PAC‑MAN Takes Over Angel Stadium With New Chomp Stop Desserts and Level Up Arcade Lounge

By Eric Harris

PAC-MAN is ready to chomp at Angel Stadium’s New Chomp Stop! (Photo by Eric Harris)

Batter up! Or should we say, chomp up? Angel Stadium is powering up for the 2026 MLB season with a nostalgic arcade takeover courtesy of the Los Angeles Angels’ expanded partnership with Bandai Namco Entertainment. The TTDILA team was on hand for the Angels Media Preview on March 22, where we sampled the season’s new concession offerings and got an exclusive first look at the PAC-MAN-themed experiences debuting this year.

PAC-MAN Chomp Stop Treats

Branded PAC-MAN popcorn and drink cups turn every snack into a collectible! (Photo by Eric Harris)

The star attraction is the brand-new PAC-MAN Chomp Stop, a dedicated treat stand tucked right next to the “Level Up” arcade in the Right Field Pavilion near Section 240. Set to open to the public on April 3, the Chomp Stop blends classic ballpark sweets with playful, collectible PAC-MAN twists.

Traditional ballpark favorites like cotton candy, popcorn, pretzels, candy, and ice cream are all available, along with an exciting lineup of exclusive PAC-MAN desserts. The TTDILA team devoured the Pineapple Dole Soft Serve served piled high in a bright yellow collectible PAC-MAN helmet. We found it delightfully refreshing and creamy, tasting rather familiar to the iconic pineapple Dole Whip made famous at Disneyland just down the road. Other PAC-MAN desserts on the menu include PAC-MAN-shaped sugar cookies, Rice Krispie Treats, and caramel apples. Lemonades (regular or strawberry) come in branded PAC-MAN cups, and the stand also serves assorted Coca-Cola bottles and beer to wash it all down.

Our top pick: refreshing Pineapple Dole Soft Serve swirled high in a bright yellow PAC-MAN helmet! (Photo by Eric Harris)

Level Up by Bandai Namco Arcade

Right next door, the free-to-play Level Up Lounge arcade delivers instant nostalgia. 

The Level Up Lounge invites fans into a neon‑lit PAC‑MAN arcade packed with free‑to‑play games. (Photo by Eric Harris)

Fans can jump into the world’s largest PAC-MAN game, PAC-MAN Battle Royale Chompionship, and PAC-MAN’s Pixel Bash featuring more than 30 classic titles (think Dig Dug, Galaga, and the original arcade experience). There’s even a fun PAC-MAN-themed photo op for those must-share game-day selfies.

Fans can play the world’s largest PAC‑MAN, PAC‑MAN Battle Royale Chompionship, and more than 30 classic titles. (Photo by Eric Harris)

Collectors will love the dozens of Gashapon machines dispensing capsule toys, charms, and miniatures from anime, video games, and more (tokens are available for purchase, unlike the completely free arcade games).

Dozens of Gashapon machines offer capsule toys and miniatures from PAC‑MAN and other fan‑favorite franchises. (Photo by Eric Harris)

Strike a pose with the giant PAC-MAN before hunting for capsules at the Gashapon wall! (Photo by Eric Harris)

Meet PAC-MAN

During the media event, the full‑size PAC‑MAN mascot made several appearances, posing for photos and greeting fans. Bandai Namco Senior Public Relations Manager John Hardin joked that “the PAC‑MAN costume gets really hot inside!”—a fitting comment given Southern California’s recent run of record‑breaking temperatures. Even PAC‑MAN isn’t immune to the heatwave.

Since its debut in Japanese arcades in May 1980, PAC-MAN has been chomping its way into pop culture for more than 45 years with that unmistakable “waka waka” sound. Now the iconic yellow hero is teaming up with America’s favorite pastime at Angel Stadium. Beyond the PAC-MAN zone, the Angels are rolling out an array of additional new foods and stadium-exclusive merchandise throughout The Big A.

The playful Chomp Stop mural is pure nostalgia! (Photo by Eric Harris)

We’re big fans of this clever, family-friendly concept that turns a trip to the ballpark into a full-blown retro arcade adventure. It’s a brilliant way to blend vintage gaming with modern-day baseball, and we can’t wait to see how PAC-MAN—and other classic arcade icons—continue to level up across MLB ballparks in seasons to come.

Plan Your Visit: PAC-MAN Chomp Stop & Level Up Lounge at Angel Stadium

Location

Angel Stadium of Anaheim  
2000 Gene Autry Way  
Anaheim, CA 92806  
(The PAC-MAN Chomp Stop and free-to-play Level Up Lounge arcade are located in the Right Field Pavilion near Section 240.)

Hours 

Open during all Los Angeles Angels 2026 home games, with the Chomp Stop and Level Up Lounge debuting to the public on April 3.  
Stadium gates typically open 90 minutes before first pitch (60 minutes for 1:00 p.m. games).  
Parking lot opens 2½ hours prior to first pitch.  
Always check the official Angels schedule for exact game dates and times.

Admission

A valid Angels game ticket is required for entry.  
All arcade games in the Level Up Lounge—including the world’s largest PAC-MAN—are completely free to play. Gashapon machines require separate token purchase.

Parking 

On-site stadium parking lot available with three entrances: Douglass Road, State College Boulevard, and Orangewood Avenue.  
Regular season day-of-game rates: $25 general parking (purchased in-person) or $27 online; preferred parking from $35.  
Accessible parking available with a valid placard. Advance purchase recommended.

Contact  

Website: mlb.com/angels  
Phone: (714) 940-2000

Weekly What To Do: Answer The Call, It Might Be A Robot, Puppet or WonderCon

Raging Bull in 4K

Wed, Mar 25, 2026 | 7:30pm PT
David Geffen Theater
In person: Academy Governor Stephen Rivkin
Starts at $5 | Free for Academy Museum members

Robert De Niro won the Best Actor Oscar for his physically transformative and emotionally devastating portrayal of boxer Jake LaMotta in this critically acclaimed biopic, widely considered one of director Martin Scorsese’s greatest films. The film’s other Oscar was earned by Scorsese’s longtime collaborator, Thelma Schoonmaker, the award was the first of three Oscars she has won for Scorsese films, and her dazzling but always supportive film editing is an integral part of bringing LaMotta’s story to cinematic life. 

SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN Launch Signing with Mark Waid & Scott Koblish

Wed, 25 Mar 5:00 PM - 07:00 PM 

Collector’s Paradise Winnetka
7131 Winnetka Ave | Winnetka, CA 91306

 

Join us in WINNETKA on Wednesday, March 25 for a special SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN Launch Signing with legendary creator MARK WAID and superstar artist SCOTT KOBLISH!

 

POP CULTURE HELL HORROR COMEDY SHOW
Wednesday, Mar 25 from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Killer Fitness
822 N Hollywood Way Burbank, CA

Free 

 

Pop Culture Hell is a pop culture comedy show created and hosted by Dustin Meadows, who is uniquely qualified for such a ridiculous show because he literally holds a Bachelor Of Arts in Popular Culture.

 

 

5 Second Day...Night!!! — 2026 Animation Showcase | Vidiots Los Angeles

two identical showcase screenings.
    Screening 1 7:00 PM (Doors - 6:00 PM)
    Screening 2 9:00 PM (Doors - 8:00 PM)

 $17

 

 5 Second Day is an annual Titmouse tradition where we "shut down" and pause production for 24 hours, to give artists a fully paid day to unleash their most quirky, beautiful, bizarre, and laugh-out-loud ideas in the form of short-form animations.

5 Second Day… Night!!! is what happens after we compile everyone’s toons, put them back to back to back in the edit bay, twist some knobs, jiggle some doodads, and bring it onto the big screen FOR YOU to see.

 

 

WonderCon 2026

Mar 27-29 

Anaheim Convention Center

$$

 

Check our fav panels 

 

The annual little brother to Comic-Con is back for another weekend takeover right next to Disneyland. We were hoping for some bigger name booths to be back and dominate. Disney, you're right there! But, alas this is becoming more and more a major fan convention. We're not even seeing a much a turn out from panels from shows being made around LA...because, well, so many aren't. But, jeez, it be really easy to get an audience interested or try out your show if you shared some episodes here. Or just good press to have people with signs holding up your stuff.

 

Not sure what it means when Anime Expo can bring in so many big booths and WonderCon is forgotten.

 

Even if it's just about the comics, we only see DC having a single panel. They don't even have a booth like they had in prior years. I guess buy their books at signings there or if anyone whose coming is trying to sell one after the panel in the lobby.

 

 

Robot Karaoke (Skunk Room)
Friday, Mar 27, 2026, 8:00 PM
The Elysian Theater
1944 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039

$13.29

Join us for karaoke night on impossible mode as we replace the lyrics to any SONG with words from a specific TEXT, then try to sing the results on the spot. Our songwriting system, THE WEIRD ALGORITHM, matches each line syllable-for-syllable so you can sing along if you know the tune. It all happens live: each song has never been heard before and will never be heard again.

 

 

 

 

 

THE SPARKS BROTHERS
5th Anniversary

SAT MAR 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Edgar Wright and Sparks (musicians Ron Mael and Russell Mael). Moderated by Fred Armisen.
$22.00 (member) ; $27.00 (general admission)

 

The Changeover System: A Projection Performance Installation 

MAR 28 SAT, 8 PM

RedCat 

$14

 

The acclaimed collaborative artist duo Gibson + Recoder present the Los Angeles premiere of their most recent expanded cinema project, The Changeover System: A Projection Performance Installation (2023–2025). An ambitious live multi-projection based on Gibson + Recoder’s 20 years of experimentation with the projection of 35mm celluloid, The Changeover System repurposes film projectors from within the concealed projection booth in a practice they refer to as “prepared projection,” calling attention to the creative agency of the screening room itself.

 

Darkness and Humanity: The Complete Akira Kurosawa

Mar 28–May 30, 2026 |  See this career retrospective of writer-director Akira Kurosawa,  presented entirely on 35mm film. Fueled by his interest in kendo and inspired by his familial ties to real samurai, Kurosawa excelled with some of the most revered samurai epics ever made.

 

RANDY FELTFACE: First Banana Special
Sunday, Mar 29, 2026, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA

$22.66

 

Two years ago to the day (almost), Randy Feltface debuted his show 'First Banana' at Dynasty Typewriter, then spent 18 months touring it all over the world, before filming the show in New York. Now, like a snake eating its own YouTube channel, Randy returns to where it all began for an exclusive sneak-peek, pre-release screening of this magnificent special. 
*Screening will be followed by a brief Q&A and an after party at your house. 

 

 

 

 

The Fly
Sun, Mar 29, 6pm 

Brain Dead Studios 

Free 

 

Enjoy a special free screening of The Fly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Civic Night Market Celebrating L.A.’s Street Vendors

Gloria Molina Grand Park presents VendorFest Night Market, a large-scale civic celebration honoring the legacy and entrepreneurship of the street vendors who nourish Los Angeles. Join us Sunday, March 29, from 5–9 PM for an evening of food, music, and art, highlighting how the power of one dream can move a family and a community forward. This free event in the heart of Downtown L.A. invites all to celebrate the resilience and culture that shape our city’s vibrant social fabric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even More To Do:

 

 

CINE INSOMNIA IN MARCH - JAPANESE CINEMA
In Japanese with English subtitles

Fri, Mar 27: TOKYO STORY (1953) A film by Yasujiro Ozu.

 

 

 

 

 

UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.

 

Little Tokyo Farmers' Market Saturdays
9:00 am - 2:00 pm every Sat

Isamu Noguchi Plaza
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Free

 

"Join us at the Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market, a vibrant new Saturday tradition in the heart of Little Tokyo. Presented in partnership by JACCC and Food Access LA, this weekly market brings together fresh, affordable produce, rich cultural experiences, and meaningful community connection."

 

 

Smorgasburg Los Angeles

Every Sunday 

10am-4pm at @rowdtla
Free Entry, Family Friendly Beer Garden, No Pets.

 
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, with markets in Los Angeles attracting 50,000 people each weekend to eat from a hundred local vendors.

 

 

 

Largo, known for comedy shows. Grab some tickets before everything sells out. Many new shows from some of LA's top comedians. We see Bill Burr, Patton Oswalt, Pete Holmes and Sarah Silverman performing here to name a few.

 

Film 

 

American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.

 

The Montalban Rooftop Movies

Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán. & Rooftop Cinema Club

 New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style

 

Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night

611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

 

Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.

4884 Eagle Rock Blvd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cine Insomnia@Nuarte

Do you have Cine Insomnia? We have the cure! Join us at Landmark's Nuart Theatre for midnight weekend programs ranging from classic anime and horror to sci-fi favorites, offbeat musicals, cult sensations and more!

Movie Hype: They Will Kill You, Pizza Movie, The 2026 Los Angeles Festival of Movies, Exit 8 & ChaO

 

They Will Kill You is out this weekend and we've been waiting for this bloody good time for a while. Though it's hyped as coming from Andy Muschietti, he's just an executive producer and though we do like him as a horror director, he isn't good when he's not, our evidence being The Flash movie. No, we have Kirill Sokolov directing this film about a satanic cult trying to kill Zazie Beetz trapped in a hotel. Now, we love  Kirill Sokolov's earlier work, Why Don't You Just Die!, which wasn't exactly horror, but pretty close and was pretty violent in it's own right. Think an early Sam Raimi.

Now, what's funny is Ready or Not 2: Here I Come just came out last weekend and also deals with a Satanic cult at a hotel. They were supposed to come out at the same time, but someone must of saw that and was like, not let's not have a double soaked in blood satanic weekend. BTW, saw RoN2, it's totally worth seeing in theaters. So, you have plenty of ways to get entrails and viscera covering your eyeballs to end your week.

 

 

We were wondering if there was going to be anymore just comedy movies that just didn't care to be smart or clever and just want for the lowest common denominator and that seems to be Pizza Movie. Though we're pretty certain there's not gonna be any boobs in it, there gonna be a lot of body horror.  It's out April 3rd on Hulu.

The 2026 Los Angeles Festival of Movies is back April 9th-12th and will be co-presented by Kino Film Collection (@KinoLorber) and @mezzaninefilm. This cozy film festival is on the smaller side, but we have our fair share of bigger and regional film festivals and sadly the LA Film Festival proper died under how massive it was...sadness. Be sure to check out the selection over the four days it's happening, some of which are already sold out.  

 

Exit 8 is coming out April 10th from Neon, based on an indie game where your stuck in a subway station and must look for anomalies eight time in a row to get out. It's a clever little mindf*ck of a movie you can totally get sucked in with the protagonist. Later this year, we get The Backrooms, based on Internet lore and sort of looks like indie games.

Also, out April 10th and from Japan is ChaO, which took a whopping 7 years to make? It's a new take on a mermaid story and can't say it doesn't look eye-catching

Local Hype: No More Sawdust? Paley Fest LA April 4-12, Anime Riverside in May & CHRONO TRIGGER Orchestra Concert: Melodies Across Time

 

Sawdust is leaving Philippe's floor March 31st, don't worry the restaurant's sticking around on the edge of Chinatown.

PALEY FEST LA returns to the Dolby Theatre April 4 – 12, 2026. Popular Shows Including ABC & Hulu’s Scrubs, Apple TV’s Pluribus, Shrinking, and Your Friends & Neighbors, 
HBO Max’s The Pitt, and Netflix’s Emily in Paris and Nobody Wants This. The lineup Includes Kristen Bell, Zach Braff, Adam Brody, Sarah Chalke, Lily Collins, Donald Faison, Jon Hamm, Bill Lawrence, Justine Lupe, Olivia Munn, Ashley Park, Amanda Peet, Jason Segel, R. Scott Gemmill, Rhea Seehorn, Darren Star, Karolina Wydra, and Noah Wyle in-person.

🎤🎶 ANIME KARAOKE LOUNGE IS BACK AT ANIME RIVERSIDE 2026 🎶🎤

Warm up those vocals and get ready to take the stage.

Sing your favorite anime openings, endings, and iconic tracks all weekend long with fellow fans!

🔥 FREE ALL WEEKEND for attendees

Hosted by KaraOkémon, this… pic.twitter.com/bKWPwHTULn

— ANIME RIVERSIDE (@AnimeRiverside) March 21, 2026

 

CHRONO TRIGGER Orchestra Concert: Melodies Across Time will also be at the Dolby Theatre, but not until Oct 18th and for one night. You can get tickets now. A time-hopping game, with some great music to hear with a live orchrestra.

LACMA David Geffen Galleries Opening Soon & Very LACMA Block Party Coming

LACMA's David Geffen Galleries nears completion above Wilshirehttps://t.co/CYHX276FfJ pic.twitter.com/uSb2CcfqJl

— Urbanize LA (@UrbanizeLA) March 19, 2026

We're getting very close to LACMA opening up  with a ribbon cutting scheduled for for April 19th. After that, it's two weeks of members previews, but in May it's open to the public and special events. One is on Sunday, May 3, where LACMA will offer a free day of activities and access to the galleries for NexGenLA, a free youth membership for L.A. County residents 17 years and younger.

Above, you'll see the controversial design by architect Peter Zumthor of the new gallery. 

How the art was chosen for the inaugural showcase is different too. Rather than displaying artworks according the usual classifying of themes through medium or period, the inaugural installation will use the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea as its organization, something we've never heard of when it comes to art.

To celebrate the opening of the David Geffen Galleries the museum will have events and programs throughout the spring and summer that will continue to report on as they come up.

 

Update

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Looks like TimeOut LA got the tip on Instagram and LACMA itself, this summer we're getting a block party and art parade from LACMA for free to celebrate the new galleries. That includes free museum admission on June 20th, that's pretty sweet.

It's; gotta love the name,  the Very LACMA Block Party; we'll give you deets if you've gotta reserve a ticket.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin Back In Theaters

 

It won the Oscar doc, so Mr. Nobody Against Putin is expanding its theatrical run to its largest weekend yet, with more than 30 screens added in cities across the country by distributor Kino Lorber. The film is also streaming exclusively on Kino Film Collection.

Check where it's playing here

Opening Day at Dodger Stadium March 26th

Some food highlight for Opening Day at Dodger Stadium:

- Loco Moco Bowl

- Cochinita Pibil Bone Marrow Tacos

- Char Siu Pork Loaded Fries

- Watermelon Habanero Margarita

Credit to @levyrestaurants for the photos. pic.twitter.com/X9tskddpdY

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) March 18, 2026

We reported on the special Yoshi promotion already, but here's some of the new food to try at Dodger Stadium this season. Opening Day is March 26th against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitching.