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Leaps and Bounds was a chain of indoor play-places that was started by McDonald's in 1991. [1] The main attraction was a tube maze complex with ball pits. They hosted children's birthday parties where pizza and cake were served. There were arcade-style games that awarded tickets for cheap prizes.
The McDonald's PlayPlace first appeared in California in 1971, [2] and debuted for McDonald's franchisees at the 1972 Illinois State Fair. [3] [4]In 1991, McDonald's created a chain of family entertainment centers based on PlayPlaces called Leaps and Bounds, that eventually merged into Discovery Zone and Chuck E. Cheese.
Under the leadership of then CEO Don Flynn, in July 1994, Discovery Zone bought 45 Leaps and Bounds stores from McDonald's for $111 million in stock and 57 franchised stores from Blockbuster Video for $91 million in stock bringing the total stores to almost 300. At the same time, Blockbuster bought more shares of Discovery Zone giving it 50.1% ...
Polaris Fashion Place is a two level shopping mall and surrounding retail plaza serving Columbus, Ohio, United States.The mall, owned locally by Washington Prime Group, is located off Interstate 71 on Polaris Parkway in Delaware County just to the north of the boundary between Delaware and Franklin County.
The World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's, also known as Epic McD, and formerly known as Mickey D's, [1] is a McDonald's restaurant which opened in 1976 in Orlando, Florida. The restaurant has a floor area of 19,000 square feet (1,800 m 2), making it the largest McDonald's in the world by square footage. It offers menus with options that are ...
In 2018, McDonald’s announced a $6 billion plan to modernize its U.S. restaurants (which today number nearly 14,000), with planned updates to furniture, décor, exteriors and kiosks. The menu ...
The Pomeroy, Ohio McDonald's location was one of the last two McDonald's locations in the world that still served pizza. This location served its final pizza on August 31, 2017. [11] McDonald's phased out pizzas at its stores in the late 1990s. [12] The courthouse has the distinction of being mentioned in "Ripley's Believe or Not!"
The park encompasses 88 acres (36 ha) filled with several ponds, an amphitheater, terraced waterfalls, a community garden, an Asian-themed garden, a picnic shelter, and playgrounds. The Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens also lie within the park, a landmark of the neighborhood and the City of Columbus.