McDonald's new Disney Halloween Boo Buckets: what people are saying
According to news reports, McDonald's is bringing back its fan-favorite Boo Buckets for Halloween, featuring a new Disney villain-themed makeover.
We read 191 public comments about it on App Store, YouTube and Reddit; 83 of them, from 80 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim, most-liked first, one per person.
McDonald's app has many technical issues
41%34 comments
“I regularly use the app for mobile orders, but there’s a concerning issue with location tracking. Even after picking up my order, the app continues to show that it’s using my location indefinitely until I force close it. This has been happening for quite some time and really needs to be addressed. Location tracking should stop once an order is complete.”
“This app is broken. It always is broken. The app does too much and misses the point of the app. Ordering menu items. If the app loads at all, the McDonald's app crashes, refreshes unprompted, forced reinstalls, and overall an exhausting experience. If you want to waste time or gamble for a chance that this app works, you may be disappointed.”
“Two straight days of app trying to update!! Every other app did fine this week. Blazing fast internet and update cannot complete. Reply to this bad review equally poor. No case number assigned, then link sent to give more details requires CASE NUMBER to give followup. Real Bozo Move McDonalds! BTW, after I deleted app the updated version downloaded fine.”
Excited to collect the Disney villains
17%14 comments
“🦇. I am ok with a new bucket design and I need Maleficent!! Glad you’re feeling better. Thanks for taking us with you 💕🦇💕”
“Omg these are awesome! My mom would absolutely love the Maleficent one, she’s her favorite! My favorite Disney villain is Hades and I’m kind of sad they didn’t include him. But I also really love Gloomius Maximus! Nonetheless, I love these a lot!”
“I love the villians and I have asked my friends to try to assist getting the Malesifant bucket for me”
Complaints about service and refund policies
14%12 comments
“Refund policy bad for some reason there gps or something is terrible. Just really bad delivery”
“a billion dollar company… why are you so stingy. i spent the money i should be able to use all my points on what i want all at once. shame on mcdonald’s.”
“This app needs REAL AMERICAN CUSTOMER SERVICE and shouldn’t be allowed to operate without it”
Disappointed in quality and creativity
11%9 comments
“Disney Villains hmmmmm I think they can come up with something better.”
“Y hablando de la promoción, enserio baldes otra vez?? Y lo peor no sacaron la del 70 aniversario de Disney donde salen las demas figuras. Ahora McDonald's ya esta sacando cosas muy chafas”
“This year's Halloween just felt like left down. Stores waiting so late to put anything out, lack of Spirit halloweens in the area, hard to find items and lack of excitement from fast food just felt like Halloween was forgotten this year. Even now all halloween merch is getting pushed to the side for christmas. Just did not feel like Halloween this year.”
Oppose the Disneyfication of traditional products
10%8 comments
“Can we go back to villains just being villains?”
“You can't have a hero without a villain. 😂 Disney's message is to believe in yourself so you can overcome adversity.”
“It’s the deconstruction of the western world. Pushing villains as the “misunderstood heroes” is a social engineering tactic used to justify the destruction of social cohesion. Good is evil. Evil is good.”
Prefer classic Halloween bucket designs
7%6 comments
“We look forward to Classic Boo buckets and Disney had to take these over 😒 I like Disney characters but not on Boo buckets! These get worse evey year. I won't be buying any of these this year.”
“These are stupid. I like my old jack o lantern ones with the fairy lights I put in it.”
“The buckets have just gotten smaller and disappointing. Why can't they give us what we want? I am NOT a disney adult and my Child doesn't care about it either. WE WANT CLASSIC HALLOWEEN!!! And Nugget Buddies ❤️”
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What happened, according to the press
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- “what are the new disney mcdonald's boo buckets for halloween” was trending on Google (US) with 10K+ searches on 16 Oct 2026.
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What happened with McDonald's?
According to news reports, McDonald's is bringing back its fan-favorite Boo Buckets for Halloween, featuring a new Disney villain-themed makeover.
What are people saying about McDonald's new Disney Halloween Boo Buckets?
Of 83 comments from 80 people on App Store, YouTube and Reddit: McDonald's app has many technical issues (41%); Excited to collect the Disney villains (17%); Complaints about service and refund policies (14%); Disappointed in quality and creativity (11%).
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