Let's Try To Save The 3 Stage And Make The Pineville NC CEC A Hybrid Store!

I filmed this a couple months ago and the Grand opening of Northridge California was this past weekend and It makes me even more inspired to try and save the best of the five remaining original former Showbiz Pizza 3 Stages. The Pineville North Carolina location is the perfect location to turn into a hybrid location. Make the Hybrid CEC Animatronics Bi-Coastal attractions! @chuckecheese
#savepineville3stage

[@BeachKai]

Hoping that between your video and mine we can get the traction going and spread awareness!!! Come on everyone, let’s make it happen! #savepineville3stage #savepineville

[@SetsStreetsEats]

Yeah, and sharing all these videos is cool but messaging, tweeting etc. CEC directly is even better, that's why I included all their info at the end of this video

[@ashleyhinkle1402]

@@SetsStreetsEats I tweeted cec a couple days ago and shared your video

[@SetsStreetsEats]

@@ashleyhinkle1402 thank you!

[@ashleyhinkle1402]

@@SetsStreetsEats no Chris thank you! Without you in the fandom I can't imagine. In my opinion you done the most cec trips out of anyone. Thank you for what you do and I don't think we would be here today "protesting" if you want to call it that for Pineville if you didn't post this video thank you I really hope one day I get to meet you bc you are rule model I look up to.❤️ #Pineville #SetsStreetsEats #savepineville3stage

[@devinburnett4416]

I really wish we can save the Baltimore store its the last one

[@TheGemmyKidYT]

I just visited pineville, and I think they should keep the show as well. It’s the best conditioned 3 stage ever with munch jr and most of the prop characters. #savepineville3stage

[@Nerdy_Chuck_E]

We at least need one of every stage kept. It’ll be fair for people who can’t travel to the California just to see the animatronics.

[@EpicFurbynerd76YO]

like me...

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

I can’t go to pineville in car

[@WhoDidWhat17]

but the thing is is that California has at least 1 of each major stage type with animatronic (1 3-Stage, 3 Road Stages, 6 2-Stages, 4 1-Stages, 7 Studio C Alphas, 2 Studio C Beta, 32Ms, 8 Studio C Beta, 16Ms, 1 Studio C Cappa, 1 16M Circles of Light). Not really fair also considering California has 74 CECs whereas North Carolina only has 13 (most NC stores now are 2.0, while CA stores still have a bit to go)

[@basiccatplush5247]

@@WhoDidWhat17 why did you say studio C beta twice

[@user-xl6un5ey7j]

That’s what I’m saying

[@mommymilkermemes5054]

One of each would be so cool, a store with Cyberamics, a store with a 3-Stage, and a store with a Studio C!

[@showbizwisconsin8350]

The Studio C is probably fucked. The company's goal to do the bare minimum does not include dealing with the unique WEIGL control system.

[@davidcortez4299]

make more 3 stages vids there so good!

[@Coolbradandrew87]

#savepineville3stage

[@ChiroTheSkunk]

Keep the rock afire in their home, even if reskinned. #savepineville3stage #savepineville

[@froggers-0369]

Pineville is my hometown CEC. I sincerely hope they keep the animatronics show! If they do, I’ll definitely revisit it sometime. Haven’t been there in 10+ years!

[@TheTNTMuffin]

Not sure if it's 100% true, but the workers at Pineville-Matthews have told me they will be a hybrid store. I really hope so, they are an amazing place!

[@Treyriffic]

I love the sudden spark of hope we have gotten ever since they kept Northridge. I hope they keep the pineville stage to. It has almost every character even building and munch jr. I hope they save pineville 3 stage aswell. #savepineville3stage

[@PizzaTimeFanatic]

I would love to see another hybrid store in Pineville! Its truly the best of both worlds, I hope CEC will keep such a wonderful stage.

[@CarlCupcake12345]

YESSS they need to keep it, it’s the last munch jr they can’t throw away that important piece of CEC history!!!

[@makimakimatsuoka]

#savepineville3stage #savepineville SAVE THEMMMMMMMMM

[@Footballer007-lz8pg]

PLEASE!! It's crazy to think I've been a Charlotte Hornets fan for years only to delve into CEC fandom with my favorite store being there as well. I deeply want to see this stage and hope they save it. It looks so amazing every time I see it. #savepineville3stage #savepineville

[@Justabird-rv6fy]

YESSSSS save the original showbiz animatronics! I’m surprised they didn’t get rid of the background characters like pizzacam or the moon yet! Let’s do our best to save the stage! #savepineville3stage

[@WhoDidWhat17]

they did get rid of Pizzacam a long time ago. Huntsville had the last Pizzacam in general and they were 2.0'd in the Spring of this year.

[@amandageorge1961]

#savepineville3stage!!!! They need to stay!!!, And everybody should at least have one or two loacations with the Animatronics in there area. So everybody can see them!! For the people that can’t go to California!! So it’s fair to everyone! #Savethemall!

[@SpinklesTV489]

Yes! I agree!

[@itsrustyitsrusty]

#SavePineville

[@SmollGoblin]

my birthday is this week and I live in Pineville, so i'm going this weekend to celebrate my bday with the band!

[@TheClassicChuck1]

#savepineville3stage also save #billingsmontana3stage

[@Isrealwikes1190]

I’m sad now when Chuck E. Cheese Removed animatronic I live at north Carolina and thank you for saving them. when I since was 5. I’m pound saving Animatronic #savepineville3stage

[@MystiqEevee]

This needs to happen but they have already made the firm decision of only having northridge personally I wish they would keep atleast 1 of every kind of stage remaining #savepineville3stage

[@gsb408]

We need to do this with the Visalia location too. Also, bring Kooser back!

[@Nerdy_Chuck_E]

They can’t bring back Kooser because there’s a tree going under it, and if they were to keep it, the location would explode or get destroyed.

[@gsb408]

@@Nerdy_Chuck_E what?! Kooser is my home location and I never knew this. I thought it closed due to Covid. I didn’t know there was a whole tree growing underneath!

[@WhoDidWhat17]

@@gsb408yeah they closed in June 2020 from CEC Entertainment's bankruptcy and been vacant ever since. a housing project was proposed to go on the site but nothing has basically happened regarding that I think.

[@gsb408]

@@WhoDidWhat17 I drive past it regularly it’s just sitting there decomposing. Building is vandalized.

[@RatKingLiam]

Lets goo!!!! #savepineville #savepineville3stage

[@bluegold1026]

Gonna share this vid w/ a CEC Facebook group. Just hope the admins approve of me sharing it...

[@Noah_Haunts]

#savepineville3stage #savececanimatronics

[@scr4pb4by]

#savepineville #savepineville3stage !!

[@user-vn8iz5pe5w]

I just wish they preserved more because the only reason I really would like to go to Chuck E Cheese was the animatronics!

[@wilfredlangguthhansen9893]

I realy hope the Pineville 3 stage Gets safed

[@lilmunkee]

We gotta save it, it’s important history

[@Sirdogesalot]

#savepinevill3stage

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

The stage is still there as of January 21 2024

[@simonsays365]

#savepineville3stage #savetallahassee3stage #savealbermaleroadstage #savebillings3stage

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

#savevisalia3stage

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

I went to Chuck E. Cheese’s I’m early 2010s before *2014*

[@tomqrchives]

#savepineville3stage!!

[@stufftopia228]

Woooooooooo!!!

[@ChuckCentral]

I hope this happens!!! I live only 2 hours from the Pineville Matthews location and I would love for them to keep the three stage! I’ll help out #savepineville3stage

[@M0nst3r_Muncher]

i plan on going to visit the NC one soon! i will totally help advocate two help keep this 3 stage cause it just one of a kind at this point! #savepineville3stage

[@ThomasIsBig]

I have some maybe good news, so Jasper at pineville has been switched back to the standard cosmetics instead of the custom ones (putting back his cow pattern shirt and unaltered mask), what I think this means is that corporate is trying to standardize the show before they get 2.0 and have there grand reopening with animatronics still there. But this is just theoretical, they could still be trashing the bots.

[@stephaniecraft5240]

I used to be afraid of animatronics and not look at them. I used to sit where the wall was once I ate pizza because I did not like to look at the animatronics because I thought they were scary and that was the story.😊

[@sk8rboi369]

I love your videos man! I wish I could get to see the full chuck e cheese band where I live, but they replaced them with the stupid dance floors, Awesome work man! So glad that it got turned into a hybrid!

[@sonicthehedgehogneal1300]

It happened! Offically! It even has a entire room dedicated to the history!

[@sonicthehedgehogneal1300]

Munch jr is here too

[@WasabiKitCat]

Bro I would be so *so* stoked if they kept Pineville's stage. I went there for the first time earlier this November, and assumed it would probably be the last time I'd ever go to a Chuck E. Cheese since the animatronics are the only thing I'm interested in (I have a nice local arcade 15 minutes away already, while the nearest Chuck E. Cheese is an hour away) and I live on the east coast (Virginia), so unless I'm visiting California I'm outta luck. If they make Pineville a hybrid location I would genuinely go out of my way to drive 3+ hours from VA to NC every now and then to visit their Chuck E. Cheese when I have the opportunity. The last time I visited Chuck E. Cheese as a kid, I didn't know it would be the last time I'd get to see that specific 3 stage. This time I knew it probably would be the last time I got to see _any_ Chuck E Cheese three stage (in their natural environment at least), so it would be a dream if it turned out it actually wasn't. Either way though, I had a great time that day and I applaud how well they've taken care of their animatronics and the store in general. #savepineville3stage

[@Arts-and_carfts]

WE DID IT

[@hunterleach5710]

I'm sharing this everywhere !

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

Let’s try to make the pineville 3 stage in even greater condition with its movements as excellent as it used to be in 1991

[@therealcoreby]

We need to save this stage! This is my nearest cec that has the animatronics still installed! We are not letting 40 year old animatronics to get destroyed!

[@therealcoreby]

#savepineville3stage

[@Trumpeters-Drummers]

My locals in Raleigh and Durham, NC,. Raleigh got 2.0 and was a 3 stage and Durham is a Cyberamic 1 stage which I think is getting the 2.0 remodel soon. So let's save Rockafire and Chuck E Cheese history!! #savepineville3stage

[@SMB5BMI]

#savepineville3stage LETS DO THIS

[@Dook-larue-1981]

Save Pineville 3 stages matter save Pineville Cec corp save Pineville this is dook signing out!SAVE PIVEVILLE! !!!

[@Fungodeimemes]

#savepineville3 #savepineville forever…please 😥

[@Chickenzguy]

Save pineville

[@arielleslie7429]

We have to pray about this🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Ziopino499]

#savepineville

[@robertbachelder1555]

Lets post everywhere about pineville!!

[@animatronicsonly]

We need at least a store kept with the RAE endos, I mean the Showbiz Pizza former 3 stages, I'll be really happy if they make Pineville NC hybrid. #savepineville3stage #savepineville

[@kidmagineer]

#savepinville and #huntingtonbeach

[@stufftopia228]

I WAS THERE AND THEY SAID ON DECEMBER 5TH THERE DOING 2.0 BUT KEEPING THE STAGE!!!

[@smokeyjoeproductions]

Been with this since the short!!! #savepineville3stage

[@ROCKSTARFOXY1010]

Let’s make more memories for future kids #savepineville3stage

[@robertweitz6376]

We did we have saved pinville

[@windows99-archivist]

the northridge store was saved via petition, make one for this too!

[@Tlorral]

Let's go! If we did it with northridge we can do it with pineville #savepineville3stage

[@heythatskyle14]

Loosing Huntsville & Augusta was bad enough now we need to save pinevillle!

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

I want to go to pineville before the remodel so I can tell them in person that they have to save the 3 stage when the remodel happens. And so I can see the 3 stage

[@JayRingel]

Northridge was the first hybrid store.

[@EpicFurbynerd76YO]

they should do this with the catonsville location also Each for the corners of the US actually. They already did the hybrid store for Northridge, so we need hybrids in • The south west USA • North east USA • and south east USA

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

I’ve seen the road stage, 1 stage and studio c beta

[@williamnorth2891]

I am hoping one day someone also makes a Pizzacam animatronic for Pineville, another animatronic that is like Munch Jr. before the new Munch Jr. was added so we know what we have to do #savepineville3stage

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

If we save pineville 3 stage, they could make the animatronics in faster condition in pineville just like how the 3 stages condition used to be in 1990s

[@showbizwisconsin8350]

Pineville is adjusted pretty closely to the 2002 diagnostic standard. Running them faster would result in things breaking, as well as an objectively less realistic show.

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

Like what parts

[@showbizwisconsin8350]

@@BryanMerida-kr2dc Welds on the aluminum frame, steel pins, you name it. I've even seen cylinder shafts snap from too much torque. There are benefits to running them slower.

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

I hope they bring pizzacam back on pineville. I want to make one. And I could bring pizzacams box from the other 3 stage location and take it to pineville is they let us take the box if not, I could measure the box and remake it. I don’t know if I’ll do that

[@ItzaRob]

I've been saying this for awhile: Let's save Pineville's 3 Stage! #savepineville3stage

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

Same

[@ManAndDogFan777]

#savepineville3stage

[@winningfreak1]

Would love for CEC to #savepineville3stage . The east coast needs atleast one hybrid store and it's the perfect one considering the shape and care that it has been given over the years. Please save it CEC!

[@gameshowsforeverofficialch3462]

#savepinville3stage

[@charlesbruner1319]

Need to get a petition going and get as many people to sign it as possible, this would prove CEC is wrong about people not caring about the animatronics. This petition should be shown to the local media and city officials. Let our voices be heard.

[@yo_man_YT]

LETS DO IT GUYS SPREAD #SAVEPINEVILLE3STAGE

[@nflpriorities452]

I wish they kept the old art and northridge is it still behind so of the games?

[@THAIIIGUY]

It was shipped to the spt distribution center

[@CrustyHead2465]

Maybe all of the stores shouldve been hybrid

[@Memes_YT_]

I live in England and I feel like I’ve missed my chance to see a cec mmbb so I want to go to california

[@tomaserincasablancalarocqu5086]

#Savemychildhood

[@user-id2yx4tb9y]

The king

[@levijudeharper]

I met the tech and he sed that thay are keeping the stage!

[@Studio18sEntertainment]

It would awesome to have a retro store within a 12 hour drive. #savepineville3stage

[@christhejedimaster1885]

Trashing this 3 stage would not only disrespect the fans but would be disrespectful to Aaron Fetcher and the spirit of the Rock Afire Explosion

[@tinsote7176]

They disrespected Aaron Fechter a long time ago. He’s been pretty open about his hatred for CEC for decades.

[@BryanMerida-kr2dc]

I agree. When did they

[@selinawinfrey5949]

Are the animatronics still here? We hope to visit tomorrow.

[@SetsStreetsEats]

Yes, as far as I know they still are there.

[@selinawinfrey5949]

Great! We have a 7 hour drive to see them.

[@SetsStreetsEats]

@@selinawinfrey5949 enjoy!

[@-Jacob-1952]

Cmon people let’s make this happen!! #savepineville3stage

[@Binx345me]

So do we all just write to corporate? or can we get an actual petition going? id also like to see them save 1 road stage and a 1 stage as well!

[@SetsStreetsEats]

Write, tweet, get a petition going, all of it!

[@nicholaskania9106]

There’s already a petition. Just Google “Save Pineville 3-stage petition”

[@kidmagineer]

#savehuntingtonbeach

[@starwhisper7869]

I want to try to help! There's one old stage location left in Ohio that I want to try to get to. It's in Toledo.

[@justinpeterson6915]

You should check out the maple grove Chuck E. Cheese

[@JimBobJoeB0b]

Let’s do our best to save stages across the country, one by one, as many as CEC could possibly consider! That means focusing on locations that: Have bots in good condition and maintained well, Are in a good area population-wise and popularity-wise, As well as unique stages (CU1 for example) We can do this!

[@LiamCherkasky]

#savepineville3stage That stage is being run on a shoestring budget, imagine what it would look like if CEC gave them some money!

[@b94823]

Need to dave the Altoona PA three stage as well. Make it hybrid.

[@showbizwisconsin8350]

That show is a disaster

[@cristoferchanimak]

I just blasted this all over social media 😊. We should actually contact pinevjlle too and see if we can get them behind this too. Petitions and all that! If they can get actual families who visit behind it, that would be amazing

[@tookeydookey]

#SavePineville3Stage

[@squarefever4076]

how do I spread the word or something? But we definitely wanna save Pineville #savepineville #savepineville3stage!

[@gianthefnafan513]

PLS WE NEED THE STAGE NORTHRIDGE KEPT THE STAGE TO PINEVILLE CAN TOO

[@ManAndDogFan777]

When do you plan on going back to Pineville?

[@SetsStreetsEats]

I'm not sure yet

[@Chuck1224]

KEEEP PIINNNEEEVILLEEE 3 STAGE #savepineville3stage

[@emagenevanhorn1543]

We need to save a studio c to probably alpha