I Visit Fun Spot Arcade: CEC Entertainment's Brand New Prototype Arcade In Trumbull CT!

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@CheddarChuckE3956 Ай бұрын

Even if Fun Spot locations lack Chuck E. Cheese branding, food, or prize redemption, the mall arcades aren’t a bad concept in my opinion. It would bring a small arcade experience to those in the area who don’t have CEC or Dave and Busters locations nearest to them.

@SetsStreetsEats Ай бұрын

@CheddarCEC3956 I suppose that's true if they really are targeting markets that they don't already have a store in.

@CheeseDimes Ай бұрын

Long live the arcade

@myang12003 Ай бұрын

Even the nerf arcade here doesn’t have tickets?

@SetsStreetsEats Ай бұрын

@@myang12003 Sadly, no tickets were given out of any game. It all goes right to your card, just like Dave and Buster's.

@mikemahon4594 Ай бұрын

I would like to see the mall arcade come back and if this is the first step then I would be very interested in seeing this come to my hometown, wouldn't mind the vintage games either!

@savagescotttwines536 Ай бұрын

Wow the fun spot looks so great. I love how they still have some of the CEC things inside. It's history shour holds a Spot in all of our harts❤. If I ever go up North We may go there.

@KarlLind Ай бұрын

This brings a tear to this Gen-Xer’s eye ❤️

@TeeDohJackson Ай бұрын

That Rock-afire Billy Bob shirt you're wearing is so freaking rad!!! 😃

@CheeseDimes Ай бұрын

heck ya I love his shirts

@MagicMouseProductions Ай бұрын

I notice the CEC 2.0 paintjob

@vivianslayz Ай бұрын

Yep

@miket7330 Ай бұрын

Very cool discovery with awesome arcades! Interesting place to go.

@UncleLesterCam Ай бұрын

Swing and a miss. The cheapest solution would be to have some leaderboard display technology in the footprint (where you register your card on a website and pick a display name + they collect email addresses to build a database): so you could at least brag on social media about having the high score of the day/month/year (think Buzz Lightyear Ride at Disney). That has no hard cost to it. Finally, they couldn't brand the card that you get credits on for a few extra cents to "Fun Spot"? If they did, people would carry it in their wallet and remember to go back there.

@maxtheblackbear8072 Ай бұрын

Fun Spot would be great for malls that are in small towns. Maybe if people can't afford CEC or D&B, this would probably be a nice place to visit. Its a shame my mall won't get this since we have an mini arcade inside.

@Niallatastic Ай бұрын

You might enjoy the largest arcade in the world (also called Fun Spot) up in New Hampshire. They’ve got bowling, mini golf, and a pinball museum, too.

@SetsStreetsEats Ай бұрын

@@Niallatastic thanks for the tip!

@gamer645464 22 күн бұрын

Not sure the name is a good idea since the 2nd largest arcade in the world is also called fun spot in New Hampshire and has been around since the 60's.

@clarenceandgennymcneil251 Ай бұрын

Chuck e cheese. love it, keep up the good work sir.

@ThomasAndTheTankRailway.I.N.C Ай бұрын

This is interesting!

@Chichimee Ай бұрын

‘Play All You Can Play’ turned into ‘Play Your Way’

@justinludwig3995 Ай бұрын

Woah never heard of this. Exciting.

@YakkoWarnerTower Ай бұрын

I literally was thinking about that quite obscure Fun Spot theme park in Orlando, FL I didn't know The Fun Spot Acarde was a Chuck E Cheese for probably older kids and high schoolers never heard of that! lol.

@SlovenianMapping Ай бұрын

Hi welcome to Connecticut! Kind of a bummer we dont really have any animatronics anymore

@Goofnutstudios Ай бұрын

I saw the gray lines from 2.0 on the walls

@MoiveGuy24 Ай бұрын

I’m originally from Connecticut, I grew up in Norwalk Connecticut then I moved to Trumbull Connecticut! I used to go to the Trumbull mall a lot with my friends!! lol good times, now I live in Florida ,I like the idea of the vintage games, maybe they can also do animatronics and bring those back ! 😊

@sillyolryan Ай бұрын

A concept that would have been fantastic 20 years ago. I’m a little surprised they don’t tie in the Chuck E Cheese name and characters for some extra draw - otherwise it is a nondescript arcade.

@SetsStreetsEats Ай бұрын

@sillyolryan very true, I think it would be more effective if they did

@ClassicTVMan1981X Ай бұрын

Should be a good thing... however, I wonder if it will have any vintage 1970s-'80s arcade games?

@adamwiz2 Ай бұрын

Disregarding the obvious lack of food, employee training or process of credit redemption; considering the dying nature of malls (in America) in general, combined with the fact that this type of arcade is not a new concept, I don't this this is a well thought out business model and would be very surprised if it lasts outside of the prototype stage without significant modification.

@SetsStreetsEats Ай бұрын

@@adamwiz2 I don't think you're wrong. I'm not really sure what their purpose for doing this is besides testing out new game technologies, because clearly it's not a big enough concept to directly go after Dave and busters, so I guess we'll have to see how they're gonna roll this out and scale up. But yeah, malls aren't exactly the place to be anymore, so it is an interesting choice.

@bluegold1026 Ай бұрын

How could it succeed then?

@KHearts428 Ай бұрын

They also aren’t bringing anything new to the arcade scene, so there’s no incentive for repeat customers or any difference between going to any other arcade.

@Bromon655 Ай бұрын

I have a hunch it’s CEC getting ready to ditch their brand and downsize considerably to avoid another nasty bankruptcy. Probably completely wrong though

@KHearts428 Ай бұрын

@@Bromon655 It honestly hurts to watch. They are completely blind to what fans want and new innovative ideas that are unique. Appealing to everyone means appealing to no one.

@pacsonic9000 Ай бұрын

Two things: 1. If only the arcades inside Chuck E Cheese were as cool as this. 2. What could make this do better is if they include imported games like Initial D, Sound Voltex, Project Diva, and Exa Arcadia. 3. Unless I missed it, this along side Chuck E Cheese needs a PAC-MAN game of some sort. 4. Maybe have a few oldschool machines (Pac-Man, Street Fighter 2, Time Crisis, something like those). I know there's those online who hate seeing card readers on old arcade machines but if you ask me, I'm fine with it as long as it lets the game be played for more years to come.

@KHearts428 Ай бұрын

Omg I would love if they had imported games like Round 1 does. I’ve never seen a better arcade chain than them. I think fun spot could be interesting if they brought something new to the arcade scene otherwise i don’t see them having repeat customers

@MystiqEevee Ай бұрын

Lol I feel like they're going to get in legal trouble with the true funspot who owned the name way before cec in Laconia New Hampshire

@AlexPlays14 Ай бұрын

Neat video man, that race was pretty chaotic lol, also a few things i noticed, They have the 2.0 Remodel walls, and the sign has a 2.0 font, you should try reedeming the prizes at a cec or peter piper pizza

@SetsStreetsEats Ай бұрын

Yeah they totally do and I am interested to see if those points are redeemable at other CEC Entertainment properties

@sonic975 Ай бұрын

They should put old chuck e cheese games in there

@Thekoyachannel Ай бұрын

Senmox game card was a same machine from Chuck E. Cheese

@shawnpuffy Ай бұрын

You missed the Ponderosa and York Steakhouses in Columbus, Ohio.

@weserman95 Ай бұрын

im gonna be honest! These arcades look no different than games you get on PS5 and Xbox! Now if they added pinballs and cabinet games that are only on cabinets! Than I can see myself going there and having fun! Though they have skeeball I give credit to that!

@larrylaffer3246 Ай бұрын

Since it's the same corporate entity as Chuck's I'm surprised they don't just use the same cards and price structure. All they'd have to implement differently is the fact they don't serve food and they don't have a prize counter. Not a bad idea just not one that was thought out all too well.

@Cheezbat Ай бұрын

Ok… so I’ve known about these for months. They have about a dozen in the works. Saint Petersburg Tyrone Square Mall and Orlando Florida mall were supposed to be the first two, but thanks to issues with leasing, they’re still in the works. The concept works just fine. For those of you that don’t know, a lease in a mall is MUCH cheaper than the existing stores leases. This has pretty low overhead. It’s the lease, electricity, and minimal staffing. Nothing compared to running a full location. I personally think the lighting is a big mistake. It looks like a CEC, not an arcade. Might as well brand it Chuck E. Cheese at this point. I am also disappointed there are no pinballs or classic arcade machines.

@Showbiz_sam 19 күн бұрын

This reminds me of the new chuck e cheese in Kansas city (you should go to it if you're ever close because you went to the biggest you should check out the smallest)

@tylerrusnak7736 Ай бұрын

As fun as it is, it seems kinda scammy if you cant spend virtual tickets on anything. Even if the ticket to prize ratio is bad, it still feels good to get something decent eventually.

@notjack2on 28 күн бұрын

seems cool but i prefer when arcades have black walls and ceilings as it makes the games stand out more and has an overall better atmosphere

@KadeStringer2.0 Ай бұрын

You should go eat at Sake in Hattiesburg MS . I hear good things about it . There is also a Target close by . I saw where yall came a few months ago .

@LiamCherkasky2 Ай бұрын

When I was there I scanned my play pass from Chuck E. Cheese and it did not work. The point structure to play the games is completely different. CEC's games are 1-2 points each and Fun Spot games are 10-30 points each, and only CEC offers redemption. All of the games are just for fun too, when you use your points you don't get anything back on the card. It's similar to how it works in Ocean City which doesn't allow redemption arcades.

@Micken2014 Ай бұрын

Why not making a history video

@Duckey3753 23 күн бұрын

Can you visits the last animatronic in Florida which is Naples

@crysostomoperez9106 Ай бұрын

Galloping ghost arcade in Brookfield Illinois

@bluegold1026 Ай бұрын

1:43 A Ball Pit?? In this day and age??

@FRANKIBABI__ Ай бұрын

We can all say this arcade was heavily inspired by cec2.0 lol

@SetsStreetsEats Ай бұрын

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@tankart150 20 күн бұрын

No Insider Connected Stern Pinball machines?

@babyyodaking123 Ай бұрын

Only Chuck e cheese would think a new business in malls are a good idea 😂🤦🏻 there is absolutely nothing new or different to make this place stand out. Our bowling alley (spare time) has all these games, food, bowling, laser tag and not to mention ticket prizes so why go here in a dying mall?