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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Classic children's brand opens arcade for adults in New England featuring ‘historic' animatronic
Chuck E. Cheese., the iconic family arcade which has entertainment centers nationwide, is expanding the brand by launching Chuck's Arcade. The new concept combines classic and popular games alongside famous animatronic characters, according to the company's statement. This includes games such as Pac-Man, Galaga, Mortal Kombat, Donkey Kong and Centipede. Adding to the experience, each arcade is overseen by an animatronic character such as Chuck E. Cheese or one of the other characters from Munch's Make Believe Band. Some locations will also feature exclusive retro-themed merchandise: classic logo apparel, collectible toys, novelty candy and prize redemption items. 'The arcade was created for adults and lifelong fans who grew up surrounded by the electric glow of arcade screens, the symphony of digital soundtracks and the thrill of chasing high scores with friends long into the night,' Chuck E. Cheese wrote. 'Chuck's Arcade is a modern-day love letter to the games and people who made Chuck E. Cheese great.' The arcade is meant to bring together nostalgia and the future to bring 'together gamers of all ages and inviting everyone to experience what's next,' the statement reads. Already these locations are open in major malls across the country, including in: Buford, Georgia El Paso, Texas Nashua, New Hampshire Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Salem, New Hampshire St. Louis, Missouri St. Petersburg, Florida Trumbull, Connecticut Tulsa, Oklahoma Victor, New York There are traditional Chuck E. Cheese locations in Massachusetts in Attleboro, Everett, Lowell, Methuen, North Dartmouth and Worcester. 'Chuck E. Cheese has spent decades mastering the arcade experience — it's in our DNA,' said David McKillips, CEO of Chuck E. Cheese, in a statement. 'Thanks to the expertise of our talented technicians and the successful transformation of almost 500 fun centers worldwide, we've built the operational and creative foundation to take our brand beyond our traditional four walls.' McKillips added that 'Chuck's Arcade is a natural evolution — an opportunity to extend our arcade legacy into new formats that engage both lifelong fans and a new generation through a curated mix of retro classics and cutting-edge experiences.' Love visiting Provincetown? 6 properties for sale that could change Commercial Street Inside The Herd: A welcoming community for moms and caregivers Scoop up nostalgia and a sugar rush at this cereal-ice cream fusion spot in Mass. 'Just to be safe;' New Americans say uncertainty as immigrants spurred quest for citizenship The Grateful Mug brews more than coffee: A new chapter in community, inclusion in Harwich Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
People Are Revealing The Weirdest And Silliest Things They Believed As Kids, And I Can't Stop Giggling
Kids have very active imaginations. They see the world in a totally different way! Of course, this can lead to some pretty funny mix-ups, misunderstandings, and lots of make-believe. Reddit user Night_sky2025 recently asked, "What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child?" Here are some of the wild, hilarious, and wholesome responses: 1."When I was pretty young, I learned the word 'fired' in reference to guns. I didn't know that it also referred to being terminated from a job. So it was with confused horror that I observed my mom casually inform my dad that her coworker, Jody, had apparently been shot to death at work for her subpar job performance. And it was unnerving how casually my dad reacted to it, with little more than a, 'Oh man, that's too bad.' For quite a while, I became quite invested in my mom's work performance." —Cessnateur 2."My dad was a pilot, so he was gone a lot when I was a kid. My mom often took us to Chuck E. Cheese when my dad was on a trip. I eventually noticed we only went there when Dad was gone, so I asked him why he never wanted to go with us. He told me he was the guy in the mouse costume and was always there; he just wasn't allowed to interact with us. For many years, I genuinely believed this. We laugh about it now." —Humble-Grumble 3."As a kid, I believed you were supposed to pray to God when you wanted good things to happen and pray to Satan when you wanted bad things to happen. Like, two separate customer service departments." —Bitter_Minute_6811 4."Endora from Bewitched was real and could see me through the TV, so I had to clap and act super grateful for Bewitched or she would curse me." —IntrudingAlligator 5."Someone told me Canadians eat toast upside-down because that places the toast toppings in direct contact with taste buds. Young me believed Canadians were very clever for coming up with this toast-eating method and would occasionally give it a go myself. I met a Canadian as a fully grown adult and asked him if my 'fact' was true. Understandably, he was politely mystified. " —hummingbirdpie 6."I believed that brown cows were the ones that made chocolate milk, and the black/white cows made the regular milk. Pink cows made strawberry milk, and farmers had to hide them in their barn because they were afraid someone would steal the pink cows because everyone loved strawberry milk." —Jacked-Cookies 7."That we had two stomachs: one for liquids and one for solids. When people would say, 'It went down the wrong pipe,' I assumed it was liquids vs. solids, not solids vs. gas." —SagittariusDonkey 8."I was told to leave my cuts and scrapes alone because when I went to sleep, little, tiny people would crawl into my bed and build the scabs themselves using their tools, and I'd be rude if I messed with their work by picking at it. I used to want to catch these little tiny people. To be fair, I never saw a scab develop. I'd just wake up, and it would be there, for it seemed legit. Thanks, Mom." —kowaiikaisu 9."That the new president of the US had beaten up the previous president to get the job. I spent so much of my young life hating Ronald Reagan, not for his policies, because I was unaware of them, but because I thought he had beaten up Jimmy Carter, and Jimmy Carter seemed like a nice man." —UllsStratocaster 10."So many things. One of my favorites is that my grandpa told me the neighbors behind them were building a shed for an elephant. It was big enough for one, and my grandpa worked with the circus, so it was totally plausible. It's still referred to as the 'elephant shed.'" —Wolffairy12 11."My parents told me that TV was black and white before because the world was actually black and white. Then, a colorful meteorite struck the Earth and gave color to the world. In my defense, I was very little." —speedhirmu "I convinced my little brother that old photos were from the 'black and white days.'" —iatentdead_ 12."That there could be cameras in our house filming a TV show like other families (The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, etc.)." —Crowd-Avoider747 13."You know, in infomercials, when they say, 'But you gotta call right now to get this deal!'? I used to think they kept track of what time their commercials aired, and started a few-minute timer after they aired, and if you called after the timer ran out, you wouldn't get the deal." —YodasChick-O-Stick 14."I thought shooting stars were make-believe like unicorns and leprechauns. I was well into my 20s before I figured it out. Still never seen one though." —PossiblyN0t 15."I remember my dad telling me that part of his job was firing people. I imagined him taking them up on a hill at night, building a campfire around them, and lighting them up. I didn't understand why anyone would allow this to happen to them, even if they were bad at their job." —an_edgy_lemon 16."My parents were raised Catholic and didn't want to force it on me, so I never went to church or read the Bible or anything. Didn't want to. It seemed boring. All of my religious influence came from outside sources that I felt pretty separated from, so I kind of didn't know Jesus was a religious figure. All I knew was what I saw on TV and read brief references. Seeing different versions of Jesus was especially confusing because if he were a real guy, we wouldn't be able to redesign him, right? So for a really long time, maybe until I was 11 or 12, I fully believed Jesus was a type of character. Like a wizard or the Good King sorta deal. He was just 'That Brand of Guy.' If you will, an improv prompt, or some kind of role that needs to be filled in for a story. I still think that, but I thought everyone else thought that, too." —Stunning_Celery_6556 17."I used to believe the 'Gray Pumpkin' would come the night of Halloween to take some of the candy my brother and I collected in exchange for toys. As it turns out, this was just a fun little lie my mom told us so that I, a kid with a severe nut allergy, wouldn't feel as bad about not being able to eat like 75% of the candy I collected. Also, it was supposed to be the 'Great Pumpkin' (from Charlie Brown), but I misheard, so I always imagined a large, gray pumpkin with arms and legs sneaking into our house." —MrKahoobadoo 18."I remember thinking our eyeballs hang by hooks. I don't remember anyone telling me that; I think I just came to that conclusion myself because I couldn't understand how else they are there." —BreathOfTheWild9 19."My sister made up a pop star named Rosie. Though I had never seen her or heard her music outside of my sister singing 'Rosie songs,' I was her biggest fan and would love to ask my sister all about her. I was shocked when my sister came clean after we were almost full-blown adults, haha." —Quirky-End-7470 20."That you only had a certain amount of 'voice' allotted for your lifetime, and that's why old people's voices were very soft and shaky, because they'd used up all their voice when they were young. For a while, I was DETERMINED to have a booming voice when I was old, so I barely spoke to 'save' my voice for later." —wreathyearth 21."Have you ever gone on a highway and seen a sign that says 'speed limit enforced by aircraft'? I thought that they would just shoot you from the sky for speeding. It's not like a plane can give a ticket." —Xelopheris 22."That the opposite side of my knees were called 'leg pits.'" —ExpertOrdinary7074 23."If you play Candy Crush in the car while it is pumped with gas, the car will explode." —Huge_Friendship_6435 24."If you turn a light on in a car at night, you could get a ticket." —Low-Wrangler9740 25."That when you eat, the food would start to fill your entire body up, beginning at your feet. I thought people could cram food into themselves like you shove cotton into a stuffed animal." —Stunning_Love504 26."The left side of my body was sad because I was right-handed. So if I were eating, I'd always have the last bite on the left side of my mouth to cheer it up, etc." —Ladymomos "That 'made from scratch' meant whatever scraps were lying around." —Status_Machine4519 What's the wildest or silliest thing you believed as a kid? Tell us in the comments or share anonymously using this form.
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chuck E. Cheese opens 10 new locations across the US... but there's a strict rule to get in
Chuck E. Cheese has opened a series of arcades catered to adults... and the internet is divided over the news. For decades, Chuck E. Cheese has been the go-to place for parents to bring their children for a day of family fun. The restaurant chain has locations all across the globe that offer arcade games, character meet and greets, and musical shows for its guests. It is a popular choice for children's birthday parties, and its rat mascot is beloved by youngsters around the world. But the corporation is trying to shed its reputation for being only for little ones, as it recently launched a new chain of eateries called Chuck's Arcade, which was created for 'adults and lifelong fans who grew up surrounded by the electric glow of arcade screens.' Chuck's Arcade offers a 'full menu' and a slew of games, and 'each arcade is overseen by an animatronic character such as Chuck E. Cheese or one of the other characters from Munch's Make Believe Band.' It's described as a 'modern-day love letter to the games and people who made Chuck E. Cheese great.' 'This bold new arcade concept from Chuck E. Cheese combines classic games and the hottest new games alongside iconic animatronic characters,' reads a press release. 'Chuck's Arcade celebrates a legacy of innovation that has defined the arcade and video game experience for generations. 'It's a new destination where nostalgia meets the future, bringing together gamers of all ages and inviting everyone to experience what's next.' The company shared the news earlier this week, and immediately, people took to social media to discuss it in droves. The internet seemed split over the announcement, with some sharing their excitement and others admitting they weren't a fan of the idea. 'I'm on my way,' one user replied to an article about the new endeavor. 'Finally, some important news,' someone else joked. 'I'm here for this!' another excited fan wrote. 'Me and who?' asked a different person. 'This sounds cool,' read a fifth tweet. A sixth said, 'I like this. It's a [place] that has wholesome entertainment and socializing and grass touching. We need more of this.' 'So a Dave & Buster's with better pizza?! Sign me up,' gushed another supporter. 'Long [as] they don't bring that rat out,' announced someone else. 'For those of us geeks who grew up in the '80s, it was a lot of fun. This brings back memories,' said a different person. But others slammed the company's attempts to launch an adult arcade. 'Man the fights from this place will make the fights at Chuck E. Cheese look like child's play. No way this ends well,' one user theorized. 'Absolutely ridiculous. Any adult needing something like this has more than one issue they need to address,' scathed another. Chuck's Arcade has opened in eight cities across America so far, with more to come. Its locations so far include in St. Petersburg, Florida, Trumbull, Connecticut, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, Victor, New York, Buford, Georgia, El Paso, Texas, Nashua and Salem, New Hampshire, and St. Louis. The internet seemed split over the announcement, with some sharing their excitement and others admitting they weren't a fan It has 'state-of-the-art racing simulators and immersive virtual reality to new hits like Jurassic Park, Halo and Connect Four Hoops' and 'features a curated collection of retro legends' like Ms. Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, Donkey Kong, and Centipede. 'It's a fresh, modern arcade experience, providing what's next in arcade entertainment with just enough nostalgia for anyone looking to relive a classic high-score chase,' the press release adds. 'Every Chuck's Arcade offers a unique environment, with a distinct lineup of today's hottest games and a rotating mix of retro classics. No two locations are exactly alike. 'Select locations also feature exclusive retro-themed merchandise: classic logo apparel, collectible toys, novelty candy and prize redemption items, all celebrating the magic of winning that fans have always loved.' David McKillips, CEO of Chuck E. Cheese said in a statement, 'Chuck E. Cheese has spent decades mastering the arcade experience - it's in our DNA. 'Thanks to the expertise of our talented technicians and the successful transformation of almost 500 fun centers worldwide, we've built the operational and creative foundation to take our brand beyond our traditional four walls. 'Chuck's Arcade is a natural evolution - an opportunity to extend our arcade legacy into new formats that engage both lifelong fans and a new generation through a curated mix of retro classics and cutting-edge experiences.'
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chuck E. Cheese is opening arcades for adults
Chuck E. Cheese isn't just for the kids anymore. The arcade chain is opening a spin-off aimed at adults, called 'Chuck's Arcade,' which the company describes as a 'modern-day love letter to the games and people who made Chuck E. Cheese great.' Similar to the kiddie version, Chuck's Arcade has a mix of nostalgic arcade games, like Donkey Kong and Mortal Kombat; and newer titles such as Halo and Connect Four Hoops. Plus, each arcade is 'overseen' by one of the chain's iconic animatronic characters, including Chuck E. Cheese himself or other characters from his Munch's Make Believe Band. Ten are open so far at malls across the United States, with arcades in St. Petersburg, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; El Paso, Texas; and St. Louis. Each location looks different, decorated with original artwork that celebrates the brand's past, according to a release. Of course, there will also be prizes for adults to win and arcades will have 'old-school merch' available for purchase. Some arcades will serve food, with the Kansas City location having a pizzeria that also serves a small selection of beer and wine, a spokesperson told CNN. David McKillips, CEO of Chuck. E. Cheese, said that the spin-off is a 'natural evolution' for the company following the remodel of its 500 locations and sees it as an 'opportunity to extend our arcade legacy into new formats that engage both lifelong fans and a new generation through a curated mix of retro classics and cutting-edge experiences.' The company's expansion comes five years after it filed for bankruptcy during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chuck E. Cheese spent $350 million in remodels over the past few years as well as introducing new pricing tiers to attract budget-focused families. The launch of Chuck's Arcade comes amid troubles for its chief rival Dave & Buster's. The latter is publicly traded and recently reported a 9.4% decline in same-store sales, with its new management trashing 'ill-advised changes' implemented by its previous leadership that included too many adjustments at once.
Entrepreneur
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Entrepreneur
Chuck E. Cheese Is Opening an Arcade Concept for Adults
Chuck's Arcade is now open in eight states. Here's where to find them. Kids' eatery and birthday party staple Chuck E. Cheese is opening up an arcade concept for adults featuring the company's classic games, new technology, and its famed animatronic characters, according to a press release. The concept, which was announced on Monday, caters to adults longing for childhood nostalgia and those who grew up going to Chuck E. Cheese restaurants. The 10 Chuck's Arcade locations will open in eight states, including the one-of-a-kind Chuck's Arcade and Pizzeria in Kansas City, Missouri, the company notes, which features a full menu. Related: Clinton Sparks Podcast: Founder of Chuck E. Cheese, Atari Discusses Innovation and His Advice to Young People "Chuck E. Cheese has spent decades mastering the arcade experience — it's in our DNA," said David McKillips, CEO of Chuck E. Cheese, in a statement. "Chuck's Arcade is a natural evolution — an opportunity to extend our arcade legacy into new formats that engage both lifelong fans and a new generation through a curated mix of retro classics and cutting-edge experiences." Chuck E Cheese Statue and Retro Games at Chuck's Arcade in Buford, GA. Provided by Chuck E. Cheese. Chuck's Arcade locations are now open in major malls in St. Petersburg, Florida; Trumbull, Connecticut; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma; Victor, New York; Buford, Georgia; El Paso, Texas; Nashua and Salem, New Hampshire; and St. Louis, Missouri. There are "more locations on the horizon," the company said. Each arcade is "overseen" by an animatronic character from Chuck E. Cheese's of the past, which will now stand "watch as a nostalgic nod rather than performing." Some locations will have retro-themed merchandise, according to the press release, including logoed apparel, toys, novelty candy, and classic prize redemption items. Merchandise Counter at Chuck's Arcade in Buford, GA Related: 'Reimagined and Reinvented': This Iconic Chain From the '80s, Which Featured a 'Pay What You Weigh' Promotion, Is Making a Comeback Although the company says the concept was "created for adults and lifelong fans," it doesn't say that kids aren't allowed, per se, as most are located in malls. Check your local location for more information. Click here for the full list of Chuck's Arcade locations.
