Aug 8, 2008 12:47 pm US/Pacific
Disneyland Gives McDonald's The Boot
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The Walt Disney Co. is closing down all three McDonald's outlets at its Disneyland resort in Anaheim on September 2, as part of a planned refurbishment, the company said.
Disney said the move is not related to its push, announced in 2006, to promote healthier eating choices for children at restaurants at its parks.
"We make enhancements throughout the park on a regular basis," Disneyland spokeswoman Lisa Haines said Friday. "We'll continue to offer guests a wide variety of food choices."
Disney announced its healthy food guidelines the same year it wrapped up a cross-promotional relationship with McDonald's Corp., with the last joint marketing campaigns on "Cars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
There is still a McDonald's outlet in each of Disney's four theme parks in Orlando, Fla., and one at Disneyland Resort Paris, the company said.
Two years ago, Disney announced a plan to eliminate added trans fats from food served at its parks by the end of 2007, and the company said it had met that goal.
On Monday, the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest said 93 percent of kids' meals at 13 major restaurant chains, including McDonald's, had too many calories.
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