
McDonald’s in Franklin, Tennessee attracted the attention of the virus last month after customers called out to a children’s playground and posted photos to X.
The photo shows an area sitting at the corner of the restaurant, with two screens embedded in the wall.
X user @NancyAfrench said, “This is so heartbreaking. I’m at the new McDonald’s in Franklin, Tennessee, looking at ‘Play Places’ for kids. Look at two screens/two chairs. ”
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A MacDonald’s spokesman told Fox News Digital in the meantime This restaurant “There are some interactive features for younger guests. They don’t represent a complete playplace design and experience.”
Gary he, The author of McAtlas, a visual social anthropology book about McDonalds, traveled to McDonald’s locations in over 55 countries on six continents.

McDonald’s super fans share the outstanding playplaces he has seen in places around the world. (Gary He/McCatlass)
“[McDonald’s restaurants] Available in all shapes and sizes. Some of them have huge playplaces, but most of them have nothing at all,” he told Fox News Digital.
Before the digital age, McDonald’s playplace featured character-themed displays designed to attract children and families.
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Some included play areas with ball pits.
He said the way fast food restaurants plays reflect the way kids grow up in the digital world.

McDonald’s playplace appears to have evolved over the years. Once upon a time, playgrounds and ball pits at the forefront of the area were well-suited for younger customers. (istock)
“Even “the biggest entertainment McDonald’s” in Orlando, Florida, has modernised it to include a large number of activities with screens,” he said.
School meals frown when Maha advocates encourage “various choices for lunch lines.”
On his trip, he said he realized that McDonald’s location acted as “a kind of cultural mirror.”

This playplace for McDonald’s, which features a digital screen in Franklin, Tennessee, has now gone viral. (Fox News)
“In France, many standalone MacDonald’s and salad bars in the restaurant come with a ‘Ronald’ gym’. Also, McDonald’s in China has it Exercise bike It will charge your phone, and [there are] Hologram Ronald McDonald is in Playplace,” he said.
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In Guatemala, the Cajita Feliz restaurant is shaped like a Happy Meal Box.
The birthplace of Happy Meal was created by the manager of McDonald’s in Guatemala. Child-friendly menu According to Axios, they call it “Ronald’s Menu” in their toys.

Happy Meal is reportedly created by the manager of McDonald’s in Guatemala. Guatemala has created a menu for small children of toys, calling it “Ronald’s Menu.” (Gary He/McCatlass)
” [PlayPlace] It’s widespread, but it’s in a separate concrete building specializing in birthday celebrations for children,” he said.
“We provide a top-notch experience for delicious families Nutritional menusupplemented by initiatives that encourage reading, play and overall happiness,” reads the website of Alcos Dorados, an operator of MacDonald’s in Latin America.
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There are over 38,000 McDonald’s location In 100 countries, according to the company’s website.
He said Taupo, New Zealand, has a “an abolished DC-3 plane that allows children and adults to run around and peer into the cockpit as well.”

In Taupo, New Zealand, there is a “an abolished DC-3 plane that allows children and adults to run around and peer into the cockpit likewise.” (Gary He/McCatlass)
“Here in the US, the majority of the company’s business is drive-thru and delivery. It seems like restaurants are meeting consumers,” he said.
One location is called “UFO McDonald’s” and has a flying sage-shaped dining room.
Of all McDonald’s playplaces in the United States, there are two that stand out particularly in his view, he said.
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In Roswell, New Mexico, this location is known as “UFO McDonald’s” and features a flying sage-shaped dining room.
There is also a play area that includes tube slides, physical activity and space-themed characters.

While McDonald’s, the world’s largest entertainment in Orlando, Florida, may have a screen, there is still a lot of physical activity for kids to jump in, experts said. (Gary He/McCatlass)
McDonald’s, the world’s largest entertainment in Orlando, Florida, is in May There is a screen, There is still a lot of physical activity that kids can use to jump in.
“There are hundreds of feet of tube slides, ball pits, all sorts of games you can imagine,” he said.
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“The store has been tighter in recent years, but it still looks more arcade-like than McDonald’s.”