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Animatronics
A collection of animatronics, running under the same computer system, which usually played on a stage as a band.
Differently themed stages that animatronics would perform on, sometimes with technical differences and additions.
Individual animatronic characters, their technical aspects, and their history.
Retrofits of animatronic characters unofficially made by second-hand owners.
Animatronic Repair & Preservation
Proper maintenance and preservation of animatronics, along with tips to keep them running longer.
Costumed Characters
Costume characters worn and used in restaurants to entertain guests and perform in live shows.
Costume Character Cleaning & Preservation
Proper cleaning and preservation for costume character pieces, fur, clothes, and other suit parts.
Showtapes
A collection of every single showtape, which are physical media depicting the audio and programming signals for animatronic performances.
The variety of physical media formats showtapes came in.
Special Chuck E. Cheese's shows that feature a performance by a live performer in a Chuck E. Cheese costume, with other cast members joining in to dance.
Segments found in Rock-afire Explosion showtapes throughout the 90's. Showtapes at the time were simply monthly compilations of random segments, with no cohesion.
Segments found in Rock-afire Explosion and Chuck E. Cheese's showtapes from 1988-1992. The segments were reused frequently throughout their run.
ShowBiz Pizza Programs & Family Vision
A collection of tape media providing audio/video entertainment between animatronic performances from 1986-1988.
Showtape Preservation & Archival
Proper techniques and procedures for keeping showtapes well maintained, and proper ways of digitally archiving it.
The original file formats used when programming Chuck E. Cheese's showtapes from 1990 to present day.
Hardware & Software
Animatronic Control Hardware & Software
Hardware used to control animatronic shows, read showtape data, and diagnose problems with the stage.
Programming Software & Hardware
Software used by artists to 'program', or animate, animatronics to music and voices.
Video Media
Training, Updates, & Company Media
Video media sent to stores for training employees, informing on policy, and giving updates to the company and its connection to the stores themselves.
Video commercials found on TV or online.
Video news about the companies, their animatronics, or the individual stores and events surrounding them.
Official YouTube videos from Creative Engineering and CEC Entertainment.
Games & Arcade
Arcade machines exclusive to the restaurants they're found in, usually with the brand's characters on it.
Licensed Chuck E. Cheese's video games, usually not tying into anything about the restaurant, and considered 'shovelware'.
Menu Items
ShowBiz Pizza Place Menu Items
Pasqually's Pizza & Wings Menu Items
Food items found on the menu across the lifetime of the restaurants.
Merchandise & Ticket Redemption
ShowBiz Pizza Place Merchandise
Pizza Time Theatre Merchandise
Merchandise found purchasable or earned by tickets in the restaurants.
Chuck E. Cheese's Official Products
Official merchandise found outside of Chuck E. Cheese's locations.
Employee & Store Items
ShowBiz Pizza Place Employee & Store Items
Pizza Time Theatre Employee & Store Items
Chuck E. Cheese Employee & Store Items
Items sent by the company to stores for promotion, employee wear, or general use, not purchasable by customers.
Locations
ShowBiz Pizza Place Store List
Licensed Family Entertainment Center Store List
A list of all restaurant locations, with descriptive histories on each location. Home videos, YouTube videos, and all photos at the location are included.
The companies' offices and other notable locations involved with them.
History
The history of the restaurants and the company behind them.
Characters used by the companies, whether linked to the animatronics, or only seen in merchandise and branding.
Events made by the company, whether featured at specific places, or set up in-store for a certain time.
Company websites and social media.