Experience the Minions x Macca’s magic with menu items, packaging and more

 12 June 2024: McDonald’s Australia and Illumination are partnering to transform Macca’s restaurants across Australia in celebration of Despicable Me 4, arriving in cinemas on 20 June. 

From Wednesday 12 June for a limited time only, Macca’s will be unleashing the joy of the Minions in restaurants across Australia with Despicable Me 4 inspired menu items.

The menu features three banana flavoured desserts - back by popular demand, a Happy Meal with 12 exciting toys, bespoke themed packaging and more.

Nichole Tsiros, Senior Brand Manager for McDonald’s Australia, said: “We’re so excited to collaborate with Illumination’s Despicable Me franchise for what is certain to be one of the biggest blockbuster movies of the year. Since they first appeared in 2010’s Despicable Me, the Minions have become global icons, infiltrating pop culture in a meaningful way.

“Like the Minions themselves, our Happy Meals are playful and nostalgic with inter-generational appeal. With our Despicable Me 4 Happy Meal, we’re taking that fun, feel-good experience to the next level by offering moments of connection for the entire family, with a range of menu items for the small and big kids. 

“The Minions are taking over, but not for long, so head into your nearest Macca’s before they’re gone!”

Bananas for the whole family  

For the big kids, the Minions’ favourite flavour is taking a prime spot on the Macca’s dessert menu, with three sweet treats: the Banana Thickshake, Banana Caramel Pie, and Banana Caramel McFlurry available with Vanilla or Chocolate Soft Serve. 

The fan favourite Banana Thickshake is back by popular demand and is an impossibly thick and incredibly delicious shake that is made with creamy, fresh milk and banana-flavoured syrup.

Making a return since it last appeared on menus in 2020 is the Banana Caramel Pie. Featuring crisp, golden pastry filled with creamy banana custard and delicious caramel sauce it is the ultimate winter warmer. 

The already delicious Banana Caramel Pie is made even better as a McFlurry. Introducing the Banana Caramel McFlurry – crisp pastry pieces filled with a creamy banana custard and caramel sauce on a bed of Vanilla or Chocolate Soft Serve, topped with an extra drizzle of caramel sauce.  

For the kids, the Minions will take over the Macca’s Happy Meal for a limited time.  

As part of the Despicable Me 4  Happy Meal, customers will have the choice of an exciting activity book with glimpses into the new movie or a toy. There are 12 limited edition Mix and Match Minion toys up for grabs, giving kids the chance to build and interact with their favourite Minion. 

Despicable Me 4  Packaging

Across Macca’s restaurants nationwide, customers can immerse themselves in the Minions magic with full restaurant takeovers including Despicable Me 4 -themed decorations.   

The limited-edition Despicable Me 4 Happy Meal, Banana Shake, Caramel Banana Pie and Caramel Banana Pie McFlurry are available across Macca’s restaurants nationwide, via the MyMacca’s App and McDelivery, from Wednesday 12 June, while stocks last.

A portion of the new items are included on Macca’s Loose Change Menu, providing customers with exceptional everyday value. This includes the Banana Caramel Pie for $2, Small Banana Thickshake for $3 and Banana Caramel McFlurry for $4.50.

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Despicable Me 4 Macca’s menu items  

Menu	Description	Image
Banana Caramel Pie   *Returning	The ultimate winter warmer, returning for the first time since 2020. Crisp, golden pastry filled with creamy banana custard and delicious caramel sauce.
Banana Caramel Pie McFlurry   *Returning	Creamy vanilla soft serve topped with crisp pastry pieces filled with a creamy banana custard and caramel sauce. Topped with a drizzle of Macca’s delicious caramel sauce.
Banana Caramel Pie Chocolate McFlurry   *New	Creamy chocolate soft serve topped with crisp pastry pieces filled with a creamy banana custard and caramel sauce. Topped with a drizzle of Macca’s delicious caramel sauce.
Banana Thickshake   *Returning	Impossibly thick, incredibly delicious. Made with creamy, fresh milk and banana flavoured syrup.
Happy Meal   *Returning	Choose from a range of Happy Meal options  featuring 100% Aussie RSPCA Approved chicken or 100% Aussie beef.

About McDonald’s Australia 

Australia’s first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Yagoona, Sydney, in 1971. Today there are over 1,025 McDonald’s restaurants across Australia, approximately 85 percent of which are franchised and run by local businessmen and women. The organisation employs more than 115,000 people in restaurants and corporate offices Australia-wide and is one of the largest employers of youth in the country. McDonald’s spends over $60 million per annum on training and people development.    

For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com.au or McDonald’s social channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or YouTube.

About Illumination’s Despicable Me 4  

In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4. 

Following the 2022 blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1 billion worldwide, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru (Oscar^® nominee Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Oscar^® nominee Kristen Wiig) and their girls—Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan)—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.

Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Emmy winner Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Emmy nominee Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.  

The film features fresh new characters voiced by Joey King (Bullet Train), Emmy winner Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live). Pierre Coffin returns as the iconic voice of the Minions and Oscar^® nominee Steve Coogan returns as Silas Ramsbottom. 

Packed with non-stop action and filled with Illumination’s signature subversive humor, Despicable Me 4 is directed by a co-creator of the Minions, Oscar^® nominee Chris Renaud (Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets), and is produced by Illumination’s visionary founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and by Brett Hoffman (executive producer, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Minions: The Rise of Gru). The film is co-directed by Patrick Delage (animation director Sing 2 and The Secret Life of Pets 2), and the screenplay is by the Emmy winning creator of White Lotus, Mike White, and the veteran writer of every Despicable Me film, Ken Daurio.  

About Illumination  

Illumination, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, is one of the entertainment industry's leading producers of event-animated films, including Despicable Me—the most successful animated franchise in cinematic history—as well as the record breaking The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch and The Secret Life of Pets and Sing films. Illumination's library includes three of the top 10 animated films of all time. Illumination's iconic, beloved franchises—infused with memorable and distinct characters, global appeal and cultural relevance—have grossed more than $9 billion worldwide. Illumination has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Universal Pictures. Illumination's next film is Despicable Me 4, which will be released in cinemas on 20 June 2024. 

About Universal Pictures 

Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is part of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience.  NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks.  NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.