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World's largest McDonald's to close

The world's largest McDonald's in the US state of Florida will close and make way for a bigger outlet.

McDonald's restaurant sign
The world's largest McDonald's will close and make way for a bigger outlet. (AAP)

The world's largest McDonald's is preparing to close, but it should be replaced with an even bigger McDonald's next door in a couple of months.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that the restaurant and entertainment complex on the International Drive tourism corridor in Florida was set to close for good on Wednesday night.

The McDonald's building, which looks like a giant box of french fries, first opened in 1976. Besides the restaurant itself, the McDonald's offered other activities, such as bowling, slides and video games.

Officials with Oerther Foods, the company that owns and operates the restaurant, say construction of the new 19,000-square-foot (1,765 sq metres) complex will begin in February.


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