BGOL Discussion: "Do White People Go to Chuck E. Cheese’s"?

[Hotlantan]

Do White People Go to Chuck E. Cheese’s?

Damon Young

As the father of a baby person—and also the uncle of some baby people—I’ve spent a disproportionate amount of time (for an adult) at Chuck E. Cheese’s in the past three years. Birthday parties, potty-train parties, random Saturdays when you’re babysitting your nephew and don’t have shit else to do—I’ve been there enough to consider myself a Chuck E. Cheese’s maven. I’m not even freaked out anymore by the fact that Chuck E. Cheese is an 8-foot-tall, line dancing, ticket-hoarding rodent.

Anyway, I’ve also made the following observations:

1. The pizza there is much, much, much better than you’d expect it to be. It’s actually better than it needs to be. It’s basically the Ving Rhames in Baby Boy of pizza.
   
2. I’m convinced that the music they play there is what the CIA forces you to listen to before you’re waterboarded.
   
3. White people kinda don’t go there.

To that last point, there are three Chuck E. Cheese’s in the Greater Pittsburgh area. I’ve been to two of them. Neither is in a predominantly black area. In fact, they’re both located in predominantly white suburbs. Pittsburgh is also predominantly white. But when I go to Chuck E. Cheese’s, the city’s racial demographics flip. There are a few white families here and there, but it’s like I walk through those doors and enter a secret portal, transporting me from Pittsburgh to Baltimore.

It’s so perplexing that I’ve devised four possible theories to explain this phenomenon:

1. This is just a Pittsburgh-specific thing (or maybe even just a me-specific thing).
   
2. White people go during the week, knowing that the weekends will be overcome with niggas.
   
3. There’s another Chuck E. Cheese’s-like secret place that white people go to and haven’t told us about.
   
4. The secret Chuck E. Cheese’s-like place that white people go to is called “houses in white neighborhoods that happen to have large backyards.”

I’m still perplexed. I’m perplexed as shit! Any help here would be appreciated.

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[Dr. Truth]

It’s full of little bad ass niggas in there I refuse to take my kids back there. Adults in sagging skinny jeans and Louis Vuitton belts hogging all the damn games for kids. Fuck that place

 

[Flawless]

Chuckie Cheese or any of those trampoline bounce places are always ghetto.

 

[Ceenote]

Havent been literally in years.. But when i did go it was more of them then us... So i dunno now...

 

[peterlongshort]

Man this nigga looooooves white people!!! Shit!!! He demands more white people!!!

 

[YoungSinister]

They stopped going in the 90s after it transitioned from Showbiz Pizza

 

[RUDY RAYYY MO]

The pizza is good

 

[mcguyver]

Depends on where you live

 

[cnc]

There an upper limit to the income level of a Chuck E Cheese customer. I’ve seen all shades at parties but they all had the same look and feel.

The move is the bounce place bday parties where you get like 15 kids; they go to one room, bounce; go to another room, they bounce more; another room, still more bouncing; then pizza, cake and ice cream, gifts and out the door. 1.5-2 hours max. You get two staff to be with your groups the whole time and they handle all setup and cleanup, plus it’s just your party and no one else’s bad ass kids fucking up your kids’ and friends good time. Not the cheapest option but definitely the most hassle-free and worth it if you can afford it.

 

[therealjondoe]

That is kind of true
The couple times I've been idk remember seeing too many white people
The pizza there sucks too

 

[4 Dimensional]

 

[BlkStrength]

Took my kids once...I vowed never again.

 

[Naha-Nago]

The pizza is good

*two cents*

 

[DiGeneral]

Took my kids once...I vowed never again.

^^Same here..
I was a cunts hair away from throwing a right hook party, for this drunk Spanish dude. Mofo was acting the fool, snatching tickets and cursing at kids...

 

[Lexx Diamond]

I used to go there before a Dave & Busters opened about 5 minutes away from me. D&B got a bar and big screens. Also the prizes and games are better IMO.

 

[shaddyvillethug]

I used to go there before a Dave & Busters opened about 5 minutes away from me. D&B got a bar and big screens. Also the prizes and games are better IMO.

This is more advanced

Y’all got Hollywood parks?

 

[HellBoy]

Thankful my kids thinks it sucks. Their friends have birthday parties at the bounce places or movie theater.

 

[Lexx Diamond]

This is more advanced

Y’all got Hollywood parks?

I don't know where that is. The only Hollywood I know is Hollywood Florida.

 

[shaddyvillethug]

I don't know where that is. The only Hollywood I know is Hollywood Florida.

Wright’s barnyard?

Basically a arcade? Indoor jungle gym, miniature golf and go carts