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    The last Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band in the world will exist in LA

    by Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times Dec 18, 2023 6 minutes
    "Chuck E. Cheese," left, and " Helen Henny," members of the animatronic band at the Chuck E. Cheese pizza center in Northridge, California, are photographed in action, Dec. 1, 2023.

    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. was initially a cigar smoker. While Chuck E. isn’t going anywhere, the mascot in robotic form is now an endangered species.

    Soon, the Northridge outpost of Chuck E. Cheese will be the only location to feature a full animatronic band. The robotic musical groups were once a staple of the kid-focused pizza parlors but the company began phasing them out in 2017.

    Globally, the Irving, Texas-based CEC boasts just shy of 600 Chuck E. Cheese restaurants. The company is in the process of remodeling its more than 400 U.S. locations, and the last 30 or so remaining animatronic bands are being shown the door in favor of interactive dance floors and large screens that feature Chuck E. and pals in animated form.

    That is, they’re being evicted everywhere but Northridge, which was chosen

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