Disney McDonald's Halloween Boo Buckets return
The gist
McDonald's said its 2026 Boo Buckets will feature five Disney villains, available Oct. 20.
The pails replace the Happy Meal box, so collectors get a limited-run Halloween item.
How it unfolded
- 1986McDonald's first offered Boo Buckets, a trio of orange pails with three different scary expressions, as Halloween Pumpkin Happy Meals.
- 2016The items went on hiatus beginning in 2016, and McDonald's quietly stopped making the annual collectibles.
- 2022Boo Buckets officially returned to restaurants for the Halloween season and have been a Halloween staple every year since.