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 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 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 ...

Saying its band will be in “residency” in California, Chuck E. Cheese’s has announced the animatronic group is being pulled from almost all of its restaurants. Munch’s Make Believe Band will be at ...

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 ...

(CNN) - Good news for anyone heartbroken over Chuck E. Cheese’s decision to largely retire its animatronic bands. While the band at the pizza-and-arcade chain is still going away in most places, the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Chuck E. Cheese in downstate Illinois will be one of the select few to retain an animatronic band. In November, Chuck E. Cheese announced that it would be pulling the plug on the ...