The success of the Transformers brand in the 80's led to a mad rush for any toy that could transform from one thing to another.  Fast food company McDonalds was no exception.  As part of Happy Meal promotions in 1987, 1989 and 1990 they released several series of "Changeables", figures that transformed from robots (and later, dinosaurs) to McDonalds food items!  For many Transformers fans, these figures inspire a lot of affection.

In the Spring of 1996 McDonalds released a set of Beast Wars Transformers Happy Meal toys.  Along with these toys, each McDonalds had a display to show them off.  Check out my write up and gallery of this display and the Happy Meal boxes that came with the set!

General Information:
Release Date: March-April 1996
Price Point: Individual figures were about $1 USD each
Retailer: McDonalds Exclusive
Accessories: None

Thanks to the wonders of ebay and the collector's market, I was recently able to obtain the Beast Wars Transformers 1996 McDonalds display. This article talks about this relatively rare display and a bit about my history with the item.

General Information
Release Date: 1996
Price Point: $1 USD
Retailer: McDonalds US
Accessories: None

Panther adds yet another cat to the Maximals! Rotate his beast mode legs around and then fold back the panther head to form the robot mode. Panther is a bit unstable when standing due to his feet being the beast mode feet just turned around.

The folks over at The Allspark have posted a major find for fans of Transformers history and unproduced figures. In partnership with Robotic Planet Toys on Instagram they have posted gorgeous scans from a McDonalds concept binder from 1995!