Chuck E. Cheese Discontinuing Animatronics Not Due to ‘FNAF’ Movie

Chuck E. Cheese is eliminating its kiddie robotic characters within the close to future — aside from one location — and other people suppose it is due to this new horror film … but it surely ain’t so.

Alejandra Brady — the top of communications for Chuck E. Cheese — tells TMZ … all of the hypothesis concerning the discontinuation of its animatronic creatures — affectionately often called “Munch’s Make Believe Band” — being a direct results of “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is whole bunk.

Whereas it is sensible some would possibly suppose one straight led to the opposite — seeing how the videogame-inspired flick got here out 2 weeks in the past, and it is all about killer animatronic robots at a defunct Chuck E. Cheese-like play place — Brady says nothing might be farther from the reality … this resolution to part out the machines has been within the works for some time.

Brady tells us the CEC brass have been eager to pivot into the twenty first century for some time right here — believing that having stay performers do their Chuck E. Reside! Present will probably be a greater expertise for visitors … and it will be fully state-of-the-art and interactive.

Whereas the outdated bots would simply stand there and jerk round with levers and pullies — this new present goes to be fully rebranded … and extra importantly, it has been the sport plan for years now, relationship again to 2017 when Chuck E. Cheese first introduced this transfer.

The newest information people heard the opposite day about ditching all of the animatronics was really simply to let ’em know that the old-fashioned robotic present is gonna occur at just one location going ahead … and that will be Northridge, CA — which they name the “residency” present.

After all, individuals conflated that announcement with the discharge of ‘FNAF’ … and figured Chuck and co. had been working scared primarily based on the flick — once more, it reveals murderous bots.

That is not the case, although … Brady assures us they have been on the lookout for a change for years now — and it simply so occurs to happening throughout this ‘FNAF’ craze — name it coincidence!