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 ...

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 ...

One of the longest-running musical acts in show business may be over. Chuck E. Cheese’s is phasing out its iconic animatronic band, the larger-than-life ensemble that has performed at the kid-friendly ...

The big cheese is going bigger but the band is not going along for the ride. Chuck E. Cheese plans to open eight to 10 new family entertainment centers this year, including one on Long Island in ...

LOS ANGELES — The character Chuck E. Cheese has had a long and convoluted history. The mouse, for instance, wasn’t always a mouse. And though the centerpiece of a child-focused restaurant, Chuck E.

The company planned to phase out the animatronic players at all but two locations by the end of the year, but this week it said they would stay at a few more. More of Chuck E. Cheese’s animatronic ...

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 ...

(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 pulling the plug on Munch’s Make Believe Band, the animatronic robots that terrified children and their begrudging parents with musical performances for decades. The New York Times ...