Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This side by side comparison shows the sad McDonald's play area today versus how they all used to look. Welcome to McDonald’s — ...

People are yearning for the days with less screens and more ball pits because of a viral post about the current state of McDonald’s PlayPlaces. On March 5, author and journalist Nancy French posted on ...

From the start of McDonald's as a barbecue joint to where it now sits as the king of fast food, it's been an interesting journey full of highs and lows for the chain. Some of McDonald's decisions as a ...

A McDonald's in Franklin, Tennessee, attracted viral attention last month after a customer called out the children's play area and posted a photo on X. The photo showed a sitting area in the corner of ...

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An X user posted a photo of McDonald’s PlayPlace in Franklin, Tenn., and the internet quickly expressed disappointment with the lackluster area for kids Getty McDonald's is modernizing its PlayPlaces.

Fast food restaurant play areas used to encourage interaction between children. Fast food restaurants like McDonald's have long been safe havens for parents with active young kids. Most franchises ...

McDonald's has long been a place where kids could go to both eat and play, but in the past few years, playing hasn't been much of an option. The number of locations that have a PlayPlace, that indoor ...