Cyberamics Portrait Shelf
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| Type | Stage Variations |
| Dates | 1979-05 – 2001 |
| Tags | Pizza Time Theatre |
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The Cyberamics Portrait Shelf was a stage format installed at several Pizza Time Theatre stores from 1979 to 1981, and was the first stage type to be installed in more than one CEC location. The stage debuted at the Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) location, the third CEC ever, when it opened in May 1979 as a Cyberamics version of the Winchester PTT Show and Kooser PTT Show, and would go extinct in fall 2001 at the Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd) store.
History
Pizza Time Theatre
The Cyberamics Portrait Shelf was first created in May 1979 for the opening of Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd). The stage was produced for all PTTs from 1979 to mid-1980. In April or May 1980, San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd) would introduce the Balcony Stage as a stage type on a platform instead of inside of the theater's walls. The Portrait Shelves would continue to be produced for stores, though they would either be on one wall, or be a Balcony/Shelf hybrid. The Arlington, TX (2216 S Fielder Rd) PTT would be the first store to open with a Balcony Stage, and after 1981, all future locations would be set to get a Balcony Stage instead of a Shelf Stage. The last Portrait Shelf to be produced was for the Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd) PTT in June 1981, which had the normal 2-wall layout.
Chuck E. Cheese's
By 1987, almost all Portrait Shelves had been removed, except for Concord, CA, Huntington Beach, CA (15511 Edwards St), Tucson, AZ (5534 E 22nd St), Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd), Hayward, CA (24253 Hesperian Blvd), and Lake Forest, CA. By 1990, only two Shelves remained, those being at Ogden, UT and Lake Forest, CA. In its last few years, Ogden's show was shut off, making Lake Forest's the last functioning one. Lake Forest's had also been modified into a Chuck E's House Facade and Shelf hybrid with the stage looking more like a late 1980 Shelf setup but with C-Stage decor, making Ogden's the last full Portrait Shelf remaining. Sometime in 1991, Ogden would close, making Lake Forest the very last location with a Shelf. The stage remained at Lake Forest until 2001, when the location permanently closed.
Design
The Cyberamics Portrait Shelf, similar to the Kooser show, would be placed alongside one or two walls to draw attention to all characters. All characters on the center wall would be placed inside thin, beige portrait frames with a black outline inside it. The nameplates would be located on a wood trim below the characters with a 40-degree wall going upwards directly under the trim. Mr. Munch and Pasqually had their own unique frames, carrying over from the Kooser PTT Show. The set up included doors that would open and close as per the show's programming. Similarly enough, the Warblettes also had a unique frame to make up for the size of the three birds within. The Flag Wavers, Pizza Time Orchestra, and Applause Board would be placed in various areas of the theater, mainly near the characters. Later versions of the stage would ditch the portrait frames in favor for Balcony like design. The Balcony-like variant would be the variant most later shelf locations received. It is unknown if any former Portrait Shelf was retrofitted into a Balcony-like variant.
Animatronics Used
- Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)
- Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)
- Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)
- Pasqually (Cyberamic)
- Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)
- Warblettes (Cyberamic) (Removed last at Ogden's Closure)
- Applause Board (Cyberamic)
- Drum Board (Cyberamic)
- Flag Wavers (Cyberamic)
Installations
| Location | Opening / Installation Date | Removal Date |
|---|---|---|
| Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) | May-June 1979 | Unknown |
| Sacramento, CA (7020 Stockton Blvd) | August 14, 1979 | late 1985 |
| Huntington Beach, CA (15511 Edwards St) | October 6, 1979 | 1989/1990 |
| Stockton, CA (4555 N Pershing Ave) | October 1979 | 1981/1982 |
| Sparks, NV (530 Greenbrae Dr) | December 20, 1979 | Unknown |
| Citrus Heights, CA (7614 Greenback Lane) | December 26, 1979 | January 1985 |
| Fullerton, CA (1841 W Orangethorpe Ave) | March 1980 | 1985 |
| La Habra, CA (901 Harbor Blvd) | May 1980 | December 11th, 1984 |
| Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd) | May 17, 1980 | 1991 |
| Sunnyvale, CA (1247 W El Camino Real) | summer 1980 | 1984 |
| Sun Valley, CA (8357 Laurel Canyon Blvd) | July 1980 | 1981/1982 |
| Fresno, CA (5384 N Blackstone Ave) | July/August 1980 | May 1985 |
| Tucson, AZ (5534 E 22nd St) | July 15, 1980 | 1987 |
| Covina, CA (601 Azusa Ave) | August 1980 | 1981/1982 |
| San Ramon, CA (1901 San Ramon Valley Blvd) | October 1980 | 1984 |
| Simi Valley, CA (71 Tierra Rejada Rd) | October 20th, 1980 | possibly 1990 |
| Raleigh, NC (4339 Falls of the Neuse Rd) | November 1980 | October 1984 |
| Maple Heights, OH (5376 Northfield Rd) | November 1980 | June 1985 |
| Surfer's Paradise, Queensland 4217, Australia (Grundy's Centre, 2 Cavill Rd.) | March 1981 | 1982 |
| Hayward, CA (24253 Hesperian Blvd) | April 1981 | Unknown |
| Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd) | June 1981 | fall 2001 |
Source citations
Import provenance
Imported from Cheese-E-Pedia at source revision 274f085c7132d784f81b7a4cbd96e7a0922db854. Source material is provided under CC BY-SA 4.0.