McDonald's in Franklin, Tennessee is attracting the attention of the virus after customers call children's playgrounds.
X user @NancyAfrench posted a PlayPlace image “Writing”. This is very heartbreaking. I'm at the new McDonald's in Franklin, Tennessee, watching their “playplace” for kids. Two screens/two chairs. ”
The photo included the corner of the restaurant with an area where I was sitting and two screens embedded in the wall.
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“McDonald's and our franchisees are proud to offer family-friendly spaces at many restaurants in the US,” a McDonald's spokesman told Fox News Digital.
“The restaurant has some interactive features for younger guests, but it does not represent the design and experience of a complete playplace,” the spokesman added.
McDonald's restaurant has a play area consisting of a play area. (istock)
X user added the video to her thread, saying, “I came back to not miss something.”
“There was this column to get kids to exercise, but I don't think this is temporary. I think this is that,” she continued.
The video shows a woman stomping on an interactive music pad with a sign of “Playground Safety Rules.”
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The post has received over 16 million views and 2,000 comments.
This is very broken heart. I'm at the new McDonald's in Franklin, Tennessee, watching their “playplaces” for the kids. Two screens/two chairs. 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/j2gxrjzklq
– Nancy French (@nancyafrench) March 5, 2025
“I hope it's temporary! We still have the playing equipment on my local MCD,” commented one X user.
“Stirp,” another user wrote.
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A MacDonald's spokesman told Fox News Digital: “McDonald's and the franchisee are proud to offer family-friendly spaces at many restaurants in the United States.” (istock)
“This is a place of punishment,” another added.
The user recalled, “Our kids will never know.”
“The playpit is filthy and this screen is adorable,” declared one woman.
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“There's nothing childhood fun like staring at a screen in a slightly different place than home,” another wrote.
I came back to not miss anything. There was this column to help children exercise. But I don't think this is temporary. I think this is it. pic.twitter.com/nkptvacj2j
– Nancy French (@nancyafrench) March 5, 2025
One woman said, “If a child doesn't pick up a toy and ask for a screen to play anymore, businesses will provide what consumers are repeatedly asking for: digital heroin conditioning.”
Other X users don't seem to be embarrassed by the play area.
“It's fine for me,” one commented.
“McDonald's is not a childcare facility. They are there to eat,” another user wrote.
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Children ages 8 to 12 watch or use the screen for 4 to 6 hours a day, while teens spend nine hours according to the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).
For children over the age of 6, AACAP recommends “encouraging healthy habits and limiting activities, including screens.” (Tim Clayton/Corvis via Getty Images)
Children aged 2 to 5 years old are recommended to limit non-educational screening hours to one hour on weekdays and up to three hours on weekends.
AACAP recommends that children age 6 and older encourage “restrict healthful habits and activities, including screens.”
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According to Mayo Clinic, too much screening time can lead to obesity, irregular sleep, behavioral issues and potential exposure to violent content.
