McDonald’s Boo Buckets 2026 begin rolling out on October 20, when five Disney villain-themed buckets arrive at participating locations with a Happy Meal purchase. For families and collectors, the timing matters: the line is limited, and once supplies are gone, the run ends.
Scar, Cruella, Ursula
The five buckets are built around Scar, Cruella, Ursula, Jafar, and Maleficent, and each one carries an illustration of its character. McDonald’s is pairing each bucket with stickers, which keeps the purchase tied to the meal rather than selling the collectible on its own. That makes the launch less like a general seasonal promotion and more like a time-sensitive add-on for anyone who wants the full set.
McDonald’s says each sticker sheet is unique to its own movie, and the company says the sheets include details true fans will recognize. The article does not spell out those details, which leaves the sticker packs as the one part of the release that still asks buyers to inspect the product in person. The shared yellow handle with the chain’s signature Golden Arches also keeps the set visually unified even as the character art changes from bucket to bucket.
1986 Boo Buckets
The Boo Bucket line dates to 1986, when McDonald’s debuted the Halloween Pumpkin Happy Meals with three pumpkin-shaped pails. Later versions added ghosts, witches, glow-in-the-dark materials, and built-in Halloween cookie cutters before the annual collectibles stopped after 2016. McDonald’s brought the tradition back in 2022 after years of customer demand, and the buckets have returned every year since then.
The 2026 set is the first movie-themed Boo Bucket release since that 2022 revival, which gives the rollout a sharper collector angle than a standard seasonal reissue. McDonald’s has used earlier collaborations with Mr. Potato Head, Scooby-Doo, Monster High, Minions, and Peanuts to keep the format fresh, but this version leans on Disney villains instead of a broader mix of characters.
Happy Meal purchase
Customers get the buckets only with a Happy Meal purchase at participating locations, so the quickest path is straightforward: order the meal during the rollout window and ask for the Halloween collectible while stock remains. Because McDonald’s is selling them for a limited time while supplies last, the real decision point is not whether the set is coming, but whether buyers move early enough to find all five designs.
