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The CEC 2.0 Remodel is a remodel of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants that has been ongoing since 2017. It is the first remodel to completely get rid of the animatronics, replacing them with a Dance Floor and completely redoing everything in the restaurants.

History

From 2016 to 2017 surveys were sent via email to see what parents would like to see in Chuck E. Cheese's locations. The survey resulted in the creation of a refresh of Chuck E. Cheese's as a whole.

A San Francisco design firm, Tesser, conceptualized three designs for CEC's use. All of these designs had the same concept but objectively different aesthetics. The designs in question were described as 'Modern', 'Warm', and the one chosen by CEC, 'Bold'.

The first locations to remodel to this look were the San Antonio, TX locations in July of 2017, this slowly spread from Texas to across the country within the first few months of its debut. However during Covid19, CEC Entertainment halted several planed remodels until 2021.

On January 26, 2023, CEC Stated that they have officially completed their 200th new remodel with the Douglasville, GA location and would be celebrating with a sweepstakes with 200 winners.

Design

Exterior

The bold design was chosen to keep Chuck E. Cheese's modern balance between a children's and family establishment. Each exterior features brown panels with a swiss cheese like pattern. The exterior's mix of darker and vibrant colors and the minimal usage of gray colors creates a fresh looking environment to attract guests to the building.

The main logo also received a redesign, opting for a lineless design. The Pizzeria's name also changed, dropping the "'S" after "Cheese" and giving it a new font. This modern font would only be used from 2017 to 2019 as they reverted into a similar version of a previous iteration.

Interior

The interior was redone by giving everything a fresh new coat of white paint, and using black undertones in certain areas of the restaurant to highlight decorative text. Parody artwork has since been dropped entirely, making the only pieces of artwork seen in the building is the various large text reading various phrases such as "High Five" or "Party". The usage of wooden planks were also prominent in earlier variations of this remodel, being used as booth dividers, wall panels, or substitute for tiling for customer use counters.

The Showroom, Now called the Birthday Area, is surrounded by artwork of the the main five Chuck E. Cheese characters with their bios. Before 2019 screens would reside on each of the character's wall and in the center of the room. After then it was changed to remove the 5 additional screens then in 2021 to fit in a large scale video wall.

Remodels Packages

Initially, locations that were eligible for this remodel got one three packages: Gold, Silver, or Bronze. The Gold and Silver packages never left the first few remodeled stores from 2017 to 2018. In 2021 they made the addition of a Video Wall and updated fixtures and giving certain locations unique murals for the interior.

Remodel Packages
Item	Gold	Silver	Bronze	2021+
Complete exterior remodel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Complete redo of front of house walls	Yes	Yes	No	No
Facelift for counters	Yes	Limited	No	Limited
New fixtures	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New booths	Yes	Yes	Limited	Yes
Open Kitchen	Yes	No	No	No
Dance Floor / Removal of animated show	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Gallery

Showroom - San Antonio (2017)
Dining area - San Antonio (2017)
Counters - San Antonio (2017)
Shot of the open kitchen - San Antonio (2017)

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 The '''CEC 2.0 Remodel''' is a remodel of [[Chuck E. Cheese's|Chuck E. Cheese]] restaurants that has been ongoing since 2017. It is the first remodel to completely get rid of the animatronics, replacing them with a [[Chuck E. Live Stage (Dance Floor)|Dance Floor]] and completely redoing everything in the restaurants.
+{{Generic|image=Stoneoak2017.jpg|desc=The first 2.0 Remodel at [[San Antonio, Texas (1403 N Loop)|San Antonio, Texas (1403 N Loop)]]}}
 == History ==
+From 2016 to 2017 surveys were sent via email to see what parents would like to see in Chuck E. Cheese's locations. The survey resulted in the creation of a refresh of Chuck E. Cheese's as a whole.
-TODO: History
+A San Francisco design firm, Tesser, conceptualized three designs for CEC's use. All of these designs had the same concept but objectively different aesthetics. The designs in question were described as 'Modern', 'Warm', and the one chosen by CEC, 'Bold'.
+The first locations to remodel to this look were the San Antonio, TX locations in July of 2017, this slowly spread from Texas to across the country within the first few months of its debut. However during Covid19, CEC Entertainment halted several planed remodels until 2021.
+On January 26, 2023, CEC Stated that they have officially completed their 200th new remodel with the Douglasville, GA location and would be celebrating with a sweepstakes with 200 winners.
 == Design ==
-=== Original Design 2017-2019 ===
+==== Exterior ====
+The bold design was chosen to keep Chuck E. Cheese's modern balance between a children's and family establishment. Each exterior features brown panels with a swiss cheese like pattern. The exterior's mix of darker and vibrant colors and the minimal usage of gray colors creates a fresh looking environment to attract guests to the building.
-The original design for 2.0 introduced a brand new color scheme, having green on the outside with gray detailing, a new logo, and some circles on the side, as well as a new font for the wording that read "Chuck E. Cheese", there was also a "Pizzeria & Games" sign, making the full name "Chuck E. Cheese Pizzeria & Games". The inside had white walls with gray stripes, wood flooring near the counters, new carpet, and a brand new [[Chuck E. Live Stage (Dance Floor)|Dance Floor]] with TV's above it to replace the animatronics, and where the stage was is now where the silhouettes of Munch's Make Believe Band are, it also has a little bio about stuff they like, the bios are also on the cups too. There is not too much artwork as previous remodels, having only a few pieces, some being things like "Play" and "High Five", there is also a piece that is a sort of timeline of their history, with it starting in 1977 and going into present day, an interesting thing is that on the 1977 box, the [[San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd)|Kooser]] bots are shown, except that store opened in December 1978, making it technically not correct. This design debuted at the [[San Antonio (Stone Oak), TX (1403 N Loop)|San Antonio (Stone Oak), Texas (1403 N Loop)]] location in 2017.
+The main logo also received a redesign, opting for a lineless design. The Pizzeria's name also changed, dropping the "'S" after "Cheese" and giving it a new font. This modern font would only be used from 2017 to 2019 as they reverted into a similar version of a previous iteration.
+==== Interior ====
+The interior was redone by giving everything a fresh new coat of white paint, and using black undertones in certain areas of the restaurant to highlight decorative text. Parody artwork has since been dropped entirely, making the only pieces of artwork seen in the building is the various large text reading various phrases such as "High Five" or "Party". The usage of wooden planks were also prominent in earlier variations of this remodel, being used as booth dividers, wall panels, or substitute for tiling for customer use counters.
+The Showroom, Now called the Birthday Area, is surrounded by artwork of the the main five Chuck E. Cheese characters with their bios. Before 2019 screens would reside on each of the character's wall and in the center of the room. After then it was changed to remove the 5 additional screens then in 2021 to fit in a large scale video wall.
-=== Updated Design 2019-2021 ===
-TODO: Changes, Additions, Etc.
-=== Updated Design #2 2021-Present ===
+=== Remodels Packages ===
+Initially, locations that were eligible for this remodel got one three packages: Gold, Silver, or Bronze. The Gold and Silver packages never left the first few remodeled stores from 2017 to 2018. In 2021 they made the addition of a Video Wall and updated fixtures and giving certain locations unique murals for the interior.
-TODO: Changes, Additions, Etc.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Remodel Packages
+!Item
+!Gold
+!Silver
+!Bronze
+!2021+
+|-
+|Complete exterior remodel
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|-
+|Complete redo of front of house walls
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|No
+|No
+|-
+|Facelift for counters
+|Yes
+|Limited
+|No
+|Limited
+|-
+|New fixtures
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|-
+|New booths
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Limited
+|Yes
+|-
+|Open Kitchen
+|Yes
+|No
+|No
+|No
+|-
+|Dance Floor / Removal of animated show
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|}
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
+File:Chuck-E.-Cheese-3.jpg|Showroom - San Antonio (2017)
-File:Stoneoak2017.jpg|[[San Antonio (Stone Oak), TX (1403 N Loop)|San Antonio, Texas (1403 N Loop)]], which received the first 2.0 Remodel in 2017
+File:Chuck-E.-Cheese-2.jpg|Dining area - San Antonio (2017)
-File:Madisonexterior.jpg|[[Madison, TN (2070 Gallatin Pike)|Madison, Tennessee (2070 Gallatin Pike)]], which received the 2.0 Remodel in April 2022
+File:Sfsjfhjfargfkahkfg.jpg|Counters - San Antonio (2017)
+File:Hgldjghlshlgf.jpg|Shot of the open kitchen - San Antonio (2017)
 </gallery>
-==Special 2.0's==
+==Mural locations==
+*[[Brandon, FL (1540 W Brandon Blvd)]]
-* There are several locations that have custom murals put into the store, some of these having to do when the store remodeled, such as Brandon, Florida, who got the 2.0 remodel in March 2021 and has a mural that uses elements from the Summer of Fun promotion.
+*[[Baton Rouge, LA (7680 Andrea Dr)]]
-** Locations with custom murals include:
-***[[Brandon, FL (1540 W Brandon Blvd)]]
+*[[Pinole, CA (1470 Fitzgerald Dr)]]
-***[[Baton Rouge, LA (7680 Andrea Dr)]]
+*[[North Charleston, SC (7258 Rivers Ave)]]
-***[[Pinole, CA (1470 Fitzgerald Dr)]]
+*[[Miami (Kendall), FL (8701 SW 124th Ave)]]
-***[[North Charleston, SC (7258 Rivers Ave)]]
+*[[Humble, TX (124 E FM 1960 Bypass)]]
-***[[Miami (Kendall), FL (8701 SW 124th Ave)]]
+*[[Las Vegas, NV (7381 W Lake Mead Blvd)]]
-***[[Humble, TX (124 E FM 1960 Bypass)]]
+*[[Novi, MI (44275 Twelve Mile Rd)]]
-***[[Las Vegas, NV (7381 W Lake Mead Blvd)]]
+*[[Littleton, CO (7510 Parkway Dr)]]
-***[[Novi, MI (44275 Twelve Mile Rd)]]
+* [[Tacoma, WA (4911 Tacoma Mall Blvd)]]
-***[[Littleton, CO (7510 Parkway Dr)]]
+*[[Buffalo, NY (4408 Milestrip Rd)]]
-*** [[Tacoma, WA (4911 Tacoma Mall Blvd)]]
+*[[Chicago, IL (1830 W Fullerton Ave)]]
-***[[Buffalo, NY (4408 Milestrip Rd)]]
+*[[Garden Grove, CA (13101 Harbor Blvd)]]
-***[[Chicago, IL (1830 W Fullerton Ave)]]
+*[[Edison, NJ (1120 Route 1)]]
-***[[Garden Grove, CA (13101 Harbor Blvd)]]
+*[[St. Charles, MO (2669 Veterans Memorial Pkwy)]]
-***[[Edison, NJ (1120 Route 1)]]
-***[[St. Charles, MO (2669 Veterans Memorial Pkwy)]]
-* The [[San Jose, CA (2445 Fontaine Rd)|San Jose, California (2445 Fontaine Rd)]] location, which received 2.0 in 2018 and 2019, is the largest location in the United States, they received a Circles Of Light stage instead of a Dance Floor, but installed one in Spring 2022, it is bigger than other Dance Floors, they have a third floor, but is only accessible to employees. That third floor has many one of a kind artwork from when it was a Pizza Time Theatre, and even still has carpet with PTT Chuck's head on it.
-*The [[Madison, TN (2070 Gallatin Pike)|Madison, Tennessee (2070 Gallatin Pike)]] location has a deep balcony since the ceilings are very low, they received 2.0 in April 2022 and formerly had a 3-Stage. They also put the Dance Floor in the old showroom.
-*The [[Paducah, KY (5141 Hinkleville Rd)|Paducah, Kentucky (5141 Hinkleville Rd)]] location, which received 2.0 in 2018, has the character posters lined up in MMBB order, and the wall colors are different, Chuck E.'s being green (normally it's yellow), Helen's being blue (normally its red) Munch's being purple (normal color), Jasper's being red (normally it's blue), and Pasqually's being yellow (normally it's green)