Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
These 2 videos were recorded August 10th of 2025 in Cantagallo, also known as La Dehesa and Lo Barnechea. By 8:00 P.M. the store officially closed and people slowly left the building. In this day, you could tell adults and kids alike were emotional with the closure of what was the first South American store opened and what was then the last performing and working Munch's Make Believe Band in this side of the globe.
Despite this, there was still hope. Something that CEC Chile announced which seemed as a guarantee... The first International Legacy Store. Fans were excited and knew how important this was not just to the fans, but for everyone alike that grew up, watched, heard of knew of Chuck E. Cheese's and what the experience offered that no other could, performing animatronics.
What seemed like weeks, turned into months and as of today, 10th of August 2026... a year.
Just like that, it slowly became clear something weird was going on as no longer there were any news, responses or any communication from the franchise that explained what happened to this announced legacy store.
All it took was to contact them through LinkedIn in which CEC Chile made it clear that animatronics were not something they were interested in bringing back. That they were basically obsolete, too expensive to take care of and wasn't modern like the "stunning" screen walls that the stores now open with or remodel with.
These are not just simple animatronics, these are animatronics that brought happiness, joy, confort to people. These are animatronics that survived through out different stores, relocations, removals, remodels... so many things. But they never stopped entertaining people either in the US or through the 3 different Chuck E. Cheese's locations that they performed within Chile.
Do your part and bring awareness to the return of the animatronics through CEC Chile's social media accounts and let's bring these historical pieces of CEC history to the stage where they belong.
#QueVuelvanLosAnimatronics
Estos dos videos se grabaron el 10 de agosto de 2025 en Cantagallo, también conocido como La Dehesa y Lo Barnechea. A las 8:00 p. m., la tienda cerró oficialmente y la gente fue abandonando el local poco a poco. Ese día se notaba la emoción tanto en adultos como en niños ante el cierre de la primera tienda abierta en Sudamérica y de la que, hasta ese momento, era la última Munch's Make Believe Band en funcionamiento en esta parte del mundo.
A pesar de ello, aún quedaba esperanza. CEC Chile había anunciado algo que parecía una garantía: la primera "Legacy Store" en latinoamerica. Los fans estaban entusiasmados y eran conscientes de la importancia de este proyecto, no solo para ellos, sino para todos aquellos que crecieron viendo, escuchando o conociendo Chuck E. Cheese's y la experiencia única que ofrecía: sus animatrónicos en vivo.
Lo que parecían semanas se convirtieron en meses y, a día de hoy 10 de agosto de 2026, ya ha pasado un año.
Poco a poco se hizo evidente que algo extraño ocurría, ya que dejaron de llegar noticias, respuestas o cualquier tipo de comunicación por parte de la franquicia que explicara qué había pasado con la anunciada Legacy Store.
Bastó con contactarlos a través de LinkedIn para que CEC Chile dejara claro que no tenían interés en recuperar los animatrónicos. Argumentaban que estaban obsoletos, que su mantenimiento era demasiado costoso y que no encajaban con la modernidad de las "impresionantes" pantallas con las que se inauguran o remodelan las tiendas actualmente.
No se trata de simples animatrónicos; son figuras que llevaron felicidad, alegría y consuelo a la gente. Son animatrónicos que sobrevivieron a cambios de local, traslados, retiradas, remodelaciones... a tantas cosas. Sin embargo, nunca dejaron de entretener al público, ya fuera en Estados Unidos o en las tres ubicaciones de Chuck E. Cheese's donde cantaron en Chile.
Pon de tu parte y ayuda a crear conciencia sobre el regreso de los animatrónicos a través de las redes sociales de CEC Chile. Devolvamos estas piezas históricas de la trayectoria de CEC al escenario donde pertenecen.
#QueVuelvanLosAnimatronics
These 2 videos were recorded August 10th of 2025 in Cantagallo, also known as La Dehesa and Lo Barnechea. By 8:00 P.M. the store officially closed and people slowly left the building. In this day, you could tell adults and kids alike were emotional with the closure of what was the first South American store opened and what was then the last performing and working Munch's Make Believe Band in this side of the globe.
Despite this, there was still hope. Something that CEC Chile announced which seemed as a guarantee... The first International Legacy Store. Fans were excited and knew how important this was not just to the fans, but for everyone alike that grew up, watched, heard of knew of Chuck E. Cheese's and what the experience offered that no other could, performing animatronics.
What seemed like weeks, turned into months and as of today, 10th of August 2026... a year.
Just like that, it slowly became clear something weird was going on as no longer there were any news, responses or any communication from the franchise that explained what happened to this announced legacy store.
All it took was to contact them through LinkedIn in which CEC Chile made it clear that animatronics were not something they were interested in bringing back. That they were basically obsolete, too expensive to take care of and wasn't modern like the "stunning" screen walls that the stores now open with or remodel with.
These are not just simple animatronics, these are animatronics that brought happiness, joy, confort to people. These are animatronics that survived through out different stores, relocations, removals, remodels... so many things. But they never stopped entertaining people either in the US or through the 3 different Chuck E. Cheese's locations that they performed within Chile.
Do your part and bring awareness to the return of the animatronics through CEC Chile's social media accounts and let's bring these historical pieces of CEC history to the stage where they belong.
#QueVuelvanLosAnimatronics
Estos dos videos se grabaron el 10 de agosto de 2025 en Cantagallo, también conocido como La Dehesa y Lo Barnechea. A las 8:00 p. m., la tienda cerró oficialmente y la gente fue abandonando el local poco a poco. Ese día se notaba la emoción tanto en adultos como en niños ante el cierre de la primera tienda abierta en Sudamérica y de la que, hasta ese momento, era la última Munch's Make Believe Band en funcionamiento en esta parte del mundo.
A pesar de ello, aún quedaba esperanza. CEC Chile había anunciado algo que parecía una garantía: la primera "Legacy Store" en latinoamerica. Los fans estaban entusiasmados y eran conscientes de la importancia de este proyecto, no solo para ellos, sino para todos aquellos que crecieron viendo, escuchando o conociendo Chuck E. Cheese's y la experiencia única que ofrecía: sus animatrónicos en vivo.
Lo que parecían semanas se convirtieron en meses y, a día de hoy 10 de agosto de 2026, ya ha pasado un año.
Poco a poco se hizo evidente que algo extraño ocurría, ya que dejaron de llegar noticias, respuestas o cualquier tipo de comunicación por parte de la franquicia que explicara qué había pasado con la anunciada Legacy Store.
Bastó con contactarlos a través de LinkedIn para que CEC Chile dejara claro que no tenían interés en recuperar los animatrónicos. Argumentaban que estaban obsoletos, que su mantenimiento era demasiado costoso y que no encajaban con la modernidad de las "impresionantes" pantallas con las que se inauguran o remodelan las tiendas actualmente.
No se trata de simples animatrónicos; son figuras que llevaron felicidad, alegría y consuelo a la gente. Son animatrónicos que sobrevivieron a cambios de local, traslados, retiradas, remodelaciones... a tantas cosas. Sin embargo, nunca dejaron de entretener al público, ya fuera en Estados Unidos o en las tres ubicaciones de Chuck E. Cheese's donde cantaron en Chile.
Pon de tu parte y ayuda a crear conciencia sobre el regreso de los animatrónicos a través de las redes sociales de CEC Chile. Devolvamos estas piezas históricas de la trayectoria de CEC al escenario donde pertenecen.
#QueVuelvanLosAnimatronics
