MNer with a child aged 5-11? Want to come to the launch of the new McDonald’s Happy Meal?!

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We’ve been working with McDonald’s over the last year to help develop their Happy Meal menu. This included a survey, where over 1,000 Mumsnetters gave their opinion on what they’d like to see on the McDonald’s Happy Meal menu, and a focus group with Mumsnetters and gransnetters, where they could try new menu options and share their thoughts. Following this research McDonald’s are now launching their new Happy Meal! If you’d like to come along to the family fun day at St Paul’s, London on Saturday 30th June to try out the new menu sign up below.

Here’s what McDonald’s has to say: “We are constantly looking for ways to enhance our menu, from introducing new items to evolving the recipes of our iconic favourites. We’ve taken big steps to improve our Happy Meal in recent years and reducing saturated fat, salt and sugar content across our menu remains a priority. This is why we have been working with Mumsnet to provide even greater choice for parents and their families. We’ve heard from Mumsnetters about what they’d love to see added to the Happy Meal menu and we’re excited to be launching it later this month at this exclusive event. We’d love for you and your child to come along and try it out!”

The family fun day to launch the new Happy Meal menu will be taking place at St Paul’s, London from 1pm-3pm on Saturday 30th June. As well as lunch for the whole family there will also be music, games and face painting to take part in! All attendees will need to have a child aged 5-11 but they can bring others along to the event. After the event we’d like you to leave your feedback on the event and the new Happy Meal on a thread on Mumsnet. For coming along and leaving feedback all attendees will be given a £30 cheque and McDonald’s will reimburse travel costs of up to £50.

N.B. There will be filming and photography at the event so please only sign up if you’re happy with this.

If you are interested in taking part, please sign up here.

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OK, I have no shame, so will register. My dc rarely have a McDonalds, mostly due to cost. We simply can't afford it for all 5 of us except as a treat. Last one was a drive through after the last gangshow performance. They picked it up at 11pm and we enjoyed.

But attending this (a 40min train ride away) and doing something either before or after makes it a decent day out with lunch covered. 14yo ds will tolerate in exchange for a trip to a station (he's requested St Pancreas) to see trains in exchange for a quiet corner with wifi

The op mentions you must have a child 5-11...is this really the target age of a Happy Meal?

Both of mine (boys aged 10 and 8) have long outgrown a Happy Meal tbh. I'd say the current happy meals are mainly for age 6-7 and under.

We mentioned in the focus group the option of making a junior version for older DC. DD 10 now has a McChicken sandwich meal.

What happened with this in the end? I assume if we haven't heard by now, we were not picked as the event is tomorrow. Or is it not going ahead?

I've also assumed its not happening, having heard nothing.

@Wiifitmama @InflagranteDelicto I'm afraid there was only limited space at the event so not everyone who signed up could attend. Everyone who was selected has been emailed. Do keep an eye out for new events and product tests though!