UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K
                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 14, 2004


                         Commission File Number 0-15782





                             CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                 Kansas                                    48-0905805
       (State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)





                            4441 West Airport Freeway
                               Irving, Texas 75062
                    (Address of principal executive offices,
                               including zip code)


                                 (972) 258-8507
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)











Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

     99.1 Press Release of CEC Entertainment, Inc. dated July 14, 2004.

Item 12: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     The  information  furnished  in this  Current  Report  on Form  8-K and the
Exhibit  attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section
18 of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  or  otherwise  subject  to  the
liabilities of such section.

     On July 14, 2004, CEC Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing
financial  results for the fiscal second  quarter ended June 27, 2004. A copy of
the press  release is attached as Exhibit  99.1 to this  Current  Report on Form
8-K.



                                   SIGNATURES




     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                            CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.



Dated: July 14, 2004                        By:  /s/ Richard M. Frank
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Richard M. Frank
                                                 Chairman of the Board and
                                                 Chief Executive Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number     Description
-------    -----------

99.1       Press Release of CEC Entertainment, Inc. dated July 14, 2004.