Originally Posted By daschencks I know it has been gone for a while now, but does anyone else miss the McDonald's French Frys? I thought they were better then any french fry that you could by in a real McDonalds. Will there be a return?
Originally Posted By Mommatink1987 I miss those french fries too, we would get a couple and wait in line for Big Thunder or eat them on our way to Fantasyland. I hope there will be a return, never understood why they had to be taken out
Originally Posted By daschencks Yeah we used to do the same thing, one can even see where the cart used to sit on the asphalt. It should be brought back, and I think the ducks miss them also.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Disney had a big co-sponsorship deal with McDonald's for about a decade. Among other things, McDonald's got exclusivity with Disney Happy Meal toys and presence in Disney theme parks. When the deal was not renewed, Burger Invasion in DCA and the french fry wagon went bye-bye. The original promotional tie-in deal made sense at one point, but I don't expect they'll re-ink a deal like that again anytime soon. Rumor had it that the deal ended in part over childhood obesity fears. Both parties deny this was the reason. And since Disney sells all sorts of burgers, fries, ice cream, candy, cupcakes, I tend to doubt that as being much of a factor, too. <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=1937651&page=1" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/Business...1&page=1</a>
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 I don't really miss them. I'd rather have a churro or something I can't get every day.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I am inclined to believe the PC Police ended Disney's association with McDonalds. Never mind that the fries were a very odd thematic fit in Frontierland or New Orleans Square-- we have to protect the children! (Oh, and Burger Invasion, like so many other locations in DCA, was a big budgetary headache for the DLR's food ops.)
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>we have to protect the children!<< Yes, so they can live to eat churros, Mickey ice cream pops, Mickey nuggets, Coca-Cola products....
Originally Posted By MyKidBryten Heaven forbid the kids work off those fries while wandering Disney for hours! The fries by Big Thundar Mountain were in a perfect spot!
Originally Posted By mawnck <--------Remembers back a few years when there was much hollering about the evil corporate incursion of scummy old McDonalds on the sacred ground of Disneyland. Was one of the hollerers. Haven't changed my mind.
Originally Posted By alexbook I don't like the smell of McDonald's fries. Smelling them as we came off Big Thunder wasn't pleasant.
Originally Posted By sjdimon Actually - it was more of a McD's decision NOT to renew the contract with Disney. One of the main drivers for this was that McD's wanted to be able to place non-Disney toys in their Happy Meals. Although McD's fries are good, I am happy to have them out of the parks. It's easy enough to go outside of the park and find them (and for less $$ than they were inside of the parks).
Originally Posted By Dave >>>Yes, so they can live to eat churros, Mickey ice cream pops, Mickey nuggets, Coca-Cola products....<<< You forgot to mention turkey legs
Originally Posted By daschencks Dave....haha seriouslly though some of that stuff is so bad for you....Do they have a nutrition information sheet for the food they sell at disneyland?
Originally Posted By Dole_Whip_Adventure I miss them. They were the best snack, always fresh and hot, way better than any regular McDonalds location. And even if I didn't get any, the smell was amaaaazing.
Originally Posted By tonyanton I hated seeing the McDonald's logo inside Disney parks...glad they're gone!
Originally Posted By doombuggy Never did like seeing the yellow M in a Disney park. The whole point of the parks is to leave the real world behind but seeing a fast food chain in them helped smash that illusion. And the smell of the fires cooking on a hot day just made me gag.
Originally Posted By RTShark77 I never tried them always thought they were to costly. maybe i was wrong and should have tried them.The way you all talk they were pretty darn good
Originally Posted By friarthe Return of the bread bowls at Fowler's Harbor in place of McD's -- best Disneyland event of this year. The only good thing, for me, about McDonald's association with the parks was that insanely gross "It's a MEATier Shower" poster at DCA, which made me laugh a lot. C'mon, who wants a meaty shower, let alone a *meatier* one?
Originally Posted By retlawfan I was never happy about McD in DL. I was another of the "No corporate invasion" of DL crowd. (Yes, I know, that was how DL began) It was always tough for me though. I loved the smell of the fries when I got off of BT, but am proud to say I never ate a single one. I don't miss it at all. I know corporate sponsorships have been important over the years, but putting a name on a sign is a lot different from pushing such an obvious smell into everyone who walks by (even such a wonderful smell).
Originally Posted By GMLSKIS I love McDonalds and miss the fries in Disneyland and the restaurant in DCA. They were the only 2 places in the parks were the food is not marked up over 100% from buying elsewhere. I carry my own food in my backpack but loved the idea of the McDonalds food in case I ran out or got hungry. Now I would rather just starve than pay prices Disney charges for their own food. $1.75 for a 25 cent banana is criminal or 6 dollars for a hot dog smaller than what Costco sells for $1.50 and gives you unlimited soda on top of that.
