McDonald's PlayPlace

A McDonald's PlayPlace is a amusement commercial playground attached to a McDonald's restaurant, that features play areas such as tube mazes, slides, ball pits, and video games, as well as tables for eating. First started in 1971 at the Chula Vista, California location, they are usually rainbow colored and themed after McDonaldland.[1]

McDonald's PlayPlace
The outside of an indoor McDonald's PlayPlace
LocationVarious McDonald's restaurants
StatusOperating
Operated byMcDonald's
ThemeMcDonaldland
Operating seasonYear-round (indoor and outdoor)

History

The McDonald's PlayPlace first appeared in California in 1971,[2] and was debuted for McDonald's franchisees at the 1972 Illinois State Fair.[3] [4]

In 1991, McDonald's created a chain of family entertainment centers based on PlayPlaces called Leaps and Bounds that eventually merged into Discovery Zone and Chuck E. Cheese.[5][6][7]

Locations

The world's largest McDonald's PlayPlace at the World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's in Orlando, Florida features family entertainment center like attractions, including arcade games and pizza, it was opened in 1976.[8] A UFO and outer space themed PlayPlace in Roswell, New Mexico was built in 2004 and updated in 2019.[9][10]

References
  1. Behr, Felix (March 24, 2021). "This Was The World's First McDonald's PlayPlace". Mashed.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. "McDonald's Design Heritage". Fast Company. October 1, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. "McDonald's Playground". Illinois Periodicals Online at Northern Illinois University - (Main Page). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  4. "This Could Be Why You Don't See PlayPlaces in McDonald's Anymore". Reader's Digest. July 2, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. "LEAPS AND BOUNDS MERGES WITH DISCOVERY ZONE; MCDONALD'S". Bloomberg. Jul 18, 1994. Retrieved Apr 18, 2022.
  6. Young, David (Jul 19, 1994). "MCDONALD'S TO UNITE PLAY UNIT WITH DISCOVERY ZONE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved Apr 18, 2022.
  7. "It's Bullshit That Discovery Zone Was Forced To Shut Down 19 Years Ago". Barstool Sports. Jun 11, 2018. Retrieved Apr 18, 2022.
  8. Harrington, Rebecca (May 12, 2017). "We visited the largest McDonald's in the US and ate pizza, pasta, and a Belgian waffle - here's what it's like". Business Insider. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. Erisman, Brandie (September 11, 2017). "There's No Other McDonald's Like This One Hiding In New Mexico". OnlyInYourState. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. "A UFO themed McDonald's in Roswell is out of this world". Raised New Mexican. January 19, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.