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 ...

With a handful of game tokens, mouthful of cheese pizza and earful of arcade sounds, people across the U.S. remember going to Chuck E. Cheese and being mesmerized by the animatronic show that Chuck E.

Chuck E. Cheese has recently overhauled its brand, bringing major changes to its nearly 500 locations that longtime visitors might be surprised to see. The biggest? The removal of its iconic ...

(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 ...

*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 ...

It’s midday on a Friday in sunny Southern California. I’m at a pizza place in the San Fernando Valley, and there’s a giant mouse (or is it a rat?) on an elevated stage singing to me. Welcome to the ...

Chuck E. and Munch's Make Believe Band have changed a lot over the decades: look back on them now before they disappear for good John Russell is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. He joined the PEOPLE team ...