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Real-life Freddy Fazbear's Pizza coming to New Jersey in 2027

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August 10, 2026

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The "Five Nights at Freddy's" franchise is coming to life with a functional Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location, set to open at New Jersey's American Dream entertainment and retail center in 2027, according to an article In Variety.

Designed in collaboration with intellectual property holder ScottGames, the immersive quick-service restaurant is a reimagining of the video game's famous setting. Visitors can eat, play arcade games, participate in survival horror multiplayer experiences and watch two animatronic stage shows: the Main Stage featuring Freddy and the Fazbear Band, and Pirate Cove featuring Foxy the Pirate.

"The only way this experience succeeds is if it's created by a team that knows 'Five Nights at Freddy's' inside and out," Atreyu Alcantar, creative manager for licensing and location-based entertainment at American Dream told Variety. "The animatronic show has to be authentic. The food has to be high quality. And above all else, we're not building a set that looks like Freddy Fazbear's Pizza — we're building Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. This experience will immerse longtime fans in the world they've imagined for years while welcoming an entirely new audience to discover it for the first time."

Created by Scott Cawthon, "Five Nights at Freddy's" originated as a video game series where characters attempt to survive attacks from homicidal animatronics at the fictional restaurant. The franchise has since expanded into films, novels and graphic novels.

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