I am a current Chuck E. Cheese employee. Ask me anything !

How do u defeat the evil Animatronics on night shift ?

The tech guy turns them off :)

Is he that unattractive?

This made me laugh really hard omg

Are there many kids who are scared of Chuck? Or the animatronics? It’s nightmare fuel for me.

Yeah, I’ve made a few kids cry while in the suit. Lots of children running away and screaming while I’ve been in the suit. There’s also a lot of adults who are scared of it too lol

Are you scared of it?

I’m only scared when my manager approaches me to ask me to BE Chuck.

Do you feel Charles Entertainment Cheese is a sophisticated rat?

Absolutely

Would you describe Chuck as 'ballin' or 'based'?

Ballin

What real life of fictional human Chuck/Charlie would you say is closest in persona to Mr. Cheese?

Adam Sandler. Chuck even has the Hawaiian shirt right now!

Does it ever feel like chuck keeps controlling your mind even after taking the suit off?

Yes. I sometimes wave at kids while working without the suit

When you are Chuck, do you ever feel like the suit is wearing you? Does it tell you to do things?

Yes and yes.

I got the pleasure of wearing the Geoffrey suit while working at toys r us. From one mascot representative to another, there’s a special feeling of striking fear into the heart of a full grown man simply by turning a corner.

LOL the moms hiding behind their kids are the best

Do any of the games get wiped down/cleaned at any point? Or is the entire place a giant petri dish?

Every hour or so they get wiped down with disinfectant. (Sometimes more if we are bored) but then at closing they get wiped down very carefully with hot soapy water

What are you hoping will be asked, and what is the answer?

The pizza question , we don’t reuse them and actually make the dough in the kitchen!

Follow up, did your place do the ghost kitchen thing during the pandemic and did that upset anyone?

We still do! Nobodies really upset about it, but it’s called Pasqually’s pizza and wings or something like that. Named after one of the animatronics. It’s just the doordash and Uber eats version I think. We have a special log on the register for it. The pizza boxes are much harder to fold than the regular Chuck E. Cheese ones though.

Wait, how long have you been working there? Maybe they used to do that until the secret got out... I'm just saying that pic of the underside of a pizza that had mismatched sizes of slices was pretty damning. Lol

I’ve been working here about 3 months, it’s possible but my managers have worked there for over 3 years

what's your funniest story on the job so far?

Probably having a swarm of kids start calling me Mickey Mouse while in the suit, I was very confused and trying to stay in character. They started following me to the closet where I had to get out of the suit. I was scared when they started hitting and punching me and my manager had to save me … definitely not my best moment but looking back it was really funny.

what about your darkest story?

I don’t really have any dark stories, but a dad threw lettuce at another dad?

does your location have a bar in it? i’ve heard some have/did, and that more than once parents have started a bar fight🥴

Not a bar but we serve beer and wine. You get two drinks before you’re cut off.

thats great but that’s still wild to me! but the limit is a great idea. i wonder if all locations follow it though, or if it was instated due to…past issues haha

Yeah, my location stresses it a lot lol

Soft rock or gentle jazz?

Depends on the mood

How often does the top ticket prize get redeemed?

Not often at all, I’ve seen it happen mostly on the fidget spinners game and the gorilla game that like vibrates your hands (I think) but I’ve never seen a kid with more than 6000 tickets

I told my kids the gorilla game was where it's at if they want tickets. Thank you for the confirmation.

It’s the best

Is syrup a sauce?

I think so ??? Edit; I thought about this for a while and I have to say yes, yes it is

How often is the ball pit balls cleaned?

As someone who worked a local arcade...I knew the answer was "no one remembers the last time"

We actually got rid of ball pits and the sky tubes :’)

Good! Last time I was in a Chucky cheese I saw a kid in a diaper in the ball pit with diarrhea oozing out everywhere. Parent grabbed the kid and walked away and no one bothered to clean it. Refused to ever go back to one.

Oh. Oh my god

Does working there make you despise children?

Yes.

Why do people keep asking about recycling pizza? Was this a thing?

I think Shane Dawson did a YouTube video a while back (conspiracy theory guy) talking about the unevenness of the pizzas. But out pizza cutter is very dull and we hand shape the dough

The guy who molested his cat? Or is there another one?

Yeah that one

Do you serve beer & how many fist fights have you witnessed?

I’m not 18 so I can’t serve beer. Though my location does have beer and wine. I haven’t personally seen a fist fight but some of my co workers have. But, I have seen a dad throw lettuce at another dad

Can you explain more about the dad lettuce situation? Do you know the backstory?

I was in the back when most of it happened but from what I understand one of the dads got angry at the other dad for cutting him and his kid in line at the salad bar. So the dad took a fist full of lettuce and threw it

Can you speak to kids/customers while in costume or is it all pantomime? Assuming the latter, are you ever frustrated by being unable to communicate?

So no we can’t talk in the suit. But yeah it can be frustrating especially the parents who tell you it’s okay to break character with them. Or when you aren’t understanding what someone is saying.

Is it true the singer for Bowling For Soup writes catchy jingles for you guys now?

I had to look this up but it definitely seems like it!

May I please have some extra napkins?

Of course , though napkin holders are at every table so if you asked this in person you may get a weird look lol

Jesus, I’m glad I did this practice run first. Thank you for the tip.

This made me laugh really hard

Is Chuck E. Cheese trying to make a comeback?

Definitely, mine has just gotten a remodel as have many other locations

Well that’s really cool, it’d be nice to see them bounce back (assuming it’s a good place to work and they treat employees well) instead of going under.

Yeah :) I really like it everyone is super nice !

has there even been a moment that "WORLDSTAR!" was being shouted during a commotion at your location?

Not that I am aware of, but this made me laugh. There has been fights between parents and adults at my location though. Just not while I was working

Is chucks full name "Charles Entertainment Cheese III?

Yup! And he celebrates birthdays because he’s an orphan who doesn’t know his own :(

Have you met him personally?

I am one with him

Do the animatronics come alive in night ?

I love this question! We actually just got rid of our animatronics like two weeks ago. The ones we had may as well have been haunted. Hellen had a ping pong ball in place of an eye for a while

What did they do with them?

They were replaced with a dance floor and now every hour on the thirty Chuck comes out to dance with the kids. If you look up “beach party bash summer of fun” that’s the dance I have to do in the suit. Kind of fun!

So the robots were replaced by human labor? We’re living in a dark timeline.

LOL

God I hate those things. They're so God dam hot... Think hay ride on the fourth of July. I never drank water like after that day before in my life.

Yeah, the suit is very hot. Luckily my management allows free drinks all shift long. Constantly asks if I’ve been drinking enough water. The changing closet is also very hot and small lol

beach party bash summer of fun

Do you ever forget the dance moves???

Not really it’s on the tv in front of the dance floor very handy

Thank goodness they are being phased out! The one near us, his head spins backwards and he seems possessed. Although it was great for introducing 3yo to horror movie tropes. 🤣

Yeah cleaning the stage definitely gave me the creeps lol

What is the end all goal? Are you envisioning going into management and climbing the ladder? Is this a potential career?

I just needed a job to save for college, I eventually want to do computer science of some sort in college! But for now this is just a really fun job that I really enjoy :)

Did you happen to see my retainer? Think it might be in the ball pit.

We threw away the ball pit try calling the dump <3

Do you ever Hack the animatronics to play death metal and start a mosh pit in the Chucky outfit?

Why are you the second person to bring up mosh pits ! I’m so confused

First off, holy shit i thought your company went under. A decade ago. It's akin to just striking up a convo with a Circuit City employee.

Secondly do you think Five Nights at Freddy's has kept the business alive?

I think the 13 year olds who are obsessed with fnaf definitely help. They mostly just pester us with questions tho

Did you know the founder of Chuck E Cheese is the same founder of Atari?

I did not! That’s interesting tho

Do you ever hook up with a parent while dressed in the rat costume?

I think I need to bleach my eyes

How do you make the jellyfish come out faster in the Harpoon Lagoon game?

I’m gonna be completely honest I have no clue. But if you want to win the claw machine go for the prizes closest to the drop chute. Gives the claw less time to drop the item

What is Chuck E. Cheese?

It’s an arcade with pizza and wings!

Is there anyway I can get my 25 cents back from a broken arcade machine when I was 6?

God damn Pole Position took my quarter.

Honestly go back to the location and I’m sure they would have a good laugh

I can't! They've closed it and replaced it with a God damn furniture store!

I was willing to settle for a token, but money is money! Thieving sons of bitches.

Oh nooo I would go to a different location pretending it was the orginal

How did you react when Chuck said "Poggers" during a fall guys stream on twitch.tv?

I lost my shit laughing

Y'all still serve beer?

Beer and wine! I know some locations don’t but mine does :)

Does everyone have to take a turn being the mouse sometimes?

Every shift you’re Chuck at least once :)

do they clean the suit. can't image all the built up sweat, germs, ect.?

After every person it gets sprayed with alcohol and fe breeze

How is this business still afloat? Do you get regulars or large enough parties to keep ya in the black?

Yeah, so Saturdays and sundays are almost always packed with birthdays. As far as how we’re doing price wise I’m not super sure. But, we almost always have at least a few families in

Do you get any regulars?

Not that I know of

As the parent of a six and three year old my only questions are: how? And, ibuprofen or acetaminophen?

I zone out throughout the job. And I am not sure lol

How do you feel about Pasqually’s Pizza & Wings on food delivery apps?

The boxes are harder to fold than the normal boxes so I hate it

Is the film of grease on all the machines naturally occurring, or does the staff go around before opening with brushes applying it to everything?

We clean ours regularly but probably both

Did you ever have to deal with fake coin tokens?

wait do you guys still use tokens?

We don’t use tokens or tickets anymore! We switched to play passes. So your tokens and tickets are loaded on that

A few years ago, my son learned a hard lesson about economics and inflation when, suddenly, a dollar only got three tokens from the machine. How many plays-per-dollar does the pass offer?

You can buy minutes now! So for 60 minutes you can play unlimited games :)

How do you deal with heart break?

Break their heart first

How is the pizza? I remember it being magical when I was a kid, but I'm old now so I'm sure my opinion would have changed.

I really like it :)

How often do you get sick?

How sticky is your handshake?

I wash my hands at least 4 times an hour while working and only once since working so far :)

How would you describe a Chuck E. Cheese pizza to someone from a different country who's never been to one?

The shop? It’s an arcade with pizza and entertainment catered towards kids :)

Isn't it unsanitary to have a giant rat walking around the store?

Chuck regularly showrs

Is the pizzas fresh baked with every order? There was that viral story accusing Chuck E Cheese of using fused together leftovers.

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We make the dough in the kitchen! We order the sauce, cheese, and toppings every 3 or so days. We portion out the dough into the pizza tins every few hours and then put it in the fridge. As orders come through we put the sauce and topping on and then bake it. So it’s all fresh. One of my main jobs is cleaning tables so I can confirm we throw away all left over pizza. It’s good enough that all the employees eat it pretty much daily

I worked there back in 2003, everything was made fresh surprisingly. The wings were the best thing on the menu from what I remembered.

The wings are so good!

does your chuckecheese smell like old cheese put in a old shoe?

I’m very concerned about what Chuck E. Cheese’s you have been to. But no ? My location does not. If you mean the suit, it gets sprayed with alcohol and fabreeze so that doesn’t either

How much poo and puke are you dealing with in the daily?

None :) I kindly walk over to my manager to tell her.

Nice. But it does happen?

Absolutely, probably a few times a week

Is it true that Chuck E. Cheese denies the Armenian Genocide? If so, what is it like working for someone who vehemently defends the atrocities committed by the Ottoman empire? Also we've all heard of Pizzagate, is Chuck E Cheese involved in anyway? How has he gone unscathed by these conspiracies?

I’m just trying to save money for college

They still serve beer for the adults?

Beer and wine! I know some locations don’t but mine does :)

What are the animatronics like when they wake up after hours?

We got rid of the animatronics but they were creepy

What's the craziest thing you've seen a parent do?

Dad came up and started recording me and my coworker, manager came and he put it down. He didn’t even say much just asked about the animatronics.

Mom waited 10 minutes before sending her kid to let us know that their other kid peed on one of the rides.

One dad throwing lettuce at another dad. (Couldn’t even be mad I just laughed.) (Apologizes for format I’m on mobile)

wait so a dude just started recording two teenagers.....

Yeah, two teenage girls. It was very creepy. He was obviously just trying to make conversation too

how often do employees hook up in the play tubes after closing?

Never lol, we got rid of the tubes and cameras are EVERYWHERE

Which games are going to make me the most tickets and what are the tips/hacks for those games?

For tickets do the gorilla game, for prizes claw machine and go for the prizes closest to the chute

I used to love the pizza there back in the late 90s. How’s is the pizza there today? Is it any good? 😬

I get it almost every shift! I really like it

What are games are the favorites for the kids. What games are your favorites?

For little kids we have a kid section, it has like air hockey and stuff which I like lol. But my favorite is skee ball :)

Where do you work?

A casino run by a rat made for kids

You make the beer too expensive because you know we’re desperate, right?

Lol honestly Chuck E. Cheese is just expensive in general

Are you gonna eat me?

Some things are better left as a thought <3

Is it/was it ever true that you’ll kindly be asked not to come in if you don’t have kids in your party? Always accepted this as fact but then get kinda salty when younglings show up at Dave and Busters.

Not at all! We have adults come in all the time for a beer and a few games! As long as you’re 18 you’re welcome in

one time I took my daughter and our hand stamps didn't match at the door to leave, a 15 ish year old boy told me I couldn't take my daughter home, I told him to try and stop me after 36 hours of labour I'm not leaving this kid here. what is the actual protocol for leaving guests? do you confirm kids match to parents? or was i dealing with some weird sideshow rule?

If that happens we normally ask to see a photo with you and your kid in it. My guess would be he was either lazy or your stamp got washed off and he didn’t want to grab a manager

How does the Chucky head smell?

We clean it after each person so not bad

Regarding Chuck’s middle initial - was his middle name in honour of his Dutch uncle Edam, or his Swiss uncle Emmenthal?

His middle name is entertainment!

Whatever happened to ball pit and why did it smell so terrible?

We got rid of them but from what I heard they were never cleaned

Do kids pee in the ball pit and if so how do you clean it?

We actually don’t have a ball pit anymore

How often is the ball pit cleaned? How often is it required to be cleaned? How often do they tell people it's cleaned?

We got rid of the pit

Is this AMA sanctioned or otherwise instigated by Chuck E. Cheese Inc. ?

I’m just a high schooler lol

DO THEY REUSE THE PIZZA?!

No we do not lol, we make the dough in the kitchen and order ingredients every few days. We throw away any left over pizza :) everything is baked as you order!

Do you get to play the arcade games? Which is your favorite?

I like skee ball :)

Has someone come on to you wearing the suit?

No, I am a teenager and so are most of my co workers so I’ve never really had that problem inside in the suit. Outside the suit I’ve had a few creepy people tho

Do they really recycle pizza???

We make it all fresh ! The dough is made in the kitchen and the ingredients and toppings are ordered every three days or so! My main job is bussing tables so I personally throw away any left over pizza !

I hadn't been to Chuck E Cheese in probably 20 years. I took my son to a birthday party there recently and was surprised how good the pizza was!

I definitely think it’s gotten better from when I was a kid!

What's the best age to bring a kid to Chuck E Cheese where they'll actually enjoy themselves? Like, when do they realize they're too old for this vs too young to really care for it?

Honestly anyone under 11 is great. Then after the weird I’m too cool for this age at around 14 teens start coming in with their friends

Why do you reuse the pizza? Why are you lying for the rat? How much did you make lying for the rat?

We don’t reuse the pizza, I would tell you if we did because I do not make enough to lie

How often do kids throw up there?

I’ve only seen one kid throw up while I was working, kids peeing on things happens a lot more

How many children are eaten a week?

I laughed so hard at this

So do they actually put pizza back together from different pizzas left over?

No we dont lol… we bake the pizzas as people order

Are you actually okay? Like legitimately alright?

I’d like to think so, maybe ?

Do you recycle pizza?

No lol they get baked as you order

Are you really a Chuck E. Cheese employee?

Yup! The badge in the photo is mine :)

Really?

Yup

Have you tried unionizing yet to ensure your rights are protected and that you and your teammates are fairly compensated for doing literally all the work?

I will look into this, I have no clue what this means?

How did your life hit rock bottom?

I really hope it hasn’t yet. I’m only in high school LOL