--- description: The new location will add 7,000 square feet. title: World's Largest McDonald's Shuts to Make Way for Even Larger McDonald's image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Fast Food](/tag/fast-food/) ## Fast Food Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # World's Largest McDonald's Shuts to Make Way for Even Larger McDonald's ## Video: Should I Eat Burgers? [Watch (HLS stream): Should I Eat Burgers?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/G7EXHLsP.m3u8) (2:02)  _Published 2015-07-08. It may be stating the obvious, but burgers, as we know them, are not a health food, according to most of our experts. Here's why 3 out of 5 experts gave burgers the thumbs down._ by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 1, 2016 8:37 PM CUT by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 1, 2016 8:37 PM CUT The biggest McDonald’s in the world closed this week to make room for an even larger McDonald’s. McDonald’s shut down the 12,000-square-foot location in Orlando, Fla. in order to open a 19,000-square-foot version of the fast-food restaurant next door in February, the [Orlando _Sentinel_ reports](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/tourism-central-florida-blog/os-idrive-orlando-mcdonalds-to-close-20151230-post.html "undefined"). The franchise opened in 1976 and has since become a popular tourist attraction, but McDonald’s decided it was time for a renovation. The old restaurant was famously shaped like a box of french fries and didn’t just have a PlayPlace but also featured an arcade, animatronic robots, bowling and more. McDonald’s hasn’t given word yet on what attractions the new location will offer, but there will be self-serve kiosks, allowing customers to order their own food. Here are some pictures of the construction taking place at the new location: > [](https://twitter.com/Orlando%5FUnited/status/673536868806500356) > [](https://twitter.com/bioreconstruct/status/677969341577580544) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4165382/mcdonalds-largest-expansion-orlando-florida/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4165382/mcdonalds-largest-expansion-orlando-florida/"},"headline":"World's Largest McDonald's Shuts to Make Way for Even Larger McDonald's","datePublished":"2016-01-01T20:37:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:43:27.568Z","description":"The new location will add 7,000 square feet","url":"https://time.com/4165382/mcdonalds-largest-expansion-orlando-florida/","keywords":["Fast Food","Food","Mcdonald's"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fast-food/","name":"Fast Food"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4165382/mcdonalds-largest-expansion-orlando-florida/","name":"World's Largest McDonald's Shuts to Make Way for Even Larger McDonald's"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Should I Eat Burgers?","description":"It may be stating the obvious, but burgers, as we know them, are not a health food, according to most of our experts. Here's why 3 out of 5 experts gave burgers the thumbs down.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/G7EXHLsP/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-07-08T20:49:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/G7EXHLsP.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4165382/mcdonalds-largest-expansion-orlando-florida/","duration":"PT2M2S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4165382/mcdonalds-largest-expansion-orlando-florida/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```