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‘Chicken Jockey' aftermath: Moviegoer reveals mess left behind after Minecraft showing

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Published  April 11, 2025 1:22pm MST
Offbeat & Unusual
FOX Local

Aftermath of Minecraft showing revealed after viewers go wild for 'Chicken Jockey' scene

A moviegoer revealed the extent of the mess left behind after a screening of A Minecraft Movie in Melbourne, Victoria, on the evening of Monday, April 7. (Credit: tahliaclaireg via Storyful)

The Brief

    • Moviegoers for "A Minecraft Movie" created a huge mess after "Chicken Jockey," a popular but rare character in the game, appeared – again.
    • Incidents like this are becoming common occurrences across the world, with videos of the chaos going viral.
    • Some movie theaters have had to ban some people and even issued specific guidelines for "A Minecraft Movie" viewers.

Moviegoers trashed a theater during the screening of "A Minecraft Movie" in Australia and the extent of the mess was only revealed when the lights were turned back on.

Debris was scattered everywhere and video showed the moments attendees started throwing toilet paper and cheering when "Chicken Jockey" appeared.

Once the lights were turned back on, a white powder substance that appeared to be flour, covered the floor and seats.  

Screengrab from video showing patrons of "A Minecraft Movie" going wild for "Chicken Jockey." (Credit: tahliaclaireg via Storyful)

'Chicken Jockey' chaos

Dig deeper:

This isn’t the first time a movie theater was trashed after the appearance of "Chicken Jockey" in "A Minecraft Movie," believe it or not.

The sheer chaos that follows once the popular character appears on the movie screen has prompted some movie theaters in the U.S. and U.K. to issue a warning or impose a ban.

One movie theater in New Jersey actually banned several minors from coming back. In Michigan, one theater enforced new guidelines that all "A Minecraft Movie" attendees must not talk loudly, yell or record video or take photos.

In Wisconsin, the Marcus Ridge Cinema advised fans to be courteous of other guests and to refrain from cheering during the movie.

And at the Cineworld theater in Whitney, England, a message was posted notifying customers that they will be removed from the theater without a refund if they are disruptive during the film, according to the BBC. 

What is ‘Chicken Jockey’?

The backstory:

"Chicken jockey" is the term used for a zombie character riding a chicken like a horse in "A Minecraft Movie." 

"Chicken Jockey" is also a well-known and rare event in the Minecraft video game.

The Source: Information for this article was taken from previous reporting by LiveNOW from FOX and Storyful contributed.

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