*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 Entertainment CEO David McKillips said on Monday.
The move comes amid the release of the supernatural horror film “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” The movie follows a troubled security guard (Josh Hutcherson) as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through, per the studio’s press release. The animatronic characters come alive and try to kill him.
During a press conference on Nov. 2, the titular character Chuck E. announced Munch’s Make Believe Band Residency at Northridge, California, near Los Angeles.
“Speaking alongside fellow members of the Make Believe Band — featuring Mr. Munch on keyboards, Jasper T. Jowls on guitar, Helen Henny on vocals, and Pasqually on drums — Chuck E. revealed that they’ll be headlining an exclusive, permanent residency at the Northridge Chuck E. Cheese,” per the news release.
“As an important part of the legacy of the brand, we know that the animatronic band holds a special place for many fans in their childhood memories,” McKillips, President and CEO of Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company, CEC Entertainment, said in the press release. “We want our fans to know that the decision to keep the band here is meant as a gesture of love and gratitude as our legacy continues to evolve in new ways.”
Here’s what else is new at the Northridge location via the news release:
While the fan-favorite band will perform daily at this location, a brand-new experience will also delight current guests and future generations. The Company has been busy renovating fun centers nationwide with updated features to offer multi-activity options for all ages. New enhancements include a new state-of-the-art interactive dance floor, a giant video wall and screens, the most popular kid-focused arcade games, and new trampolines zones in select fun centers around the nation.
“Chuck E. Cheese is and was an essential part of growing up,” Nolan Bushnell of CEC said in the press release. “It has had an enormous impact on how families have fun, providing a place where kids and adults alike could be entertained – from animatronic shows tailored more for the adults to games and prizes for the kids. It’s great that the original animatronic band will remain in residency at the Northridge location while the other locations offer experiences and create memories with the new vision.”
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