The Galaxy Stage was a test stage installed at the Chuck E. Cheese's location in West Melbourne, Florida when it opened on April 26th, 2011. It was never added to another store and was removed on April 9th, 2023 for the 2.0 remodel.
History[]
This stage made its debut on April 26, 2011 at West Melbourne, Florida. It was a test stage made to replace the Studio C Beta as the "default" CEC Stage for the 2010s. However it wasn't installed at other locations, possibly due to the Circles of Light debuting the following year. Since both stages were introduced around the same time, people speculated that this was possibly a prototype of the aforementioned stage.
The Galaxy Stage used Studio C HD, which was previously introduced with the Star Stage (the most recent Studio C stage up until the Galaxy Stage).
In 2022, it was decided by CEC Entertainment to no longer produce physical discs for shows and instead go digital. During testing however, problems were found with the system that Studio C used, due to it taking 3 inputs to run the show. As such, it was decided to no longer program the Studio C shows (which included the Galaxy Stage), simply leaving the animatronic on random movements. On April 9th, 2023, the Galaxy Stage was taken out for the 2.0 remodel.
To the right of the stage, there is a single 16-movement Chuck E. Cheese animatronic, and a railing surrounding the animatronic that is lined with LEDs. The background of the stage is designed to resemble a futuristic city with some UFOs. Near the center is a projector showing the showtape footage, while on the left there is a Moon that lights up. The Ticket Blaster is positioned here as well, with rocket fins on the bottom, and a nose cone on top. Above the stage is a purple banner that reads "Where a kid can be a kid", and a sign for the Ticket Blaster on the left.
This stage would later remove the projector replacing it with a TV. Also, Chuck E.'s avenger attire would later be updated to have his Rockstar design.