Chuck E. Cheese characters, adding Blue and White awnings above the salad bar, added checkers around inside and outside the store, and removing all SPP decor for CEC decor. In around 1999/2000, Southgate would receive the another remodel which removed all older 90's decor, added newer decor, removed all checkers inside and outside of the store, and added SkyTubes and Toddler Zone. In 2006-2007, Southgate received the 2005 Update to the 2003 'Cool Chuck' Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative removing older decor, removing the Showroom Walls, Balcony Seating, painting the walls purple, relocated the stage, and adding bright florescent lighting. Southgate would remain like this until August 2019 when they would receive the 2017 2.0 Remodel Program|2.0 Remodel removing all older decor for newer decor, received a new game package, replaced booths, and removed the 3-Stage for a 2019 Model Dance Floor. Currently as of May 2023, Southgate still has the 2.0 Remodel and 2019 Model Dance Floor.

Stages

Originally, Southgate featured a Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. In 1991, they would undergo Concept Unification, turning the Rock-Afire Explosion into the 3-Stage. Southgate would have the 3-Stage until in August 2019 when the 3-Stage was replaced with a 2019 Model Dance Floor as part of their 2.0 Remodel. Currently, as of August 2023, Southgate still has their 2019 Model Dance Floor.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
Rock-Afire Explosion	June 1982	1991	1st Showbiz store to open in Michigan.
3-Stage	1991	August 2019	One of 6 Showbiz Pizza Stores in Michigan to undergo Concept Unification.
Dance Floor	August 2019	Still In Use	3rd 2.0 in Michigan. 2019 Model.

Animatronics

Character	Serial	Status
Chuck E. Cheese / Rolfe DeWolfe	10-81 1-8	Owned by a Private Collector.
Pasqually / Dook Larue	10-81 2-8	Owned by a Private Collector.
Mr. Munch / Fatz Geronimo	10-81 3-8	Owned by a Private Collector.
Jasper T. Jowls / Beach Bear	10-81 4-8	Owned by a Private Collector.
Helen Henny / Mitzi Mozzarella	10-81 5-8	Owned by a Private Collector.
Billy Bob	10-81 6-8	Unknown/Destroyed.
Pizzacam / Looney Bird	10-81 7-8	Unknown/Destroyed.
Munch Jr. / Choo Choo	10-81 8-8	Unknown/Destroyed.
Building / Sun	10-81 10-8	Destroyed.
Moon	10-81 11-8	Destroyed.
Antioch	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed.
Wink	N/A	Owned by a Private Collector.