Houston, TX (17780 Tomball Pkwy)

Houston, TX (17780 Tomball Pkwy), Store #585, otherwise referred to as Willowbrook, is a Chuck E. Cheese's that opened on November 10, 2006 with a Studio C Beta stage. This store is a possible relocation of Houston, TX (6760 Antoine Dr) , which opened in July 1981 as a Showbiz Pizza Place and closed in September 2006 with a Concept Unification Stage .

Stages

When the store opened in 2006, it featured a Studio C Beta stage with a Chuck E Cheese 16m (Animatronic). By 2013, the animatronic would have its outfit replaced with the Rockstar outfit. This would remain this way until the store's remodel; when the store received 2.0, the stage's backdrop was removed first⁽¹⁾ before the entire stage's eventual removal by mid-July 2019.

History

Pre-CEC

The site of this store was built with 17,184 square feet of space in 1997 as a Just for Feet shoe store,⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ which opened sometime around that time and most likely closed around 2004. Around early to mid 2006, the site of the former shoe store would be bought by CEC, alongside Vista, CA (1861 University Dr)|the Vista location.

Opening

On November 10th, 2006, the store would open its doors with the 2003 'Cool Chuck' Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative|2005 Remodel. There's not much information about the store, as there weren't much minor remodels asides from new game packages over the years throughout the store's history.

2.0 Remodel

Around July 2019, the store would start their 2.0 remodel, removing the animatronic stage and adding a 2019 model dance floor. The store would then host its grand reopening on September 5th, 2019.⁽⁴⁾ Around February 2023, the store would add a Video Wall and replace its Chuck E Live Stage (Dance Floor) with a 2021 Model version of it.

Arcade Machines

Skill

• Trolls
• Spin O' Rama
• Willy Crash
• Sonic Blast Ball
• Let’s Go Jungle!
• Alien Extermination
• Hungry Chickens
• H2Overdrive
• Gear it Up!
• Full Tilt
• Super Alpine Racer
• Tower Crane
• Treasure Quest
• Black Hole
• Fruit Ninja FX
• Lumber Jack
• Space Invaders Frenzy
• Shooting Mania
• Cruisi'n Blast (2 units)
• Dead Heat Racing (2 units)
• Pop It for Gold
• Big Bass Wheel Pro
• Redhot
• Temple Run
• Harpoon Lagoon
• Mega Blaster
• Carnival Cups
• Doodle Jump Arcade
• Slam-a-Winner
• Sea Wolf
• Sharky's Treasure
• Drop it Drop it
• 2 Minute Drill
• Alley Roller Classic (4 units)
• NBA Hoops (2 units)
• Bean Bag Toss
• Big Win Super Spin
• Maze Escape
• Disney Pixar Cars
• Spider-Bot
• Deadstorm Pirates

Coin-Action

• Spongebob Pineapple Arcade
• Ticket Trooper
• Hollywood Reels

Kiddie

• High Five!
• Chuck E. Cheese's Fun House
• Hot Racers
• Ducky Splash
• NBA Hoop Troop Jr.
• Dino Pop
• Nicktoons Nitro Racing
• Chuck E Cheese's Sketch Book
• Chuck E. Cheese's Color Photo Ride (Rockstar, 2019)
• Mini Fire Truck
• Air Hockey
• Minions
• Camper Van (CEC Branded)
• Angel Carousel
• Jett Rider
• Bunny Pond
• Spongebob Soccer Stars
• Octonauts (Kwazii)
• Teacup Ride
• Bykero (White)
• Angry Birds Whacker
• Pirate's Hook
• Hit Music

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date
Link	Prize counter	February 2007
Link	The store's show performing Friendship Never Ends from the July 2014 Show	July 27th, 2015
Link	Footage of the store's show	November 2015
Link	Footage of the arcade pre-2.0	August 1st, 2017
Link	Store tour during CEC 2.0 Remodel Program	July 2nd, 2019
Link	The store's show performing Gamin' Time from Chuck E Cheese's Show 3 2016	July 2nd, 2019
Link	The Easy Dance	July 2nd, 2019
Link	2.0 Store Tour	June 27th, 2020

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial	Whereabouts
Chuck E Cheese 16m (Animatronic)	N/A	Unknown
Pizza Time Clock (Animatronic)	N/A	Unknown