Have you ever been to a Chuck e Cheese as a child?

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Where a kid can be a kid!

BullShark · Accepted Answer

In all honesty, there aren't many theme parks/restaurants in my country for kids, sorry to say, let alone in my city where I grew up. As a kid, our only source of some family fun time was always the beach, where there really isn't much to do there either.

Unlike the west, the beaches here are way wayy out of the main city, so that alone is like a 2-3 hour drive out onto the desert roads. The area's mostly occupied by rural fisherman families with truck stops and small towns that have convenient stores and restaurants where you can buy supplies and food from. As for the beaches themselves, they're usually always bare, with small 1-2 room rental huts that sometimes may have running water in them, if you pay extra, and maybe a room that has a fan and some sort of running electricity. Other than that, there's pretty much no connection to the main city either.

The beaches themselves, however, are somewhat lively. You'll come across a couple different horsemen and camel riders who'll let you take a tour on the back of their beast up and down the coast for a few hundred, some mobile ice cream cart vendors, a dude selling paper kites and windmills, and sometimes if you're lucky enough, you might even meet snake charmers who'll let you meet their prize black cobra who they'll then willingly feed to their pet mongoose if you pay extra, and let you film the whole thing too. Brutal stuff.

But other than that, beaches outside the city are also pretty peaceful and serene, in all honesty, and even though you might end up getting sunburnt and get sand in your hair, clothes and shoes, you'll still say you had a fun time. The fresh and cool sea breeze, the sandy, yet somewhat clear ocean water and just the inertia of feeling the cold water touching your toes is totally worth it. Not only do you feel like you're away from it all, it's sorta like this temporary escape from reality.

MelvinGeek · Accepted Answer

Yessss.

I remember how they stamped your arm with some invisible ink that is then shown under a black light. I haven't been to a Chuck e Cheese recently, so maybe they still do this for family security.

I loved the smell of Gack and plastic.

I loved the cheap prizes that were not worth the effort.

The pizza was ight...

And I remember the Jurassic Park arcade machine being the biggest main event for me.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/rwxAOQI0yqc

Good times...

CrazyGirl2 · Accepted Answer

No, I never did do the Chuck E Cheese thing, but don’t forget, I was in England until I was 6½ and in Ibiza until I was 7. So I think I missed the target age for that. I’m aware they exist and apparently how terrible the food is there. But for my birthday parties after we finally got to the states my parents would go WAY overboard at first, and would throw huge birthday parties for both me and my brother! One year my parents hired some famous ventriloquist for my brothers birthday. They spent a small fortune, and I’m sure nobody knew who he was! I never wanted anything like that, instead I preferred things like bouncy castles, pony rides, face painting, and stuff like that… Normal stuff! That is until I got older, then I just wanted a normal party like a pool party with just my friends. Some of my friend’s parents threw exorbitant parties for them, and I think my mom and dad got wrapped up in the “who can throw the most expensive kid’s birthday party!” I just never wanted anything like that. I have no idea why, I just wasn’t into “competing” to have a more expensive party than my friend’s. All I wanted to do was spend time with my friends, some of whom were not from wealthy families, so they ended up just feeling bad, which in turn just made me feel bad!

SandandWaves · Accepted Answer

I went there a lot of times, when I was a child. A few times when I was and adult. I miss going, the last time I went there.. I was told before going there.. that if an adult doesn't have any kids or isn't going with someone who has kids, they cannot go in. It's been a long time since I been there. Another thing... Chuck e Cheese was way funner when I was a child and teen because it had more things to do, was also a bigger place, too. I really miss the 'stage show'.

Dazed0N0Confused · Answer

My brother & I only went to chuck e cheese as kids was when other kids invited us there.
The last time I was at chuck e cheese, though, my cousin (who is 10 years younger than me) was going to a birthday party with his friends & my aunt asked me to go with her so she didn't have to talk to the other moms.

Cynicaldreamer · Answer

Unfortunately not :(

We didn't have any around where I live until about...10 years ago? Of course after the fact I'm too old to go to one, lol. I even offered to take my nephews so I'd have an excuse to go to it, but they were too "mature" to go there... smh. Kids nowadays.

petitedollbabee · Answer

Don’t have that here… and I don’t know of any child specific restaurants we have here. I know we have lollypop land with mascots but I don’t know if it has a restaurant attached to it.

letuswaltzforthedead · Answer

I think when I was a toddler. I probably have pictures of those times too.

Jackblue · Answer

My grandparents used to take me there when I was a kid (they lived in LA) my parents couldn't take me because we lived in a small town. We enjoyed it, but one year my grandmother said that the pizza there was getting pretty bad so we never went again.

beebella · Answer

Yeah, a bunch of times. I even had my eighth birthday party there. 😄

Apulu_Imback · Answer

I wish I visit there sometime in future. It isn't here in my country.

Lucy68 · Answer

Yes and according to my mother it was a hot bed for pink eye and all kinds of germs. Probably why our generation is immune at this point

WhiteSteve · Answer

I never did. No kids of my own, so I guess I’ll never go into one.

menina · Answer

This specific kind of themed kid entertainment restaurant doesn't exist in my country. I don't know if there are others where I live.

OldSchool_Metalhead · Answer

Yes when I was 4 or 5. Just one time, for a friend's birthday. The memory seems more like a fever dream 😂

BlueScorpio · Answer

Um I don't think so cause my mom is afraid of people in costumes lol

TransAm85 · Answer

Of course! I had a birthday party there, but I forgot wut age.

CindyRuns · Answer

You have to wonder about a food place that has a rat as it's mascot !!!

Red_Arrow · Answer

We took our children to them a couple of times.

ShaTTeredMasterpeace · Answer

Yes. My mom has a picture of us when I was a baby with Chuck E. I was terrified 😂

Sour-rose · Answer

Yup. It was fun... that one time. And last time i went was on the clock for deliveries.

josephinelcajon · Answer

They were no in business we had Straw Hat Pizza who played cartoons

ProVox · Answer

Just took my daughter there for her 8th bday, first time either of us had been.

clampfan101 · Answer

Yes, and I’m pretty sure we went there because it was a friend’s birthday party I was invited to.

Massageman · Answer

Yup. - brought our kids there, in its hay-day.

AsaKyo · Answer

Only once with an old friend for her birthday, who later backstabbed me lmao

FinalFantasyBro · Answer

Chuck e Cheese was my little kid version go too place to have fun.

call_me_scar · Answer

Yeah a few times and even now if my nephew wanted to go I'd join him

zagor · Answer

No, didn't have any nearby when I was a kid. I in early 20's first time I went.

TroyDT · Answer

Many, many times. Still have lots of coins, which they no longer use at the ones nearest me.

AndrésC64 · Answer

Many many years ago. I don't know where there is one locally.

Zolly99999 · Answer

Yes but as an adult with friends and their kids...

Cherry234 · Answer

Yeah I went there at least once.

SaoirseS · Answer

Not that I recall.

Pink2000 · Answer

I had my 16th bday there.

douride2 · Answer

Never been to one. Not ever.

llorando · Answer

Can't say that I have.

Likes2drive · Answer

As an adult for my kids birthday

Ga-girl · Answer

Hell yah birthdays were awesome

Lynn7dsd · Answer

Yeah i loved their pizza

Paris13 · Answer

C for CHEESE!!! xxoo

purplepoppy · Answer

Sadly don't have them here or any kid themed ones.

Blackcosmo · Answer

Nope

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

No, I've never been to one ever

Dinosaursandanime65 · Answer

Yeah, once or twice. It was pretty cool

SmokinAces2000 · Answer

Yes, went there many times

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