McDonald’s brings a spooky twist to Happy Meal® with Halloween-inspired Care Bears™

McDonald’s brings a spooky twist to Happy Meal® with Halloween-inspired Care Bears™

👻 Just in time for Halloween, McDonald’s and Care Bears™ team up to launch an exclusive spooktacular Happy Meal®.

🎁 From Wednesday, 15th October, every Happy Meal® comes with either a Halloween-inspired Care Bears plush toy or a Care Bears book.

🧸 Nine spooktacular plush toys to enjoy, plus a brand-new, exclusive book available.

McDonald’s is delivering smiles with the launch of the Care Bears™ Happy Meal®, arriving in restaurants nationwide on Wednesday, 15th October.

For a limited time only, families can enjoy one of nine spooktacular Care Bears plush toys, each given a Halloween-inspired makeover to spark imagination, storytelling, and play. 

From fun mash-ups like Cheer Bear & Grumpy Bear to Tenderheart Bear & Harmony Bear, the collection comes complete with surprising twists for kids to enjoy their very own Care Bears crew this spooky season.

In addition to the plush toys, McDonald’s is also offering an exclusive Care Bears book, written especially for this campaign and never released before. Packed with colour, creativity, and heart-warming adventures, the story extends the magic well beyond mealtime.

The campaign brings Care Bears from the world of Care-A-Lot into real life, as families can enjoy in-restaurant character visits across the country, themed activity pages, and immersive graphics that make the Happy Meal® experience even more magical. Find your nearest participating restaurant here. October half term dates available at selected McDonald’s restaurants - check it out!

Whether it’s spooky mash-ups from your favourite Care Bears, diving into magical stories, or meeting the characters in person, the Care Bears™ Happy Meal® sparks imagination and shares the care - available for a limited time only, exclusively at McDonald’s.

Notes to Editors.

About McDonald’s UK & Ireland

McDonald’s has been operating in the UK since 1974. The business in conjunction with its franchisees currently operates more than 1,560 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving over three million customers each day. 

More about Happy Meal®

Available for around £4.19*, a Happy Meal® contains a choice of Fish Fingers, 4 Chicken McNuggets® or Veggie Dippers (2 pieces) with a fruit bag side, plus selected small cold drink options including bottled water and milk (and includes a book or a toy). Served from 11am. Price is set by each restaurant and may vary nationwide. Menu items are subject to availability.

*NB prices may vary across UK restaurants

About Cloudco Entertainment

Cloudco Entertainment, a portfolio company of IVEST Consumer Partners, is a family and children’s entertainment, consumer products, and brand management company, and the owner of iconic lifestyle brands such as Care Bears™, Holly Hobbie™, Madballs™, Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese™, Twisted Whiskers™, Buddy Thunderstruck™, and Overlord & The Underwoods™. Cloudco creates, develops, and produces multi-platform entertainment franchises across all media channels, along with a wide range of consumer products and experiences that engage multi-generational fans, immersing both kids and adults in the brands they love.

About Care Bears™

Introduced in 1982 through consumer products, greeting cards, and later a series of animated television shows and feature films, Care Bears remains one of the most beloved lifestyle properties in the world. With their signature belly badges and endearing messages of sharing, caring, and friendship, the Care Bears from Care-A-Lot continue to inspire multi-generational fans across the globe. The Care Bears first appeared in television specials in 1983 and 1984, followed by a long-running animated series and a successful leap to the big screen with The Care Bears Movie trilogy (1985–1987). Care Bears & Cousins, a Netflix original CGI-animated series, launched in fall 2015. In 2019, the brand introduced a refreshed look and mission with Care Bears: Unlock the Magic, a 50-episode, 2D animated series currently streaming on HBO Max in the U.S. and other key territories, with all-new specials also available globally on Netflix. Celebrating over four decades of global impact, Care Bears continues to thrive as a multi-generational brand with strong retail momentum and a loyal fan base. With a consumer-first approach and an evergreen presence across pop culture, global consumer products, and digital gaming, the brand remains a powerful force for collaboration and expansion.

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