all that playground equipment was metal, and in the summer it would get so damn hot it would burn your hands, but you'd still play on it because of course you would.
When I was a kid I fell and split my chin open twice on that slide going up the metal stairs. Still have the scars all these years later. But McDonald’s interiors used to be fun and creative in the 80s. Now they try to be all gentrified and like Starbucks. Bring back the creativity!
We still take my kids to the McDonald's play places and they'll be there for a couple of hours. They're just okay now; more like how the Burger King kids play place used to be, which I always thought was inferior.
I grew up in the LA area, and even Disneyland was somewhat affordable until like 2007. I remember in 2005 I took my mom there for the 50th anniversary, and tickets were $50, which was the most they'd ever been at that time. I have a ticket from 1988 and it was $20 to get in. So in like the 90s, it hovered between $25 and $35 bucks. It could be expensive if you had a big family, but it wasn't something you'd go into debt to make happen, unlike today.
We definitely went to Magic Mountain and Knott's Berry farm more often than Disneyland because the tickets were cheaper, and they each have their own water park attached.
In early 90s some McDonald's had huge playgrounds, some had the tubing you can crawl in going around entire store or the glass structure they constructed them within, anyone remember? Taking kids to eat and play at McDonald was a thing you did and spend hours doing and these playgrounds were packed with kids. McDonald was all about layouts with families in mind and ample space for mothers with baby strollers and big tables where families could comfortably eat together. Now McDonald almost has security guy escorting you out, 60 seconds after you finished chewing your last burger bite..
Some good memories of that particular playground layout. I hated going to church as a kid, but knowing that we'd be going here with a family friend (and their kids my age too) afterwards made it bearable.
I remember suddenly having to go to the bathroom in that hamburger. I was terrified went to the lower brain and I was trapped in jail. I think they did end up prying my ass from those bars with my wet pants lol
That looks so cool. My dad was boycotting McDonald’s when I was a kid so I never got to go. We only went to Hardee’s & their playground just had a huge human sized hamster wheel.
Loved McDonald's playland! Seeing that hamburger got me nostalgic 🥰. I remember one character you can ride like a horsie. Not horse shaped but y'all know what I mean!
I've only been to Disney like 4 times in my entire life and I'm 44. I'm seriously over Disney.
The only thing I ever wanted from Disney was to take a family photo in front of the castle in Magic Kingdom. That's it.
We have it. I'm done.
I used to climb inside the indoor trees, which were definitely not meant for that. I was maybe 5, and that's when I discovered I was not claustrophobic. Anyone else go inside the tunnels they made?
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