UPDATED McDonald's UK HappyMeal timeline. I 'ad to use Wayback Machine for this task, and its the hardest thing I've ever done. I mean, on some of the dates you can 'WayBack' to, once you click on them it can re-direct you to a totally different date!
it goes as far back as 2009, cos everything before it will just fail on WayBack, thanks to...2007 TECHNOLOGY
a lot of 2009-2010 info was hard to get, thanks to missing dates, missing picture files and me not having a clue to what I was doing for about 3 hours. there will be 'MerchenStats' on each of the listings that indicate how I obtained the promotion items in my McReReviews videos from 2023, which is this year [not anymore its not!]. the vids normally take 40-50 mins to film, about 2 hours to process out of ClipChamp and another 2 hours to upload to YouTube [not processing time, by the way]
EDIT 10/SEPT 2024: there's been a surprising update for past info now, as thanks to the site mcdonaldstoysuk.com, I have been able to get info on this stuff from all the way back to 2007 - which is when they properly kicked off the whole "happy meal" thing
jan 2007: scooby doo
feb 2007: DragonBooster/WINX club
mar 2007: TMNT/tweety
may 2007: spongebob (1)
june 2007: shrek the third
aug 2007: surf's up
sept 2007: it's a 4PART ATTACK [art attack]
les make music
bee movie
feb 2008: the dog
mar 2008: spiderwick chronicles
apr 2008: digital fairies/digital dragons
may 2008: dance/football
june 2008: kung fu panda
aug 2008: music
sept 2008: Star Wars: The Groan Wars
oct 2008: igor
nov 2008: madagascar: ESCAPE2AFRICA
Jan 2009: les Play Bored Games
Feb 2009: hotel for dogs
mar 2009: endangered animals
apr 2009: monsters VS aliens
may 2009: night at the museum 2
June 2009: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
july 2009: dinosaurs
oct 2009: planet cook
nov 2008: fantastic mr. fox
Dec 2009: star wars
January 2010: Alvin and the Chipmunks 2
February 2010: Scooby Doo and the Missing Mummy Mystery
March 2010: Penguins of Madagascar (1)
April 2010: How to Train Your Dragon
May 2010: Underwater
June 2010: Shrek Forever After
aug 2010: Avatar: The Last Airbender
sept 2010: Looney Tunes Active
oct 2010: alpha and omega
Dec 2010: Megamind
Jan 2011: Scooby Doo and the Abominable Snowman
Feb 2011: star wars
Mar 2011: rio
May 2011: Music Academy
june 2011: kung fu panda 2
Aug 2011: The Smurfs
Sept 2011: Johnny Test
oct 2011: The Adventures of Tintin
Dec 2011: Puss in Boots
Jan 2012: MudPuddle Farm
Feb 2012: Tom and Jerry (1)
Mar 2012: The Pirates
may 2012: get growing
Jun 2012: ice age 4
Jul 2012: london 2012
Aug 2012: spongebob (2)
oct 2012: madagascar 3 [charity shop, all from the same package]
nov 2012: rise of the guardians
January 2013: DK books [from a MickPlace, although I don't remember much]
February 2013: Yoohoo (1) [from a person who went to a MickPlace]
March 2013: the croods [MickPlace, although I don't have them anymore]
May 2013: Epic [school event, which was weird . . . my school was rubbish, innit]
June 2013: Despicable Me 2 [MickPlace]
July 2013: Smurfs 2 [MickPlace]
September 2013: Asbro (1)
October 2013: crayola
November 2013: Furby Boom [charity shop, from the same bag as the others]
December 2013: Tom and Jerry (2) [charity shop, still the same bag]
January 2014: LEGO Movie
February 2014: Super Mario (1) [1 [mushroom] from MickPlace, others from charity shop]
May 2014: The Secret Seven
June 2014: Hot Wheels/Hello Kitty Art Studio [MickPlace after school event thing]
July 2014: How to Train Your Dragon 2 [charity shop, you get the picture]
August 2014: The Boxtrolls [charity shop, you know the drill]
October 2014: Scooby Doo! (4) [charity shop, you...I can't think of any others]
November 2014: The Book of Life [WHADDA YOU FINK]
December 2014: The Penguins of Madagascar [AGAIN]
January 2015: Tom and Jerry (3) [MickPlace]
February 2015: Shaun the Sheep The Movie [1 from MickPlace [bowl], others from C.S.]
March 2015: Home [charity shop, 2-ish [pink, lightblue] from big bag, orange from another bag and green from AnotherPerson]
April 2015: Asbro (2)
May 2015: Minions [from AnotherPerson]
August 2015: Super Mario (2) [ALL collected from MickPlace]
October 2015: Roald Dahl (1) [ALL collected from MickPlace]
November 2015: Yoohoo (2) [mostly all collected from MickPlace, remaining 3 [parrot, perry, cham-leon] from EBay]
December 2015: Snoopy [MickPlace]
January 2016: DC/Hello Kitty [ALL [why did I do that?] collected from MickPlace]
March 2016: Adventure Time (1) [ALL OF THEM!!! collected from MickPlaces - it was a sodding nightmare]
May 2016: The Angry Birds Movie [MickPlace]
July 2016: The Secret Life of Pets [MickPlace]
August 2016: NERF (1) [MickPlace, the frisbee was OverStock]
September 2016: Wimpy Kid [MickPlace]
October 2016: trolls [all bar 1 collected from MickPlace. remainer was from AnotherPerson]
December 2016: Furby Connect [ALL collected from MickPlace]
January 2017: Super Mario (3) [ALL collected from MickPlace]
February 2017: The LEGO Batman Movie [ALL collected from MickPlace]
March 2017: Smurfs The Lost Village [Mickplace]
June 2017: NERF (2) [MickPlace]
July 2017: Despicable Me 3 [MickPlace]
August 2017: The Emoji Movie [MickPlace]
September 2017: Roald Dahl (2)
October 2017: Adventure Time (2) [ALL collected AT ONCE from MickPlace]
November 2017: TY Teenie Beanie Boos
January 2018: Pokemon (1) [ALL collected AT ONCE from MickPlace]
February 2018: The Amazing World of Gumball [all collected from MickPlace]
March 2018: Peter Rabbit The Movie [all collected from MickPlace]
April 2018: Justice League Action [MickPlace]
June 2018: Super Mario (4) [ALL collected AT ONCE from MickPlace]
July 2018: Hotel Transylvania 3 [ALL collected AT ONCE from MickPlace]
August 2018: Roald Dahl (3)
October 2018: Angry Birds [ALL collected [why did I do this?] AT ONCE from MickPlace]
November 2018: Animal Jam [ALL collected AT ONCE from MickPlace]
January 2019: Pokemon (2) [ALL collected AT ONCE from MickPlace]
February 2019: LEGO Movie 2 [ALL collected AT ONCE from MickPlace]
April 2019: Teen Titans Go!
May 2019: The Secret Life of Pets 2
July 2019: Snoopy Space
September 2019: Uglydolls [MickPlace]
October 2019: World's Worst Children [I've got Mr. Potato Head listed as well, nut sure what happened there]
November: Teeny TYs
December: Asbro games (3) [MickPlace]
January 2020: mister men and little miss
February 2020: Scoob!
February 2021: Top Trumps
March 2021: Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
April 2021: Spongebob (3)
May 2021: Sonic Movie 2
June 2021: Minions 2
July 2021: Space Jam
September 2021: [normal] Minions
November 2021: DC
January 2022: Sing 2
March 2022: Dreamworks
April 2022: Sonic Movie 2 [again - covid’s fault]
May 2022: Superpets
July 2022: Paddington
August 2022: Pokemon MatchBattle
September 2022: The Smurfs
November 2022: Elf on the Shelf
January 2023: The Super Mario Movie
February 2023: Warner Brothers
April 2023: The Masked Singer
May 2023: Karma’s World
June 2023: Winning Moves [Top Trumps]
July 2023: hasbro gaming (4)
August 2023: dobble
September 2023: Pokemon MatchBattle [2]
October 2023: squishmallows [also an over-stock sell-out]
November 2023: squishmallows... AGAIN
December 2023: paddington [2, christmas]
jan 2024: Sonic the Hedgepog
feb 2024: mister men + little miss [2]
mar 2024: UNO dreamworks
may 2024: YuGiOh! + Hello Kitty [NOT A DUAL PROMO, somehow]
june 2024: winning moves [top trumps] [2]
july 2024: despicable me 4
aug 2024: jurassic world chaos theory
sept 2024: HALLO, WEEN!
nov 2024: the grinch
jan 2025: sonic the hedgepog 3
feb 2025: you choose [???]
mar 2025:
mysteries:
march 2008 on the dog box: CARS
taglines:
penguins of madagascar: get your penguin mission
how to train your dragon: dragon academy needs you
JUMP ON BOARD
shrek forever after: help shrek's wish come true
avatar the last airbender: master the elements to unite the nations
looney tunes active: ready, set, go!
megamind: superheroes needed!
puss in boots: join the amigos on a beanstalk adventure
rio: join the carnival!
kung-fu panda 2: take on the furious five challange
smurfs: get smurfin' and grow crazy
johnny test: warning, science alert!
mudpuddle farm: funny farmyard stories
tom and jerry: become a crazy chef
the pirates: become pirate of the year!
ice age 4: brave the icy seas and reunite the herd
london 2012: give the games a go
spongebob: the hunt for gary
madagascar 3: it's time to join the circus!
rise of the guardians: believe in the guardians
DK books: let's explore the world!
yoohoo and friends: look after yoohoo and friends
the croods: get ready for the survival of the croods
epic: go on an epic nature trail
despicable me 2: undercover agents wanted
the smurfs 2: help us find smurfette
hasbro gaming: let's play board games
crayola: create wacky creatures
furby boom: get to know your furby friends
tom and jerry: let the crazy cook-off begin...
LEGO movie: join the master builders!
super mario: run, jump and power up with super mario
secret seven: have you got what it takes to join the sectet seven
hot wheels/hello kitty: get creative in the design studio
how to train your dragon 2: team up for a dragon adventure
the book of life: join manolo's quest to find maria
penguins of madagascar: join the great penguin rescue
tom and jerry: discover mind blowing science
shaun the sheep the movie: lead the flock on a woolly loaded adventure
home: discover the boov
hasbro gaming: let's play family game twists
minions: welcome to the minion museum of mischief
super mario: play for team mario
roald dahl: discover the extraordinary world of roald dahl
yoohoo: be a wildlife explorer
snoopy: join snoopy and the gang
DC/hello kitty: it's super hero time
adventure time: ooo will you create?
angry birds movie: defeat the piggies
the secret life of pets: pets uncovered
nerf: grab your moment of greatness
diary of a wimpy kid: test your wimpy kid survival skills
trolls: be creative with the trolls
furby connect: be a furby VIP
super mario: power up and look for yoshi
lego batman movie: join the bat-team
smurfs the lost village: join the blue crew
nerf: nerf your world
despicable me 3: let's have despicable fun
emoji movie: let's talk emoji
roald dahl: become roald dahl's... ???
adventure time: welcome to the... ???
teenie beanie boos: handle with care, wild pet inside!
pokemon: become a pokemon trainer!
the amazing world of gumball: welcome to gumball's amazing world
peter rabbit the movie: release your inner rascal!
justice league action: take on the super hero challenge
super mario: save the day with ???
hotel transylvania 3: ready to find your monster side?
roald dahl: have you met roald dahl's ???
angry birds: join the battle of the beaks
animal jam: wild explorers wanted!
pokemon: ready to be legendary?
the LEGO movie 2: team awesome!
teen titans go: team up with the teen titans [honestly, I'd rather not lol]
the secret life of pets 2: who's waiting for you?
snoopy space: become a space explorer
the worlds worst children: introducing... the worlds worst children