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McDonald's Drive-Through Serves Horseback Rider in Australia

12/31/2025

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Erin Beattie rode her horse Waylon Bronson through a McDonald’s drive-through in Googong, Australia, about 400 miles from Melbourne, to order a vanilla soft serve cone.
Beattie wondered how staff would respond to a horseback order.
The staff processed the order despite McDonald’s policy that drive-throughs are for motor vehicles only.
She purchased the cone and said the Googong location would serve customers on horseback.

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Erin Beattie rode her horse Waylon Bronson through a McDonald’s drive-through in Googong, Australia, about 400 miles from Melbourne, to order a vanilla soft serve cone.
Beattie wondered how staff would respond to a horseback order.
The staff processed the order despite McDonald’s policy that drive-throughs are for motor vehicles only.
She purchased the cone and said the Googong location would serve customers on horseback.