Waterbury, CT (650 Wolcott St)

650 Wolcott St, Store #463 was a Chuck E Cheese's that opened on September 29, 1992 with a 2-Stage, which closed on June 25, 2020. This location should not be confused with Waterbury, CT (983 Wolcott St) which was a Pizza Time Theatre location that opened in April 1982 and closed in 1984 with the Cyberamics Balcony Stage , that location was the first Chuck E. Cheese's location opened in the New England region.

History

Waterbury opened on September 29, 1992 in Mattatuck Plaza with a 2-Stage with the CEC 1988 Remodel|1988 Remodel. In the mid 1990's, Waterbury remodeled to the SPT 1990's Remodel Program , which involved removing the checkers around the store, the blue and white awnings, and the neon signage. In the Summer of 2001, Munch's cap was removed. By 2004, they added some of the 1999 décor and in December; they replaced the side to side curtains with the up and down curtains. In April 2005, the Helicopter Light was replaced with the Gemini. Curtains were disabled in July 2005. Helen's cosmetics were replaced in April 2006. Waterbury received the CEC 2000's Remodel Program in 2008 which started in January. In around June 2011, the Tuxedo & Derby were replaced with the Avenger outfit (Chuck's derby was however briefly kept until they received the Avenger cap not long after). Waterbury was the last 2-Stage to have the Tuxedo and Derby which were both replaced by July 2011, Pasqually's cosmetics were replaced around the same timeframe. Jasper would receive new cosmetics in December 2011. Waterbury was originally supposed to close in 2013; however, Meriden, CT (533 S Broad St) was chosen to close instead which ended up happening on May 19th, 2013. In the mid 2010's the Avenger Shirt on the animatronic was replaced with the Rockstar Shirt. The store would be temporarily closed on March 16th, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 25, 2020; Waterbury closed their doors for the final time, ending the store's almost 28 years of operation. Waterbury was one of the five New England locations that was open after 2006 that did not receive the Cool Chuck outfit. Those other four were Warwick, RI (650 Bald Hill Rd) , North Dartmouth, MA (412-418 State Rd) , Attleboro, MA (287 Washington St) , & Newington, CT (3075 Berlin Tpke) .

Stages

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
2-Stage	September 1992	June 2020	One of two 2-Stages installed in Connecticut

Animatronics

Animatronics	Manufacturing Date	Status
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)|Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	1992	Owned by a Private Collector.
Guest Star Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	1992	Owned by a Private Collector.
Mr Munch (Cyberamic)	1992	Owned by a Private Collector.
Jasper T Jowls (Cyberamic)	1992	Owned by a Private Collector.
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	1992	Owned by a Private Collector.
Wink (Cyberamic)	1992	Unknown

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date	Published Date
Link	A video showcasing the store, games, and 2-Stage back in October 1994. Oldest confirmed footage currently as of June 2023.	October 22, 1994	April 20, 2020
Link	A video showcasing the store, games, and 2-Stage back in October 1995.	October 21, 1995	April 27, 2020
Link	A clip of 'Born to Wild' from the September 2004 show at Waterbury. This was not long before they switched to Up and Down curtains.	October 2004	August 23, 2020
Link	Segment 1 of the September 2005 Show being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage.	October 11, 2005	September 24, 2020
Link	Segment 2 of the September 2005 Show being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage.	October 11, 2005	September 26, 2020
Link	Segment 3 of the September 2005 Show being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage.	October 11, 2005	October 1, 2020
Link	Segment 4 of the September 2005 Show being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage.	October 11, 2005	October 8, 2020
Link	Segment 1 of the January 2006 Show being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage.	January 7, 2006	February 5, 2021
Link	Segment 2 of the January 2006 Show being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage.	January 9, 2006	February 15, 2022
Link	Segment 3 of the January 2006 Show being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage.	January 9, 2006	February 19, 2022
Link	Store Tour from February 2020. One of the final videos before closure.	February 29, 2020	June 12, 2023
Link	'Game On' from Chuck E Cheese's Show 1 2020 being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage. One of the final videos before closure.	February 29, 2020	June 12, 2023
Link	'Play All You Can Play' from Chuck E Cheese's Show 3 2019 being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage. One of the final videos of the store before closure.	February 29, 2020	June 12, 2023
Link	'Disco Dancing Dinosaur Party' from Chuck E Cheese's Show 1 2020 being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage. One of the final videos of the store before closure.	February 29, 2020	June 12, 2023
Link	'Chuck E.'s Place 2017' from Chuck E Cheese's Show 3 2017 being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage. One of the final videos of the store before closure.	February 29, 2020	June 12, 2023
Link	'Chuck E.'s Place 2017' from Chuck E Cheese's Show 3 2017 being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage. Dubbed with audio from the 1991 version. One of the final videos of the store before closure.	February 29, 2020	June 12, 2023
Link	'Birthday Star Spectacular' being performed on Waterbury's 2-Stage. One of the final videos of the store before closure.	February 29, 2020	June 15, 2023
Link	Waterbury a little over a year after closure.	September 19, 2021	September 29, 2022