Orlando is home to the world’s largest McDonald’s restaurant in Florida: the World’s Largest Entertainment McDonald’s on Sand Lake Road.
Opened in 1976, the restaurant is designed as an attraction as well as a fast-food location. Its large, multi-story building includes a PlayPlace, arcade games, and an unusually broad menu featuring items such as pizza, Belgian waffles, pasta, and omelets alongside standard McDonald’s fare.
The restaurant was originally known by names including Mickey D’s and was rebuilt after the first building closed and was demolished in 2015. The replacement reopened in 2016 and continued the location’s entertainment-focused identity.
A common mix-up is the exact superlative. Orlando’s branch is often described as the world’s largest McDonald’s by area or as the world’s largest entertainment McDonald’s, while some references list a McDonald’s in Disneyland Paris as larger by square footage. Either way, Orlando is the canonical Florida city associated with this famous oversized location.