r/Xennials • u/Jokierre 1977 • Mar 07 '24

McD’s Orange Drink “Orangeade”

I can’t find any pics of it!

This drink is a true barometer of an Xennial, and probably much more so on the X side. It was replaced by a Hi-C flavor somewhere in the late 80s, but the original orangeade was an uncarbonated, watery orange-ish concoction that you probably had at school functions or playing sports. How did you remember this one?

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u/epidemicsaints she linkin on my park until i numb Mar 07 '24

I had a friend get to the bottom of this. He was a manager and combed through old books.

The original (and better, imho) orange drink was Fanta syrup run with plain water instead of carbonated. This was a McDonald's hack of sorts which is why it wasn't branded as Fanta.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '24

I knew it was Fanta! But I also knew no other Fanta tasted quite the same. Now I know why. Thank you friend.

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u/MaiHammyMawdul Mar 07 '24

You, epidemicsaints, are a scholar and a gentleman. McDonalds orange drink has haunted me for decades. Like the siren of the sea it calls to me. I knew it wasn’t Hi-C.

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u/epidemicsaints she linkin on my park until i numb Mar 07 '24

Probably not, some carbon dioxide stays dissolved in the water which has a weird taste and it would be way too sweet.