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re: McDonald’s playground from the 80’s

Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:04 pm to
Posted by Bayou Warrior 64
Member since Feb 2021
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:04 pm to
These were around in the 70s when I was a kid. Great memories. Thanks for sharing!
This post was edited on 7/26/26 at 6:05 pm
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
41384 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:24 pm to
quote:

remember going to birthday parties there.


Between ages 6-8 almost every party I went to was there or Kenner Bowl

With the occasional Burger King party and for a couple of friends who seemed like there were rich, their parties were at Fun Factory ,
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
41384 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:26 pm to
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Out of curiosity, why is it always “the lawyers” and not “the people that actually sued McDonald’s”?


As a CPA, sometimes potential clients come to me, wanting to take certain positions, and I send them on their way

I’ve never met a plantiff attorney who would turn down a case.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
41384 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:30 pm to
[quote] Every year a higher percentage of customers use drive-throughs at fast food restaurants, so fewer used the playgrounds. People who use the playground for hours didn't actually spend much money, and it certainly did not offset the maintenance, cleaning, extra property tax, and yes, liability costs. Liability did play a part, but they would have died off at nearly the same pace even without the liability costs.[/quote

And yet plenty of Chic Fil A locations still have a play area (although indoor)
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
34884 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:32 pm to
I can’t be the only one that had my birthday parties there

I remember their cake was the shite
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
36553 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:34 pm to
In the 90s we would take a tray from over a trash receptacle and use them as sleds. It's crazy how fast they would go. One time I managed to hit the corner of a tray on a rounded bolt head. It shattered into a dozen pieces and I didn't get a scratch.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
48325 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:37 pm to
They had those in the 70s as well.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
116653 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:43 pm to
quote:

quote:
Lawyers ruined this like they ruin everything


Juries and reasonable people skipping out on jury duty ruined it, too.


Juries can't do shite until lawyers bring a case and a former lawyer (judge) allows ot to get to a jury.

frick lawyers.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
33245 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:45 pm to
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As a CPA, sometimes potential clients come to me, wanting to take certain positions, and I send them on their way I’ve never met a plantiff attorney who would turn down a case.

Considering PI attorneys work for free unless they win, they turn down cases all the time. They would go broke otherwise
Posted by LSUBFA83
Member since May 2012
4319 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 7:46 pm to
I remember the playground surface was wood chips. I was at a birthday party at the McD in Gonzales when there was a monsoon rainstorm and wood chips were floating into the building.
Burger King had a ball pit that people were scared to send their kids into in case there were AIDS needles in there. Speaking of AIDS needles, remember the warning not to stick your finger in the coin return of payphones because there might be a needle in there?
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