Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia (2 Cavill Avenue) was a Charlie Cheese's Pizza Playhouse that opened in March 1981 with a Cyberamic Portrait/Balcony Mix, and closed in 1983.
This store was notable as the very first international PTT/CEC location, the first on another continent, as well as the 29th Pizza Time Theatre store to open, and the first ever PTT to close.
History[]
When the owners of the Grundy's entertainment complex in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia noticed a small chain of sit-down family restaurant and arcades with animatronics in the United States known as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, they thought it was a perfect idea for their entertainment complex, although they had to make several changes, and they mostly had to do with the branding of the restaurant in Australia.
The same way different US states have different dialects but being the same language (in this case being the English language), American English and Australian English differed in more ways than one, one of which being the fact that in the United States, the word 'Chuck' means "To throw something", as in "I chucked the football across the field.", while in Australia, that very same word means "To throw up", as in "I got a really bad headache and chucked in the bathroom stall.". As a result of this "grotesque" word, they decided to rename the brand name exclusively in Australia from "Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre" to "Charlie Cheese's Pizza Playhouse". They would also redesign the logo slightly, changing the colors from the dark browns of the old PTT logo to a red and blue colored design, while keeping the shape and Chuck E. (now named Charlie) the same.
The location at 2 Cavill Avenue would open in March 1981 and would be popular with Australia's families, as they had never had a chance to experience something like it before. They would have a unique stage design, as even though it was still a Balcony Stage, it featured elements from a Portrait Stage, more specifically, the frames/doors Munch and Pasqually were on. It also featured a Cheese Crawl under the characters instead of Mr. Munch's Madhouse and the wood façade of normal installations. In the Cabaret, Dolli Dimples was present to play her showtape.
The Surfer's Paradise location would close for unknown reasons in 1982 and relocate approximately around an hour away to a city known as Carina. That location would also not stay open very long either, closing in 1986, marking an end to Charlie Cheese's Pizza Playhouse.
Stages[]
Originally when Surfers Paradise opened, they featured a Shelf / Balcony Stage Mix. This stage had a Cheese Crawl under the stage, and frames and doors for Munch and Pasqually. Madam Oink was the Guest Star for the entire operation of the location. Dolli Dimples was also present in the Cabaret.
| Stage | Installed | Removed | Notes / Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberamic Portrait/Balcony Mix | March 1981 | 1983 | Store Closed. Unknown what happened afterwards. |
Animatronics[]
| Animatronic | Manufacturing Date | Whereabouts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic) | 1980 | Unknown | |
| Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic) | 1980 | Unknown | Madame Oink Cosmetics. |
| Mr. Munch (Cyberamic) | 1980 | Unknown | |
| Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic) | 1980 | Unknown | |
| Pasqually (Cyberamic) | 1980 | Unknown | Had Portrait Mechanics. |
| Warblettes (Cyberamic) | 1980 | Unknown | |
| Dolli Dimples (Cabaret) | 1980 | Unknown |
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| Current Locations (USA) |
 Lowell, MA (199 Plain St)  Palm Desert, CA (72513 Hwy 111)  Blaine, MN (8943 University Ave)  Lubbock, TX (5612 W Loop 289)  Maple Grove, MN (12945 Elm Creek Blvd)  Manassas, VA (7730 Stream Walk Ln)  Methuen, MA (90 Pleasant Valley Rd)  Crystal Lake, IL (4725 Northwest Hwy)  Bowling Green, KY (2625 Scottsville Rd)  Asheville, NC (104 River Hills Rd)  Olympia, WA (625 Black Lake Blvd)  Avon, IN (9931 E US Hwy 36)  Port Orange, FL (5539 S Williamson Blvd)  Woodbury, MN (445 Commerce Dr) |
| Legacy Stores (USA) |
 Northridge, CA (8425 Reseda Blvd)  Nanuet, NY (250 NY-59)  Hicksville, NY (Delco Plaza 11-15 Hanover Place)  Springfield, IL (2369 S MacArthur Blvd)  Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd) |
| Former Locations (USA) |
 San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)  San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd)  Pleasanton, CA (5572 Springdale Ave)  Redding, CA (2167 Hilltop Dr)  Wyomissing, PA (2721 N Meridian Blvd)  Danbury, CT (20 Backus Ave) |
| Current Locations (International) |
 Mississauga, ON (4141 Dixie Rd)  South Edmonton, AB (9863 19 Ave NW)  Mississauga, ON (2945 Argentia Rd) |
| Legacy Stores (International) |
 Willowdale, ON (2452 Sheppard Ave) |
| Former Locations (International) |
 Surfers Paradise, QLD (2 Cavill Avenue) |