I attempted the McDonaldland Meal at my native McD’s on Tuesday, the day it got here out. And I do not wish to say that I have been fascinated by the thriller taste of its pink-and-blue Mt. McDonaldland shake ever since, as a result of that might make me sound actually weird, however…I’ve contemplated it.
After I tasted the shake, I guessed it was possibly blue raspberry, possibly cotton sweet, possibly combined berry. It is candy however not sickeningly so, although I might by no means order it once more. (I am a chocolate fan.)
However I form of wished to know what the thriller taste was. And now I do: Based on McDonald’s Canada’s own nutrition page for the shake, the blue magnificence encompasses a “mixture of creamy vanilla gentle serve and raspberry flavored syrup.” (I attempted to verify this on the US diet web page, but it surely simply spun and spun and by no means loaded. Get on that, Ronald.)
RASPBERRY! The Mt. McDonaldland shake is raspberry taste! And it is blue in colour, so my guess of blue raspberry was appropriate! Raspberry is the recent fast-food taste lately, as Starbucks just brought back its much-loved raspberry drink syrup in late July.
In case you’re questioning what I am even speaking about, McDonald’s continues to capitalize on the love of its prospects for the corporate’s goofy historical past. Not too long ago, Completely happy Meals included McDonald’s-themed toys — equivalent to drink machines, fryers and trays with meals on them — delivered in mini-Completely happy Meal containers. And the much-longed-for Snack Wraps lastly returned after a viral fan marketing campaign.
The McDonaldland Meal goes straight after that market of adults who’ve a nostalgic feeling for the Golden Arches. It is not low cost — right here in high-cost-of-living Seattle, the medium meal was $16.59 and the big was $18.29.
You may select from a Quarter Pounder with cheese or a 10-piece McNugget order. It additionally comes with the chain’s well-known french fries and your selection of drink. However the specialty drink that is made to go together with the meal known as that mystery-until-now-flavored Mt. McDonaldland shake, and it is a blazing blue colour, topped with sizzling pink whipped cream. It is purported to appear like a volcano, with the pink cream as lava, I suppose.
Not like the Completely happy Meal, the McDonaldland Meal is made for adults.
You may order the shake with out the meal should you simply wish to strive it. In case you do not wish to strive it, you possibly can select a daily drink or one other taste of shake together with your McDonaldland meal.
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I sampled the recent pink whipped cream by itself, and it appeared to haven’t any taste, so possibly they simply took common whipped cream and dyed it pink.
Nostalgic characters from McDonald’s promoting are displayed on the small tins included within the meals.
As an alternative of a easy toy, the McDonaldland Meal comes with a 5-by-7-inch tin with one of many McDonaldland mascot characters on it. I ended up with Hamburglar, who, after Grimace, would in all probability have been my selection.
Tins come embossed with Hamburglar, Grimace, Ronald McDonald, Mayor McCheese, Birdie the Early Fowl and the Fry Guys. Truthfully, I am undecided what anybody would do with this tin, but it surely was undoubtedly a classier included merchandise than a lot of the Completely happy Meal toys.
Contained in the tin is a card with a code you possibly can scan to discover McDonaldland on-line, an ID card in your explicit character, two postcards and 4 stickers. One in all my stickers stated “robble robble,” the Hamburglar’s favourite saying, and one learn, “Sustain! Hamburglar and I are mid-heist.” I can not actually think about anybody placing these on their water bottle or laptop computer, however to every their very own.
Truthfully, except McDonald’s nostalgia is your factor, I might suggest you simply follow ordering your ordinary on the Golden Arches and skipping the meal. However should you simply do not get sufficient blue and pink meals in your life — and who does? — strive the Mt. McDonaldland shake as soon as, move it round to let your pals make them guess the flavour earlier than you smugly ship the large reveal, after which return to chocolate or one other good outdated normal taste.
