Hello Chris we came in from Texas for the reopening as a surprise for my son. He was even more surprised to see you come in. He was shy and didn't have the courage to come up to you. You made his day by taking a picture with him. I wish you much success and that you may continue to inspire the younger generations. Thank you for being a humble and awesome person. It was an epic day all around. 😊
That was such a great video! Glad I made the final cut! The fans of CEC I was able to meet were great, and I had a great time chatting and meeting you. What was your favorite part of the event? 😄
DUDE my grandparents used to take my sisters and i here every grandparents day, its awesome to see it reopened! And they brought the animatronics back, to boot? No freakin' way!
Chris has done it! He is in Illinois, guys! There’s Springfield (as he already visited), VOLO, Crystal Lake, Gurnee, Melrose Park, Arlington Heights (only 2015 dance floor left), and more, oh my! Thank you so much Chris! Look forward to hopefully seeing you at Crystal Lake!
The reason why the salad bar is not there anymore is because this is a low volume store, meaning it is not in a major city, and cec decided to do something to those stores including this one, which is reducing their hours and no more salad bar, so that’s why the salad bar had cotton candy in it
Wife and I were just there a couple weeks ago in our willys wonderland gear! Happy to see the animatronics are more in a functioning state! Pasqually was looking terribly slow stiff. Gave it the cool creepy vibe, but wanted to see everything in it's prime. Birthday is soon 🎉 gonna go back!
It was such a pleasure to meet you, Chris! And I can’t thank you enough for including my friends and I in it! Hopefully someday our paths will cross again! Until then, continue doing what you do because you’re great at it!
Hey Chris bower thanks for going to the grand reopening of the CEC in Springfield IL and recording it so we can experience it as well. I unfortunately couldn’t go because I live in the east coast but I always wanted to go to a legacy store grand reopening and in a way I did with this video. You may or may not read this but either way I appreciate you going and indirectly giving me an amazing CEC grand reopening. Hope you reach 1 mil
This location originally opened up as a Showbiz in 1982. It had three stages and a wall separated them from the video game area, which back then was games like pac-man, frogger, donkey kong etc.
There was a Chuck E Cheese that opened in Springfield prior to that like in 1980 or 1981. The characters were on an Opryland style stage. There was a stroblight room underneath the stage you had to crawl to get into. It had an animatronic Elvis in one of the rooms. Eventually in closed down and then the Showbiz became a Chuck E Cheese instead.
Ayyyyyyy just noticed you changed your pfp and it looks very nice. What was something or somethings you enjoyed about being at the grand re-opening? And it's so great that there are fans who were nice to meet you! You definitely have a growing fan base!
Great video as always ! Really really wish we could have gotten another Midwest legacy store, a lot wanted Chase Milwaukee or Brookfield WI to be the legacy store with a studio C phase 3 store but oh well..
Awesome video you should go back to Nanuet but on a Thursday cause that’s when they do throwback Thursdays, where they play old shows and avenger Chuck comes out and dances to old live shows
I went with my grandmother to Pineville's grand opening. During the raffles, she won a free birthday party for 10 kids that was only good at Pineville. Just shows how unlucky we are that we won the only prize we couldn't use.
This store might close now....... according to a news article from The State Journal-Register "New apartment complex could be coming to South MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield" by Claire Grant
Love your videos! Very glad this stage was saved. Very odd that they god rid of the salad bar. Must not be very popular at this location. Also, the serial for the animatronics here are from July of 1981. I heard somewhere that they still have parts from Billy Bob in storage.
it was very unexpected that springfeild would keep their stage. the stage was in pretty good condition after all so its a good investment for cec entertainment
Great video Chris I think the stains could have possibly be from when the 3 stage was removed and maybe the people working with them didn’t clean their hands before touching them when putting them on the new at the time CU-1 stage (of course it’s just a theory)
this is what they should do to the stores, have them be hybrids. They could also sell the stores and allow them to be privatly owned, but i know thats messy. I would love to see well mantained CEC stores, with the animatronics. I was going to have my 21st at a place by me, but they got rid of there animatronic about a month ago. Im glad i got to visit before they removed the stage, but it sucks
I saw the title and got real excited and was hoping it was PTT style stage... but it's not.. I didn't go to Showbiz Pizza when I was a kid. Where would the closest PTT style stage be then to Kentucky now?
It’s a custom made one. Rolfe’s face was made from the original CEI prototype Rolfe doll mold, the rest was custom made by a friend of mine and I bought it off of him.
The fans being ecstatic to see you enter the building was so awesome. Probably made their day
Indeed it did!
Hello Chris we came in from Texas for the reopening as a surprise for my son. He was even more surprised to see you come in. He was shy and didn't have the courage to come up to you. You made his day by taking a picture with him. I wish you much success and that you may continue to inspire the younger generations. Thank you for being a humble and awesome person. It was an epic day all around. 😊
I remember you guys, it was great meeting you, Im glad he had a good time!
Hey! I also live in Texas but I wasn’t able to make it here tho :(
That was such a great video! Glad I made the final cut! The fans of CEC I was able to meet were great, and I had a great time chatting and meeting you. What was your favorite part of the event? 😄
Its always fun to watch the old bots perform!
@@SetsStreetsEats Indeed!
@@OdensMovieMagic agreed
I live in Springfield and it is honestly so cool that they kept the original animatronics here.
DUDE my grandparents used to take my sisters and i here every grandparents day, its awesome to see it reopened! And they brought the animatronics back, to boot? No freakin' way!
Local here.
That place was my childhood. So cool to see this.
same i grew up here in IL
THis location was originally a show biz location, chuckie cheese was originally in another shopping center about a mile away
Chris has done it! He is in Illinois, guys! There’s Springfield (as he already visited), VOLO, Crystal Lake, Gurnee, Melrose Park, Arlington Heights (only 2015 dance floor left), and more, oh my! Thank you so much Chris! Look forward to hopefully seeing you at Crystal Lake!
It is sad Crystal lake will be gone soon I wish it was saved
Crystal Lake went bye bye… I stopped in there for a bit when I went to Volo.
The reason why the salad bar is not there anymore is because this is a low volume store, meaning it is not in a major city, and cec decided to do something to those stores including this one, which is reducing their hours and no more salad bar, so that’s why the salad bar had cotton candy in it
Yep although pineville gets to keep their salad bar
So glad they still have the animatronic band!!!
Epic! Glad to see you attended Springfield's grand reopening
Wife and I were just there a couple weeks ago in our willys wonderland gear! Happy to see the animatronics are more in a functioning state! Pasqually was looking terribly slow stiff. Gave it the cool creepy vibe, but wanted to see everything in it's prime. Birthday is soon 🎉 gonna go back!
That makes my heart warm to see all your fans say hi! I appreciate your hard work and dedication to the legacy of Chuck E. Cheese.
It was such a pleasure to meet you, Chris! And I can’t thank you enough for including my friends and I in it! Hopefully someday our paths will cross again!
Until then, continue doing what you do because you’re great at it!
I hope so too!
I love the songs they preform! And also it’s awesome that it is still completely phase 4 and 3!
Hey Chris bower thanks for going to the grand reopening of the CEC in Springfield IL and recording it so we can experience it as well. I unfortunately couldn’t go because I live in the east coast but I always wanted to go to a legacy store grand reopening and in a way I did with this video. You may or may not read this but either way I appreciate you going and indirectly giving me an amazing CEC grand reopening. Hope you reach 1 mil
thank god that the company is making more retro stores
Glad that a prototype stage was saved.
I live in Illinois all my life born and raised I grew up going to this chuck and cheese is nice to see some remodeling to get
They removed the salad bar to cut costs, they also close earlier now. I’m glad they left the artwork alone. It looks good!
Chucks got some moves 🎉
Also im glad the balloon drop was able to do more well because more recently even the entire bags have fallen from the ceiling
Happy to see a legacy store in the Midwest.
This location originally opened up as a Showbiz in 1982. It had three stages and a wall separated them from the video game area, which back then was games like pac-man, frogger, donkey kong etc.
There was a Chuck E Cheese that opened in Springfield prior to that like in 1980 or 1981. The characters were on an Opryland style stage. There was a stroblight room underneath the stage you had to crawl to get into. It had an animatronic Elvis in one of the rooms. Eventually in closed down and then the Showbiz became a Chuck E Cheese instead.
They kept the old artwork, old booths, and the adventure exterior logo? Awesome!
Avenger exterior u meant
@@maxchampion4289 same thing
Springfield IL is so cool!
Chuck E being the ticket blaster is so funny 😂
What’s even rare is that Pasqually Has the old Orange swirl and jasper still has beach bears guitar
Yeah there was signage for Garden Fresh Salads right above where the salad bar must have been located
This was a really cool video , im in Chicago i might have to take a trip just for the nostalgia of the animatronics
Good job
The classic art and signage is a welcome sight!
Your pineville Video should have waited At the grand reopening it was such a huge turn out!
Hi Chris, this video is so cool.Based on what we saw, the Grand Reopening could have been very good. Have a nice day and have a nice summer.
Ayyyyyyy just noticed you changed your pfp and it looks very nice. What was something or somethings you enjoyed about being at the grand re-opening? And it's so great that there are fans who were nice to meet you! You definitely have a growing fan base!
Yeah I loved meeting everybody and watching the bots perform, it made the night alot of fun!
Looks like fun times were had by all! And you must have been flattered when those kids recognized and ran up to you
Cool
Chris your so cool we need to get u to 1M
From your lips to gods ears as they say lol
Haha!
I love how excited they were to see you!!
Great video as always ! Really really wish we could have gotten another Midwest legacy store, a lot wanted Chase Milwaukee or Brookfield WI to be the legacy store with a studio C phase 3 store but oh well..
6:18, they actually were never going to roll it out company wide, the stage was installed only at 3-Stage locations that had to relocate the stage
Awesome video you should go back to Nanuet but on a Thursday cause that’s when they do throwback Thursdays, where they play old shows and avenger Chuck comes out and dances to old live shows
This Reminds Me of My Chuck E Cheese in Columbus
Wow !
Even though I was unable attend (since I live 4 hours away) I’m glad you had fun!
16:09 not as dirty as Visalia 😂
I compleatly forgot we had that here
There was one of these In my state in Whitehall pa!
I went with my grandmother to Pineville's grand opening. During the raffles, she won a free birthday party for 10 kids that was only good at Pineville. Just shows how unlucky we are that we won the only prize we couldn't use.
Yess Chuck got da movies ❤
This store might close now....... according to a news article from The State Journal-Register "New apartment complex could be coming to South MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield" by Claire Grant
Love your videos! Very glad this stage was saved. Very odd that they god rid of the salad bar. Must not be very popular at this location. Also, the serial for the animatronics here are from July of 1981. I heard somewhere that they still have parts from Billy Bob in storage.
I've been to 2 CEC grand reopenings! The first one in Rockville and the second one in Catonsville! The next one will be in Altoona!!
It was cool to meet you there chris
6:59 the kid in the back chasing the other kid... 😭
Wish I was there😢
the Beaverton location that you went to started to get its 2.0 remodel I hope they keep some old posters the stuff
I wish chuck e cheese is at Canada 😢
Hi Chris it's very cool you saw the 1st re grand opening Chuck E Cheese 👍🙂💜
That was a *great* video. I like the CU 1-Stage, I like the Showbiz Pizza Time era commercials in the background early on, It was a banger!
I was just there last month lol the tech there was really nice as well
I'm bumed I missed the reopening.I tried to get off work to go but couldent. But friday I'm definitely going up to Springfield.
loving the new profile picture
Hi Chris!
I'm visiting every year now
it was very unexpected that springfeild would keep their stage. the stage was in pretty good condition after all so its a good investment for cec entertainment
I mean would i be any different if i saw you walk into a cec store and i was there?, those fans showed pure love to you!
I love your videos
You’re like 5-6 blocks from my house.
I love the new logo!
Can I watch this on here tomorrow sets streets and eats and can this make me feel like cheer up on here tomorrow
I was planning to go to this but we are on vacation. But its okay because I can just visit someday.
Heyyyyyy Chris gave me a sticker here!!!
The person in chuck seems to be having a blast 😂
Its literally 3 hrs away from me
Congratulation, I love Chuck E. Cheese
Hi! Your my fav cec RUclipsr!1! But I wish you would’ve been at the Pineville reopening😢 it’s my local Chuck e cheese
Wait they still have the phase 4 logo they're keeping it?
Great video Chris I think the stains could have possibly be from when the 3 stage was removed and maybe the people working with them didn’t clean their hands before touching them when putting them on the new at the time CU-1 stage (of course it’s just a theory)
this is what they should do to the stores, have them be hybrids. They could also sell the stores and allow them to be privatly owned, but i know thats messy. I would love to see well mantained CEC stores, with the animatronics. I was going to have my 21st at a place by me, but they got rid of there animatronic about a month ago. Im glad i got to visit before they removed the stage, but it sucks
Wish Gurnee was also saved 😢
(Still glad there is 1 that got saved in illinois!)
Chris I love your new pfp!
They should install a show in East Orlando!
Corp really said “the kids don’t like the animatronics anymore”
I do😊
Right?!
I saw the title and got real excited and was hoping it was PTT style stage... but it's not.. I didn't go to Showbiz Pizza when I was a kid. Where would the closest PTT style stage be then to Kentucky now?
The only one in operation I know of is at Smittys super service station
10:39 What's up Chuck
I hope corporate keeps Burbank CA if New York had two locations then why not Burbank California?
they won’t be keeping anymore stages 5 is it
#savenaplesCOLstage 5 legacy’s are odd 6 are even.
When you Were
Anyways glad u enjoyed it despite the low attendance compared to Pineville it was crowded as legit although I didn’t go and love the new pfp ❤
Imagine I bet they don’t but imagine they added curtains
Yeah but they won’t be adding them
See! It’s not that hard to put the dance floor in front of the stage, they shouldve done that in the first place!
yeah that would be a good idea the kids dancing in the floor and the bot singing
@@LeathalAlchemistSlapYeah, but CEC is cheap and doesn't care about making fans happy.
@@devanshouse5027 Nope -_-
i live in illinois. that place is 45 mins away from me. what did you mean by white hall?
no way that's my chuck plush the cool chuck 3:14
Yeah I also thought Helen was missing a hand 🧐
I hear the chuck e cheese's where a kid can be a kid song
i went last monday, they did 2 shows then stopped for the rest of the time i was there
Very cool. Curios, where was the rofle and earl doll from originally?
I'm not sure, it was my first time seeing them as well.
It’s a custom made one. Rolfe’s face was made from the original CEI prototype Rolfe doll mold, the rest was custom made by a friend of mine and I bought it off of him.
@@UnshornKeyboardist it's amazing. Really like it. 👍
we us to have salad bar ,I hope they steal have salad thou?
"This is the band from Chuck E Cheese's it's all coming back to you! I think."