Studio C Cappa (known officially as Small Town Studio C (2003) by corporate) is a Studio C stage that was introduced in July 2003 and was installed in smaller Chuck E. Cheese locations. It is a downsized and cheaper version of "Studio C Beta".
History[]
Over the stage's production history, three separate versions of the stage would be created.
The original version of the Cappa, also known as V1, had a mirror background behind Chuck E. Cheese. This version of the Cappa would only be produced in Summer 2003 and was installed in seven locations in Waco, Texas (Now 2.0), Joplin, Missouri, (now closed) Holland, Michigan (now closed), Grand Junction, Colorado (now closed), Jackson, Tennessee (now closed), Goldsboro, North Carolina, (Now 2.0) and Muskegon, Michigan (now closed). As of November 2025, the original version of the Studio C Cappa is now extinct.
In 2010, with the discontinuation of the blue screen, a mural was also offered for replacing the screen.
The final Studio C Cappa location to open was New Hartford, New York in October 2006. After that, Studio C Betas would continue to be produced until 2012.
Appearance[]
The stage features three TV screens and underneath them is a small Chuck E. Cheese sign. Below that is a wide blue screen. The stage has the cheaper 16-movement Chuck E. Cheese animatronic. There are no curtains, as curtains were discontinued at around this point in time. There are very few lights, and most locations with this stage have Chuck E. Cheese wearing a red hat, a blue shirt with a yellow C, and gray khaki shorts.
Trivia[]
- The outfit described above is also known as the Cool Chuck outfit.
- As of November 2025, 6 Studio C Cappas remain in operation, all in the United States.
| Location | Version | Year Installed | Condition / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muncie, Indiana | V2 | December 2003 | Oldest Studio C Cappa. |
| Kokomo, Indiana | V2 | April 2004 | |
| Sumter, South Carolina | V2 | August 2004 | Last animatronic of any kind in South Carolina. |
| Salisbury, Maryland | V2 | August 2004 | Last Studio C bot in Maryland |
| Abilene, Texas | V3 | November 2005 | |
| Lake Jackson, Texas | V3 | 2005 | Former Studio C Buffet and still has animatronic despite receiving 2.0 remodel on the exterior |
| Location | Version | Year Installed | Year Removed | Condition / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin, Missouri | V1 | July 2003 | March 2024 | First location to install and open with a Cappa. |
| Jackson, Tennessee | V1 | July 2003 | November 2025 | No Blue Screen. Last animatronic of any kind in Tennessee. |
| Grand Junction, Colorado | V1 | August 2003 | June 2020 | |
| Holland, Michigan | V1 | September 2003 | April 2015 | |
| Goldsboro, North Carolina | V1 | September 2003 | August 2023 | |
| Muskegon, Michigan | V1 | September 2003 | June 2020 | Lacked Mural and Blue Screen |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | V2 | November 2003 | April 2011 | First Cappa to be removed. |
| Johnstown, Pennsylvania | V2 | November 2003 | June 2020 | |
| Janesville, Wisconsin | V2 | November 2003 | August 2024 | |
| Sherman, Texas | V2 | November 2003 | December 2022 | |
| Hemet, California | V2 | December 2003 | December 2023 | Last in California |
| Albany, Georgia | V2 | December 2003 | July 2023 | |
| Rocky Mount, North Carolina | V2 | December 2003 | April 2023 | |
| Waco, Texas | V1 | 2003 | October 2022 | Former Studio C Buffet |
| Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania | V2 | April 2004 | March 2023 | |
| Butler, Pennsylvania | V2 | April 2004 | March 2016 | |
| Bowling Green, Kentucky | V2 | April 2004 | July 2022 | |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | V2 | April 2004 | April 2024 | Least known and Undocumented stage |
| Sioux City, Iowa | V2 | May 2004 | June 2020 | |
| Asheville, North Carolina | V2 | May 2004 | November 2024 | Final continental US corporate-owned location to remodel to 2.0. |
| Jacksonville, North Carolina | V2 | June 2004 | May 2020 | |
| Hattiesburg, Mississippi | V3 | June 2004 | December 2024 | Originally a V2 Cappa. |
| Fort Gratiot / Port Huron, Michigan | V2 | July 2004 | July 2014 | |
| Texarkana, Texas | V2 | July 2004 | August 2022 | |
| Longview, Texas | V2 | August 2004 | November 2024 | |
| Dothan, Alabama | V2 | August 2004 | December 2024 | |
| Houma, Louisiana | V2 | September 2004 | December 2021 | |
| College Station, Texas | V2 | October 2004 | November 2024 | |
| Killeen, Texas | V2 | November 2004 | June 2019 | |
| Columbus, Indiana | V2 | December 2004 | October 2023 | |
| Rapid City, South Dakota | V2 | December 2004 | May 2020 | |
| Kelso, Washington | V2 | December 2004 | April 2014 | Bot was sent to Tucson, Arizona until it was destroyed. |
| Yuma, Arizona | V2 | December 2004 | March 2023 | Chuck had walkaround shoes. Only Cappa in Arizona. |
| Lewisville, Texas | V3 | 2004 | March 2022 | Replaced a 2-Stage. Stage was at the front of the building. |
| North Olmsted, Ohio | V3 | 2004 | December 2018 | Replaced a 2-Stage and was the first Cappa to be removed for 2.0. |
| Leominster, Massachusetts | V2 | January 2005 | June 2020 | |
| Ocala, Florida | V2 | February 2005 | October 2021 | |
| Johnson City, Tennessee | V2 | March 2005 | January 2023 | |
| El Centro, California | V3 | June 2005 | January 2022 | |
| Hagerstown, Maryland | V3 | July 2005 | April 2024 | |
| Victoria, Texas | V3 | September 2005 | June 2024 | |
| Greeley, Colorado | V3 | September 2005 | April 2022 | |
| Greensburg, Pennsylvania | V3 | September 2005 | July 2024 | |
| Cincinnati (Eastgate), Ohio | V3 | Fall 2005 | 2014 | Replaced a Rocker Stage and was replaced with a 16-movement Studio C Beta. |
| Jonesboro, Arkansas | V3 | December 2005 | September 2022 | |
| Decatur, Alabama | V3 | December 2005 | Summer 2012 | Replaced by a 16-movement Studio C Beta. |
| Florence, South Carolina | V3 | December 2005 | November 2022 | |
| Commack, New York | V3 | 2005 | June 2015 | Replaced a 1-Stage. |
| Dover, Delaware | V3 | 2005 | September 2023 | Former Studio C Buffet |
| Ellisville, Missouri | V3 | 2005/2006 | October 2023 | Replaced a 1-Stage. |
| Kingston, Ontario, Canada | V3 | January 2006 | September 2015 | Only Cappa in Canada and the only one outside of the US. |
| Mansfield, Ohio | V3 | January 2006 | June 2020 | |
| Lafayette, Indiana | V3 | August 2006 | November 2020 | Bot was sent to Chicago (Kedzie), Illinois until it was destroyed. |
| New Hartford, New York | V3 | October 2006 | June 2020 | Last location to open with a Cappa. Chuck did not have eyebrows. |
| Evansville, Indiana | V2 | 2006/2007 | April 2022 | Replaced a 3-Stage. |
| Alexandria, Louisiana | V3 | April 2009 | February 2022 | Replaced a 3-Stage and was the last Cappa to be installed. |
- The Studio C Cappa in Joplin, Missouri was the first Studio C Cappa and one of the 7 prototype "V1" versions to be installed around Summer 2003 before the "V2” versions. This location closed in March 2024.
- The Studio C Cappa in Hagerstown, Maryland was the last Studio C Cappa, and last Studio C in the U.S. to have a blue screen and camera.
- Before its closure in 2020, the Studio C Cappa in Muskegon, Michigan had no mural or blue screen.
- The Studio C Cappa in Jackson, Tennessee was the second Studio C Cappa installed. They also had the full rockstar outfit until the shirt was replaced with the Avenger shirt. No blue screen. The location closed on November 23, 2025.
- The Studio C Cappa in Salisbury, Maryland was in a state of disrepair from 2011-2015, leading to the bot being replaced the bot from the now closed Commack, New York location. Commack’s animatronic now has the Rockstar Outfit.
- The Studio C Cappa in Goldsboro, North Carolina was the only Cappa location to have received a Phase 5 remodel. It has since received the 2.0 remodel.
- The Studio C Cappa in Cincinnati “Eastgate”, Ohio replaced a Rocker Stage in 2005. Due to the removal of almost all of the Studio C Cappa components, many fans consider it now as a Studio C Beta.
- The Studio C Cappa in Tuscaloosa, Alabama closed in 2011 and relocated with a COL somewhere in the mid 2010s.
- Before receiving 2.0 in July 2022, the Bowling Green, Kentucky location would switch between the Avenger shirt and Rockstar shirt, and also had the Rockstar jeans. They were the 18th location to open with a Cappa, opening on April 27, 2004. They were the second last animatronic show in the state of Kentucky, with the last being in Louisville, which has since remodeled.
- Before they received the 2.0 remodel in December 2023, Hemet was the last Studio C Cappa in California.
Close-up of Chuck's Stage in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (now 2.0).
Studio C Gamma prototype in Waco, Texas (now 2.0).
Studio C Cappa in Leominister, Massachusetts (now closed).
Studio C Cappa in Houma, Louisiana (now 2.0).
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