Due to an error with the QR codes found on game pieces in the packaging, McDonald’s had requested that all locations immediately stop distributing both Happy Meal toys and boxes featuring Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
According to an internal McDonald’s Restaurant Brief Alert:
“There is an issue with the QR codes that are packaged with the Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway toys. If the codes are scanned outside of our app (versus the McDonald’s app as directed), they may lead users to an error message, or in rare cases, unintended search results”.
The memo states that new toys, without game pieces, will be arriving in McDonald’s locations as early as today. Until the new card free toys arrive, restaurants are being told to use generic Happy Meal Boxes and Generic Toys.
Have you had any issues scanning the QR codes on McDonald’s game pieces? If so, what did you encounter? Let us know in the comments!
I scanned one and it took me to search results for a staple gun. I just typed in the site and manually entered the code and wondered why they put the wrong code on it when it was useless! This makes more sense!
A staple gun? Funny, I scanned mine with my phone and it went to some art website (I think) red tube.com. My grandson was on that site for some time. Not sure what was on it (I am not computer literate by no means).
You should be very proud your son is taking such an affinity to art. I’ll be sure to take a look at it. I’m sure it’s great…maybe even share with my mother and grandmother. Thanks! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
That site is not for kids, and it shows explicit things. Not cool for them to mess up like that.
I had problem with it but there is another way to put the code in.. Go to the online link instead of the App. I know the tickets are outdated, but they still work until January 2021.
I have had no issues with the QR code’s!
I had no issues
We were excited to grab happy meals last Tuesday after dance to get our toys. The only thing odd was that the card stated it had to be scanned prior to a date much earlier this year. Led me to believe they were possibly releasing them at an earlier date before Covid hit? The code scanned fine on my McDonald’s app though.
Same said it expired in March
On the happy meal box of mine it mentions the extension of the contest and basically says to ignore the date on the card .
I first scanned it with my camera as I do with most QR codes and it just brought up an error.
Me too.
Had to manually enter code
My code opened a google search for my code, which was a bunch of random letters & numbers.
Mine too
No problem with the code, but it says the contest ended 8/31/20.
I got an error message scanning the QR code’s, but I don’t really care. I’d happily take some of those recalled toys off their hands, sweepstakes or no…
My game codes come up as an error.
All the cards we get they have expired
No issues, wife scanned using the McDonalds app.
we know dopey – you have to scan with a NON MCDONALDS APP
It says use the mcds app so who really is the dopey and wrgaf about the codes anyhow
No issue I used the McDonald’s app, downloaded it just to scan.
It works fine when you enter code. Scanning it did nothing for me.
The codes say the game ended in August
And the box said to ignore it
Got an error message when I scanned the code last night. The card it was on did say the game was only until 8/31/2020, but there was a note printed on the Happy Meal box itself saying to disregard that date and that the giveaway would take submissions until 1/31/2021. Only in 2020…
My grandson really wanted to scan the code but I read it and it was expired, he started to cry
It’s not expired. Scan it using the McDonald’s app.
The box says to disregard the expiration date. You should’ve still done it.
The QR code’s are expired. They expired on 08/31/20. I tried posting a pic of the date but it won’t let me.
What was it pulling up
I got went on the second day and my mcdonald’s was already using the generic boring boxes. Was super disappointed at the time.
I had an error with scanning QR code just letters and numbers came up. If you do it the old fashioned way LOL..go to app and type in code works just fine.
I didn’t scan the code I just manually entered it and it worked just fine.
Yes. And the giveaway expired months ago
The box literally says to ignore that.
The one happy meal I bought recently has a game piece carsbthat said it was ezpired in August 2020 when I purchased it in November.
If you read the McDonald’s box you would’ve seen it says to ignore that
I bought a happy meal on 11/21/20, but I didn’t even try to scan it because it said scan by 8/31/2020!?!?!
Scanned mine and it went to some art website (I think) redtube.com. My grandson was on that site for some time. Not sure what was on it (I am not computer literate by no means).
I scanned not using the app and it just gave me an error didn’t take anywhere!
I literally just scanned one yesterday and it takes me to my phone’s notes app. its doesn’t actually go to a link which suck as the code was meant to see if we won a trip for 4 to Disneyworld. I’m curious if they’ve cancelled the promotion entirely or if we can access a proper chance at winning since we made the purchase.
anyone know when and if they’re going to bring these toys back?
I noticed that the date on the cards to scan/enter by is 8/31/20 lol.
The date on the card in the Happy Meal is with a deadline of August. The Happy Meal box says to disregard that and the code can be entered until January
Went to McDonald’s on 2 separate occasions because my kids wanted the Mickey toys and both times got toys from previous promotions…my kids were so sad. I’m glad I found this post to know why they were given the old toys.
who cares
So how do we enter without a ticket with a code.
I haven’t had any problems with this I manually input the codes on the tickets and they work fine.
The date on the tickets for the tri is also an expired date of August 31st 2020. Meaning no longer redeemable
Who are the IDIOTS scanning these codes outside of the app? The game piece SPECIFICLY states to scan inside the McDonald’s app. SO TYPICAL OF TODAYS SOCIETY!
I wasn’t even scanning them. I was going online to use the code and be entered. So I wouldn’t know if there was a problem. But we’re bummed that they stopped. We went today and we got an Ironman toy and no Mickey box. They wouldn’t tell us why though.
Ours said they expired months ago.
Ours said that they expired in the beginning of 2020… Yet we didn’t get the happy meal until Nov. 17th
I cannot believe where the QR code took me. It was very unappropriate for my child to see what Mikey and Minnie was doing. I’m glad I was the one scanning the code. I’ll leave it to yalls imagination.
Well personally I think this is ridiculous, there is no reason whatsoever children should be forced to not be allowed to receive these toys just because they can’t access some website for more publicity and in the long run money, I remember when I was a child we had happy meal toys without all these websites, and things were a lot better back then, children listened to their parents, knew if they didn’t get along with other kids they wouldn’t even get a toy and respected their elders.
My code did not work when scanned or when entered manually. 2 worked 1 did not.
We just purchased 6 Happy Meals at a McDonalds here in Pennsylvania and they were all the Pluto on a Jungle Cruise boat, none of them had the small paper with a code on it. So upset!
Mine QR scan took me to “The Mirror” the exercise mirror for $1495.00. I have toy #1
I scanned one and it just took me to a “page not found” 🤷🏻♀️
I don’t care about the free trip. I collected the toys and cannot get number 8. I call every 3 days 15 stores and no one got them. How can i get a number 8. Donald i the tea cup