Thankyou CEC for keeping the history, I know ALOT of people who are going to be really happy hearing this news!

This hybrid is a win win. A dance floor for people wanting to dance, and the animatronics for the people who came for them!

This should be the future of Chuck E. Cheese in my opinion...the 1.5 remodel! It's not too late yet and there are still several other great stages out there. With that being said, the only way CEC is going to keep doing this is if people actually go and it makes money. If not they will look at the numbers and say "This isn't making any more money than the other remodels so nobody cares about the animatronics" and call this idea off.

We did it you guys.. we saved north ridge!!!!!!!! CEC CORPORATE CAN’T STOP US! 🐭🐤👾🐶👨🏻‍🍳

They should put a new sign where the showroom sign used to be that says “For The Fans”. That would be epic!

I love sparkles! Sparkles! I love sparkling things shiny flashing brightly things. Sparkles! I love Sparkles!

If this goes well they should do this for every store when they remodel

Northridge, both keeping the stage and having a dance floor, is actually canon to CEC

Can't wait for this one! This stage is very unique, and I am so happy they decided to keep the animatronics here! I wish CEC did this with all the locations.

This is one of the best remodels ive seen. So glad that they know the worth of these robots!

As someone who lives close enough to visit Pineville, I agree! Pineville needs to become a retro store. #savepineville

That is CRAZY! I can’t believe that the voices of fans were FINALLY heard! This is awesome! Chris I’m with you on saving Pineville. I’m hoping that if all else that amazing store gets to live for generations with its stage. In fact I’m going to do the save Pineville tag on my next video that I post on Beach Kai. We’ll make sure that stage stays around! Me personally, I hope that Tallahassee can get a chance to hang around. It may be in poor shape but that store to me is just like northridge with a 3-stage, just much younger. If the tech can get the bots in better shape I think it’s a perfect candidate. As always, amazing videos sir. Thank you for documenting these moments in CEC history, and most of all, thank you for being such an amazing content creator. Keep it up!! 🤙🏻🤙🏻

They should really put up the curtains again if they’re going to do live performances, you know to feel like the real magic of the night

this is one of the best remodels and thats all it took we would've saved so many stages

The ending of new programming in combination with this hybrid store, kinda *excites* me because it means we might see these characters perform old tapes/shows that haven't been done in decades!

Nice to see the store during it's remodeling process after watching the tour of the actual remodel when it was finished. Still stand by the feeling both the band and dance floor could coexist together within more locations. This is a step in the right direction at least

As someone who’s never had the chance to see a full stage in person I was so relieved to hear that Tallahassee’s store was keeping it’s 3 stage a little longer; it’s the closest one to where I live and I’m planning my trip there as we speak!! It’d be amazing if they turned that store into a retro store too, it seems to hold the last 3 stage in the whole state from what I found.

Thanks man for all of the work you do and for the time and effort you put in to your videos. I don’t live in California, but this is still exciting news to hear! Recently I went with my family to a newly remodeled Chuck E. Cheese. I have 7 nieces and nephews and what was interesting to me was the fact that none of them cared for the video wall or dance floor. They only played games and rode the rides, along with eating that delicious pizza of course! It was weird not seeing the animatronics and when I talked about the experience to my friends they didn’t like it either when they took their kids. So while my CEC is suffering from the disaster that is the 2.0 remodel I’m glad the powers that be have reversed their decision on removing the stages.

YAY!!!! THEY KEPT THEM! If I had to guess the Cowboy and Tux Chuck statues probably got sold, either in an auction or online. Either way, I’m glad corporate chose the good ending. 😄😄

I absolutely love how they keeped the old stage and didn’t just get rid of it they should do this to the 3 stages from the rockfire explosion.

I hope they do this at atleast every different stage type. I would love to see a 3 stage get saved. If they saved this one im sure they can save a 3 stage. Plenty of fans mad that they are removing them

I MUST VISIT THIS. THANKS FOR THIS. AND YES SAVE PINERIDGE!!!!!!

YES MY CHILDHOOD IS SAVED

Here’s my idea for the retro stores. Keep at least one of every stage type. Doesn’t have to be every store that has it, but just one of each. Here’s the stores that I think they should keep. 3-Stage: Charlotte, NC (Pineville-Matthews Rd) Road Stage: Mississauga, ON (With bots from Corona, CA) 1-Stage: Plaza Oeste, CL Studio C Alpha: Bridgewater, NJ Studio C Beta: Warren, OH Studio C Cappa: Joplin, MO Circles of Light (W/Bot): Naples, FL CU 1-Stage: Springfield, IL

This is awesome!! I was watching this with my PTT shirt on, so that makes this video 10 times better in my opinion!

Oh craaaap can’t wait to see this vid!

Hybrid should have been the new buisness model all along. This is great news, they belong in a museum not a dumpster ❤

This is giving me so much hope. If we keep fighting, then maybe we *can* save our remaining shows.

This is so amazing! I cannot believe corporate actually decided to keep the animatronics. We need to get one 3 stage saved.

Watching this video helps to numb the pain of learning just two days ago, that my main childhood CEC (Monroe St.) got the 2.0 remodel, and who knows what happened to the sign, the art, the bots.... At least Airport Hwy's is still untouched and uses the same version of the stage, I plan on visiting both soon! PLEASE CEC, KEEP AIRPORT HIGHWAY OR A SIMILAR RESTAURANT OF THE SAME ERA AS A RETRO, MY CHILDHOOD SELF WILL BE SO GRATEFUL!

I went a week ago and am so happy the band and chuck e are still there.

Ik im late but whats upp im so glad that they are saving the animatronics because my OG Location is in dearborn Michigan and it went through three changes like the 3 stage to the Studio C and finally to the dance floor. Its sad knowing my location got the full makeover so hopefully in the future the wonderful and amazing animatronics will be saved we have to believe and keep fighting for our childhood amd future generations ❤️

I’m so glad we all saved it

This is AMAZING! One day I might LIVE HERE! lol Love your videos!

yes, Jasper T Jowls was singing Ace in the hole in that movie and I got to say Chuck E Cheese Northridge Ca, that I'm proud of them for keeping the stage and they should kept every stages for every 2.0

The man is back thanks for the video and the art is saved is back of the basketball game

The one time Dept. 18 listens to the fans.

Can’t wait for this live

I'm glad to see this people were never mad about the Dance Floor they were mad that it came out the cost of the animatronics. Dance floor and animatronics makes for a good Duo kids will surely enjoy it

Altoona Pennsylvania’s 3 stage is in its original location too and was also a ShowBiz and is basically as old.

Wow, their stage is in excellent condition too.

Wow 😮🎉

Thanks for the video! Was born in Northridge and I used to go to this location 23 years ago when we still lived there! ❤

I'm glad they decided to keep the robots plus the dance floor will be a beautiful stage when I go to California I will visit it

Going to be great

I made that comment about “Made.” After seeing the videos of this store and that movie, I instantly knew it was the location from that movie. “Ace in the Hole” plays during the duration of that scene and through the end credits. I also know that the Chuck E. Cheese in Sun Valley, CA was featured in the 1991 film “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” starring Christina Applegate. The one in Burbank was also in an episode of “Yes, Dear.”

im glad too there keeping the animatronics thanks cec

I can't wait

I love this idea keep the old for the people who enjoy it and put in the new for those who want the new I love it

Do you know what time I visited the Pineville location? It was the only three states that I’ve ever visited in my life. And I Location has a special time in my heart as sometimes I would go with my cousins, and we would have the best times of my life.#savepinville

I'm excited

I hope they do the same thing to Pineville, and the picture at 14:52 was from the Portland, Oregon location.

Really hope they do this for all the stores that still have the gang! Esp the Springfield IL one, it’s the last of its kind after all

Finally cec listened to us fans

hi chris this video is so cool. hi chris have a great weekend.

Cool Chuck e shirt

Truly is exciting to see. The hybrid model should have been applied to more stores, not just this one.

My store has a studio c and the floor so ig we are keeping it yay! 🎉

Great! Now hopefully Pineville-Matthews Road can be saved somehow

#savepinevillematthew3stage It should be the 3 stage to be saved because it's well maintained and in the best shape out of the remaining left.

For anyone wondering the tux and cowboy chuck statue went to corp same goes the football one at thousand oaks someone working at corp wanted the statues so they decide to take them they are not destroyed

I hope Pineville gets a hybrid remodel. Someday I'm planning on going to Carowinds and I'm sure to stop by there if they get a hybrid remodel.

I really hope this is the future of Chuck E. Cheese goes for when it comes to point out remodels you keep the animatronics adding in your new fancy Dancefloor keeping both people happy if there are any people happy with the dance floor

Hopefully Charlotte, NC gets similar treatment. It'd be nice having a retro store on the east coast (and I don't live too far from it lol)

They’re also putting the vintage posters back up after they repaint the walls.

Whenever this 2.0 remodel is done and whenever I’m in California I gotta go there

The attitude. 😂 13:48

Ya'll, stop asking me if I checked for the art behind the games lol. There is no art anywhere in the restaurant right now. Not behind the basketball game or any other game. It was at first until they knew where they were sending it and now its gone. It still being there is just a web rumor. However, there is a chance some of it may come back to the walls but that won't be till the end of the remodel if ever. We will have to wait and see. But, there is NO artwork left in the store aside from what's next to the stage. Period. And yes, I have confirmed this.

Springfield, IL is also trying to do this with their unique CU-1 Stage

Y'know, I'm happy the store is keeping the shelves and stage, but it's just not the same anymore. Before the remodel this store was just so good, the old posters, dim lighting around the store, and other decor. And now it lost all of that. I'm grateful that the stage is staying however.

Yay Chuck E. Cheese’s

25:29 Helen gives Chris rabbit ears 13:06 I wonder if this was the PTT lounge in 1981

They could've kept the can lighting as well. Oh well. We don't get everything we want. Loving the remodel and progress though.

See, This, this is how CEC should handle 2.0 remodels

Someone just went today and they already put up the video wall and silhouette posters as well.

I saw a ride based on a show called The Octonauts which makes me think of my favorite actor Teresa Gallagher who also happens to be the voice one of my favorite cartoon characters 60 from Numberblocks.

I really hope that the corporate gives the new future for these animatronic fellas for the fans despite how they got on with the modern Dance Floor. Hopefully they could redesign the 1 and 2 Stages along with Road Stages like what Phase 4 tried to do in some stores as CU 1-Stage, such as some PTT stages like Balcony Stage (Road Stages) and Rocker Stage (1 and 2 Stages) but keep 3 Stages unchanged with some retro decorations.

I feel like they're onto something and realizing that these bots are never gonna be made again and that not everything needs to be destroyed to bad we cant say the same for the artwork and stuff

Keep Ellisville, MO Chuck E Cheese Stage! Gets remodeled next month!

Are there any road stages left? Would love to see that one still be saved too!!!

There is a bit of a rumor going around that the cowboy and tux Chuck statues were taken by someone at corporate not long before the remodel started (the corp employee also took thousand oak’s props

A WIIIN!!!!

I heard by Mid 2024 they will bring back animatronic stage...

Back in the early 90s, Jasper said it best in song form. "Save us from extinction! Help us see another day!" If you don't know what I'm talking about, look it up. Perhaps, though, that song may help spread the word. Who's with me?

I hope they do this to my one in billings

#savepineville3stage #savepineville

Of course they started doing this after the west des moines stage got removed. That 3 stage was in great condition

Thank you so much i was worried they were going to get rid of the animatronics im going there this month maybe on the 29th ive never seen the animatronics but i really really really want to.

The one issue with Pineville having a video wall is that there is no longer any wall on the opposite side of the stage. It’s been gone for decades. However, it’s not to say that doing a hybrid store is impossible for Pineville

I miss the skytubes

Rip bad dog

If only this happened to the Rocker Stage and the Galaxy Stage. They were one of a kind (Or atleast, the Rocker was because it was the only one left). But atleast we have this.

i just came on the stream now

Es muy bueno Chuck e cheese

When would you go to thousand oaks ca ?

Hey Chris, You should go to the state fair of Texas to make a vlog. You got until September 29, 2023 - October 22, 2023 to make it their.

And I went to the balcony of the showroom I remember that not too long ago like 3 months ago

i didnt want the phase 3 sign gone😢 now we have an ugly one but im happy that we have the p.t.t shell of the sign

This is where I grew up I grew up in this chuck E. cheese I always went here When I was 3 I am sad did they change the 80s original chuck E. cheese to a new chuck E. cheese it is sad to see this

I hope the same decision happens with the charlotte NC three stage so we could keep another version of the animatronics with the munch Jr