This is the kind of video I could see doing quite well and blowing up (even more than your other videos) due to how the editing/voicework is more laid-back and funny. Good video! 5:15 is probably gonna get you smite by the community though lol. That's a unique Studio C beta setup.
Me voluntarily watching a video (mind you, all the way through) about Illinois is only something you can pull off my friend! This was a great watch, and I like the sense of humor and sound effects in the editing.
Illinois has alot of interesting stuff when it comes to CEC/Showbiz. From the unique stages to the animatronics in Volo. I'm happy to see you cover some of the stages, and I hope to see more great content from you!
Appreciate it man! Thanks for the support! And also thanks for filming the stages before they got removed or remodeled, your footage was SUPER helpful! Really thankful people like you are able to document stuff like that before it’s gone forever. Keep up the great work! 💛
Darien was actually my local as a kid. I remember that I had my birthday party there in 2011 when it still had the CEI bots. I went again back in November of 2022. It turns out those curtains that they used were from West Des Moines Iowa which is why West Des Moines only had their center stage curtains until their remodel. Those curtains are also not hooked onto a curtain track. Darien hasn’t had a curtain track since late 2011. Some guy just took zip ties and zip tied the curtains to the ceiling 😂
Nice video! I’m from Illinois myself so it’s cool to see others talk about “my” stores. One thing I’d like to mention is that Darien actually kept Pasqually’s brick wall, his platform, and the old big TV from Chuck’s stage for a while before being removed about a year or so later.
fun fact: pineville nc, hicksville ny, and yes, SPRINGFIELD, IL, were basically just announced to become legacy locations/retro stores (meaning the stages will be staying!)
I grew up near Springfield and remember seeing the 3 stage as a little kid. Kind of weird to think the same bots are still there. The CU-1 stage might be unique but it looks pretty depressing, especially since those bots have seen better days. Hoping it becomes a retro store so they give the bots some repairs, or that they’re given to collectors.
I never knew that 2 of the “Studio 3 Stage” shows were actually a thing, I was only aware of the one with the curtains on the sides of the stage. But this was a really interesting video! I’d love to see more stuff like this
Never thought i would see the fairview location mentioned, lol. It was my local for a while, and it's nice to hear someone talking about it and also talking about illinois stores in general as a resident of the state.
As someone who lives in Illinois, we were pretty lucky to have the Rocker stage in Rockford until they took it down (I unfortunately never got to see it in person)
Should of mentioned that Fairview Heights was a corp owned store gaining a Cyberamic stage well into once Studio C was mass installed. Also the fact Waukegan was a franchised locationed. Also it's a 1-Stage that's what people call it or a 1-Stage with 2-Stage props if you wanna give detail
I live in Illinois. My local is the Tinley Park store. I honestly have to just applaud the store for kind of making my RUclips channel. Without this. I would still be at the same stagnant place. I was today. The location is honestly still my home location. It's just ever since it got 2.0 i've never gone back
The M.A.T.T.E.S.O.N. IL CEC location was my home Chuck E. Cheese (I miss that location with EVERYTHING IN MY SOUL 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭) then I looked at the one in Huntsville… little would ANYONE KNOW, since MOVING from Illinois and NOW living about 25… 30 minutes FROM Huntsville…. Thinking I would WORK at this location (giving me NOSTALGIA from my home CEC location with THEIR Bots) it is GRAVELY UNFORTUNATE that they met the demise of their fate… undergoing 2.0 👀🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭 I was GRIEF STRICKEN and could not barely FATHOM or STOMACH the very sight of seeing Huntsville in that state!!! However, in ALL of this (before moving from Illinois) I was BLESSED with the GRACIOUS OPPORTUNITY from God, to work at the CEC location in Joliet, where I worked as Game Room Attendant… and CHUCK E CHEESE HIMSELF 😄 (Best job I EVER HAD… and I got to LIVE OUT my Chuck Dreams/Fantasies lol 😅 like I had ALWAYS wanted to do…. 👀 Aspiring to be the NEXT A.R.O.N.Z.O. T.R.A.Y.L.O.R. 😆😆😆) And THEN, just shy before moving from Illinois to Alabama (I was ALSO GRACED to get to see Tinley Park’s animatronics ONE LAST TIME 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭) And I am FOREVER GRATEFUL for that!! So all in all, the Chicagoland CEC’S have a LOTTA HISTORY SIGNIFICANCE and RELEVANCE in my life, and I feel like this video did them well!!! Much love, and much respect 😌✌🏽❤️
Hey man, I’m a huge fan of your videos and I was wondering what editing software do you use for your videos? Since your videos always get a good laugh out of me. Also if you don’t mind me asking, what background instrumentals do you use as well?
I'm curious, i grew up near the Batavia one. Is there any chance you have any history on it? I have vague memories of both a stage with 4 or 5 animatronics but also a studio c stage! Cheers! Also Waukegan is pronounced like "walk" then the letter "e" and then finally "gan" like "can"! "Walk e gan" Thanks for the great video haha!
@@BeachKai I greatly appreciate it and you did far better than I do with pronouncing most places! Moved to Milwaukee for college here and it's a nightmare haha! Thank you again for the great info and your time! I kinda fell down the rabbit hole of things the past couple days and it's been refreshing seeing folks put so much time and care into both preservation and sharing the surrounding history with others! I'm a computer engineering student, I really love music, and I grew up going to CEC from time to time so it's been a great time discovering this community! All the best again and if I can help with anything just let me know! C:
I hope the Springfield Illinois CU 1 Stage gets historically protected, as it's a unique setup with the CEI bots. 2.0 is just super depressing, from the blander colors to the blander designs, to the fact that the performers now have to be out a lot more often if they even bother to put on the CEC suit on at all, it really makes Chuck E Cheese just another bland pizza place. Which also prompts me to ask: why go to a 2.0 era Chuck E Cheese when there are other pizza/arcade hybrids that offer the same experience for less? And in the case of Mr. Gatti's Pizza: with higher quality pizza. I know I've said this a lot, but the pre-merger PTT era of Chuck E Cheese was the best, as the chain had better quality showtapes, characters, and theming. I'd even argue the merger hurt both Chuck E Cheese and The Rock A Fire Explosion equally.
So you're telling me...next year I can go back to volo AND see Chuck E. Cheese's stages??? (I'm headed back to Chi-town for another year of stem camp for context)
I don't understand why they couldn't fix the compressor, or even replace it?? Sure it's expensive asf but it's better than having the stage stick out like a sore thumb
Chuck E. Cheese in Chicago be like
You didn't mention Tinley
Can you do chucky e cheese in muncie indiana nobody has went over it
🤨
As a Chicago citizen, this is true
DOWN IN CHICAGO
SWAG LIKE CHICAGO
This is the kind of video I could see doing quite well and blowing up (even more than your other videos) due to how the editing/voicework is more laid-back and funny. Good video! 5:15 is probably gonna get you smite by the community though lol. That's a unique Studio C beta setup.
Appreciate it! As for 5:15, well... oops :P We all make mistakes, it's only human.😄Glad you enjoyed!
no other comments?
Me voluntarily watching a video (mind you, all the way through) about Illinois is only something you can pull off my friend! This was a great watch, and I like the sense of humor and sound effects in the editing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your help as well throughout! :D
Illinois has alot of interesting stuff when it comes to CEC/Showbiz. From the unique stages to the animatronics in Volo. I'm happy to see you cover some of the stages, and I hope to see more great content from you!
Appreciate it man! Thanks for the support! And also thanks for filming the stages before they got removed or remodeled, your footage was SUPER helpful! Really thankful people like you are able to document stuff like that before it’s gone forever. Keep up the great work! 💛
Darien was actually my local as a kid. I remember that I had my birthday party there in 2011 when it still had the CEI bots. I went again back in November of 2022. It turns out those curtains that they used were from West Des Moines Iowa which is why West Des Moines only had their center stage curtains until their remodel. Those curtains are also not hooked onto a curtain track. Darien hasn’t had a curtain track since late 2011. Some guy just took zip ties and zip tied the curtains to the ceiling 😂
Nice video! I’m from Illinois myself so it’s cool to see others talk about “my” stores. One thing I’d like to mention is that Darien actually kept Pasqually’s brick wall, his platform, and the old big TV from Chuck’s stage for a while before being removed about a year or so later.
I'm from Illinois too
Thanks! Also interesting note! I believe I read that somewhere but wasn’t really 100% sure as I couldn’t find it anywhere else. Thanks for sharing!
fun fact: pineville nc, hicksville ny, and yes, SPRINGFIELD, IL, were basically just announced to become legacy locations/retro stores (meaning the stages will be staying!)
I grew up near Springfield and remember seeing the 3 stage as a little kid. Kind of weird to think the same bots are still there. The CU-1 stage might be unique but it looks pretty depressing, especially since those bots have seen better days. Hoping it becomes a retro store so they give the bots some repairs, or that they’re given to collectors.
I never knew that 2 of the “Studio 3 Stage” shows were actually a thing, I was only aware of the one with the curtains on the sides of the stage. But this was a really interesting video! I’d love to see more stuff like this
Yep, Chicago is weird like that LOL! Thanks dude, I’ll definitely try and do more soon!
Funny that one of these unique stages is gonna end up being one of the last 5 stages to exist at all...
Springfield is not removing it's bots when it gets 2.0 I'm positive
Crazy
WE NEED TO SAVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never thought i would see the fairview location mentioned, lol. It was my local for a while, and it's nice to hear someone talking about it and also talking about illinois stores in general as a resident of the state.
im proud to have springfield as my local
Same!
Twins!
Started laughing here 8:41
The one in Rockford I went to in when I was little and I had so many memories there I'm so sad they got rid of the animatronics
As someone who lives in Illinois, we were pretty lucky to have the Rocker stage in Rockford until they took it down (I unfortunately never got to see it in person)
Should of mentioned that Fairview Heights was a corp owned store gaining a Cyberamic stage well into once Studio C was mass installed. Also the fact Waukegan was a franchised locationed. Also it's a 1-Stage that's what people call it or a 1-Stage with 2-Stage props if you wanna give detail
Was not aware of that, glad you brought it to light. Thanks for sharing :)
@@BeachKai If you ever need help with info / want more info I'd be glad to help / point you towards people who would know!
Great video! This was definitely interesting seeing all of these stage types, explained in detail!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@BeachKai No problem, dude!
im rewatching this video cause my friend sent me down the CEC rabbithole again late at night but i just wanted to say its pronounce "Walk-KEY- Gan"
F in the chat for the rocker stage please
I live in Illinois. My local is the Tinley Park store. I honestly have to just applaud the store for kind of making my RUclips channel. Without this. I would still be at the same stagnant place. I was today. The location is honestly still my home location. It's just ever since it got 2.0 i've never gone back
I love the gruedo valley background music
The M.A.T.T.E.S.O.N. IL CEC location was my home Chuck E. Cheese (I miss that location with EVERYTHING IN MY SOUL 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭) then I looked at the one in Huntsville… little would ANYONE KNOW, since MOVING from Illinois and NOW living about 25… 30 minutes FROM Huntsville…. Thinking I would WORK at this location (giving me NOSTALGIA from my home CEC location with THEIR Bots) it is GRAVELY UNFORTUNATE that they met the demise of their fate… undergoing 2.0 👀🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭 I was GRIEF STRICKEN and could not barely FATHOM or STOMACH the very sight of seeing Huntsville in that state!!! However, in ALL of this (before moving from Illinois) I was BLESSED with the GRACIOUS OPPORTUNITY from God, to work at the CEC location in Joliet, where I worked as Game Room Attendant… and CHUCK E CHEESE HIMSELF 😄 (Best job I EVER HAD… and I got to LIVE OUT my Chuck Dreams/Fantasies lol 😅 like I had ALWAYS wanted to do…. 👀 Aspiring to be the NEXT A.R.O.N.Z.O. T.R.A.Y.L.O.R. 😆😆😆) And THEN, just shy before moving from Illinois to Alabama (I was ALSO GRACED to get to see Tinley Park’s animatronics ONE LAST TIME 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭) And I am FOREVER GRATEFUL for that!! So all in all, the Chicagoland CEC’S have a LOTTA HISTORY SIGNIFICANCE and RELEVANCE in my life, and I feel like this video did them well!!! Much love, and much respect 😌✌🏽❤️
Hey man, I’m a huge fan of your videos and I was wondering what editing software do you use for your videos? Since your videos always get a good laugh out of me. Also if you don’t mind me asking, what background instrumentals do you use as well?
The first stage and the last one are my favorites
I'm curious, i grew up near the Batavia one. Is there any chance you have any history on it? I have vague memories of both a stage with 4 or 5 animatronics but also a studio c stage! Cheers!
Also Waukegan is pronounced like "walk" then the letter "e" and then finally "gan" like "can"! "Walk e gan" Thanks for the great video haha!
Glad you liked it and thanks for the pronunciation tip haha 😂 I’ll have to look into the Batavia store and get back with you on that!
@@BeachKai I greatly appreciate it and you did far better than I do with pronouncing most places! Moved to Milwaukee for college here and it's a nightmare haha!
Thank you again for the great info and your time! I kinda fell down the rabbit hole of things the past couple days and it's been refreshing seeing folks put so much time and care into both preservation and sharing the surrounding history with others! I'm a computer engineering student, I really love music, and I grew up going to CEC from time to time so it's been a great time discovering this community! All the best again and if I can help with anything just let me know! C:
Each video you make gets better than the last, loved this
Thanks so much for the warm words man! 😁
8:00 does anyone know what this music is?
This is a great video loved to see a video covering my local and other Chicago cec locations 👍
I live in Illinois and it's wierd and crazy and I'm glad I live in the land of Lincoln
Damn, talk about taking advantage of the space, Kenzie’s is amazing! Awesome vid btw
Thanks man! Totally agree!
Yoo I can't belive i found a video about Illinois. Cause that's where I am Kedzie IL is my chuck e cheese store
love chuck e cheese
Illinois is simultaneously the best and worst state to be in for so many reasons, this being one of the many.
Just went to the Pineville NC stage and soon to go to the Springfield location
Beach Kai out here cookin 🔥🔥🔥
Yessuh 🔥🦍
I live in Springfield IL and I’m glad I have the rare stage!😊
Yeah as someone who lives in the state of cheese i am really wanting to go to the Springfield store cause that is the last 3 stage near me
I hope the Springfield Illinois CU 1 Stage gets historically protected, as it's a unique setup with the CEI bots. 2.0 is just super depressing, from the blander colors to the blander designs, to the fact that the performers now have to be out a lot more often if they even bother to put on the CEC suit on at all, it really makes Chuck E Cheese just another bland pizza place. Which also prompts me to ask: why go to a 2.0 era Chuck E Cheese when there are other pizza/arcade hybrids that offer the same experience for less? And in the case of Mr. Gatti's Pizza: with higher quality pizza. I know I've said this a lot, but the pre-merger PTT era of Chuck E Cheese was the best, as the chain had better quality showtapes, characters, and theming. I'd even argue the merger hurt both Chuck E Cheese and The Rock A Fire Explosion equally.
Hi just checking in on you and asking how is fatz doing and asking when is the 1st restoration vid
Great video!
I wish we’d get updates on Altoona’s 3 stage
Nice video!
as a rock-afire fan, yes. i did. have to grab my tissue box.
So you're telling me...next year I can go back to volo AND see Chuck E. Cheese's stages??? (I'm headed back to Chi-town for another year of stem camp for context)
Its gone
@@Blacknoirninjaknight GODDAMNIT
I’ve been to majority of these Chuck E. Cheese’s lol
Love your videos
When I watched this I imagined a 3 stage Chuck on a studio c stage
i am in illinois :D
I work at the springfield illinois location
I have pictures of Fairview heights stage trashed I also know Jasper is owned by a private collector
I know what we should call the 3 stage/studio C we should call it Studio 3
I would love to pay for ur patreon but i can't find it
I own the snout to the former darien 3 stage
oh my god it’s wau-key-gan lol
anyway good video
Long live Tinley Park
i actually live in Chicago. and i can conform the reason the bus looked like that was because of me.
I HAVE STAGE 5 DIABETES
Kedzie removed their stage 😢
I don't understand why they couldn't fix the compressor, or even replace it?? Sure it's expensive asf but it's better than having the stage stick out like a sore thumb
Hey Beach Kai!
Howdy!
I was going to ask how your fatz is going?@@BeachKai
Rip the road stage
Not me being a cec fan and living in Illinois (by Chicago)
Yeah Illinois is weird when it comes to CEC
But I wouldn’t have it any other way
These stages makes up for how boring illinois is 🗣🗣🗣
Why the fuck did they remove Rockford
I live here!
7:58 what the hell is that creature
Chuck from heck
CECGuy said he hates yo videos
The last one is just a haha fuck you in general tbh.
hows your fatz
Here's My Names For These Weird Stages.
Stage 1 With Stage 2 Props: 1.2 Stage.
3 Stage With A Studio C Bot: Studio 3 Stage.
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