Mickey should take on Chuck E Cheese...

[Mickey_777]

I was at Chuck E Cheese's for over the weekend with my nephews and what a mess it is over there. I imagine most Chuck E Cheese's are like that. They're overcrowded, crazy, and with too few employees on hand if you ask me. Plus the food sucks.

Disney could easily set up shop and and blow Chuck E Cheese out of the water. They could offer a superior animatronic show, more space (maybe like a two level building), better service, food, and cast members on site. It could still have all the kiddie games without turning it into a disneyQuest. You could have meet and greets etc. Obviously they could match Chuck E Cheese in terms of locations but one for each of the 15 to 20 larger metro regions could work. I wouldn't mind taking the kids to something better if I had an alternative. Just sharing my thoughts ...I know it probably will never happen.

 

[dreamfinder]

That had been their initial thought with DisneyQuest. Build a mini theme park in a box type deal at 15-20 major markets. Chicago was the only one that actually got built, which was later turned into an ESPN Zone if I recall correctly.

There is a fine line where you start to detract from your own business, and where the resulting product starts to fall off. Disney, as far as a theme park goes, seems to be getting close to that. Building to many for resorts around the world, and you start to hit your own market. As neat as it would be having something like that nearby, I almost hope Disney doesn't do it from a brand/product quality sake.

 

[TubaGeek]

I'd be worried. With THAT many little franchises popping up, some of them would be poorly managed, which would tarnish the Disney name.
Though, I have to admit, it would be fun to see...

 

[EPCOTPluto]

Not sure why, but this thread title reminds me of Mickey's Kitchen:

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_h...nday-mousewatch-busting-through-the-berm.aspx

 

[Figment632]

 

[Mickey_777]

I'd be worried. With THAT many little franchises popping up, some of them would be poorly managed, which would tarnish the Disney name.
Though, I have to admit, it would be fun to see...

It would be fun to see...but I don't think 15 or so locations would be that tough to manage and still maitain Disney Quality...

 

[WDWCPF98]

Wasn't Club Disney supposed to be like a Disney version of Chunk E. Cheese's?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Disney

 

[ChrisFL]

yeah, the food is so good, I end up chuck-ing cheese :ROFLOL:

 

[ewensell3]

I was at Chuck E Cheese's for over the weekend with my nephews and what a mess it is over there. I imagine most Chuck E Cheese's are like that. They're overcrowded, crazy, and with too few employees on hand if you ask me. Plus the food sucks.

It's like that at the few CECs I've visited. CEC is the perfect example of how much worse things are "outside the World". They've cut it to the bare minimum needed to entertain a 5yo.

Perfect example... Within the past year-or-so the automatic curtains which used to hide the animatronic characters between shows have been removed or disabled in order to save on cleaning, which resulted in motionless "mannequins" standing on stage. Solution? Add a "twitch" program between shows which makes the character make pseudo-random movements (eye blinks, slight hand/head movements, etc). In my opinion it looks really creepy. The show ends and the characters just stand there twitching.

Also breaks the "no two Chuckies" rule that most restaraunts had. With the animatronic Chuck no longer hidden, it's hard to tell kids the one on stage and the one running around the store are one in the same.

Hard to believe CEC is what's left of Showbiz...

Disney could easily set up shop and and blow Chuck E Cheese out of the water.

McDonald's could blow CEC out of the water if they wanted to (The wild McDs around Kissimmee are pretty "over the top"), but "outside the World", mediocrity seems to be more than adequate to satisfy most people.

 

[DisneyRoxMySox]

Eh, I don't like the idea either. Though it isn't hard to keep up company standards with a property that is owned and operated by the parent compnay or franchised out, companies like McDonalds and Marriott do this all the time. I just feel that it's not really what Disney should get into. To me it just seems to dilute the product they have. I hope that made sense..

 

[AREM]

I work at Chuck E Cheese's, and it wouldn't take Disney hardly any effort whatsoever to overcome the place. However, I can see Disney charging 2-3 times more than CEC.

They have several Disney like policies. They call their employees Cast Members.

I enjoy the job, its fun! I get to be a big kid all day!

I think Disney could do somewhat well in this market. But Chuck E Cheese has had a LONG head start in this market. While Disney may have the stronghold on theme park market, which people travel long distances to go to Disney.

Chuck E Cheese, however, has local locations all over the US. And Disney would have a hard time getting to where CEC is.


But, for the record, I love CEC, and I love my job there! It's fun!!!

 

[EpcoTim]

Bad food, sticky nasty tables, screaming kids, costumed animals ruining an already ____##ty meal.

Sounds like chuck and character meals came from the same gene (cess) pool.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

In theory it works, but honestly, I would not want to see them spread themselves so thin. And besides....having the parks so far away is what makes them special.


I think. :lol: