My son Franklin and I tried the new McDonald’s Minecraft meal recently, and it was so cool! The cups and fry containers all have the McDonald’s logo Minecraft-style (blocks, bricks, something like that) and anyone can order the Nether Flame McNugget dipping sauce, so that’s good to know if you want to partake but don’t want to spend money on the actual meal with the McDonaldland character collectible.
However if you like Minecraft or the McDonaldland characters at all, we suggest you pony up the money (it was about $12, at my location) for the official meal. It comes in a huge golden Minecraft box. Basically imagine the style of the McDonald’s Happy Meal box, but much bigger. Comically so. The toy is even bigger, since it’s a collectible for grownups. Or I guess teens, do they like Minecraft?
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We got Birdie! (Birdie Wings, to be precise.) I was really excited about that and am praying Franklin doesn’t lose her at school today (I try to tell him don’t bring sand to the beach) because I want to play with her more. She’s so cute! Also in the box with the toy, there’s a trading card sort of thing. It’s holographic and so awesome! The McDonald’s Minecraft meal also comes with a code for a skin to wear in the game. (Smokey Robinson “Chanukah” voice) I have no idea what Minecraft skin is.
It would be so cool to get the other collectibles, but it’s really so much money. My internet is $15, my phone is $60, this meal was $12. As fun as the Grimace Egg, Big Mac Crystal, Zombie Hamburglar, Fry Helmet and Soda Potion sound, that’s just a lot of money. However, I’m really glad we tried the McDonald’s Minecraft meal and because I’m a silly millennial who loves marketing and still finds magic in McDonald’s you can trust we’ll try the next meal like this.
P.S. To make you laugh, this was my first time in years not being able to get or use point for my purchase. My McDonald’s app is connected to Facebook, and because I have Freedom on I couldn’t access it to log in. Then when I asked for a receipt when I paid, the lady at the counter — because I didn’t trust the kiosk to print a receipt — said the printer wasn’t working. Now I see why that man there last week tried to lie about not getting a receipt haha.
