Condensed Consolidating Schedules - P&L (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2017	Jul. 03, 2016	Jul. 02, 2017	Jul. 03, 2016	Oct. 02, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Franchise fees and royalties	4,649,000	4,560,000	9,272,000	9,118,000
Total company store sales	207,135,000	212,061,000	467,471,000	481,821,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	109,724,000	114,657,000	245,641,000	262,214,000
Food and beverage sales	97,411,000	97,404,000	221,830,000	219,607,000
Intangible assets, net	482,192,000		482,192,000				$ 484,083,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			(237,000)	(318,000)
Repayments of Senior Debt			3,800,000	3,800,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			76,755,000	77,738,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			47,045,000	42,400,000
Payments to Develop Software			(2,075,000)	(6,223,000)
Net cash used in investing activities			(48,883,000)	(48,305,000)
Repayments on note payable				(24,000)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations			(218,000)	(204,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation			0	4,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			328,000	(4,980,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			239,000	484,000
Change in cash and cash equivalents			28,439,000	24,937,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	97,411,000	97,404,000	221,830,000	219,607,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	109,724,000	114,657,000	245,641,000	262,214,000
Total company store sales	207,135,000	212,061,000	467,471,000	481,821,000
Franchise fees and royalties	4,649,000	4,560,000	9,272,000	9,118,000
Fees and Commissions, Other	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	211,784,000	216,621,000	476,743,000	490,939,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	22,823,000	24,673,000	51,040,000	55,195,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	6,854,000	8,240,000	15,341,000	16,989,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	29,677,000	32,913,000	66,381,000	72,184,000
Labor expenses	60,351,000	60,405,000	126,738,000	129,448,000
Depreciation and amortization	25,791,000	29,733,000	52,203,000	57,362,000
Other store operating expenses	35,967,000	37,376,000	72,716,000	73,387,000
Total company store operating costs	175,692,000	184,476,000	365,263,000	380,580,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	12,237,000	12,162,000	25,619,000	25,261,000
General and administrative expenses	15,551,000	15,922,000	32,815,000	33,939,000
Asset Impairment Charges					$ 0	$ 0
Transaction and severance costs	490,000	434,000	570,000	1,184,000
Total operating costs and expenses	203,970,000	212,994,000	424,267,000	440,964,000
Rent expense	23,906,000	24,049,000	47,225,000	48,199,000
Operating income (loss)	7,814,000	3,627,000	52,476,000	49,975,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	17,061,000	17,121,000	34,123,000	34,182,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(9,247,000)	(13,494,000)	18,353,000	15,793,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	(3,317,000)	(4,442,000)	7,061,000	6,930,000
Net income (loss)	(5,930,000)	(9,052,000)	11,292,000	8,863,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	420,000	161,000	539,000	915,000
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			539,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	5,510,000	8,891,000	(11,831,000)	(9,778,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	89,462,000	75,591,000	89,462,000	75,591,000			61,023,000	$ 50,654,000
Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other			689,000	462,000
Franchise fees and royalties			904,000	1,268,000
Total company store sales			398,643,000	437,720,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales			207,645,000	245,886,000
Food and beverage sales			190,998,000	191,834,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			(237,000)	0
Repayments of Senior Debt			3,800,000	3,800,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			55,867,000	66,349,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			32,066,000	31,814,000
Payments to Develop Software			0	(3,439,000)
Net cash used in investing activities			(31,829,000)	(35,253,000)
Repayments on note payable				0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations			(215,000)	(202,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				4,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			344,000	(4,954,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents			24,382,000	26,142,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales			190,998,000	191,834,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales			207,645,000	245,886,000
Total company store sales			398,643,000	437,720,000
Franchise fees and royalties			904,000	1,268,000
Fees and Commissions, Other			689,000	462,000
Total revenues			400,236,000	439,450,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)			42,931,000	47,658,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)			14,230,000	15,757,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise			57,161,000	63,415,000
Labor expenses			114,837,000	119,109,000
Depreciation and amortization			49,374,000	55,158,000
Other store operating expenses			85,680,000	68,639,000
Total company store operating costs			350,156,000	350,688,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense			19,252,000	21,222,000
General and administrative expenses			10,807,000	12,928,000
Transaction and severance costs			570,000	1,129,000
Total operating costs and expenses			380,785,000	385,967,000
Rent expense			43,104,000	44,367,000
Operating income (loss)			19,451,000	53,483,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates			38,647,000	(5,795,000)
Interest expense (income)			31,828,000	32,081,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic			26,270,000	15,607,000
Income tax expense (benefit)			14,978,000	6,744,000
Net income (loss)			11,292,000	8,863,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax				915,000
Comprehensive income (loss)			(11,831,000)	(9,778,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	77,470,000	68,377,000	77,470,000	68,377,000			53,088,000	42,235,000
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	10,544,000	615,000	21,088,000	1,230,000
Franchise fees and royalties	4,186,000	3,888,000	8,368,000	7,850,000
Total company store sales	32,135,000	17,949,000	60,648,000	36,336,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	18,811,000	5,850,000	32,923,000	11,448,000
Food and beverage sales	13,324,000	12,099,000	27,725,000	24,888,000
Intangible assets, net	464,270,000		464,270,000				464,926,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0	(318,000)
Repayments of Senior Debt			0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			20,594,000	11,899,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			14,330,000	10,459,000
Payments to Develop Software			(2,075,000)	(2,784,000)
Net cash used in investing activities			(16,405,000)	(12,925,000)
Repayments on note payable				(24,000)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations			0	0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			(13,000)	(24,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents			4,176,000	(1,050,000)
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	13,324,000	12,099,000	27,725,000	24,888,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	18,811,000	5,850,000	32,923,000	11,448,000
Total company store sales	32,135,000	17,949,000	60,648,000	36,336,000
Franchise fees and royalties	4,186,000	3,888,000	8,368,000	7,850,000
Fees and Commissions, Other	10,544,000	615,000	21,088,000	1,230,000
Total revenues	46,865,000	22,452,000	90,104,000	45,416,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	3,464,000	3,140,000	7,152,000	6,438,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	389,000	457,000	804,000	902,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	3,853,000	3,597,000	7,956,000	7,340,000
Labor expenses	4,541,000	3,803,000	9,379,000	7,802,000
Depreciation and amortization	962,000	628,000	1,882,000	1,235,000
Other store operating expenses	3,259,000	2,369,000	6,545,000	4,536,000
Total company store operating costs	14,167,000	11,776,000	28,815,000	23,625,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	1,413,000	1,048,000	3,259,000	2,719,000
General and administrative expenses	10,707,000	10,067,000	21,741,000	20,726,000
Transaction and severance costs	0	7,000	0	55,000
Total operating costs and expenses	26,287,000	22,898,000	53,815,000	47,125,000
Rent expense	1,552,000	1,379,000	3,053,000	2,712,000
Operating income (loss)	20,578,000	(446,000)	36,289,000	(1,709,000)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	975,000	1,536,000	1,992,000	1,887,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	19,603,000	(1,982,000)	34,297,000	(3,596,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(10,515,000)	585,000	(6,803,000)	751,000
Net income (loss)	30,118,000	(2,567,000)	41,100,000	(4,347,000)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	0	0		0
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(30,118,000)	2,567,000	(41,100,000)	4,347,000
Cash and cash equivalents	5,334,000	747,000	5,334,000	747,000			1,158,000	1,797,000
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	8,098,000	8,357,000	18,607,000	20,315,000
Franchise fees and royalties	0	0	0
Total company store sales	3,336,000	3,423,000	8,180,000	7,765,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	2,056,000	2,129,000	5,073,000	4,880,000
Food and beverage sales	1,280,000	1,294,000	3,107,000	2,885,000
Intangible assets, net	0		0				0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0	0
Repayments of Senior Debt			0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			294,000	(510,000)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			649,000	127,000
Payments to Develop Software			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			(649,000)	(127,000)
Repayments on note payable				0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations			(3,000)	(2,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			(3,000)	(2,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			239,000	484,000
Change in cash and cash equivalents			(119,000)	(155,000)
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	1,280,000	1,294,000	3,107,000	2,885,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	2,056,000	2,129,000	5,073,000	4,880,000
Total company store sales	3,336,000	3,423,000	8,180,000	7,765,000
Franchise fees and royalties	0	0	0
Fees and Commissions, Other	8,098,000	8,357,000	18,607,000	20,315,000
Total revenues	11,434,000	11,780,000	26,787,000	28,080,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	423,000	519,000	957,000	1,099,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	136,000	144,000	307,000	330,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	559,000	663,000	1,264,000	1,429,000
Labor expenses	1,156,000	1,227,000	2,522,000	2,537,000
Depreciation and amortization	435,000	509,000	947,000	969,000
Other store operating expenses	990,000	979,000	2,295,000	1,930,000
Total company store operating costs	3,669,000	3,938,000	8,096,000	7,985,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	10,580,000	10,644,000	21,688,000	21,609,000
General and administrative expenses	118,000	109,000	267,000	285,000
Transaction and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	14,367,000	14,691,000	30,051,000	29,879,000
Rent expense	529,000	560,000	1,068,000	1,120,000
Operating income (loss)	(2,933,000)	(2,911,000)	(3,264,000)	(1,799,000)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	165,000	106,000	303,000	214,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(3,098,000)	(3,017,000)	(3,567,000)	(2,013,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(973,000)	(901,000)	(1,114,000)	(565,000)
Net income (loss)	(2,125,000)	(2,116,000)	(2,453,000)	(1,448,000)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	420,000	161,000		915,000
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			539,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,705,000	1,955,000	1,914,000	533,000
Cash and cash equivalents	6,658,000	6,467,000	6,658,000	6,467,000			6,777,000	6,622,000
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	375,000	207,000
Franchise fees and royalties	463,000	672,000
Total company store sales	171,664,000	190,689,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	88,857,000	106,678,000
Food and beverage sales	82,807,000	84,011,000
Intangible assets, net	17,922,000		17,922,000				19,157,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	82,807,000	84,011,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	88,857,000	106,678,000
Total company store sales	171,664,000	190,689,000
Franchise fees and royalties	463,000	672,000
Fees and Commissions, Other	375,000	207,000
Total revenues	172,502,000	191,568,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	18,936,000	21,014,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	6,329,000	7,639,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	25,265,000	28,653,000
Labor expenses	54,654,000	55,375,000
Depreciation and amortization	24,394,000	28,596,000
Other store operating expenses	42,664,000	34,876,000
Total company store operating costs	168,802,000	169,610,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	8,315,000	8,801,000
General and administrative expenses	4,726,000	5,746,000
Transaction and severance costs	490,000	427,000
Total operating costs and expenses	182,333,000	184,584,000
Rent expense	21,825,000	22,110,000
Operating income (loss)	(9,831,000)	6,984,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	27,993,000	(4,683,000)
Interest expense (income)	15,921,000	15,479,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	2,241,000	(13,178,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	8,171,000	(4,126,000)
Net income (loss)	(5,930,000)	(9,052,000)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	420,000	161,000
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			539,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	5,510,000	8,891,000
Cash and cash equivalents	77,470,000		77,470,000				53,088,000
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	(19,017,000)	(9,179,000)	(40,384,000)	(22,007,000)
Franchise fees and royalties	0	0	0	0
Total company store sales	0	0	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales	0	0	0	0
Food and beverage sales	0	0	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0		0				0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0	0
Repayments of Senior Debt			0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			0	0
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			0	0
Payments to Develop Software			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			0	0
Repayments on note payable				0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations			0	0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			0	0
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents			0	0
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	0	0	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales	0	0	0	0
Total company store sales	0	0	0	0
Franchise fees and royalties	0	0	0	0
Fees and Commissions, Other	(19,017,000)	(9,179,000)	(40,384,000)	(22,007,000)
Total revenues	(19,017,000)	(9,179,000)	(40,384,000)	(22,007,000)
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	0	0	0	0
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	0	0	0	0
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	0	0	0	0
Labor expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Other store operating expenses	(10,946,000)	(848,000)	(21,804,000)	(1,718,000)
Total company store operating costs	(10,946,000)	(848,000)	(21,804,000)	(1,718,000)
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	(8,071,000)	(8,331,000)	(18,580,000)	(20,289,000)
General and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Transaction and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	(19,017,000)	(9,179,000)	(40,384,000)	(22,007,000)
Rent expense	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	(27,993,000)	4,683,000	(38,647,000)	5,795,000
Interest expense (income)	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(27,993,000)	4,683,000	(38,647,000)	5,795,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	(27,993,000)	4,683,000	(38,647,000)	5,795,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(420,000)	(161,000)		(915,000)
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			(539,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	28,413,000	(4,522,000)	39,186,000	(4,880,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0			$ 0	$ 0