Studio C Beta

Studio C Beta (also known as Studio C 2000) is a stage type at Chuck E. Cheese's.

History[]

In the Fall of 2000, Chuck E. Cheese’s installed the first Studio C Beta in the Birmingham, Alabama location. It was followed by the Green Bay, Wisconsin location, then the Oceanside, California location.

In May 2012, The Studio C Beta got a major redesign. The center stage was changed to look similar to a Cappa’s Left Stage, and the Blue screen was removed entirely in favor of a Ticket Blaster Mural. Only 4 of these models were ever made, and only 2 remain as of September 2024.

Currently, as of July 2025, 19 Studio C Beta stages remain in operation. 17 of them still have an animatronic. They are the third most common stage, after the Circles of Light and the Chuck E. Live Stage. The Studio C Beta stage in Nanuet, NY is preserved as a Legacy Location and will not be removed for the 2.0 remodel.

Appearance[]

The left side of the stage has a blue screen with a sign saying “STUDIO C” above it. In front of the the blue screen was a camera, which would put you on the showroom monitors. These cameras (or the whole blue screen) would be removed in the US and Canada locations by the early/mid 2010s. Later Betas would remove the blue screen altogether, replacing them with a light-up background with tickets on it. Usually the Ticket Blaster would be placed in front of the ticket background. Some international locations like in Chile, Guatemala, and the Middle East still have blue screens.

The middle of the stage has 2 TVs with lights below them, and one TV with text saying “CEC” below it. On early betas, the text was silver, but the text became red on all other betas. Some betas only have one TV with the “CEC” text under it.

The right side is the main stage part. The stage has the 32 or 16 movement Chuck E. Cheese animatronic standing in front of a light-up background. On the background is many different swirly lights, along with the Pizza Time clock.

Differences between Alpha and Beta[]

The background on Chuck E.'s stage is completely different.
The Bird is absent.
The distance between the "Applause" and "On the Air" signs has been reduced.
The desk around the Chuck E. Cheese animatronic is absent.
The green/red apple shaped television is absent.

Trivia[]

Before Beta, it was rumored that there was going to be a five-character Studio C.
When the "Beta stage" first premiered, it was rumored that the 32 movement Chuck E. Cheese animatronic would be replaced with a cheaper 16 movement version. Brian Hagen later confirmed this rumor, and new locations with the Beta stages would now receive 16 movement animatronics. Thus, making the Studio C Beta the first stage to feature 16 movement animatronics.
- In addition, this is the last Studio C stage to feature 32 movement animatronics.
- The first 16 movement Studio C Beta was installed at the Cambridge, Ontario, Canada location in 2003.
The final Studio C Betas that were produced had a smaller center console that was also seen on the Studio C Cappas. The blue screen was also absent due to the ticket blaster being in every location by 2012.

Location	Installed	Version	Condition / Notes
Burlington, WA	2002	32M	Last 32M
Bayamon, Puerto Rico	2003	16M
Langley, British Columbia, Canada	2003	16M
Nanuet, NY	2003	16M	Last Studio C in New York. Stage preserved as a Legacy Location. Original animatronic replaced with a new old stock one in late August 2024.
South Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	2003	16M
North Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	2005	16M
Caguas, Puerto Rico	2006	16M
Calgary, Alberta, Canada	2006	16M
Los Angeles, CA	2006	16M	Last in California
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	2006	16M
Gallerias Prima, Guatemala	2007	16M	Has Cool Chuck outfit.
Silverdale, WA	2007	16M
Carolina, Puerto Rico	2008	16M
Honolulu, HI	2009	16M
Jeddah (Prince Mohammed), Saudi Arabia	2010	No animatronic	Has Cool Chuck outfit, 2.0/2013/2015 mix.
Vina Del Mar, Chile	2011	16M	Has Cool Chuck outfit and cap.
Concepcion, Chile	2012	16M	Last store to open with Studio C Beta.
La Florida, Chile	2012	16M
San Agustin, Mexico	2012	No animatronic	Former 16M animatronic and has 2.0/2005 mix.

Location	Version	Year Installed	Year Removed	Condition / Notes
Birmingham AL	32M	Fall 2000	Spring 2016	First Studio C Beta installed, replaced a 3-stage
Clearwater FL	32M	Fall 2000	June 2023	First Studio C Beta with a single screen. Animatronic privately owned.
Pittsburgh PA	32/16M	May 2001	June 2024	Had a 16M head and 32M body
Anchorage, AK	16M	2006	July 2022	Only beta in Alaska
Lima OH	16M, later 32M	May 2009	June 2020	16M was replaced by the 32M from Downingtown PA
Gilroy CA	16M	2000s	December 2022
Cerritos CA	32M	September 2002	May 2023
Glendale AZ	16M	June 2005	May 2020	500th CEC to open
Ahwatukee AZ	32M	2000s	2015
Mesa AZ (Hampton)	16M	December 2003	December 2018
Goodyear AZ	32M	November 2009	March 2023	Animatronic came from the Scottsdale AZ location
Paramus NJ	16M	December 2011	July 2023
Brick Township NJ	16M	May 2024
Lexington KY	16M	2006/2007	2019
South Portland, ME	16M	December 17 2002	December 16 2012	Only CEC in Maine
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	2005	July 2025	16M
Dubai Outlet Mall, U.A.E	2008	2024	16M animatronic
Tupelo, MS	No Animatronic	2008	May 2025	Former 16M animatronic
Jackson MS	32M	June 2009	July 2024	Relocation of a different location in the same city, animatronic removed in 2023 along with Tupelo MS and Monroe LA
Monroe LA	16M	July 9 2011	July 2024	Animatronic removed in 2023
Elk Grove CA	16M	June 2012	January 2024	Last location to open with a Studio C beta in the US
San Diego (Sports Arena) CA	16M	2004	June 2023
Laguna Hills CA	32M	October 2021	Late 2023
Fontana CA	16M	Late 2006	April 2023
Escondido CA	16M	January 2007	December 2021
Kansas City (Skyview) MO	16M	August 4 2008	August 2017
Overland Park KS	32M	2000	2017	One of the first 2.0 remodels
Flushing NY	16M	December 28 2010	Mid 2010s
Patchogue NY	16M	Early 2000s	September 2023
Oklahoma City OK (Walker)	16M	May 2005	December 2018
Oklahoma City OK (Expressway)	16M	2006	Fall 2021	Last in Oklahoma
Fayetteville AR	16M	2011?	2023?	Last in Arkansas
Indianapolis, IN (Washington St)	16M	2011	March 2025	Last in Indiana
Dublin OH	16M	Fall 2003	April 2024
Sioux Falls SD	32M	2002	March 2024	Last animatronic stage and CEC in SD
Orange CT	16M	August 2006	March 2022	Last in CT
Beaverton OR	32M	January 2003	July 2024	Second to last 32M Studio C beta to open, last animatronic show in Oregon
Fresno (Blackstone) CA	32M	September 2002	February 2024
Oceanside CA	32M	2000	November 2021
Monrovia CA	32M	2001	2020
Moreno Valley CA	32M	March 2002	December 2022
Fullerton CA	16M	May 2007	2020
Greenville SC	23M	2000	October 2018
Harlem NY	16M	December 2006	May 2020	Had the railing from a Circles of Lights stage
Brooklyn NY	16M	2004	2023
Antioch TN	32M	2001/2002	December 2021
Gastonia NC	16M	November 2005	2024	Last and only 16M in NC
Brentwood CA	16M	May 2007	February 2024
Granada Hills CA	16M	2007	2021
Layton UT	16M	2008	June 2020	Last beta in Utah
San Antonio TX (Bandera)	32M	April 2002	April 2024
Rockville MD	32M	August 2002	October 2023	Last beta in Maryland
Villa Park IL	32M	August 2001	May 2022
Hempstead NY	32M	December 2002	June 2023
Hampton VA	32M	May 2002	December 2022
Walker MI	32M	September 2002	2018
Danbury CT	16M	2010	2013	Animatronic was in severe disrepair
Riyadh (Olaya St), Saudi Arabia	16M	2011	2025
Oak Lawn IL	16M	July 2006	November 2017
San Bernardino CA	16M	June 2003	January 2024
Manchester NH	16M	January 2006	September 2023	Only Studio C in New Hampshire
Cedar Falls IA	32M	August 2001	September 2022	Only Studio C in Iowa
Concord NC	32M	August 2021	March 2023
Miamisburg OH	32M	2001	October 2022
Harrisburg PA	32M	Spring 2001	August 2022
Meriden CT	32M	January 2002	May 2013	Bot sent to Naples FL for their Circles of Lights stage
Grapevine TX	32M	May 2002	November 2022
Denton TX	32M	November 2002	January 2023

Prototypes[]

The Studio C Betas in Oceanside, California, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Birmingham, Alabama, and Overland Park, Kansas were the first locations to receive the stage, in the Fall of 2000. Birmingham removed their Beta in 2016 for a Dance Floor. Later, Green Bay and Oceanside removed their stages for 2.0 in 2021. Birmingham got the Beta first, then Green Bay, and finally Oceanside.
The Studio C Beta in Dallas (Montfort), Texas was replaced by the Star Stage in 2010 and the first ever Circles of Light in 2012 and the animatronic was removed a few months later and was sent to Port Orange, Florida in 2013. It was destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022.

One TV[]

Before its closure in 2013, the Beta in Meriden, Connecticut had one TV and had working curtains until 2011. They removed their TV in late 2011. They removed their curtains in 2013 and replaced the camera with the Ticket Blaster. Its animatronic was in the Naples, Florida location and had the Avenger outfit until November 3, 2024, when Naples removed the animatronic for 2.0.
The Studio C Beta in Bloomington, Illinois was the only Beta with one TV in the state and was the second to last 32 movement Beta in the state. This location has since removed their stage for 2.0 in 2019.
The Studio C Beta in Antioch, Tennessee had one TV. This location used to house a 3-Stage until 2001. Antioch’s Beta was also the only one in state to have had one TV. This location removed their stage for 2.0 in 2022.
Before its closure on October 29, 2023, the Studio C Beta in Rockville, Maryland was the last Beta in the state and had one TV. They also had working curtains.

Last in the State[]

The Studio C Beta in Orange, Connecticut was the last one in the state and had the Studio C sign above the three TVs. It housed a 2-Stage from late 1992-Summer 2006. This location removed their stage for 2.0 in 2021.
The Studio C Beta in Joilet, Illinois was the last Studio C Beta in state with the Studio C Carpet. Their Chuck E. Cheese animatronic had loose body turns, which means Chuck E. used to side bend when he did a body turn, although he had 16 movements. This location removed its stage for 2.0 in 2019 and was relocated to the Darien, Illinois location. Darien would receive 2.0 in June 2023.
The Studio C Beta in Vernon Hills, Illinois was the last Phase 3 in the state. This location got 2.0 in 2019 and closed in 2020.
The Studio C Beta in Villa Park, Illinois had no curtains and was the last 32 movement Beta in the state. This location got 2.0 in May 2022.
The Beta in Hempstead, New York had no curtains and was the last 32 movement Beta in New York. This location received 2.0 in 2023.
Before its closure in 2020, the Studio C Beta in Lima, Ohio was the last Beta in the U.S. to feature a blue screen. They also had the Chuck E. Cheese from the Downingtown, Pennsylvania location, which closed on July 15, 2018.
The Studio C Beta in San Antonio (Bandera), Texas is the only Studio C Beta to have a helicopter light and was the last San Antonio location to still have an animatronic as they received 2.0 in April 2024.
The Studio C Beta in Hampton, Virginia was the last 32 movement Beta in the state. This location received 2.0 in December 2022.
The Studio C Beta in Fayetteville, Arkansas was the last Animatronic location in the state.
The Studio C Beta in Nanuet, New York is the last one in the state. It has the Studio C signs above the TVs and no blue screen. The stage is part of a Legacy Location.
The Studio C Beta in St. Cloud, Minnesota is the last one in the state, After Rochester, MN closed.
Gurnee, IL’s Studio C Beta was the last in Illinois with original Studio C Beta props and stage set-up. It got 2.0 on August 23, 2024.
The Beta at the Chicago, IL (Kedzie Avenue) location was the last Studio C Beta in Illinois. It was removed for 2.0 on August 25, 2024.

Hybrid Stages[]

The Studio C Beta in Darien, Illinois used to be a 3-Stage and had the old stage base and valence. Chuck E. was on center stage along with the backdrop and sides of the TVs. The fiber optic curtain from the 3-Stage was kept as well. Curtains were added to former stage left and right upon completion. The Beta came from the Joliet store, which got 2.0 in 2019. This stage is also referred as "Studio C Darien", "Studio 3", and "Beta 16M 3-Stage". This location received the 2.0 remodel in June 2023.
The Studio C Beta in Chicago (Kedzie), Illinois also used to be a 3-Stage. At first the stage was very basic, but around 2021-2022 more Studio C Beta elements, TVs, and Phase 5 light-up posters were added. The animatronic was from the Lafayette, Indiana Studio C Cappa (now closed). Kedzie got the 2.0 remodel on August 25, 2024, making the Beta/3-Stage Hybrid extinct.

Replacements[]

The Studio C Beta in Lexington, Kentucky was the only one in the state and replaced a 3-Stage in 2006. This location has since been remodeled to 2.0.
The Studio C Beta in Walker, MI opened in September 2002, replacing a 3-Stage. This location got 2.0 in 2018.

Disrepair[]

The Studio C Beta in Danbury, Connecticut was in a severe state of disrepair by 2012, just three years after it opened. This location closed a year later in 2013.
The Studio C Beta in Alpharetta, Georgia was in a state of disrepair at one point, with Chuck E. having broken eyes. This location removed their stage and got 2.0 in 2022.

Stage Right Props[]

The Studio C Beta in Clearwater, Florida replaced a Road Stage in Fall 2000, one of the first five installations and the first Single-Screen Beta. This location had a CEC Hollywood blue screen, which was unique to this location. It has since been removed. The stage was removed for 2.0 in June 2023.
The Studio C Beta in Albuquerque, New Mexico had a unique Studio C sign in the blue screen area. The stage was removed for 2.0 in 2021.
The Studio C Beta in Patchogue, New York was on the left near the entrance and had no blue screen. The stage was removed for 2.0 in 2023.

Major Oddities[]

The Studio C Beta in Roseville, California had the last Avenger cap on a Studio C Chuck E. Cheese animatronic in the US. Chuck E. also had the full Rockstar Outfit. This location has since received 2.0.
Before its closure in November 2020, the Studio C Beta in Tamuning, Guam didn't have an animatronic, as it was removed in 2019.
Before its closure on December 16, 2012, the Studio C Beta in South Portland, Maine was the only Studio C and location in the state. The animatronic was sent to West Palm Beach, Florida in 2013.
The Studio C Beta in San Agustín, Mexico lacks an animatronic. The left and right stages have been replaced with the 2.0 posters of Pasqually and Chuck E. Cheese.
The Studio C Beta in Las Vegas, Nevada (Serene) had a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic with gray eyes instead of blue eyes, and this particular Chuck E. didn't appear to have anybody turns. This location got 2.0 in late 2018.
The Studio C Beta in Mays Landing, New Jersey had a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic with gray eyes. This location got 2.0 in May 2024.
The Studio C Betas in Harlem, New York, Brooklyn, New York and Bronx (Gun Hill), New York had railings that are on Circles of Light stages with animatronics. Harlem closed in 2020 and Brooklyn and Bronx got 2.0 in 2023.
The Studio C Beta at Riyadh (Olaya), Saudi Arabia removed the animatronic in January 2021. But in April of 2021, the animatronic was reinstalled.
The Studio C Beta in Cordova, TN was missing tubes on the background of the stage, and featured walkaround rockstar shoes on the animatronic. This location removed their stage for 2.0 in 2021.
The Studio C Beta in Mississauga (Argentina) ON had unique LED shape lights above the TVs. This location received 2.0 in April 2023 and is the first Canadian location to get 2.0.
The Studio C Beta in Pittsburgh, PA had a 32 movement Chuck E. Cheese animatronic with a 16-movement head. This location received 2.0 in June 2024.
The Studio C Betas in Jackson, MS, Tupelo, MS, and Monroe, LA removed their animatronics in 2023. Jackson would receive 2.0 sometime in July 2024, and Monroe would close in late July 2024.

Late Night/Cool Chuck Outfits remaining[]

The Studio C Beta in Redding, California had Chuck E.'s red cap, which stayed until they got 2.0 in 2022.
The Beta in Viña Del Mar, Chile, has Chuck E.'s Cool Chuck outfit, including the cap. Chuck E. has a custom railing around him, and the stage’s tech Room is in between the three Monitors and the blue screen, making its beta unique.
The Studio C Beta in Guatemala City, (Zona 7) Guatemala originally had the normal black background but has recently replaced it with a plain white background and is the last location in Central America to feature a blue screen and camera. Chuck E. also has the Cool Chuck cap and outfit. As of 2022, they no longer have the red cap.

Full Rockstar outfits[]

The Studio C Beta in Concord, California received the Rockstar outfit around late 2015 to early 2016. As of March 2016, it is in a state of disrepair. Chuck E. also has no eyebrows. This location has since received 2.0.
The Studio C Beta in Everett, Massachusetts had Phase 3 until November 2014 when they remodeled to Phase 5 and got the Rockstar outfit. This location recieved 2.0 in July 2024.
The Studio C Beta in Greece, New York had the full Rockstar outfit. This location got 2.0 in 2018 and the Chuck E. Cheese animatronic was sent to Leominster, Massachusetts. Leominster closed in 2020.
The Studio C Beta in Gastonia, North Carolina had the full Rockstar outfit, including the shoes. This location got 2.0 in October 2024.
The Studio C Beta in Miamisburg, Ohio had the full Rockstar outfit, and like Warren, lacked the blue screen, although it had the "Studio C" sign present. This stage has since been removed for 2.0.
The Studio C Beta in Warren, Ohio was the first 32m beta to be installed in a brand-new location (previous betas would replace existing stages). This would also make Warren the 7th beta to be built. It has one TV screen instead of three and lacks the blue screen and "Studio C" sign behind the Ticket Blaster. Its Chuck E. Cheese animatronic has the Rockstar shirt and jeans. The stage would be removed on May 6th 2024 for 2.0.
The Studio C Beta in Gurnee, Illinois was one of the first 16 movement Betas installed and is the last regular Beta in the state. Chuck E. has the full Rockstar outfit. They have no blue screen. They received 2.0 in August 2024.

2012 Models[]

The Chuck E. Cheese in Elk Grove, California had the 2012 redesign and was the last location to open before the Rockstar Era. Chuck E. had the Avenger shirt and Rockstar Jeans. This location received 2.0 in January 2024.
The Chuck E. Cheese’s in St. Cloud, Minnesota has the 2012 redesign model and will be the last animatronic show in Minnesota once Maple Grove gets 2.0 in May 2024. Chuck E. has the Avenger outfit with no hat.
The Studio C Beta in Decatur, Alabama has the 2012 Model and was a former Studio C Cappa before they expanded and upgraded the stage to a Beta. Chuck E. has the full Rockstar outfit (minus the shoes).
The Chuck E. Cheese’s in Concepcion, Chile was the last Beta to open and the first store to open in the Rockstar Era. Chuck E. has the Avenger outfit, including the last Avenger hat on a Studio C animatronic.