Dallas, TX (13125 Montfort Dr)
The exterior after they finished their 1986 remodel.
Stages
Shortly after opening, the Rock-afire Explosion was minorly updated to have a customized backdrop on center stage, then, later on, would also receive 'Showbiz Pizza Campgrounds' before undergoing an early process of Concept Unification and receiving the CU Prototype Stage as a test show in sometime between 1989 and May 1990(1), and later received the finalized 3-Stage in June 1990(2). The 3-Stage would fall into disrepair in the mid-1990s and began being replaced with the Awesome Adventure Machine concept on August 11, 1996. By August 21, which is the initial in-store premiere. The Awesome Adventure Machine is believed to be the next big step for Showbiz Pizza Time into the new millennium.(3) However, once completed, the show would ultimately end up in operation for only one year due to budget and technical concerns. The concept would be scrapped completely in favor of one of the first Studio C (1997)|Studio C shows. Although little is known of the location's Studio C, it has been discovered in January 2023 that the Studio C Chuck animatronic was relocated to Moreno Valley, CA location post closure.| Stage | Installed | Removed |
|---|---|---|
| The Rock-afire Explosion | January 1983 | Sometime in 1989 |
| Concept Unification Prototype Stage | Sometime in 1989 | June 1990 |
| 3-Stage | June 1990 | August 1996 |
| Awesome Adventure Machine | August 1996 | 1997/1998 |
| Studio C Alpha | 1997/1998 | December 2001 |
History
The Montfort Showbiz Pizza Place opened on January 26th, 1983 as the 23rd corporate-owned store in the United States. The space the store would occupy initially was a Target Foods that was later converted to a Kroger grocery store, which is located next to Target T-13 (which opened in 1969) After Kroger's closure, the pizza establishment remained mostly unchanged, leaving the former Chuck E. Cheese's exterior as one of the only pieces of evidence of Kroger's existence.(4) On November 28, 1983, the location became the first of four SPPs to premiere the Showscan Theater for Showbiz Pizza and Brock Hotel Corp executives.(5) The concept lasted until the merging of Pizza Time Theatre and Showbiz Pizza Place, with a lack of funding being a possibility. On October 3, 1988, the location would be unified with CEC under the 1986 SPT Remodel Program|1986 remodel initiative and would remodel once again around 1993. This would also had the SPP logo flipped upside down. The former Sports Room present inside the Showbiz would be converted into a regular dining space following the first major remodel. The location would also receive Phase I in 1995 and Phase II upgrades in 1997. It is unknown if they've ever received Phase III. In December 2001, the location relocated to 13364 Montfort Dr, a free-standing location closer to a nearby mall, and left the building to be partially redeveloped by Target. The location was empty until 2010-2011 when Target bought the space for office and storage usage. Target would also replace the entrance's red doors with generic white doors and repaint parts of the exterior later on. The Showroom and kiddie area was left mostly intact although both areas are being used as storage now. The showroom still has what remains of Studio C, along with the dinner light fixtures still in the ceiling. The rest of the former Chuck E. Cheese's is currently used for Target office space. Currently, there are 2 exterior photos of it as a Showbiz Pizza Place, with Chuck E. Cheese exterior photos being lost media.Arcade Machines
Identified 1998 Machines- Chuck E's Rubble Bubble
- Chuck E. Cheese's Hightops
- Get Bass
- San Francisco Rush The Rock
- Sega Super GT
- Total Eclipse
- Wave Runner
- Skeeball
- Chuck E.'s Hoops
- The Simpsons
- SEGA Super GT
- Chuck E. Cheese's Circus
- Chuck E. Cheese's Photo Ride
- Helen Henny Car
- CEC Power Beat
- Moto Frenzy
- Sega GP Rider (2 players)
- Ridge Racer
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Drop
- Mean Machine (Whittaker Bros) (1980s)
- 1/2 Pint Frenzy
- Smokin' Token
- Harley Davidson & L.A. Riders
- Jurassic Park (1994)
- Chuck E Cheese's Pow-Air Play
- Chuck E. Cheese's All Star Triple Jam
- Robo-Bop
- Chuck E. Cheese Roll
- Cyclone
- Buzzy Buzzy Bee
Videos
| Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| https://youtu.be/-18SLJ6EXq0 | Showscan Feature on KKAS | February 4, 1984 |
| https://youtu.be/n1a-okR19Fw | Footage of the store as a Showbiz Pizza | February 1988 |
| https://youtu.be/WgHL-OZ8ybY | Concept Unification Premiere Demo | 1990 |
| https://youtu.be/AG_S8DtkZug | Taking Care Of Business Demo | 1991 |
| https://youtu.be/92D3qT6j8pI | Land Of 1,000 Dances Demo | 1991 |
| https://youtu.be/MLKH7vdUlns | Walking On Sunshine Demo | 1991 |
| https://youtu.be/Et7dASk23-Y | Games 91 and CU Live 90 | Summer 1991 |
| https://youtu.be/92D3qT6j8pI | Havin' A Party/Chuck E.'s Place Demo | 1992 |
| https://youtu.be/hrbvNxw_xbI | Brief location footage featuring the show | May 1995 |
| https://youtu.be/0QseidcG-Qo | Last known video of the 3-Stage in operation | February 1996 |
| https://youtu.be/0zqMGkGV9xc | AAM installation | August 11, 1996 |
| https://youtu.be/Or8yZUYdvxA | Feature in 'Tokens To Ride' | 1998 |
Animatronics
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Montfort's show seen in the 1990 Concept Unification Demo after their finalized 3-Stage conversion was completed.
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A photo of the CU development team and a newspaper clipping on the show.
November 27, 2007
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Lighting
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The exterior after they finished their 1986 remodel.
The exterior as a Showbiz Pizza.
Beach Bear and Mitzi
File:AAM Clipping
February 2021
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AAM generators in June 2019.
Studio C Chuck E. Animatronic
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