A lot of us like to sneak in a cheeky visit to McDonald’s every once in a while. The jury’s still out whether it’s the tasty junk food or our childhood nostalgia that keeps us coming back. Again. And again. Whether you’re a McDonald’s fan or you steer clear of it, you can’t deny that the chain’s restaurant designs had style and energy in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
Bored Panda’s got a wave of nostalgia ready for you with this list of vintage photos from McDonald’s several decades ago, so scroll down, upvote your faves, and share what you remember about the fast-food restaurants from your childhoods, dear Pandas.
We hope that we won’t make you too hungry! When you’re done with this cool photo list, check out r/nostalgia who constantly update their collection of old photos that give us that bittersweet (or is that sweet and sour?) feeling of nostalgia.
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When I was a kid my mum wore a purple felt tracksuit once and I said it reminded me of Grimace from McDonalds, I have never, and I suspect I never will, see such unadulterated rage in my life
The worst part was when it was raining then the sun was shining right after, we insisted on going to play anyway, bathing in puddles :D
Fun fact: They did away with these because they were being used to sniff cocaine. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stirring-response
I am JEALOUS beyond words. I have it saved as a search on eBay because if I have another kid I want one safety be damned
We still have cookies https://mcdonalds.com.au/menu/mcdonaldland-cookies
My son had his birthday party cople of times in McD in Skopje, some 17-18 years ago
Full to the brim with delicious orange drink (orange in color not flavor).
These were kind of squashy and had a little hole with a valve at the bottom. I used to use them as water pistols.
I have spent so much money on Hercules toys, including McDonald's happy meals, because that animated movie was my than 6-7 yo son's favorite and he watched it on vhs almost every day for some 10 or 12 months
Let's say "or one regular Coca Cola" so it feels like there is options...
Oh God and these were lava when it was 110* in Houston Texas in August
SO THAT"S WHAT THEY WERE??!? My grandma had these as toys for us (born in 2002) but the darn things were so worn away I just thought they were generic toys. Oh the memories are flooding back now
I worked during this nightmare. They didn't have the usual 1 week rotation for a month promotion. Instead they were all available for the whole month, but they were in 'blind' bags. There was always at least one adult standing at the counter asking to feel through a large pile of bags to try and get the one their 'child' was after
Wow. I remember alll of that. McDonald's was a treat for me as a kid. Rarely went but was always excited when I did.
Same it was so special and so amazing, the playgrounds weren't so generic they were fun
Load More Replies...These things can't possibly be from 30 years ago. They feel like last week. Man, I'm old.
erm ... I suspect this is where everyone starts to call many things 'vintage' just to make themselves feel better about it all :)))
Load More Replies...Wow. I remember alll of that. McDonald's was a treat for me as a kid. Rarely went but was always excited when I did.
Same it was so special and so amazing, the playgrounds weren't so generic they were fun
Load More Replies...These things can't possibly be from 30 years ago. They feel like last week. Man, I'm old.
erm ... I suspect this is where everyone starts to call many things 'vintage' just to make themselves feel better about it all :)))
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