I attempted the McDonaldland Meal at my native McD’s on Tuesday, the day it got here out. And I do not need to say that I have been fascinated about the thriller taste of its pink-and-blue Mt. McDonaldland shake ever since, as a result of that might make me sound really weird, however…I’ve contemplated it.
Once I tasted the shake, I guessed it was possibly blue raspberry, possibly cotton sweet, possibly blended 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 type of needed to know what the thriller taste was. And now I do: In response to McDonald’s Canada’s personal vitamin web page for the shake, the blue magnificence incorporates a “mixture of creamy vanilla mushy serve and raspberry flavored syrup.” (I attempted to verify this on the US vitamin web page, however it 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 coloration, so my guess of blue raspberry was appropriate! Raspberry is the recent fast-food taste lately, as Starbucks simply introduced again its much-loved raspberry drink syrup in late July.
For those who’re questioning what I am even speaking about, McDonald’s continues to capitalize on the love of its clients for the corporate’s goofy historical past. Lately, Joyful Meals included McDonald’s-themed toys — resembling drink machines, fryers and trays with meals on them — delivered in mini-Joyful Meal packing 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 isn’t low cost — right here in high-cost-of-living Seattle, the medium meal was $16.59 and the massive was $18.29.
You possibly can 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 alternative 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 coloration, topped with sizzling pink whipped cream. It is imagined to appear to be a volcano, with the pink cream as lava, I assume.
Not like the Joyful Meal, the McDonaldland Meal is made for adults.
You possibly can order the shake with out the meal for those who simply need to attempt it. For those who do not need to attempt it, you may select an everyday drink or one other taste of shake along 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 a substitute 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 most likely have been my alternative.
Tins come embossed with Hamburglar, Grimace, Ronald McDonald, Mayor McCheese, Birdie the Early Hen and the Fry Guys. Truthfully, I am unsure what anybody would do with this tin, however it was positively a classier included merchandise than a lot of the Joyful Meal toys.
Contained in the tin is a card with a code you may scan to discover McDonaldland on-line, an ID card in your explicit character, two postcards and 4 stickers. One in every of my stickers stated “robble robble,” the Hamburglar’s favourite saying, and one learn, “Sustain! Hamburglar and I are mid-heist.” I am unable to actually think about anybody placing these on their water bottle or laptop computer, however to every their very own.
Truthfully, until McDonald’s nostalgia is your factor, I might advocate you simply persist with ordering your common on the Golden Arches and skipping the meal. However for those who simply do not get sufficient blue and pink meals in your life — and who does? — attempt the Mt. McDonaldland shake as soon as, go it round to let your folks make them guess the flavour earlier than you smugly ship the large reveal, after which return to chocolate or one other good previous commonplace taste.
