That tree looks like the stranger on the street who offers to babysit your daughters for free.
And you say “okay… come on over” and make sure that stranger is never seen again.
This is mostly because they don’t want you eating inside. Maintaining a dining room takes extra staff and other expenses.
I’m guessing it’s for more efficient cleaning. Bummer.
They don’t want you to spend time in the restaurant. Less and less McDonalds PlayCenters are surviving. The seats in the restaurant purposely get uncomfortable after 20 minutes of sitting. Harsh lighting. Drab surfaces. They want you to get your food and go. Even better if you use the drive thru or mobile app. Any modern fast food restaurant like McDonald’s, but especially Starbucks, does not want to be your “third place”.
Old McDonald’s looks like an „okay“ bad trip in this case
nvm that tree is creepy af
McDonalds is a reflection of the zeitgeist.
The everything resembles the prison?
And that’s why I hate everything and everyone
I grew up with this McDonald’s, it had a jukebox. My sister had life threatening food allergies, so we only ever went there to get orange juice, but I still loved it.
Your sister risked death so you all could hang out at a place with a shark’s head biting a surfboard. Respect.
If there were ever anything worth risking death over, it would be to hang out at a place with a shark’s head biting a surfboard.
Also, that was like all we had to do back in the 80s when cartoons weren’t on.
The Rock 'n Roll McDonalds in Chicago was pretty cool when I went to it as a kid. Looks like it’s gone now.
That’s rad.
And the old style chairs which you could “twist” the seat on lol 🤣
Old times: people did the good drugs
New times: drug tests
more like a hospital 🏥 than a prison.
Neither of these looks good
Someone never went to a McPlayplace when it was watched over by friendly Mayor McCheese as a kid…
You’re not wrong, I have 0 interest in anything McBranded
I don’t now, but it was pretty standard when I was growing up in the 80s to go to McDonalds birthday parties. Happy Meals were something most kids loved getting. It’s like Disney. Yes, they’re a big evil corporation, but they also make things fun for kids. That’s the loss me and others here are lamenting. They’ve taken all the fun away from these places.
Compare to the Carl’s Junior kiosks in Idiocracy.
That movie really wasn’t supposed to be a documentary.
Great read, thanks for sharing that!
'90s-'00s McDonald’s primarily appealed to kids, as the colorful characters and Happy Meals were a big part of the draw.
'10s-'20s McDonalds has pivoted to marketing towards adults, in part because they had come under fire for marketing greasy, oversalted calorie bombs to children as the US obesity epidemic took off. The other reason is that mid-to-low income adults became a much more lucrative demographic after decades of wage stagnation basically created an entire generation that’s too tired and overworked to cook for themselves but too poor to go out to eat anywhere else.
Also those grease bomb refugees that were 5-15 during the 90s?
They were 25-35 for the '10-'20 pivot.
They never had a chance…
Gotta love the bottom picture.
Gigantic displays that can theoretically put whatever message you want on there before people interact with them.
Each has two printed leaflets taped to the sides.
The kiosks are great. I can more easily customize my McChickens, and they almost always come out boiling lava hot.
and they almost always come out boiling lava hot.
That does not sound pleasant.
That’s why I don’t get their apple pie.
It’s pleasant because it’s not like luke warm. It means it’s fresh.
I can let it cool, or nuke the roof of my mouth; choice matters!
If hot was the same as fresh, you wouldn’t be able to heat up day-old Chinese takeout.