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Lewis
15-12-2022, 09:57 PM
I was having a conversation with the young people at work today, and the subject got round to McDonald's. I said that the Hull McDonald's used to have an upstairs seating area, half of which was seats in a weird pirate ship surround for kids' parties and that, and they thought that I was making it up. There isn't much on Google other than a few people asking who else remembers them, so I want to know whether you ever encountered one.
Lewis
15-12-2022, 10:03 PM
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That is it (thanks random woman). Fantastic. Although it's not really a pirate ship as I remembered it. Did you ever encounter the weird McDonald's boat?
Alex
15-12-2022, 10:16 PM
I'm pretty sure I encountered that very one as a kid, at my cousin's birthday party.

There was, unfortunately, no pirate ship in the Wakefield McDonald's. There was a basketball court inside the JJB Sports though.
-james-
15-12-2022, 10:25 PM
I have never been in a McDonald's.
7om
15-12-2022, 10:28 PM
Less freds > more freds
Magic
15-12-2022, 10:32 PM
Quick, phonics is pregnant.
randomlegend
15-12-2022, 10:34 PM
There was a basketball court inside the JJB Sports though.

Don't remember the boat, but this was :drool:
phonics
15-12-2022, 10:38 PM
Wasn’t allowed into a McDonald’s till I was 12 and they’d got rid of them.
randomlegend
15-12-2022, 10:39 PM
Will you have the same rule for your kid?
Pepe
15-12-2022, 10:45 PM
I remember a couple of MEGA birthday parties at McDonalds.

Nothing could beat this place though:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurante_Arroyo
7om
15-12-2022, 10:46 PM
Can’t wait for phonics’ kid to become a tory
randomlegend
15-12-2022, 10:47 PM
I remember a couple of MEGA birthday parties at McDonalds.

Nothing could beat this place though:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurante_Arroyo

Sounds mental :D
Sir Andy Mahowry
15-12-2022, 10:55 PM
I remember a couple of MEGA birthday parties at McDonalds.

Nothing could beat this place though:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurante_Arroyo

TTH Meet 2023 here please.
Jimmy Floyd
15-12-2022, 11:03 PM
I don't know about pirate ship specifically, but there definitely used to be a separate themed children's party area in my local one. Like a sort of goldfish bowl in the middle of the restaurant.

All that went out with the 'I'm Lovin It' rebrand circa Blair's second term.
Pepe
15-12-2022, 11:11 PM
Sounds mental :D


TTH Meet 2023 here please.

Excellent barbacoa too. :drool:
phonics
15-12-2022, 11:19 PM
I don't know about pirate ship specifically, but there definitely used to be a separate themed children's party area in my local one. Like a sort of goldfish bowl in the middle of the restaurant.

All that went out with the 'I'm Lovin It' rebrand circa Blair's second term.

Nothing rebranded the concept of childhood more than getting on the internet and finding out that ballpits are all covered in child faeces.
Lewis
15-12-2022, 11:29 PM
Can’t wait for phonics’ kid to become a tory

The downward social mobility could breed all sorts of resentment.
phonics
15-12-2022, 11:33 PM
None of you have met the mother, the kid won't vote.
niko_cee
16-12-2022, 09:52 AM
Nothing rebranded the concept of childhood more than getting on the internet and finding out that ballpits are all covered in child faeces.

Everything is covered in faeces.
Kikó
16-12-2022, 07:11 PM
I'll dig out the picture of me having a birthday party in Manchester next time I'm back. No pirate ship, just brought colours and one of those things you can stick your head in to pretend you're the hamburgler.

Edit, actually it was on Facebook
https://i.ibb.co/Gk3C2Ns/img-1-1671217986761.webp
Jimmy Floyd
16-12-2022, 08:19 PM
A building ceiling-lit like Michael Douglas is about to lose his shit in it. Proper, proper 90s.