Getting ready forSensory Sensitive Sundays at Chuck E. Cheese.
On the first Sunday of each month, participating Chuck E. Cheese stores open two hours early with the lights down, the amplifiers off and nothing flashing. Characters are optional, and the team gives a heads-up before the noise comes back.
Sensory supports. First Sundays: lights down, amplifiers off.
Hours
The first Sunday of each month, opening two hours before the store's normal hours. Start and end times differ by store, so call your store before you go.
Participating Chuck E. Cheese stores across the U.S., including Lone Tree, Superior, South Colorado Springs and Greeley in Colorado
“Sensory Sensitive Sundays is a monthly program at Chuck E. Cheese that opens two hours before normal operating hours on the first Sunday of each month.” “No reservation required. Siblings, parents, caregivers, and friends are all welcome.”
“Game room and dining area lighting is dimmed to a comfortable level. Safety-critical lights remain fully on. No strobing or flashing effects during the event.” “Background music is reduced. Amplifiers are off. The show plays visually with sound turned down.”
“When the two-hour window ends, our team gives families advance notice before returning to normal lighting and sound levels.”
Participation can vary by store. Look for yours on Chuck E. Cheese's list of participating locations, then call the store to confirm the date.
Each store opens two hours before its own Sunday hours, so the start time is different from store to store. Call the week before and ask when it starts and ends.
More about Chuck E. Cheese Sensory Sensitive Sundays, participating U.S. stores
Louder, in Chuck E. Cheese's words
Game sound effects at each machine (“Game sound effects may still play at the unit level.”)not stated
Quieter
Kid Check runs during Sensory Sundays exactly as every other day: it matches hand stamps on children and the adults they came with before anyone leaves. “Parents and caregivers are required to remain with their child the entire time.”
Team members “use clear, simple language; give space during difficult moments; avoid drawing attention to meltdowns; and never touch a child without safety cause.”
The event opens before normal hours, “creating a smaller, calmer crowd.”
Sensory Sundays are “open to all families.” Your kid doesn't need a diagnosis to come.
Sensory Sensitive Birthdays run during the same hours. Families can opt in or out of singing, character visits and the Ticket Blaster. Minimum 10 children at booking, with up to 5 no-shows accommodated.
