You're right. When the curtains were used the programmer would sometimes close the side curtains during Helen's solos. However, he still had to program the characters to move because the same code is used for the 1-stage and 2-stage.
when this show was programmed at CEC Headquarters, the programmer just made it that way. however, if you look inside the curtains when something like this happens, chuck e and pasqually are still moving as if the curtains never closed.
no, what i mean is, if you are at a location where the curtains are closed and you look inside of the curtains, they will still be moving or looking around. they are not in sleep mode
lol, dude were you there alone?? Id be too freaked to be with those damn life sized freaky things lol. they dont bother me otherwize. and with other ppl there. but no one else there? no way lol