TY Teenie Beanie Boos (2000) These miniature plushies have become the most popular Happy Meal toys of all time, and although several series have been released, the line from 2000 is the most valuable. Today, a set of these TY Teenie Beanie Boos could earn you over $650.
McDonald's International Bears – $10,000. Halo the Bear – $7,500. Seaweed the Beanie Baby – $7,000.
Beanie Babies heart shaped tags have a big impact on their value. Without a tag, your Beanie isn't worth much if anything. If it has a first, second, or third generation heart tag it may be worth more.
Among the most valuable McDonald's Happy Meal toys are the Hot Wheels cars that were introduced in 1983. The full set is worth around $875.
TY Teenie Beanie Boos (2000)
These miniature plushies have become the most popular Happy Meal toys of all time, and although several series have been released, the line from 2000 is the most valuable. Today, a set of these TY Teenie Beanie Boos could earn you over $650.
The $1.10 meal was circus wagon-themed and its the first toys were a McDoodle stencil, a spinning top, erasers and other products.”Your kids will love McDonald's Happy Meal.
Starting in 1985, you could get a Big Mac, supersize fries, and a Coke, all packaged neatly in a box for just $2.59.
That's right, you can always purchase the toys separately for $1.59 – $1.69 each, depending on your McDonald's location. That's right — you can get at least two for the price of a Happy Meal.
Most of the McDonald's Barbie offerings from the '90s and 2000s don't seem to be worth much. But a few options, like these two sets from the '90s, are going for as much as $199.99 on eBay. It's not "tons," per se, but it's a lot more than what the toys cost to make (or to buy).
While the Beanie Baby craze of the '90s may be long gone, collectors are still willing to fork out for rare and special edition Beanie Babies. The Beanie Babies with color defects, spelling mistakes, and tush tag errors are sometimes valued more highly due to their unique and collectible nature.
The “Original Nine” Beanie Babies were: Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig, Brownie the Bear (later renamed Cubbie the Bear), Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale, Patti the Platypus, Chocolate the Moose, Spot the Dog, and Pinchers the Lobster!
Since these toys were made in "generations," the first generation is generally more valuable than the ones that follow, much like first edition books are more valuable than later publications are. The very first generation of Beanie Babies was released in 1993 and is considered among the most valuable.
The Teenie Beanies are miniature Beanie Babies that were offered as McDonald's promotions in Happy Meals from 1997-2000.
Another collection of Tys, the quartet of 15-inch Peace Bear, 9-inch Peace Bear, Ringo (the raccoon), and Bones (a dog) can be worth up to $159,000 if paired together. As far as most expensive Beanie Babies go, Peace Bear on its own is definitely up there—about $5,000.
What Toys Come In The Cactus Plant Flea Market Box? One figurine is a CPFM original in a McDonald's shirt and hat, called Cactus Buddy, but you'll probably recognize the other three toys as classic McDonaldland characters: Grimace, Hamburgular, and Birdie, with a twist.
McDonald's adult Happy Meal toys
State of play: One of four toys is included as "a surprise" with the meal: Three iconic McDonald's characters Grimace, the Hamburglar and Birdie, along with a new "Cactus Buddy!" figure.
As of June 2023 McDonald has a market cap of $209.38 Billion. This makes McDonald the world's 47th most valuable company by market cap according to our data.
1979. The Happy Meal was born! The box had a circus theme and came with fries, cookies, a soft drink, and a toy. The toys were “McDoodler” stencils, “McWrist” wallets, small bracelets, puzzles, erasers, or spinning tops.
Prices at a 1970s McDonalds: French Fries - $0.26 Big Mac - $0.65 Coke - $0.15 With the inflation we're experiencing now, what will the prices be in 2030?
You could buy it for about $0.49. The first TV ad for the Big Mac appeared in 1969 and featured the memorable Ballad of the Big Mac: “Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions — on a sesame seed bun!” The McDonald's Hot Apple Pie was also introduced in 1968. Back then it was deep-fried.
No more non-sustainable plastics
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.
The plastic toys will be phased out by end of 2025
The move to more eco-friendly toys will reduce its virgin, fossil fuel-based plastic use by 90 per cent, the company said, equivalent to more than 650,000 people entirely eliminating plastics each year.