The Last 80s/90s Chuck E Cheese About To Be Gutted

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Chuck E. Cheese (formerly known as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza and simply Chuck E. Cheese's) is an American children’s family entertainment center chain founded in 1977 by Atari's co-founder Nolan Bushnell. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, each location features arcade games, amusement rides and musical shows in addition to serving pizza and other food items; former mainstays included ball pits, crawl tubes, and animatronic shows. The chain's name is taken from its main character and mascot, Chuck E. Cheese. The first location opened as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre in San Jose, California. It was the first family restaurant to integrate food with arcade games and animated entertainment

[@lil_bear]

The retro Chuck E. Cheese feels so much more comforting and fun. The new ones just feel like a soulless arcade.

[@tennojiberri]

As if Dave and Busters isn't souless enough... Truly an end of an era

[@Jac735]

​@TennojiNesoberi Dave and Busters was decent I don't really know about it now

[@tennojiberri]

@@Jac735 Their arcade used to have an 80-90s aesthetic with neon lights along with a classy wooden vibe in the restaurant. Nowadays the arcade is nothing but modern while the restaurant looks any different than a Buffalo Wild Wings with generic sports memorabilia

[@ALJACEEPIC3]

I can agree it’s painful me growing up I grew up with the robot being programmed and I grew up with the ball pit now that’s all gone the robot doesn’t perform In shows he is just in random movements ball pit was removed when I was like 5 or 6

[@20gracie02]

Couldn’t have said it better myself 🥲

[@juggalo4life247mfkr]

I feel that every franchise deserves to have 1 original location that lets you step back into the past.

[@superbanaan9]

well we can be partners and create our own 50 60 70 80 90 food chain and go back in time all the time every store we open is old looking and best food and the costumer service of the old days

[@juggalo4life247mfkr]

@superbanaan9 👍

[@pmmupp]

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[@pmmupp]

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[@CHRISMED2]

This country has no respect for the past always moving forwards

[@emilynam6084]

It's hard to believe this is considered retro now. This is what my chuck e cheese looked like when I was growing up in the early 2000s.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

@Rowdy Jr yeah I’m glad I got to grow up in late 2000s and early 10s good times

[@wcovey25]

older people prob said the same thing when places got remodeled in the 80s

[@wcovey25]

@Rowdy Jr yeah, but you could repeat that cycle all the wayback in history. People associate certain eras as the best usually because they were young. Everyone thinks their childhood was the best. Even today there are alot of pros to growing up with technology. It isn't all cons like the older generation that grew up without technology makes it out to be. All perspective.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

@@gwenmloveskpopcecmore I'm glad I got to grow up in the 90s and early 2000s.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

@@SuperFlashDriver good for u

[@ReplayProductionss]

There's actually a place in Mississippi called Smitty's Super Service Station, which is practically a museum for old 80s Chuck E. Cheese stuff. They even have all the old animatronic shows!

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

Yep always wanted to go they also have the showbiz pizza animatronics too and old merch/prizes from there

[@Flicker_thefo0x]

And rock afire explosion too.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

@@Flicker_thefo0x yep

[@simply-living8523]

WHATT that’s so cool! I hope I can visit one day

[@candycane3739]

Where in MS? That's my home state, and it seems like I've heard of this before...

[@Mister-Mike]

My old bud and I used to work at Chuck E Cheese back in the late 90's. They would throw the tickets away in the trash, just bags and bags of them. One night we swung by and gobbled up 3 trash bags full and went to another location and had a blast. We were not relegated to the bottom shelf. Not long after, they started shreading them.

[@princessmarlena1359]

That’s what my fraternal twin brother and I did, once. We nicked them from the trash when no one was looking and redeemed them.

[@earthsucks9555]

I love a good scam that sticks it to corporations without their knowledge.

[@Charsi_Escobar]

You’re the reason why they introduced the tap cards 🤣😝

[@triple_drain]

"It looks delicious, but it's not." I'm dead.

[@btk1243]

If Kurt ever makes a highlight video, "Kurt's Top 10 Comments," that one definitely belongs in there--great deadpan delivery (at 3:46)

[@zenomorph8806]

Is that their advertising catch phrase? “It looks delicious but it’s not”

[@TheeRighteousOnee]

Petition to have this Chuck E Cheese stay retro!

[@chasesmom14]

Chuck E Cheese….soooo many great memories. The pizza was amazing, the shiny gold coins in the cups, the smell of the tickets, just the overall friendly chaotic atmosphere of kids running around was great . I love being a 90’s kid . So much fun . I wish I could go back lol

[@jennifermartinez2367]

I know. I loved being a late 90s / early 2000s kid. I miss the gold coins and the tickets. The cups. The video Games were much better back in the day. The pizza was delicious. Now it’s so different and my location sucks sadly.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

Wish I could go back to 2011 lol

[@chrisallen7512]

You said it all…I was a 90’s kid too! Everything you said here was pure spot on👊

[@jonathanalvarado2165]

And for me I was as well watching the old 90’s era of PBS Kids and the old stuff was so fun I wish I could go back to 😢

[@theoutside7]

It’s a shame that they’re being forced to remodel. It’s so rare to see a location that hasn’t had any remodels at all! Still complete with the showroom and road stage. The animatronics are in immaculate condition compared to other locations. They should just let this one be 🥹

[@ryanglaser5336]

Sad but they know same store sales will likely increase with the remodel

[@varis9960]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 I hope they get the new chuck model for the one by one stage :C I wanna cry but I'm 11 and I still love this place and it's sad that they are getting rid of them but chucky can't wait for the future because he thinks it will be better but it will be worse I got inspired by chuck to make my own place like his but it might have a downfall two 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 why chuck why he was so old he was to old to die why did they have to do it to him

[@cysjunk]

It was technically remodeled from a PTT store but still hasn't remodeled since then.

[@rosiesolano2080]

I agree brings back memories when we used to take our kids to chuckie cheese

[@PizzaTimesBrasil_official]

Isn't this a 2 stage?

[@Kirkvanhouten55]

man, that pizza chef dude was really tearing it up on the drums...even though his hands were barely moving

[@bretthibbs6083]

lol I remember back in the day when I went to a chuck e cheese and saw the band the drummer was actually moving but maybe this one was not working right or something cause I remember the drummer was moving a lot more than that back in the 80's. But I get what you were saying though.

[@thatadhdkid2009]

His name is pasqually, but they don't really take care of the animatronics well.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

That’s Pasqualley

[@SuperFlashDriver]

@@bretthibbs6083 even in the 90s and early 2000s he was much more capable of movement compared to what I saw from the video.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

@Ponygirl385 Yeah, that's just the nature of restaurant animatronics.

[@Theguy702]

I grew up in the apartments behind this Chuckee Cheese...We figured out how to get the big prizes as kids! We would go into their trash dumpster to get trash bags full of old tickets!! It took them about 6 months to catch on! 😂😂😂

[@SkullkraneEntertainment]

The animatronics work surprisingly well! Great video!

[@TrenchcoatSteve]

Chuck E Cheese was created by Nolan Bushnell, the same man who co-founded Atari. I can't think of two more 1980s companies. Thanks for the memories.

[@AutisticJoker88]

Even though Atari is older than that. It was founded in 1972. Though it took them nearly a decade to gain full prominence. Even that didn't last long for them

[@AutisticJoker88]

Chuck E Cheese was also technically 70s. Late 70s as it started out in but still 70s regardless. In its early years, it was quite trippy from the video footage I saw. I wish time travel was possible so I could go to the first Chuck E Cheese in San Jose. I would so be all over their 70s arcade games from that era

[@rasczaksroughnecks4027]

He left Atari and founded CC because he had a strict rule about no human characters shooting or harming each other. That all went tits up when they released Outlaw for the Atari 2600...

[@TheInkPitOx]

Delorean

[@KennyRyman]

I wonder what Nolan Bushnel think about Chuck E. today?

[@Natureboy207]

“Lend a hand” was such a great message. Only 80’s and 90’s would have that awesome message.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

Yeah although they have similar songs don’t worry.

[@retrofan4963]

This is a new CEC showtape. CEC shows from the 80's and 90's are different and usually cover already existing songs.

[@mojo3318]

I like that song! This is the first time I ever heard it!

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

@@mojo3318 yeah it came out in 2017 I think

[@mojo3318]

@@gwenmloveskpopcecmore Also, I like the bangs in your profile pic!

[@classiccarbuff]

Never thought in a million years that I'd ever see the animatronics from Chuck E. Cheese's again in my lifetime. My primary thought while watching this video is that someone needs to save every single one in their entirety along with everything else that's on the stage and put it all in a museum. I'm almost tempted to take a long distance road trip and see this place while it's still vintage and then stick around while Chuck E. Cheese's is being gutted. Most of that memorabilia will more than likely end up in a dumpster. Great video!

[@SaveTheBees11]

the last time i saw the animatronics play was back around 2004. This brought back memories of how packed it used to get with kids. It feels weird seeing the band play with no kids sitting around to watch

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

Yeah most kids nowadays are too scared of them and no wonder the ceo said kids stopped looking at them years ago but I think that’s wrong

[@asimplepie2279]

@@gwenmloveskpopcecmoreI slightly blame five nights at Freddy’s for getting so popular. Oh well 🤣

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

@@asimplepie2279 yeah ig so

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

@@asimplepie2279 well I actually meant to say little kids lol but yeah

[@jenniferperez3772]

People say that it's the animatronics' fault...I'd blame the damn prices. Before people could afford to take their kids to Chuck E Cheese's because it wasn't ridiculously expensive as it is now. My Mom and I took my 2 little cousins there last June and I kid you not, it was almost $100 dollars for us 2 adults, 2 kids, and only 30 minutes of playtime. If they would make the prices more affordable I know for a fact they would be packed like they were back in the 90s.

[@jayone7seven]

I went to my local Chuck E Cheese for a friends birthday party in 1987 and they had an animatronix dressed as Elvis, even sang his songs.. Haha, thanks for unlocking that memory.

[@jacksongibbs8998]

Sorry, I can’t resist… *WAS THAT THE BITE OF 87?!?!?*

[@Flicker_thefo0x]

Ah king! I love that animatronic. He is really cool when kept up.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

@@jacksongibbs8998 I get it. In the games, it happened but that was in October. This person could have gone say in the summertime in 1987. But in real life, no animatronic in the 80s was that advanced enough to literally harm a child. So there's that.

[@bebekid1292]

Go to Volo Museum which is North of Chicago and that animatronics is actually preserved there!!!!

[@SlushysSecret]

​@@jacksongibbs8998HA, makes some sense

[@mksolid82]

This is sad. Can’t imagine what the remodel will look like. The McDonalds restaurants are like cardboard boxes today. The charm has been stripped out of almost everything in modern culture.

[@LeoMidori]

That's a bit what I'm afraid of too, because McDonalds in the 90's didn't look that far off from this either with the booth seats, the specific style of framed pictures and tiling. There's so little care and fun put into the construction of a lot of places and they often get bland, so I pray Chuck E. Cheese has something fun here while being modernized.

[@antleredpawn]

That's what I hate about modern design and remodels. They strip the fun from everything and make it all bland and boring. It isn't "sleek and modern", it's depressing. What kid wants to play in a big grey box? I feel bad for the youth of today.

[@mksolid82]

@@antleredpawn exactly. And the food isn’t good enough to not have any of the charm. They are really stupid. I hope something changes.

[@LeoMidori]

@@antleredpawn Hell, I feel sad for adults!

[@richardvg7670]

We just had a remodel at some of our Chuck-E-Cheeses and I went to one on my birthday a week ago and I was so disappointed that they didn't have the animatronics in there all they have now is just a great big video wall like a 30 ft wide LED video screen and then they have a lighted dance floor and there is absolutely no old school charm left at Chuck e anymore I still ordered my pizza though and ate it there because I wanted to support the restaurant and I have never been to a Chuck-E-Cheese during one of my birthdays ever growing up but certainly wished I would have but I did eat there growing up They're taking away everything that made Chuck e cheese what it was all about as far as the themes and all

[@dco2006]

Every kid's birthday party when I was in kindergarten (1988) was at the Chuck E cheese in Brick NJ. We went to the location in 2006 and nothing changed. That was 17 years ago so who knows what it looks like or if it is even still there? Looked it up: yup still there ... nope not the same look

[@gregvanloop]

Swej everywhere!

[@scarfacetaco5733]

Thank you so much! My wife can't stop smiling. A lost memory of her teenage years

[@blueghost4121]

What bummed me out was when they removed the pizza time theater. It was a dark room and stage. I also remember the underground tunnel below the stage. . It's not a theater anymore. Sad

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

That tunnel became a source of nightmares for my dreams as a kid.....Don't know why nothing bad ever happened.

[@blueghost4121]

@@yodasmomisondrugs7959 this is what I found. I totally remember the strobe light.... Mr. Munch's Magic Madhouse was a maze underneath the Balcony Stage. The entrances were under Mr. Munch and Pasqually. The tunnels contained strobe lights and other effects. Beginning in the late 1980s, most locations began to seal the entrances because of poor conditions inside the tunnels, which were too small for employees to manage efficiently.

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

@@blueghost4121 Yeah I remember it being kinda gross in there or "musty" so your info backs up this weird memory I have of a super duper fun place as a kid. Wish I could be a little guy again sometimes and relive those moments for the first time again. So much fun with my little Goonie friends. The 80's rocked!

[@blueghost4121]

@@yodasmomisondrugs7959 I was born in 78 so the memories are fuzzy. Which means they started covering the entrances in the late 80s. So I was probably 6yrs old ish

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

@@blueghost4121 Same it was 86 or 87 the first time I went and the following year I don't remember it being there. Had a friend in grade school who ALWAYS had his birthday at the CC here on Sunrise Blvd here in Sacramento. I think its still open but I haven't been to that part of town for a few years now. Used to be a Showbiz Pizza literally right next to it. Only got to go in there once but it was captivating to me no doubt.

[@Quo-vadis-domine]

Like and comment to support the algorithm of the channel and the 80’s ✅

[@RyneMcKinney]

Yeah this is totally not a bot

[@AlejandroSanchez-zq2we]

Totally not a Bot, 🕴️

[@MasonPlays12]

Why are people say he is a bot?

[@MannANDMachine]

@@MasonPlays12just look at its username

[@ClawBoss]

I really miss these old Chuck E Cheese themed restaurants. My childhood gone 😢

[@mcydodge919]

This nearly brought tears to my eyes, and I thank you so much for uploading this! I'm really hoping at least some of that stuff ends up preserved somewhere.

[@princesskristan]

Not gonna lie, I got a little choked up seeing the old dining room. Made me think about me having my 5th birthday party there, and playing hide and seek in the Sky Tubes. So sad that the kids of today will never get to experience what the 80s/90s kids got to. Because we had alot of fun

[@steveafanador6441]

It's sad our childhood memories are going away 😢

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

Yep that’s why I’m gonna try to enjoy my local while I can Pineville

[@ronnierodriguez2485]

Back in 2020, they closed an old school chuck e cheese near my house in El Monte. They gave away everything. Benches/booths were just sitting outside. Wasnt able to get my hands on anything but maybe they’ll do that with this one.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

I doubt it cause a lot of them are just throwing everything away and there’s nothing they can do about it

[@nickpatrick1636]

Mostly getting thrown out now

[@kay_sac]

Did you happen to ask the manager if they were going to be salvaging the old signage? It would be cool if you were able to get your hands on one of those wooden Chuck E. Cheese signs!

[@aaronhart3416]

Wow, this really takes me back to simpler times. I can believe I was one of the last generations to see these animatronics live.😭

[@jackaction7077]

R.I.P. Charles Entertainment Cheese

[@KyleReeseCel2029]

This is depressing. Fond memories of having one of my earliest and best birthday's there. Thanks for documenting it brother. The future definitely sucks lol.

[@brookemarie6803]

i’m happy the internet exists and even if i can’t visit places from my childhood again it’s documented here. thank you!

[@miguelzambrano1729]

There’s actually a Chuck E Cheese in Bell Gardens California that still has the robots that perform! It’s pretty cool especially with the robots being discontinued in a way with the newer Chuck E Cheeses.I don’t know the full history of it, though I do know it was built in 1982.It’s a pretty cool and has lots of memories.

[@lincbond442]

What an amazing time capsule. Those were definitely better times in so so many ways. Thanks for documenting this place in its final days.

[@robertvarda9307]

That was my old Chuck E. Cheese in Reseda. But in the 80s it was dark inside and more arcade than restaurant. Had my birthday there once. I can remember that you could crawl under the stage. I do recall a major renovation making Chuck E. Cheese look bright and airy like in this video. Even though I was only eight or nine, it marked an end of a era losing a lot of it's cool factor.

[@earthsucks9555]

Do you know Perry Caravello?

[@jaklumen]

yeah dude.. the Pizzatime Theater years, circa 1980-1985

[@straw242_]

So cool to see this! Being 48 years old and growing up in the 80s, we didn't have Chuck E. Cheese's yet where I grew up in West Texas. We had Showbiz Pizza and Pistol Pete's Pizza. Both had the same animatronic shows, pizza and lots of video games. My favorite places as a kid. Thanks for the memories.

[@demisemedia]

I recently went to the gigantic 3 level Chuck E Cheese here in East San Jose, CA for my lil' nephews b day and it was on and crackin'! I'm tellin you this place was absolutely packed lol I was just comin down off a shroom trip too so it was very surreal!! Hate to see that one in Reseda lose the old aesthetic.

[@user-mf1si8cq5b]

3? There 2 😂

[@demisemedia]

Oops!

[@retro_cam925]

@@demisemedia the 3rd floor is storage

[@waxedearth5425]

I remember walking up to the counter with a big ass roll of tickets. Everyone fighting to get to the front of the line. The colorful lights everywhere and sounds. The smell of pizza and quarters.

[@rawkusrex]

i went to this Chuck E Cheese about 3 years ago for a friends childs birthday. the little kiddo wore a turtle neck style shirt and just opened the bottom of his shirt to catch the flying tickets when he was inside that air ticket machine contraption. since it was a turtle neck, nothing escaped once it entered from the bottom of his shirt. he used it like a net catching butterflies. i dont recall how many tickets he caught, but he basically caught every single one that was in there.

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

Very Smart kid.

[@Sandi-ke9mi]

Thanks! I hope they give the sign and some of the memorabilia to the Valley Museum. I hate to see those things be gone forever. 🙏🏻 Thanks Kurt. I love your videos. ☺️🙌🏻

[@80sLife]

Thank you so much! Unfortunately, from what I hear, it will all be destroyed. It's really sad.

[@Sandi-ke9mi]

@@80sLife That breaks my heart. Thank goodness we have this video to remember it by. I really appreciate these videos that you make. Thank you so much. 🙏🏻💕

[@Craniacs]

Ah it hurts 😢💔

[@AlexsStopMotionAdventures]

You actually care about the brand and not for money?

[@lovejojogirl]

Hi Arcade craniacs! We are your fans of the characters from Skibidi Toilet movie. Do you have any ideas for this video to watch your show?

[@DrewTheDisneyManiac]

@@AlexsStopMotionAdventuresHe cares for himself and the money only. Not his fans at all.

[@AlexsStopMotionAdventures]

@@DrewTheDisneyManiac I knew the truth, he doesn’t care about Chuck E. Cheese’s, he only cares about milking him and his band until they’re dry.

[@DrewTheDisneyManiac]

@@AlexsStopMotionAdventures Yep! I’m going to be honest I met him and his ex girlfriend at Knott’s Berry Farm back in 2019 before COVID hit. I thought they were really nice and stuff then when they were filming a video I saw them making it clickbait and he said oh none of this is true it’s staged and it’s like wow you really screwed up big time. I should of recorded it because then the whole community of The Craniacs would’ve known the truth.

[@OH.A.M.]

Arcades and Pizza was a dream for every kid back in the days. We had some amazing stuff back in the 80’s for sure.

[@asimplepie2279]

80s we’re just a better time man :(

[@steved8193]

You could always ask them what they're doing with the wall displays, etc., if they're just going to end up in a dumpster they might let you have some before that happens.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

CEC has a policy on that anyway and they’re not allowed to sell old stuff

[@The23rdGamer]

^

[@AdventureIndiana]

I remember similar place called “Showbiz Pizza”. It, like so many other 80’s places, is long gone. I am surprised chucke cheese is still around.

[@big8news]

That pizza chain was also owned by the same company Chuck-E-Cheese they also on another chain to I think someone said Pizza & pipes or something like

[@jammysnewadventures]

You should ask if you can have some of the old signs and auction them off! I would absolutely hate for all of this to go to waste! I really would!

[@myradlife]

Thanks for making this video!!! They will destroy everything unfortunately unless you go to the dumpster and try and save some stuff. I’ll pay you if you do!!! 🎉❤😊 this was my childhood location! They used to have The King in the back room called “The Lounge” and also a hippo at one time called “Dolli Dimples” I even remember one time I went and The King was dressed like Michael Jackson! 😮❤ It originally had a balcony stage and a ball pit too. Under the balcony stage was a maze and had a strobe light too. It was wild! Glad you took my tip and made such a great video. RIP CEC Northridge

[@derek-64]

He should talk to the manager again or even the owner if possible and see if he can get some stuff.

[@dovemaarika1668]

yeah please save some stuff! I would if I was remotely near it

[@spookymorales]

When I saw the Chuck E Cheese in the title I wasnt sure it would be for me...WOW was I wrong...that brought back so many memories, not just about the restaurant but all the fun times with friends and family over the years! Again THANK YOU Kurt for helping us to remember the best years of our lives! 👻🙏🏼💙

[@20PINKluvr]

I remember wanting a balloon 😅

[@SL-cl9gt]

You can tell an old school establishment by the attention to detail, the density and cleverness of the displays and the overall feeling of coziness.

[@loganarencibia3771]

It's nice how you could get to see the very last classic original 80s and 90s chuck e cheese great child hood memories before it's gone forever

[@michelealvarino137]

Thank you for making this video! This location was my home location where I personally had a few birthday parties there myself in the mid 1980s-1990s. The stage used to have a crawl space/play area under it for little kids, and there used to be an animatronic of The Warblettes on the top left corner shelf by the stage. It was always a treat to visit in later years and see the spoof posters and retro signage. It would be awesome if those things were kept for museum pieces. I've always wanted one of the spoof posters!

[@KyleReeseCel2029]

I'm around the same age as you and went to the same location. I think there also might of been some decorative railing or polls above the seats that are against the back wall of the show room. If you still live around the area you might ask them for one of those posters.

[@80isaac]

Yeah I remember the mouse hole under the stage where kids were able to play. the walls inside were green and it would flash that it would leave your silhouette or shadow imprinted on the walls

[@pstechnical]

Wow I have a memory of this crawlspace too but it was vague and I was never sure if it had been real until I read your comment. I think I went there around 1984. Thank you! :)

[@walruslovex3]

Would anybody happen to remember or know if the side room in this video with the kiddie games used to have an animatronic show? Not the main show with Chuck E, Jasper, etc, but other characters? At 5:09, the framing around the Chuck E pop art piece looks like maybe it could've been part of a stage at some point in time.

[@Simpsons99Gaming]

​@@walruslovex3 every room used to have a small show. They ran off tokens hippocampus dollie believe was her name.

[@dansimon1100]

Seeing those animatronics brought back so many memories when I was a kid back in the early nineties. Now that's classic Chuck E cheeses.

[@Gabe_M]

This game room is updated. I have taken my daughter to the Chuck E Cheese I grew up in a lot in the last 5 years and it looks just like this game room, but holy moly when you walked into the show room!!!! I was instantly transported back in time!!!!

[@philmakris8507]

Wow, it's really clean inside. I never went to one as a kid. I once went into one to get some change here in Reno and it looked like a plasma center on the wrong side of town.

[@carlosflores4380]

Im also from reno i used to love going there as a kid!

[@braddokken9191]

I can't believe that place is so unchanged. I only went to Chuck E Cheese on birthdays, so maybe a dozen times growing up? That made it special. My game was Skee-Ball. Thanks for sharing, brings back fond memories!

[@kittykat1791]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Those old animatronics are what make Chuck E Cheese unique. It's too bad they are tearing all this out, it looks much better than the updated restaurants. It would be cool to have it preserved. I know I would travel to see a functioning old school Chuck E Cheese that is also a museum!

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

Well Smitty’s Super Service in Mississippi is close enough

[@moonchild3692]

I remember being so excited the next day going to chuck n cheese because I would show off the toys to my friends 😂

[@JACKOTACO]

Another restaurant that is near by that has not changed either is the Shakey's on Devonshire and Reseda. It looks exactly the same from the 80s and on. Really cool to see!

[@KyleReeseCel2029]

It's changed. They took out the elevated seating next to the front windows at least a decade ago.

[@sonnyday6727]

They used to have an automatic nickelodeon music machine and an arcade

[@KyleReeseCel2029]

@@sonnyday6727 I remember the arcade machines. As well as the hay or saw dust on the floor with the self playing piano.

[@davidmuse1351]

I was an east coast, suburban patron of Chuck E Cheese (early-to-mid eighties -- and more early than mid -- hahah) and haven't been in one for decades, but what strikes me the most about this survey is the brightness of this facility. Ours was darkened and sort of carnivalesque in a macabre, early eighties "arcade" kind of way -- so un-brightly lighted. This example seems much "friendlier"/safer, not that I felt consciously concerned back in the day, etc. I very much enjoyed. (I also remember that the room all parents sat in looked like "the lost souls room" from Beetlejuice -- exhausted, miserable adults hunched over booth tables...)

[@Super_Bros.]

I’d honestly be interested in purchasing some of those iconic pictures.

[@LeoMidori]

Man, the tiles on the walls, the booth seating, the style of the chairs, the specific style of framed picture? What a throwback to my childhood! We didn't have Chuck E. Cheese here but a lot of fast food locations took plenty of notes from each other for the interior design and boy this feels comforting to look at! I'm also genuinely impressed at how well the animatronics are functioning, despite the drummer/chef having seen better days.

[@MikeQuintero_]

Thanks for taking me back once more. I still remember the strobe light room under the stage. But yeah, this location has it all.

[@myradlife]

I remember the strobe too!!! ❤

[@davidtaylor6663]

miss those days...I love analog stuff the older I get

[@BilltheFifth]

As a 90s kid, I can't tell you how much I resonated with you saying "run away from the future and run to the past." I miss the 90s so much and wish I could go back. Times used to be better.

[@jupiter9099]

Chuck E. Cheese's was my go to spot for birthday partys when I was a kid. I loved the pizza and skee ball machines, and half the time I was so occupied with all the activities, I would forget about the birthday cake sitting in the showroom. Good times you'll never get back.

[@lancelambert]

This one looks just like the Chuck E Cheese in Ventura. It has all of the animatronics, TV, and the stage is the same. So no worries, you can relive your childhood birthday memories up here with us. And all of the characters even work too!

[@rouge4736]

DOES IT STILL HAVE THE COOL OLD SIGNS

[@retro_cam925]

@@rouge4736 no

[@TonyJacobsenUNBREAKABLE]

I remember going there so many times back in the day! Crazy they haven't updated it!!! Great memories and I hope those pieces will be kept in a museum somewhere.

[@MarcM143]

I could see why they didn't update it it looks pretty good in there

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

There’s a place in Mississippi that’s a old CEC and showbiz pizza called Smitty’s Super Service

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

@@mattbratcat yeah it’s bad

[@justinmedellin4785]

Thank you so much for filming this and for bringing back so many memories!!! This was actually the EXACT same animatronic stage they used at the Chuck E. Cheese I used to visit all the time as a kid in Webster, Texas. This was during their glory days in the early to mid 90's when these things ruled!!! The only thing missing in this video is the curtains that used to open and close before each show. Such fun times that are now GONE but always remembered in our memory! Seeing that animatronic show in this video took me back to times which were simpler and more innocent. Before we had cell phones and the Internet, we had a real life-like Chuck E. Cheese and his band entertaining us while we jammed tokens into FUN AMAZING arcade games for tickets to get cool quality prizes. I really miss that and sad that this generation of youth will never have it.

[@carsonyt801]

I know it sucks that this generation is different I hate it. I had so many good memories at chuck e cheese in the early 2000s but at least a lot of people had good times and enjoyed them their and that's the important thing

[@jbythebay1543]

Thank you for so much filming and posting this, it's such a rare blast from the past and to see it in such good and unchanged condition fills me nostalgia!

[@lewistopcop]

and not one person complained that you played the entire song! Lots of kids know what a drive in theatre looks like in Cincinnati. We have 2 in the area still open and it stays packed! If you are ever in Cincinnati and want to go, the drive in movie is on me!!

[@Canyonradio]

Cincinnati! Jungle Jim’s!!!! That was my 80s animatronic heaven! Now I live the valley! 😂

[@lewistopcop]

@@Canyonradio now there is another Jungle Jim’s in Eastgate. It’s not as big but it’s pretty close to it.

[@ryanhartogh6627]

There used to be a crawl space under the stage that was carpeted which you were allowed to play in. There was also a separate room that had the dog band animatronics. Their pizza is pretty good. There was also a Bullwinkle's across the street. I only went there once, but I remember it was pretty awesome.

[@myradlife]

I LOVED the Northridge Bullwinkle’s too!! I had a birthday party there once. I still have my table reservation sign! They turned it into a China Buffet. Still has a lot of the original architecture inside and out. Would be a great video for Kurt to do

[@sandraruiz3834]

that crawl space had the strobe light going and I hated it in there haha! I always had to get my little brother for my mom in there. it would be kids going crazy in there

[@dta151]

I remember the crawl space and the extra room. Made me think this wasn't the same one I went to as a kid in like 1987-91 but I don't know what other ones there were in the valley.

[@Bea56601]

Wow this takes me back. Especially that showroom. When I was little the showroom felt so huge but it’s really not that big. So many memories unlocked in the littlest things in this video. Thank you for sharing!

[@nixsis5281]

This place didn't look anything like the Chuck's I went to as a kid, but that was also back in the late 80's to 1990. The place was all orange and brown with classic arcade games, fun house activities, half bodie animatronic figures with way more nightmare fuel, and cool prizes you could actually win. My best birthday memories was there in sping of 1990, got enough tickets for a Crash Test dummy doll and got my first Gameboy.

[@colinr273]

I met the founder of Showbiz Pizza randomly while walking downtown in Orlando late at night thanks to his Rockafire Explosion tshirt. He has a warehouse with a bunch of the old characters and is a super interesting guy to talk with. Great episode btw.

[@ksavage681]

yeah I heard he was really eccentric. Got into cooking stuff with some kinda weird gas and blew his warehouse up once not too long ago.

[@someguy9778]

Yeah, he has his own youtube channel and shows his wear house and talks about the explosion.

[@dannyboystartronicalpizzaw9692]

You met Aaron fecther!

[@colinr273]

@@dannyboystartronicalpizzaw9692 When I was a kid I had my birthday party there and it was one of the happiest days of my childhood. I told him about it before he revealed who he was. He was genuinely a super nice person. So sorry to hear about his losing some of what he worked so hard to preserve and share with the world.

[@dannyboystartronicalpizzaw9692]

@@colinr273 Aaron fecther is the creator of the Rockafire explosion and I’m so glad that you had the opportunity to remember showbiz pizza! It was sadly before my time and by the time I was born (2003) showbiz was gone already and so was looneybirds (the spin off to showbiz pizza)

[@magnumss]

I remember this place as a child .... GOOD TIMES!! just because they are doing a remodel doesn't mean all this stuff is going away. This is the very fabric that made Chuck E Cheese what it is. Unless they are putting something different here they will most likely put it all back. Truthfully I thought all this places were gone forever so thanks for sharing this day with us.

[@JimBobJoeB0b]

Wait, so is the remodel they’re talking about in the vid not the 2.0 remodel they’ve been doing??

[@rachelsilverstein7353]

They are putting in something different. A video screen.

[@thexboxgamer9128]

Amazing video!!! So happy you were able to show as much as you can to help preserve the memories and keep them alive in the digital age. This is the ONLY raw video from the modern era (within the last 10 years or even 15 years) where I've seen the animatronics in action. Wonderful tour and wonderful way to preserve this in history. Love the video!!! ❤. This needs to be archived!!!

[@sethhorst6158]

That 2 stage really is in decent condition, and it's nice to see that showroom even has the original dim lighting so that the colorful stage lights can stand out. That location definitely has a lot of early and mid 90's stuff from the walls, the posters, the signs, the decorations, and such.

[@NostalgiaFix81]

😢 bummer it’s going to be remodeled but glad you got some sweet footage, especially of the show!

[@joematrix71]

I been at that place few time, sad to see it go, you are right don't go to the future 80's was a great decade, great memories.. Thank you Kurt

[@80sLife]

It's always my pleasure. You should go stop by and check it out one last time.

[@0vertimer]

@@80sLife By the way, if you didn't know many Chuck E. Cheese locations still have these same animatronics but Northridge is one of the last Pizza Time Theatre decorated locations.

[@pinballmaniac5274]

My local one has been like this one all my life until a few months ago when it got remodeled. This video brings so much nostalgia

[@gentleshadow1]

I literally can smell this video. Chuck e cheese always had a distinct smell of plastic and maybe it was the tickets, the pizza, there's so many good memories seeing this place!

[@garibaldi54]

Amazing its lasted that long, big chain businesses usually update their stores constantly to remain interesting and relevant to the public.

[@sorggalder]

I grew up North Hills, CA (used to be Sepulveda back in the days), so I know exactly where this Chucke Cheese's is located. Thanks for the video.

[@EdgeHead80]

The last time I went into CEC, the only animatronic left was Chuck. The 90’s remodel looked like this, but with that remodel, they got rid of the rooms and just had an open concept floor plan. I remember two rooms in the 80’s and it amazes me that it looked so much bigger as a kid. I don’t know how they fit what they did in there without having more space. They had the showroom and the what was it called? The cabaret room? It had the King in it.

[@MagnifiiScentz]

I was just going to post that this Chuck E Cheese is giving me massive '90s vibes. I grew up in the '80s and went to many birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese over the years, and ours looked nothing like this! I remember ours being dark inside, and there was a small mouse-shaped door next to the regular door for kids to use. There was a disco room next to the stage, which was small and only lit up by a disco ball and strobe lights. The games and rides were very different. The games were pretty much Skee Ball, hoops, and arcade games, and I only remember a few rides, like a quarter merry-go-round, a car ride with Chuck E (similar to what was shown in this video, only with a classic-looking Chuck E), and this circular thing that you would sit in a seat and it would rotate you in a circle up and down.

[@13yelworC13]

I have great CEC memories but back in the 80's it was much darker with more rooms and there was an awesome creep factor in some of those rooms that had their own animatronics....RIP old skoo CEC

[@phantasm8180]

run as far away from the future as possible seems like a good idea

[@asimplepie2279]

It’s very sad to see these guys go. It’s taking the soul out of this great establishment. Shame that as time moves on, so do the things you came to love. Thanks for the video! You’re lucky you’re able to check this out before it’s gone, I can’t find any near me.

[@PoppaJohn82]

Thank you for posting this video. The show room brought back some great memories from the 90s for me.. everything in there was identical to the one I grew up with in Manchester, NH... that Chuck e Cheese still exists to this day but they remodeled many years ago... I wish they would atleast preserve the show room, it's a national treasure

[@retromarine7701]

Thanks for making this video. It brings back some great memories. I used to work at a chunk e cheese back in the 80s and it takes me back. I used to go into work about an hour early and play free video games until my shift started. Working there was definitely my most favorite job ever. 15 years old, all the food, ice-cream, cake, drinks, and tokens you want. We had pool tables and about 30 arcade games there. Thanks again for the memories.

[@deadaccountguys]

"Oh no, trust me, you don't wanna go to the future" The argument has me dying

[@toddage83]

Oh wow I have actually really wanted to see what the vintage chunky cheese stage show looked like again because I remember it being such a big deal as a kid in the 80’s . I can’t believe this locations has slipped through the cracks as long as it has without a remodel . You really took us back in time with this one MrCrucial

[@collectorsconquest]

Wow! What a great nostalia trip! It's amazing that that place existed so long with original decor! Thanks for sharing!

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

This gives me massive nostalgia!!! I wish they kept it as is! I’m so glad we got to see the animatronic show! Thank you for filming! ❤

[@danikeebler1662]

I really hope the relic museum in Van nuys gets wind of this and is able to negotiate some of the memorabilia.

[@kenfrank2730]

Good idea, I was thinking the same.

[@megantorres9734]

We still have animatronics in Boardman OH!!! Still performing! My kids love them. We asked if they had any plans of getting rid of them (remodeling) & they said no. So for now, they’re here to stay!🎉

[@mojo3318]

This was a great video! I've been to Chuck E Cheese's when I was little! The place in my town use to have that old logo with the mascot. There were no frames there. One of my former co-workers went there with her kids and she said that the animatronics there were removed because people found them creepy. I never did. In fact, my sibling and I used to get on stage with them and I acted like an animatronic. That place in my town has changed a little. It sucks that the one in yours is getting remodeled! I've never heard any of the songs Chuck E sang. I liked the first one! And the advice from a wise man sounded good. I do want to be happy🙂. By the way, I noticed the Jurassic Park arcade. I played it somewhere else. Thank you for the video! I enjoyed it! And nice intro!

[@canamrider07]

You missed the sign that said “ For the courtesy of all our patrons, please turn off your beeper”

[@lincbond442]

I was an 80's teenager and I was not familiar with Iron Butterfly at the time. I did discover them in the 1990's thanks to an episode of The Wonder Years.

[@crystalb60]

I live in MO and our Chuck E Cheese still looks exactly like this. I haven't heard of any updates in the near future for our location.

[@TomBurgundy]

Watching this brought back so many memories for me. Thank you for making this video.

[@TwoWay-xX]

Definitely looks bigger inside I didn’t expect it to be so spacious inside