Disney and McDonalds Split
 

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I can't find a US article but it seems that they are pulling out because of concerns about childhood obesity.

I see at the end of the article that this does not affect the selling of McD's food in the parks. Oh well.

We saw some kid eating Burger King in the Tiki Room garden yesterday. :confused: It was in a Disneyland Munch Inc. lunch box. I can't believe they went to the bother of sneaking in BK and eating it cold.

As for McD - I love their fries, and actually visited one for lunch the other day for the first time in probably 2 years. They got my order wrong.

Fries aside, if that company actually died within my lifetime I'd be very proud of my generation ;)

Disney is concerned about obesity? Have they eaten in the park recently?!!

It's a bold move for Disney. McDonalds is one of the biggest distributors of toys in the world. I read that in 'Fast Food Nation' I believe.
I haven't eaten their burgers or fries since that book came out. I think I had an ice cream cone there about a year ago...

I haven't ordered anything other than a coke or an ice cream from there in 4 years, and those orders were made on road trips where it was McDonalds or nothing.

I have some self-created rendition of "Video Killed the Radio Star" going on in my head now about our generation killing McDonalds.

"Our gen killed McDonalllllllllllds. In our minds and in our pants. Salads came and broke our fat. Put the blame on the FDA. Our gen killed McDonallllllllds"

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I only eat the diet churros.

It is interesting to see the spin on this since it has been the subject of speculation for a few years now that either McDonald's or Disney would decide not to renew the partnership. It hasn't been all the profitable for McDonald's according to reports since it was a deal struck in the post-coital rush of Little Mermaid/Aladdin/Beauty and the Beast/Lion King.


It will be interesting to see if Disney actually keeps its animated movie promotions out of fast food or if they'll just do deals on a film-by-film basis. But the spin could be true. In a litigation environment where it is clear that fast food and junk food manufacturers are eventually in for the tobacco-company treatment it could be quite the hassle to be tied specifically to the children's marketing end of the industry. Now to see if Disney stops co-branding with sugared cereal, sodas, and other junk food.


What is really interesting is that as the focus on fast food as an agent of obesity has grown (Super Sized and Fast Food Nation particularly) McDonald's has seen a resurgence in profits and huge growth in same-store sales.

While I have no doubt that burgers and fries out sell the *healthier options* I'm curious to see what kind of profits the salads and grilled sandwiches bring in. I'm also curious to see how many people actually get carrots apple dippers instead fries and water milk or juice instead of soda in their kids happy meals. Apple dippers are dipped in carmel sauce. I wonder how much better those are for you then fries.

I put healthier options in ** because as we [should be] are all aware, after you dump on the dressing, a salad can have more calories than a burger.

Eeks. I keep editing except this one is a derail. They have a Mighty Kids meal now! It comes with a double cheese burger or a 6 peice McNuggets and is aimed at 'older' kids. Shoot, as an adult I'd order a happy meal for the 4 peice McNuggets or the single patty hamburger. With a small fries and drink it was more than enough. Portion size is another huge issue.

I had the Asian Salad for dinner last night. With grilled chicken it's 290 calories, 10 g fat, 6 g fiber (6 WW points). Adding the whole packet of dressing that comes with increases the points by 2. I only used half of the packet. It was good; I would order it again.