Farewell, Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic Band
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.
By Jesus Jiménez and Jackie Molloy
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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.
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