When the Happy Meal was launched in 1979, the toys were a McDoodle stencil, a McWrist wallet, an ID bracelet, a puzzle lock, a spinning top or a McDonaldland character-shaped eraser.
We are pleased to announce that we have removed hard plastic toys from the Happy Meal®. From January 2021, the Happy Meal® will include soft toys, sustainable paper-based toys and books.
Each Happy Meal costs $3.69 – $4.59 and in addition to the toy, comes with an entree, kids-size fry, apple slices, and a drink. But did you know you can get the toy without buying a Happy Meal? That's right, you can always purchase the toys separately for $1.59 – $1.69 each, depending on your McDonald's location.
McDonald's pledged to phase out its plastic Happy Meal Toys, but environmental experts say the company's real problem is its use of beef. McDonald's has pledged to phase out the use of fossil-fuel based plastics in its Happy Meal toys by 2025. The company intends to use more paper and recyclable plastics in its toys.
McDonald's announced that it will make major changes to its iconic Happy Meal toys, with an aim to "drastically" reduce its use of plastics as part of the company's push toward sustainability and reducing their environmental impact.
Hot Wheels (1983)
Back in the early '80s, McDonald's teamed up with Hot Wheels to give out cars with their Happy Meals. The rarest of these toys are now worth several hundred dollars on the collectors' market, especially if they're in mint condition and in their original packaging.
McDonald's changed their policy a few years ago and now instruct employees to provide the choice of toys by theme and not by the gender of the child.
McDonald's started offering Happy Meals on their menu in 1979. The package was circus-themed and the toys inside were wallets, stencils, erasers, and other small giveaways printed with the McDonald's logo.
When the Happy Meal was launched in 1979, the toys were a McDoodle stencil, a McWrist wallet, an ID bracelet, a puzzle lock, a spinning top or a McDonaldland character-shaped eraser.
McDonald's is also looking at ways to recycle the old toys to make new restaurant trays and playgrounds. The recycling of old toys is already done in the United Kingdom and Japan, according to McColloch. Worldwide, McDonald's sells more than a billion Happy Meals a year.
Squishmallows, the soft, squishy stuffed toys loved by kids, will be coming to McDonald's restaurants across the U.S. in late 2023 as the featured toys in Happy Meals.
Mcdonald's Happy Meal Toys May and June 2023 : Barbie and Hotwheels. Barbie and Hotwheels will be taking over McDonald's this May and June. McDonald's has a new Happy Meal Toy for May and June 2023 based on Barbie and Hotwheels. There are a total of 5 Barbie Characters and 5 Hotwheel Toys to collect during this period.
Great question! We change our Happy Meal Toys about once a month.
McDonald's says it will no longer include plastic toys in Happy Meals by the end of 2025 and make the switch to items made from renewable and recycled materials.
There are some options for recycling plastic toys
Among them are programs for Hasbro, Spin Master toys and games, and Vtech & LeapFrog electronic learning devices and electronic toys. In addition, TerraCycle offers for-purchase recycling solutions for toys, action figures and stuffed animals.
Everyone does. McDonald's toys weren't just a mainstay for most of our childhoods. They were what got a lot of us started as collectors.
Happy Meal: $3.69 (54% increase) Hamburger: $2.49 (179% increase) Cheeseburger: $2.79 (165% increase)
Ronald McDonald is now present on Instagram, promoting McDonald's and the Ronald McDonald House charities. In 2022, McDonald's revived the beloved characters from McDonaldland with the launch of an adult Happy Meal featuring toy figurines: Grimace, the Hamburglar, and Birdie and Cactus Buddy.
Just like it was when we were kids, each new release of Happy Meal toys is only available for a limited time. They're not gone forever, per se; you can always find missed favorites on eBay. Typically, each Happy Meal toy launch lasts for about one month.
Each year, McDonald's distributes 1.5 billion toys worldwide. That's more than Hasbro and Mattel. It was originally known as “The Circus Wagon Happy Meal” and some of the early toys included a stencil, a wallet and a spinning top.
Every adult Happy Meal comes with one of four toys.
Three of those toys are redesigned versions of the McDonald's mascots Grimace, the Hamburglar, and Birdie. There's also a new figure associated with Cactus Plant Flea Market named Buddy, who is dressed in the uniform of a McDonald's employee.
There are 8 plastic toys to collect. For those who are excited to learn more, here's a list of all the new Mario movie-themed toys that will be available with McDonald's Happy Meals until January 23, 2023: Mario exiting a tunnel pipe.
At the top of the global list sits France's Triple Cheddar and Double Beef burger, which costs $15.70. This massive stack of beef and cheese also includes crispy fried onions, pickles, ketchup, and mustard.