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/KrocCamen 11d ago

I've got a personal theory that the reason gen Z associate '80s McDonald's with analogue horror (see Grimace Shake), is because they've never had any of that 'kids restaurant' vibe anywhere. It all became sterile in the early 2000s, and the '80s looks alien and creepy to them.