Eventually, when the pandemic lifts, I believe that arcade-style birthday parties will experience a renaissance.

Catch the rocket shuttle to the Chuck E. Cheese Entertainment Terminal. Enjoy our delicious 34% organic pizza. Then supercharge your toddlers with plastic shot glasses of Mountain Dew, before unleashing them into a Thunderdome of cooties.

Sticky fingers dropping golden tokens one by one in a quest to "beat the high score" for the shot at a refurbished plastic harmonica.

• Warning: some animatronic entertainment may be self-aware. Legal waivers insulate share holders from all forms of litigation. Enjoy.