‘Couldn’t believe it’: Wild Macca’s goes viral

Tourists have been left stunned by a very unique McDonald’s restaurant that’s been dubbed the “coolest” in the world for one very good reason.

A McDonald’s in New Zealand is all rave with the fast-food restaurant dubed the “coolest Macca’s in the world”.

A McDonald’s in New Zealand is all rave with the fast-food restaurant dubbed the “coolest Macca’s in the world”.

Taupo, a town near the centre of NZ’ North Island, is home to the only McDonald’s location that includes a decommissioned DC3 plane as part of the store.

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary Macca’s store with a drive-through. However, a Douglas DC-3 aircraft is parked next to the location, painted in a dark green McDonald’s livery.

And what’s more, diners can sit inside to enjoy their meal with a view of the original cockpit.

The world’s ‘coolest’ Macca’s is located in Taupo, New Zealand. Attached to the restaurant is a decommissioned DC3 plane and tourists are obsessed. Picture: TikTok/simplyyykatie

The unique Macca’s has blown tourists away with TikToks showing off the one-of-a-kind restaurant.

“What would you do if you put into your maps ‘McDonald’s’ and this is what it took you too,” British tourist and travel blogger Katie asked in TikTok showing off the plane.

“That is what happened to me. Here in Taupo, New Zealand is home to the world’s coolest McDonald’s. I couldn’t believe my eyes.”

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Katie was eager to order her food and head inside the plane.

After using the kiosk to place her order she headed outside to the restaurant’s garden where a set of stairs took her up to the plane part of the eatery.

British tourist and travel blogger Katie has clocked almost half a million views on her TikTOk showing off the unique Macca’s. Picture: TikTok/simplyyykatie

She climbed a set of stairs in the restaurant’s garden to get to the plane. Picture: TikTok/simplyyykatie

“You can sit and enjoy your ‘Maccis (sic) inside the plane. I’ve never experienced anything quite like it. And there’s even a real cockpit you can have a look at too.”

It made the “10 coolest McDonald’s around the world” list for a reason with the decommissioned DC3 plane used by South Pacific Airlines between 1961 and 1966.

You can also eat in there. Picture: TikTok/simplyyykatie

Before that it served during the Second World War. It was constructed in Long Beach, California, in 1943 as a military transport aircraft. During the war, the aircraft operated transport flights around the Southwest Pacific, according to Simple Flying.

The decommissioned DC3 plane used by South Pacific Airlines between 1961 and 1966. Picture: lovetaupo.com

After the aircraft was surplus to the requirements of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), it was stored in the Philippines and deleted from the Army Air Force’s inventory on the last day of 1945.

The publication reported that between February 1947 and October 1961, the aircraft was registered in Australia, flying for a range of now historic carriers.

And after that it was used by South Pacific Airlines of NZ. It then flew another 12 years until its bankruptcy in 1966 before making its final flight in 1984.

Now, the decommissioned DC3 plane is what makes the Taupo Macca’s the “coolest” in the world.