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.

A mainstay of the pizza and arcade chain, by turns endearing and creepy, will be phased out by year’s end at all but two locations. We visited one of them. A Chuck E. Cheese in Hicksville, N.Y., is ...

The animatronics of Munch’s Make Believe Band aren’t going anywhere from Springfield’s Chuck E. Cheese at 2369 S. MacArthur Blvd., performing on stage eternally in motion thanks to the pushback from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Plans to phase out most of Chuck E. Cheese’s animatronic bands prompted fans to plead for their survival. The bands will now play on at three additional locations. By Orlando Mayorquín After Chuck E.

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 ...

The show is over for Chuck E. Cheese's iconic animatronic band. The company announced this week that it will be removing the Munch's Make Believe band from all locations except one venue in Northridge ...

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 ...

For decades, Munch’s Make Believe Band at Chuck E. Cheese has performed for countless birthdays, end-of-season Little League parties and other celebrations. There’s been Chuck E. Cheese and Helen ...