26 February 2024 , 09:50
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Remember when McDonald's hash browns were 75p or a Big Mac was less than £2? Fans of the fast-food chain say they "miss" a menu unearthed from the 1990s when times were "like a bright summer".
An eerie McDonald's has been discovered at a naval base in Adak Island, Alaska, US, and appears to have been untouched since 1994. The store was originally set as an outpost for Army and Navy bases during World War II, according to the National Park Service - but when the naval base was abandoned in the 1990s, many of the town's residents fled the area and businesses were forced to close down, Los Angeles Times reports. The food hub has been disowned ever since.
A viral clip shared on TikTok recently stunned McDonald's fans after showing the old-style drive-thru and non-digital menu outside the eatery with drastically different prices. The menu still has an advert for an old Happy Meal with Bobby's World toys - an American animated comedy children's television series that aired on Fox Kids, 30 years ago.
Back then, you could buy a large Triple Thick Milkshake for just £1.14 but if you wanted to take it away, it was only 97p. You could also get a hot chocolate for 75p and coffee for 49p, and accompany it with a hot apple pie for 67p.
Big Mac fans may be horrified to learn that while they pay £4.89 nowadays, in 1994 the iconic burger would have cost you £1.93. A cheeseburger was priced at 86p and a box of 20 chicken McNuggets would have set you back £4.50 - compared to today's price of £6.39.
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What's more, 30 years ago, some McDonald's restaurants had burger-themed stools inside, a play-park outside, and even branded ashtrays. Fans were left feeling nostalgic after the Alaskan abandoned eatery was shared online. The clip raked in over 1.2million likes.
Pointing out the different in prices, one individual said: "I miss the $1.49 [£1.17] breakfast burritos." "$1.10 [87p] for orange juice now it's $4.00 [3.15]," added another.
"Dreaming about those prices," added a third. A US resident pointed out: "This is in Alaska so some of those prices are even higher than what they would have been in the rest of the US."
Missing the eatery's old ways, another wrote: "I actually miss this board over the digital board."
"90s is like a bright summer where everyone is happy. it's the right mixture of technology and real life," said another fan. "I wanna be an adult in the 80s and 90s, even if it’s just for a weekend," another TikTok user commented.
One other said: "I love abandoned places - something about it's like a time capsule, I just love it."
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