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Family entertainment center chain Chuck E. Cheese announced it will be getting rid of its famous, and somewhat terrifying, animatronic bands at every location except one in California.
The popular pizza and video games destination says “Munch’s Make Believe Band” will soon only be performing at the company’s Northridge, California location.
In a live press conference, none other than Chuck E. Cheese himself spoke and reassured the band’s fans that they are very much looking forward to their residency in Northridge.
“We love performing so much, it’s practically hard-wired into us,” he said.
Featuring Mr. Munch on keyboards, Jasper T. Jowls on guitar, Helen Henny on vocals, and Pasqually on drums, the “Make Believe Band” had been performing at more than 400 Chuck E. Cheese locations nationwide.
“Chuck E. Cheese is and was an essential part of growing up,” said Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Chuck E. Cheese and Atari, Inc. “It has had an enormous impact on how families have fun, providing a place where kids and adults alike could be entertained – from animatronic shows tailored more for the adults, to games and prizes for the kids. It’s great that the original animatronic band will remain in residency at the Northridge location while the other locations offer experiences and create memories with the new vision.”
Instead of the animatronic band, restaurant locations will soon have, according to a press release, “New enhancements include a new state-of-the-art interactive dance floor, a giant video wall and screens, the most popular kid-focused arcade games, and new trampolines zones in select fun centers.”
The timing of this announcement coincidentally comes at the same time as the release of the film Five Nights at Freddy’s, a movie adapted from a video game where the animatronic characters at a pizza place much like Chuck E. Cheese and the since defunct ShowBiz Pizza Place kill and terrorizes those who visit the now-closed restaurant.