Batman Forever Merchandise Review - McDonalds Special

I know I reviewed the incredible McDonalds glass mugs previously but that was over 5 years ago(!) and since then I've picked up lots of other McDonalds merchandise so it felt like a good time to take stock and do a big, long McDonalds Special.

It's fascinating to see how the promotional tie-in was handled around the world. Everyone seemed to have a different thing going on - mugs, pogs, badges, cards. 

I've got to admit, being from the UK, it's gutting that we only got a prize draw thing and a cardboard Batman mask (stick around until the end to see what that looks like). I don't even remember seeing that tie-in at the time. I guess I didn't visit McDonalds enough.

Over half the video is taken up with going through the 3D cards that only got released in New Zealand. These are really interesting and unique. I don't think many people have seen these before. I particularly love the hand drawn cards (and the funny typos).

 Did I miss anything that you got in your part of the world? Is my collection complete? Let me know.

Batman Forever Merchandise Review - Mystery Grab Bag

In this week's episode I'm covering... a bunch of random stuff related to Batman Forever. Enjoy!

P.S. if you want to see the Sugar Puffs board game in close up, click here: https://www.1995batman.com/2020/02/miscellaneous-content-sugar-puffs-corn.html?m=1

Miscellaneous content: McDonalds branding

I've already covered the McDonalds TV adverts here.

http://www.1995batman.com/2018/09/video-advertisements-mcdonalds.html

And I reviewed the McDonald Glass Mugs here.

http://www.1995batman.com/2019/06/batman-forever-merchandise-review-glass.html

So finally I want to look at the neat branding McDonalds used on their packaging because it was really top notch and featured some illustration work that was never used anywhere else.

First up is the tray liner featuring illustrations of the glass mugs that were available in the US and Europe (not the UK though, scroll down to the end to see what we got).

 Next is the cups, bag and fries holders (one for all four of the main characters). I'm disappointed we didn't get a Dr Chase Meridian but I guess she looks like she's never even touched a French fry in her entire life.

Here's some close-ups of the fries holders. Some really nice illustration work here and I love the fact files on the back.

 And finally here's what we got in the UK instead of the amazing glass mugs. Yeah... a cardboard mask... a flimsy cardboard mask. I'm glad I didn't visit McDonalds in 1995. I would have been an incredibly disappointed child.

Batman Forever Merchandise Review - Glass mugs by McDonald's

Next up, we take a look at the fantastic mugs from McDonald's.

Video Advertisements: McDonalds

Well, Batman did say he was going to "get drive-thru"!

After the controversial response to the Batman Returns Happy Meal toys I guess McDonalds decided to play it safe and go with glass cups instead.

Here's three of the Batman Forever McDonalds adverts.