First, let me say we went with older kids 12 and up, who just wanted to play games and have fun which, they did... but, they were also disappointed to find the stage and animatronics are now gone. Chuck E Cheese comes out in his mascot costume pretty regularly (once an hour or so), but it's not the same. It's also expensive. We had 3 of us the cost for 1 single topping, XL pizza, 1 salad bar, 4 drink cups, 2 60 minute time cards and 1 30 minute card was over $100. I'm not sure how much the family of 4 who we were with spent. The best bonus is that you can pay for time to play, not tokens, so it does maximize the game time. The kids were able to choose from a lot of different games, including arcade styles, skeeball, basketball and carnival types. Pizza is pretty good, salad bar is decent, refillable drinks (pepsi products) and some decent prizes (though points are high, so younger kids might be disappointed). All in all, it was fun, but will definitely reconsider next time.