Funspot Arcade

Funspot Arcarde is a division of Chuck E. Cheese that manages arcades in hotels and malls across the country, starting in 2022 and continuing to present day. The concept would be the first time the company focused on a chain of small arcades since 1974 with the Atari Family Game Center arcades.

History

Due to CEC being one of the largest purchasers of arcade games, alongside its training regimen for its staff to work on games, the company would begin pursuing the management of arcades in various hotels. Each deal would be worked out differently, with various designs and sets of machines fit for the hotel they reside in. The employees of the arcade itself are Chuck E. Cheese employees and managed separate from the hotel employees.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁾ The arcades themselves typically do not use any CEC branding due to its separation from the standard locations. In May of 2022, the first CEC managed arcade would open at the Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites.⁽³⁾ On September 3, 2024, CEC's first press release on an arcade would be held for the Trumbull, CT (5065 Main St) location. This would be the first instance of a branding for the arcade division, going under 'Funspot Arcade'. CEC would note this as a concept for all ages, being a departure from their usual '3-8' age range.^(4)(5)(6)

Known Locations

There are more locations than what is known. It is known one arcade was installed in June of 2023 alongside that month's Orlando store refreshes.

Location	Address	Arcade Name	Opening Date	Closing Date
Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites	Orlando, FL (14500 Continental Gateway)	N/A	May 2022	N/A
Embassy Suites	Anaheim, CA (3100 East Frontera)	???	???	N/A
Springhill Suites	Springhill Suites, Orlando (???) (Unclear if its the Seaworld or Convention Center one)	???	???	N/A
Trumbull Mall	Trumbull, CT (5065 Main St)	Funspot Arcade	September 6, 2024	N/A
Tyrone Square	St. Petersburg, FL (6901 22nd Ave N)(7)	Funspot Arcade	September 2024	N/A