X user @NancyAFrench posted an image of the PlayPlace, writing, "This is so heartbreaking. I’m at a new McDonald's in Franklin, TN, and look at their 'play place' for children. Two screens/two ...

An X user posted a photo of McDonald’s PlayPlace in Franklin, Tenn., and the internet quickly expressed disappointment with the lackluster area for kids Getty McDonald's is modernizing its ...

People are yearning for the days with less screens and more ball pits because of a viral post about the current state of McDonald’s PlayPlaces. On March 5, author and journalist Nancy French ...

A waitress calls out rude family restaurant habits—from yelling kids to ghosted orders—shedding light on dining etiquette and ...

Why? Because once you were done, you could go play in the McDonald’s PlayPlace, a magical area of plastic tube slides, and ball pits, complete with the addicting scent of french fries wafting ...

PlayPlaces were a vital part of the McDonald's brand in the 1980s and '90s. After leaving countless kids with lasting memories—and some with injuries and battered immune systems—the fast food ...

It was just a stuffed toy — a well-loved, one-legged bunny. But to 5-year-old Jake Kamra, it meant comfort, companionship and home. And for an entire Sonoma County community, the search to return it ...