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McDonald’s Launches Hello Kitty Godzilla Happy Meal in U.S.

8/18/2026

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McDonald’s launched the Hello Kitty & Friends × Godzilla Happy Meal in the United States on August 18, 2026.
The meal includes one of eight collectible toys that pair a Sanrio character with a Godzilla monster.
Guillaume Huin, global brand strategy lead, praised the collection as “one of the best Happy Meal toys I’ve ever seen” on X on August 10.
ScrapeHero reports New York contains about 574 McDonald’s locations.

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McDonald’s launched the Hello Kitty & Friends × Godzilla Happy Meal in the United States on August 18, 2026.
The meal includes one of eight collectible toys that pair a Sanrio character with a Godzilla monster.
Guillaume Huin, global brand strategy lead, praised the collection as “one of the best Happy Meal toys I’ve ever seen” on X on August 10.
ScrapeHero reports New York contains about 574 McDonald’s locations.