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! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top; width:35%;" | Type
| Animatronics
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! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top; width:35%;" | Start date
| 1990-06
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! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top; width:35%;" | Tags
| Chuck E. Cheese's
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| CECBowlingGreen, Anonymous, Bullseye123, Rexburg090, BurgersNuggs445, RedaCEC, Jaxon11, Caydenpedia, SuperCreamPiper2008, Newbie editor, CECMentor, Thecheesymanfromschool, Stripes, CyberSnout, randomguyfan22-maker
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'''Wink''' is an animatronic figure created by Diversified Designs <ref name="cep1">[https://archive.org/details/concept-unification-installation-manual/page/1/mode/2up archive.org]</ref> for ShowBiz Pizza and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza locations from 1990 to 1998 as a part of Concept Unification, which turned the Rock-Afire Explosion into the Chuck E. Cheese characters. The Wink is an emblem of Chuck E. colored gold and winks at the end of segments or songs. It is on the valence of center stage. The Wink mechanism used the airline from Antioch from the Rock-afire Explosion<ref name="cep2">[https://youtu.be/-pp3KZZ0P10?si=vyWEekXyKZ93Vccy&t=917 youtu.be]</ref> and was eventually incorporated into the design of multiple Cyberamic stages.<ref name="cep3">[https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/spt/spt_2stage-install.pdf | Page 3 showbizpizza.com]</ref>

== History ==

The Wink debuted with the Concept Unification retrofit in 1990.<ref name="cep4">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3RwnSxGcnE youtube.com]</ref> The ribbons next to the Chuck E. head originally read 'In Pizza We Trust' but complaints were given about the phrase regarding religion and the actual phrase 'In God We Trust' so existing winks with this phrase were retrofitted just to have red and white ribbons covering up the offending phrase starting in 1992. <ref name="cep5">The 1992 Wink only featured the red and white ribbons. Suggesting the change over was being done by 1992</ref> Some stores did not cover 'In Pizza We Trust' with the red and white ribbons. Starting in 1992 CEC would produce a smaller variant of the wink which would most commonly be installed on 2-Stages and 1-Stages. Winks reused on the Concept Unification Stage In 2023 the wink would appear on the promotional poster for Northridge, CA Legacy Grand Re-Opening featuring the red and white stripes.<ref name="cep6">[https://cheeseepedia.org/photos/northridgepromoposter-avif/ cheeseepedia.org]</ref> Then in 2024, the wink would again appear on the promotional poster for Charlotte, North Carolina (Pineville) featuring the 'In Pizza We Trust' text instead of the red and white ribbon design. <ref name="cep7">[http://youtube.com/post/UgkxA4ty1YSQRnFYEyGSwq8fqiQyjyznrl9L?si=rgKoS0OA1CBZMrZw youtube.com]</ref> This would be the first time CEC would ever reference the 'In Pizza We Trust' text since 1992.

== Design ==

=== 1990 Wink ===

The first version of the Wink features Chuck E. Cheese’s head in the center (who winks his left eye), the words "In Pizza We Trust" across the top, and two stars on each side. Below his head reads "Chuck E. Cheese". There is also a TM symbol under the "We" portion. This version was manufactured from 1990 to 1992. Afterward, many locations would cover the "In Pizza We Trust" text with white and red striped covers similar to the 1992 version. <ref name="cep8">[https://cheeseepedia.org/photos/90wink-avif/ cheeseepedia.org]</ref>

=== 1992 Wink ===

The second version of the Wink has white and red stripes in place of the "In Pizza We Trust" text, only one star on each side, and no "Chuck E. Cheese" text. This version was manufactured from 1992 to 1998. <ref name="cep9">[https://cheeseepedia.org/photos/lansingwink-avif/ cheeseepedia.org]</ref>

=== Colored Wink ===

This version was identical to the 3-Stage Wink, except the entire Wink is painted in unique colors. The store's techs did these, meaning CEC Entertainment did not officially produce them. The stores that had painted winks were in Mobile, AL (710 Downtowner Loop),<ref name="cep10">[https://archive.org/details/holiday-set-mobile-al-017/Vegas%20Set%20Mobile%20AL-002.jpg archive.org]</ref> Birmingham, AL (9325 Parkway East), <ref name="cep11">[https://www.flickr.com/photos/146664847@N05/51245117466/ flickr.com]</ref> and Huntsville, AL (1220 Jordan Lane)<ref name="cep12">[https://youtu.be/FICERktkHr0?si=1Ip21I2owxzAOoyz&t=168 youtu.be]</ref> . After the closure of Birmingham (Roebuck) in November 2007, their Wink was sent to the Madison, TN (2070 Gallatin Pike) location. On March 26, 2023, Huntsville, AL would remove its 3-Stage which included its Colored Wink, making them now extinct. Some stores also did minor paint jobs to the wink. That being painting the derby red. The known stores are Chesapeake, VA (1528 Sam's Circle),<ref name="cep13">[https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanrules/51103910659/ flickr.com]</ref> and Tallahassee, FL (2810 Sharer Rd), <ref name="cep14">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkPYlGyBLpw youtube.com]</ref>. Tallahassee, FL would remove its 3-Stage which included the 1992 wink with a colored hat this would be the last. It was removed during their 2.0 remodel on May 5, 2024. On June 26, 2025 Chesapeake, VA (1528 Sam's Circle) wink would appear at the Kansas City, MO Chuck's Arcade location being installed on the wall featuring older artwork. <ref name="cep15">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-hyawyZq2UymJD00WwAm1Grw-o2jbDmvtPZXabfBaB4/edit?gid=0#gid=0 docs.google.com]</ref>

== Movements ==

The figure features 1 movement in total.

{| class="wikitable"
! Movement !! Bit #
|-
| Wink (Concept Unification Stage) || 49
|-
| Wink (CEC Stages) || 10
|}

== Stages Used In (Including stage relocation) ==

* 3-Stage: Installed from 1990-1992; 1996.
* Road Stage: Installed from 1990-1992; 1994.
* 2-Stage: Installed from 1992-1997; 2006; 2008; 2009; 2011; 2013.
* 1-Stage: Installed from 1992-1998; 2006; 2009; 2011; 2012.
* Cyberamic 3-Stage: Installed in 2000.

## Current Wink Animatronics

{| class="wikitable"
! Location !! Stage Type !! Wink Type !! Debuted !! Condition / Notes
|-
| [[Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd)]] || 3-Stage || 1990 Wink (In Pizza We Trust) || Q3 1991 || Functional. Legacy Store. Last 1990 Wink version
|-
| Willowdale, Ontario, Canada (2452 Sheppard Ave) || 2-Stage || 1992 Wink || 1992-1993 || Functional. Legacy Store.
|-
| Northridge, CA (8425 Reseda Blvd) || 2-Stage || 1992 Wink || 1992-1993 || Functional. Legacy Store
|-
| [[Toledo, OH (5455 Airport Hwy)]] || 1-Stage || 1992 Wink || September 6, 1993 || Functional. Last Non Legacy Store Wink
|-
| Hicksville, NY (Delco Plaza 11-15 Hanover Place) || 1-Stage || 1992 Wink || January 24, 1994 || Functional. Legacy Store
|}

== Additional source metadata ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Field !! Value
|-
| <code>dimensions</code> || <nowiki>1990 Wink ??? 1992 Wink 52" x 21" x 5"</nowiki>
|-
| <code>manufacturer</code> || <nowiki>Diversified Designs</nowiki>
|-
| <code>unitsProduced</code> || <nowiki>~348</nowiki>
|}

== References ==
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== Import provenance ==
Imported from [https://github.com/The64thGamer/cheeseepedia/tree/274f085c7132d784f81b7a4cbd96e7a0922db854 Cheese-E-Pedia] at source revision <code>274f085c7132d784f81b7a4cbd96e7a0922db854</code>. Source material is provided under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0].

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