Adam Roberts; The man inside disguises himself as Chuck E. Cheese, a rodent restaurateur. John Mahler/Toronto Star via Getty Images
- Chuck E. Cheese has officially withdrawn from Munch’s Make Believe Band.
- The company announced earlier this month that the animatronics would only perform at one venue.
- The change was made as part of an update to all Chuck E. Cheese locations.
The lights go out on the lifeless characters of Chuck E. Cheese’s nostalgic animatronic band, and it probably has nothing to do with Five Nights at Freddy’s.
Munch’s Make Believe Band characters will no longer perform at all locations except one in Northridge in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, where the characters will have a “permanent residence,” according to the company.
This marks the end of the band’s 34th year, which is undoubtedly a disappointing development for their enthusiastic fan base of people who don’t want to sleep at night.
WTHR suspected the change was related to the Oct. 27 release of the film “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
Five Nights at Freddy’s, commonly referred to as FNAF by fans, began as a video game telling the story of possessed animatronics who come to life and attempt to kill a night guard. The franchise takes place in a Chuck E. Cheese-like venue called “Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.”
So did Chuck E. Cheese remove the animatronics to avoid scaring the kids?
The company, which filed for bankruptcy due to financial difficulties during the pandemic, announced in 2017 that it would lay off Chuck E. and the gang to give their venues a more modern look. The announcement was met with sadness from longtime fans who mourned the loss of their favorite robot rat.
Maybe the change means singing robots with annoying, dirty looks are a thing of the past.
But don’t judge too harshly. You don’t even know half of what this rodent has been through.
Representatives for Chuck E. Cheese did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
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