The History Of Chuck E Cheese’s in South Portland Maine

This is episode 8 of my popular “History Of” series season 3!
For episode 8, I am covering the entire history of one of my favorite Chuck E. Cheese locations. This is a location that I’ve always had an interest in and wanted to know more about. I’m talking about the South Portland, Maine location, a.k.a. the only Chuck E. Cheese location to ever open in the state of Maine.  i’m going to go over the locations history from when it first opened to when it closed and what happened afterwards.
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[@dogdillon2]

as a mainer i can assure you, this was a chuck e cheese and it did indeed exist

[@coolgirlcaleb]

I always remember Joker's as being cheaper, larger, and cleaner than the CEC, especially before they moved

[@Strout1791]

Oh my! Yes, I too am living in Maine. I’ve been here for my whole life, mind you. Greetings from Portland! Childhood memories… I really do miss this place. I was thinking about it when a friend brought it up recently and recalling memories! Thanks for sharing your video.

[@caydencrawford18]

I can’t wait for what might be one of the shortest CEC history videos on this channel.

[@DaveysWonderfulworld3]

I am super excited for this one. This is going to be great.

[@krounos1]

Blessed by the although 7 months later. Gonna be a good one having gone there for many years as a kid.

[@Sludge_Cruncher]

this made me FUCKING cry man i used to go to this chuck e cheese and pick my nose and fling it into the kitchen until i got kicked out

[@SCOUTSnailgun]

What the fuck?

[@Sludge_Cruncher]

@@SCOUTSnailgun You got stones in your ears?

[@SCOUTSnailgun]

@@Sludge_Cruncher no just saying that's really fucking weird

[@Sludge_Cruncher]

@SCOUTSnailgun Who are you to judge a man's grieving

[@SCOUTSnailgun]

@@Sludge_Cruncher that's fair

[@MrLynxMelee]

This is my childhood location... Thank you for making a video on it.

[@kalibfortier5787]

I grew up in lewiston auburn my whole life used to go here back in 2008 2009 with my older sister who sadly passed in 2016

[@Hunnyfrog]

I didn’t grow up in Maine, but I’ve been living here for a long time. I loved this so so much as I never knew!! Love the channel, keep it up (:

[@Monkeymanvristaken]

I miss it already. It was gone too soon. I've been there once, fun place but I miss that they replaced it with sephora or sm :(

[@BeaglzRok1]

I really do live under a rock, I can't believe it took this video to inform me that Joker's shut down during the Covid-ening. I remember recess arguments over which place was better. I also find it a crazy coincidence that the equipment went to West Palm Beach, considering that's around where my family lived before we moved up north, and is likely the location where my family took their CEC pictures.

[@sarahv5045]

Went to this location in 2011! I lived 2 hours away in central Maine but I begged my parents to take me there for my 11th birthday. I broke my arm the month before so the pictures feature me in an American flag arm cast. Good times.

[@ChuckETastic]

I Can’t Wait For This!

[@MTMfilms2]

I feel very sorry for the people of Maine that their one and only CEC shutted down due to a petty lease agreement issue and thus they have to go out of state for some rat pizza enjoyment.

[@MoodyMickey]

I only went there a couple of times when I was little and I hardly remember it. All I remember is playing in the sky tubes (or whatever theyre called). I remember my parents complaining about how expensive it was lol. And I remember asking my mom if we could get pizza, and she said no. I didn't recognize any of the picture in the video, except the sky tubes photo and the photo of the outside of the building. I wish I could remember more

[@ChuckETastic]

Amazing Video! But Happy 500th Videos Nathan! :D

[@princesskristan]

I'm looking forward to the next video! I've talked about the murders and that location, as well as watched the documentary that talked about what happened and even had an interview with the killer, victims' families, and it's a tough one to watch, but also gives alot of insight on what happened. There's also an episode of the podcast called Back From Broken where the gf of the killer was interviewed as well as more details were shared. I just hope that whoever watches it respects all who were involved (except the killer) and no comparisons to a certain game franchise is made

[@RevampedElviaBonilla_yt]

Hi man! So excited for springfield and new hampshire!

[@lemmonlightaz1]

We just got around one in Arizona. It's a pretty cool place. They have all sorts of new games that I've never heard of

[@Tyler2K7]

2023 has just sucked for us including people in Portland (RIP)

[@MisaelTheLightningBoyLM10CR7]

And I'm ready Nathan let's see the first video of chuck e cheese in maine

[@randommiranda2005]

I never went, but I could only imagine the fun the kids had. I loved going to Jokers as a kid in the Auburn Mall; I miss that place.

[@SL1MM-h9r]

Hey Nathan can u do a history of the California Racho Cucamonga cec location. It was my local one back when I was a kid

[@craigpreston4373]

Great that you made a CEC history video for your 500th video special though I was really hoping history of the walker location my local location

[@cj_scout1]

THANK YOU FOR THE NEWINGTON NH REFERENCES, my childhood location

[@spongegenerator]

I’ve been waiting for this moment to happen finally someone’s going to do a history video on the infamous Chuck E Cheese location in Aurora Colorado where the shooting happened in 1993 of Nathan Dunlap.Ever since I found out about this incident I was wanted to know what the history of the location is the only thing I know about it is that a is showbiz pizza place that had a three stage. also this month 1993 the incident happened so it’s turning 30 years old. here’s my question are you going to release the history video On the day of the shooting happened 30 years ago

[@NathanSpies]

Not the video but the trailer will be released on the anniversary

[@spongegenerator]

@@NathanSpies OK. this will probably be the most highly anticipated CEC location history video i’m so excited for it the only thing I know about it is that It’s currently a Panera bread

[@SlushysSecret]

​@@NathanSpiesit would be cool if you did a history video on all cec locations in colorado, there's not much but i think it would be enough to fit into a history vid

[@Sanrio_content]

Hi nathan, this is a great video and congratulations on your 500 video. Can you do a history video of the chuck e cheese in pearland tx because i need to learn more about this locations if you could do that for me?

[@CharlesBBarkin]

Can't wait!

[@BBean1996]

Ahh, the memories! I only been that location once when I was a kid. It was amazing! Just wish it was still there. ;-;

[@theworldofcharacters8877]

Can you please do a history video of my favorite fast food restaurant mascot?

[@PawIncYouTube]

Hi, great video, I hear the event that took place at this location happened when I was born, on Janurary 7th. Just a coincidence for me. Keep up the good work.

[@josefcreatescontent3573]

That was fast.😳

[@rodrickmaclean9660]

I never went to Chuck E Cheese but I was friends with a couple guys in highschool that worked there

[@TheAlchemistSB]

Hey Nathan can you do a History on "Chuck E. Cheese In Kedzie Il" it was a Showbiz

[@funguscakes]

WAIT MY LOCATION HAD A PORTLAND ANIMATRONIC???? WHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT now i’ll never forgive them for turning my location into a 2.0

[@user-ov9gl3jd9b]

I remember when we lost this Chuck E. Cheese I was 4 😢

[@TooningIn2008]

Are the pictures in the “History of” videos screen recorded? (I saw the Q and A and it it you said you began using Capcut. I’ve tried screen recording pictures but I’ve only been getting black screens when I try to put them in. Normal video footage works fine tho)

[@NathanSpies]

The photos are screenshots

[@joeykette6834]

Ideas: The History of Dueling Dragons in Universal’s Islands of Adventure and in HHN32.

[@Johnmrobinson-vb5vd]

Always wonder what happened to it as a kid

[@JJ2NEXUS]

I used to live in North Carolina and I think the state has a rich history when it comes to Chuck E. Cheese I feel like you should delve into it one day! If one store in MainE get this treatment I feel like any location can!

[@TurtleTrash963]

Man I remember going there. Dont really remember much since I was pretty young and I have a very bad memory overall, which I guess is unfortunate cause from what you’ve said it you don’t have all the details on the location

[@alexsreviews4164]

wow this video is good

[@hi-fl6cm]

You should do the history of the old toysrus store in south Portland maine

[@martindorn3983]

Only took about 15 years for me to watch a video about the city I live in. Ah well, that’s Sopo for you

[@no.1enginestudios7]

Can you do The History of Chuck E Cheese In Northridge California ? BTW I Love your vids and I'm also subscribed to your channel.🐭🍕❤

[@therealzachmanawesomeness]

I think it'd be interesting to see this too. Even though Northridge got the 2.0 conversion, containing the dance floor + video wall, it was confirmed that the 2-stage with Cyberamics are staying in the location.

[@wesmcinerny4524]

It's a good thing that CEC emerged from bankruptcy in December 2020.

[@HauntsGamer]

Can you do Chuck E. Cheese’s in Costa Mesa ca (Harbor Blvd) because it moved their location a lot so it might have good history.

[@alexwood7141]

Can you do Grand Rapids, Michigan next? Or maybe even Portage, Michigan or Mishawaka, Indiana?

[@LoganJ2024]

mishawaka plzzz

[@redseaweedcupcakes4837]

I live in Columbus ga and my local chuck e cheese had the three stage animatronics but instead of having the actual three stage format, they were all on one stage. Since they have the 3 stage animatronics, I assume it used to be a showbiz pizza but I can't find any information as of now. I drove by it recently and saw that it now has the new logo so chances are the animatronics in there are no more.

[@WhoDidWhat17]

yeah Columbus received 2.0 back in April of this year

[@juliennizan3129]

remember celebrating my 7th birthday there, good memories

[@krystiansowik1510]

i wanna see a history of episode about the charleston, sc stores since i am starting to get interested in them.

[@Slankish1987]

you remind me of ItzaRob love both of yalls content

[@lukeigi7261]

You should do bullseye the target dog next

[@Nobiz_CEC]

After the Colorado history video can you do a video on both New Hampshire locations, Manchester and Newington please

[@hayleywaalen2612]

That guy who pulled down his pants at the Toddler Zone is so funny.

[@MyersTheVlogger]

funny? are you psycho?

[@hayleywaalen2612]

@@MyersTheVlogger I'm not a psycho.

[@MyersTheVlogger]

@@hayleywaalen2612 your sayin it is "funny" even though kids were there and they grew up to be traumatized...

[@haidynsworld3820]

I don't know why but every time I see old Chuck-E-Cheese advertisements and videos it makes me think of what Freddy Fazbear's Pizza would have been like if it existed in the 80s and maybe Freddy Fazbear's could have had their own Pizza Time theater location just like Chuck E cheese it would be called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Time theater and it would have the main characters Freddy Bonnie Chica and Foxy plus one side character they would also have a Freddy Fazbear mascot costume the place would have been founded in 1979 by Steve Raglan / William Afton but of course as we know he's also the murderer of five children and that's what caused Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Time theater to close down after an incident where someone reported to see a piece of a child's finger in a pizza it was revealed that William Afton killed three children and cooked their bodies into the pizza and then the following year he would dress up in a yellow rabbit costume and murder five children in the back room of Freddy's and that's what caused the original Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Time theater to shut down

[@lifeinmaine207]

i use to go to that chuck e. cheese all the time as a kid. my grandfather always hated taking me 😂

[@kidmagineer]

Can you make a history of CEC in Garden Grove vid?

[@SkylerEpic5629]

Are You Going To Talk About "The Chuck E Cheese Shooting Of 93" In The Next Video

[@NathanSpies]

Yes

[@gabrielsigala3429]

The Aurora, CO photo looks interesting. Will you be covering just the incident or the location's history as a whole? Oh wait. I just realized there were 3 locations in that city. Will you be covering all 3 of them?

[@stevenlisten]

Nice

[@OmaruuDevOfficial]

I was wondering if you could cover the Chino California location and Lancaster, California location.

[@shadowsofdarkness7136]

nice video i really would like to know do you own any nfl huddles

[@NathanSpies]

No I don’t

[@shadowsofdarkness7136]

back in October sent a picture of my Viking princess to help the Minnestoa Vikings finally win their vey first super bowl I sent a picture her in her spirit animal form a dolphin to Maimi because of what happen in 1974 Viking princess is a guardian angel with the element of h20 water i made he up when i was 15 now i''ll be 25 in January after i help the Vikings win i was going do the same with your Bengals win their first super bowl with the help of my king blizzard he his the element of ice his spirit animal is a saber toothed Bengal tiger like Diego from the ice age movies' wish i could show you him I'll sent princess ember to the 49ers her element of fire her spirit animal is a pterodactyl because super bowl is going be in Levi's Stadum in Santa Clara so your bangles can have more than ravage on the 49ers form what happen in 1982 and 1988 they'll finally have a super bowl Tital in hands so lets hope my guardians can help all the NFL teams who haven't won a super bowl yet go Viking princess help Minnesota out so i can do the same for Cincinnati Bengles and Cleveland browns and loss Angeles changers and others next@@NathanSpies

[@GreenPotreal]

You should do the Chuck E. Cheese in Staten Island. It has a special stage and I’ve gone there a few times

[@ThomasJalbert-sk7ol]

Nathan spies please make a CEC video on the Long Island New York locations like the Commack,West islip and Hicksville

[@rogerroe7774]

Could you do Kokomo Indiana in the next chuck e cheese history

[@jordanlittle6539]

Hey Nathan can you please do a history video on the Columbus GA location of Chuck E. Cheese

[@SnazzyGoober]

i keep forgetting the source of the instrumentals you use mind jogging my memory?

[@chuckecheesefan2007]

Do one about the Mobile, Alabama location

[@KikiKittenAC]

OH MY GOD I WENT HERE ALL THE TIME GROWING UP!!

[@GreenPotreal]

You should do a history video on the Chuck E Cheese in Staten Island NY If you do I can help provide some information, pictures and videos

[@SunglassOrange]

bro I was rasied on this one, every birthday before I turned like 10 was held here

[@Ratpathproductions]

Do one about the Pearl City Hawaiian location

[@yoylestudios530]

I went here once or twice I think mostly went to the one near Grafton though

[@G.P.M.07]

I immediately understood what the next video will be about 😳😳😥😥😥

[@teresamitchell9737]

can you do cec in hixson please

[@JonathanRhee-es5ex3rb9h]

I already watched a video 📹 of the history of the Great Wolf Lodge mascot characters and I love ❤️ that one ☝️ 20 times better because those old character are my favorite 🤩 😍 ❤️ besides it’s everyone’s.

[@SpinelFan64]

as an early 2010s kid, this was my closest chuck e. cheese’s. and my childhood location. sadly, it closed when i was 6 1/2 i actually have a weird story from this location from when i was 5, i was in the showroom, and i thought the area with the blue screen and the camera was a dance floor, so i was dancing, but this boy came along and punched me in the face because he was mad at me, and his dad cheered him on, and i ran all the way to the front of the store to my mom update may 2024: i just found out a town closer to me, augusta me, was actually supposed to get a chuck e. cheese's around 2003, not long after the south portland store opened, but it appears to have never left the planning stage and been quietly cancelled

[@yungtrunks1194]

What the hell lol

[@SpinelFan64]

@@yungtrunks1194 IKR???

[@ramseyebryant]

So are u like 13 now ?

[@mohamedrumi7044]

OOF this announcement was on the same day as my 2ND birthday

[@cj_scout1]

It’s weird to think that that location was one of few locations in the New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont area

[@MisaelTheLightningBoyLM10CR7]

I literally not going to school

[@SeymourSP]

You skipped school to watch Nathan Spies?

[@WhoDidWhat17]

aren't you required by the US government (if you even live in the United States) to go to some sort of school

[@CECHialeah1991]

Since you said another one is coming out in December. Does this Mean the Aurora history will release next Thursday? Cuz i mean it will mark the 30th anniversary of the massacre

[@NathanSpies]

It won’t be ready by then, but I will release the trailer on the anniversary

[@CECHialeah1991]

@@NathanSpies ok

[@jaydenplaysslapbattles3665]

We need the history of Helen Henny!

[@breannacooke9142]

Yeaaa

[@Bartus-dh6gm]

You should do a history on helen or pasqually nezt

[@MyersTheVlogger]

do the bossier city la one, but theres not that much history though.

[@jaylenbyrd8474]

please tell me you're not about to go over Aurora Colorado's history. (It showed a Chuck E. Cheese that looked like it was from the early 90's, and police siren could be heard in the background)

[@NathanSpies]

That’s the one

[@riegel3454]

Used to go every week

[@ratuse]

You got a lot of this wrong. But I guess the important bits were correct. I swear though, if you had said the words, "South Portland Maine", one more time.. !

[@Christian-yo6wl]

Can you do CEC in Greensboro Nc

[@ldsandthemisfitsquares]

He already did

[@Christian-yo6wl]

​@@ldsandthemisfitsquares I know it was video on it on a different channel but I want Nathan too do it for more information.

[@ldsandthemisfitsquares]

@@Christian-yo6wl dude, he already did it, I saw it with my own eyes on his channel….

[@ldsandthemisfitsquares]

Wait nvm im wrong-

[@jacksoneaton2992]

Can you next new Chuck E. Cheese’s in Olympia Washington

[@definitely_notroesquartz]

Can you the Chuck E. Cheese in Kennesaw ga

[@zachcarter3215]

Wait aurora county ohio is next… 😅

[@NathanSpies]

Aurora Colorado

[@carmellolb200]

I live right in the town next to sopo

[@Messolonkeemiddleschool]

Opened 1988

[@NathanSpies]

No it’s was 2002

[@thetankman760]

​@@NathanSpies can you do a history of palm desert ca chuck e cheese? please that'd be amazing ❤

[@greatwolflodgefannorthamer8328]

Can you also do a history on Mr. Munch

[@user-ub9td4ut9v]

Hello

[@spunchbop47428]

you should REALLY do a history video on Huntington Beach, the person who made one included lots of false information and filler crap it’s not even funny

[@AkamexAris1023]

Agreed!!

[@GigaChadObject]

@@AkamexAris1023bro Huntington Beach is closing this year

[@Weegee-k9n]

Rip big c Maine shooting

[@pinkerdroit]

#BigFatPizzaRat