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Animatronics
Category: Animatronic Shows

A collection of animatronics, running under the same computer system, which usually played on a stage as a band.

 Category: Stage Variations 

Differently themed stages that animatronics would perform on, sometimes with technical differences and additions.

 Category: Animatronics 

Individual animatronic characters, their technical aspects, and their history.

 Category: Unofficial Retrofits 

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.

 Animatronic Tracker 

A list of known animatronics and their whereabouts, usually dictated by their serial number or known store origin.

Showtapes
 Category: All Showtapes 

A collection of every single showtape, which are physical media depicting the audio and programming signals for animatronic performances.

 Category: Showtape Formats 

The variety of physical media formats showtapes came in.

 Category: Live Shows 

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.

 Category: Show Selector Segments 

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.

 Category: Cyberstar Segments 

Segments found in Rock-afire Explosion and Chuck E. Cheese's showtapes from 1988-1992. The segments were reused frequently throughout their run.

 Category: Showbiz Pizza Programs & Family Vision 

A collection of tape media providing audio/video entertainment between animatronic performances from 1986-1988.

 Category: APS Showtapes 

Chuck E. Cheese's showtapes in their raw Animation Programming System format, which was the software used at CEC Corporate to program each stage from the early 90's to present day.

 Showtape Preservation & Archival 

Proper techniques and procedures for keeping showtapes well maintained, and proper ways of digitally archiving it.

 Showtape Stock Music 

Known stock music tracks used in showtapes.

Costumed Characters
 Category: 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.

Hardware & Software
 Category: Animatronic Control Systems 

Hardware used to control animatronic shows, read showtape data, and diagnose problems with the stage.

 Category: Cyberstar 2000 Versions 

Updates to the Studio C Animatronic Control System software, Cyberstar 2000.

 Category: Programming Software 

Software used by artists to 'program', or animate, animatronics to music and voices.

Games & Arcade
 Category: Arcade Games 

Arcade machines exclusive to the restaurants they're found in, usually with the brand's characters on it.

 Category: Video Games 

Licensed Chuck E. Cheese's video games, usually not tying into anything about the restaurant, and considered 'shovelware'.

 Category: Mobile Apps 

Licensed Chuck E. Cheese's mobile apps, usually cheaply made, with not many features or long gameplay.

Video Media
 Category: 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.

 Category: Commercials 

Video commercials found on TV or online.

 Category: News & News Footage 

Video news about the companies, their animatronics, or the individual stores and events surrounding them.

Menu Items
 Category: Showbiz Pizza Place Menu Items 

 Category: Pizza Time Theatre Menu Items 

 Category: Chuck E. Cheese's Menu Items 

Food items found on the menu across the lifetime of the restaurants.

Merchandise & Ticket Redemption
 Category: Showbiz Pizza Place Merchandise 

 Category: Pizza Time Theatre Merchandise 

 Category: Chuck E. Cheese's Merchandise 

Merchandise found purchasable or earned by tickets in the restaurants.

 Category: Chuck E. Cheese's Official Products 

Official merchandise found outside of Chuck E. Cheese's locations.

Employee & Store Items
 Category: Pizza Time Theatre Employee & Store Items 

 Category: Showbiz Pizza Place Employee & Store Items 

 Category: Chuck E. Cheese Employee & Store Items 

Items sent by the company to stores for promotion, employee wear, or general use, not purchasable by customers.

History & Locations
 Category: Characters 

Characters used by the companies, whether linked to the animatronics, or only seen in merchandise and branding.

 Category:Restaurants, Offices, & Notable Locations 

The restaurants found hosting animatronics officially by the companies, the companies' offices, and other notable locations involved with them.

 Category: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.

 Category: Events 

Events made by the company, whether featured at specific places, or set up in-store for a certain time.

Other
Category: Terms

Category: Disambiguation