r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 12d ago

/r/all McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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u/cheeersaiii 12d ago

They went from kids/family vibe to “operating theatre please leave quickly” vibe. In Australia we had one with a train carriage for kid’s birthdays, one with a plane, all sorts of fun. I understand the change and the coffee is better for it but still change isn’t always a good thing

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u/ministryofchampagne 11d ago

Well that is because of advertising laws and children.

It is the same reason Saturday morning cartoons went away.

Children can’t be targeted for advertising. All that fun stuff in McDonalds was advertising for children.

In the US. OP was talking about Australia but maybe they have the same laws or McDonald’s corporate decided to make their branding consistent internationally