{"id":2939,"date":"2026-04-27T20:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:04:36","slug":"mcdonalds-is-dropping-a-stranger-things-happy-meal-with-collectible-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2939","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Is Dropping A \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Happy Meal With Collectible Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-hl6xtf e1wzc3k51\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/clock-regular.4ddebeb.svg\" alt=\"Estimated read time\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"css-1rzbsk9 e1wzc3k50\">2 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" class=\"css-1fv4nwp e1q3dcg5\"><button aria-label=\"Hide Key Points section\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header-button\" class=\"css-ec8vqf e1q3dcg4\"><\/p>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-lhm19 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/caret-right-regular.a6ec664.svg\" alt=\"Caret Right\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" class=\"css-nzvxqj e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd2\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>McDonald\u2019s is dropping a \u2018Stranger Things: Tales From \u201885\u2019 Happy Meal nationwide on May 5.<\/li>\n<li>The Happy Meal includes a \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 activity book, scannable QR code that brings you to an interactive game and digital experience, and one of 12 collectible toys.<\/li>\n<li>The toys depict 12 different iconic characters from the show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Every time McDonald\u2019s drops a new Happy Meal, customers can\u2019t wait to get their hands on the exclusive toys inside. It\u2019s as much about the nuggets as it is about the tchotchkes. Earlier this month, the chain rolled out a KPop Demon Hunters meal that had both children <em data-node-id=\"0.5\">and <\/em>adults running to their local restaurant. Last year, people could scoop up mini toys, while collaborations with iconic brands like Disneyland Resorts, The Grinch, and Zootopia 2 kept people coming back. Now, the fast food chain is entering the cultural zeitgeist once again with its new<em data-node-id=\"0.15\"> Stranger Things: Tales From \u201885<\/em> Happy Meal. The drop coincides with the 10-episode animated <em data-node-id=\"0.17\">Stranger Things <\/em>spinoff on Netflix, which came out on April 23.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The meal not only comes with all of the regular fixings of a classic Happy Meal: your choice of hamburger, 4-piece chicken nuggets, or 6-piece chicken nuggets, along with a kid\u2019s size fries, choice of milk, water, or apple juice, and apple slices, but also a<em data-node-id=\"1.1\"> Stranger Things<\/em> activity book, one of 12 collectible character toys, and a QR code to unlock an interactive game and digital experience, all in a custom Happy Meal box.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-22\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"large\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-large embed css-13f5bxj e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-1k29q50 e1fodxfw3\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"Promotional material featuring a themed Happy Meal box and action figures.\" title=\"Promotional material featuring a themed Happy Meal box and action figures.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/bedb034d-6685-475d-a04f-53db57580f77.jpg?crop=0.809xw:0.647xh;0.09xw,0.014xh&amp;resize=768:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/bedb034d-6685-475d-a04f-53db57580f77.jpg?crop=0.809xw:0.647xh;0.09xw,0.014xh&amp;resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/bedb034d-6685-475d-a04f-53db57580f77.jpg?crop=0.809xw:0.647xh;0.09xw,0.014xh&amp;resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/bedb034d-6685-475d-a04f-53db57580f77.jpg?crop=0.809xw:0.647xh;0.09xw,0.014xh&amp;resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/bedb034d-6685-475d-a04f-53db57580f77.jpg?crop=0.809xw:0.647xh;0.09xw,0.014xh&amp;resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/bedb034d-6685-475d-a04f-53db57580f77.jpg?crop=0.809xw:0.647xh;0.09xw,0.014xh&amp;resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/bedb034d-6685-475d-a04f-53db57580f77.jpg?crop=0.809xw:0.647xh;0.09xw,0.014xh&amp;resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-l4pefh e1geg53v2\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The new Happy Meal pays homage to the animated series, with collectible toys featuring 12 different iconic characters. The QR code allows you to explore the world from the series, bringing you face-to-face with the monsters that Eleven and her crew battle every episode.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-23\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-24\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-1fm2v8u e94w1mj13\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1xumt3f e94w1mj11\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k0\"\/><span class=\"css-0 e94w1mj10\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The Happy Meal will be available nationwide beginning May 5, and will roll out in other countries, including Australia, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, Norway, Portugal, and Singapore.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-25\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-u95ltk e94w1mj3\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 min read McDonald\u2019s is dropping a \u2018Stranger Things: Tales From \u201885\u2019 Happy Meal nationwide on May 5. The Happy Meal includes a \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 activity book, scannable QR code that brings you to an interactive game and digital experience, and one of 12 collectible toys. 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