More of Chuck E. Cheese’s animatronic bands are here to stay at five locations as the pizza-and-arcade chain tries to lean in to fans’ nostalgia while endearing Chuck to today’s children. The brand ...

Earlier this year, Chuck E. Cheese announced that it would phase out the animatronic characters that have been delighting kids since the late ’70s at all but five of its 400 U.S. locations. That was a ...

For many decades, Chuck E. Cheese’s in-house band has entertained birthday kids and families enjoying pizza, cake and sodas for celebrations — but the furry musicians with big eyes are not the life of ...

The Kansas City area’s last Chuck E. Cheese mouse doesn’t do much these days. He slowly turns his animatronic matted, gray head a few times a minute — scanning the empty stage. His earlier ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The final show for Munch’s Make Believe Band is on the horizon. This week, pizza and arcade chain ...

*Chuck E. Cheese is set to remove the animatronic bands from all locations except one in California. Renovations are underway at all 472 Chuck E. Cheese locations domestically and 86 abroad, CEC ...

The kids "eatertainment" chain is saying goodbye to its animatronics band. But not all are ready to let go of the fuzzy robot characters of their... Kids are losing the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics.

A newly remodeled Chuck E. Cheese restaurant opened this week in Gage Park on Chicago’s Southwest Side, promising all the arcade games, screaming kids and pizza-fueled mayhem that parents have come to ...

Chuck E. Cheese is pulling the plug on Munch’s Make Believe Band, the animatronic robots that terrified children and their begrudging parents with musical performances for decades. The New York Times ...

CHARLOTTE — Following backlash, Chuck E. Cheese will keep its animatronic band at its Pineville-Matthews Road location. The Political Beat previously reported that the beloved family pizza joint ...