McDonald’s on Uluru
12 December 2006 by danielbowenI’ve a mate who’s just got back from Australia. While there he visited your big rock & insists that there’s a McDonalds on top of it! Please tell me he’s yankin’ my chain. – Anonymous, Netherlands
As ghastly as it may sound, yes, I’m afraid there now is a McDonald’s on top of Uluru:
You can even get a McOz – the (probably unique) Australian burger with beetroot on it. Also available are the McRooBurger and the McWitchety-Grub. Yum!
Thankfully no more fast food outlets will be going up there. No KFC or Pizza Hut. Maccas have exclusive rights.
Okay okay, so I made most of that up. Except for the McOz burger, that’s real.
In truth, there is nothing like that on the top, and Uluru is considered a sacred place by the local tribes, and they ask tourists not to climb up. Not even for French Fries.
(Updated December 2006; originally posted July 2000)
January 26th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
i find reading everything you write funny to the point of being hilarious that may be because i am an australian. i also find peoples questions to you amusing. Do you start to laugh everytime you read the questions? i know i would
May 7th, 2007 at 12:58 am
Hey mate, was just searchin 4 some images 4 work & came across ur site. I work at the glorious golden arches & laughed my ass off when I read what ur mate had told u- its true, i’m pretty sure Maccas will take over Australia soon enough & we will c it in some extreme places. Next stop, on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, lol.
May 8th, 2007 at 4:21 am
LOL! That was pretty good. Um…I do have to appologize about McDonalds being in Australia, and frankly all over the world. I hate it, even though I am American. Once I saw what goes into the meat (cow eyes) and how they make Chicken nuggets (gring the whole chicken–beak, feathers, and intestines) I decided that I had had enough. Anywho, sorry about that. Hey! But on the plus side if you eat a lot of Micky D’s, your body will be pumped so full of chemicals and preservatives that when you die, your body will not decay for decades, thereby maintaining your glorious looks. But if you have ugly friends, and they like McDonalds, tell them to get cremated.
February 7th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Well the McOz burger was real. I tried to order one tonight at my local Macca’s and alas – my favourite McDonalds burger is off the menu!!!!!
April 25th, 2008 at 6:25 am
Damn! I showed this to my teacher 3 years ago and insisted it was real. We argued forever- and I can’t believe I believed it.
June 1st, 2008 at 9:59 am
looks like a heck of a workout just to get some lunch!
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:58 am
that question made me laugh so hard.