2005 Lucky Prosperity Pals

The exclusive Asian Promotion.2005 McDonald’s launched its promotion to celebrate Lunar New Year. The Promotion ran in McDonald’s Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea and Indonesia.

A Chinese New Year-themed plushes from McDonalds “Lucky Prosperity Pals”, as  part of the Lunar New Year celebrations, McDonald’s released  a range of gorgeous, collectable plush toys available in all the animals of the Chinese zodiac. Starting from January 15, we can redeem one Prosperity Pal for an additional 39 bahts from Prosperity Burger. They also have two special meals,’Pork Prosperity’ and ‘Chicken Prosperity’ as well as peach sundaes, pink soda, and a new twister fries, all flavored to traditional Chinese fare at the new year.

Four different Prosperity Pals are available to purchase every week. Appreciating the festive tradition of giving luck in a red envelope, customers can come in for Ang Pao.

The Chinese animal zodiac is a repeating cycle of 12 years, with each year being represented by an animal and its reputed attributes. Traditionally these zodiac animals were used to date the years.

The 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

In order, the 12 animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.

2005 COLLECT HELLO KITTY “MAKE UP” ITEMS

Every year ,the ever-popular Hello Kitty is back at McDonald’s, 2005 as four cute stationery collectibles resembling pretty make-up items. And she’s accompanied by four Sanrio Shinkansen characters, modelled after Japan’s bullet train.

Starting March 24, McDonald’s offered a Hello Kitty or Shinkansen collectible with every McDonald’s Happy Meal purchase. There are eight items to collect – the Hello Kitty Nail Polish Stamper, Lipstick Pen, Compact Memo Kit and Make Up Case as well as four different Shinkansen trains – Hikar, Komachi, Nozomi and Max Yamabiko.

Make Hello Kitty stamp imprints with the Nail Polish Stamper, which looks like a nail polish bottle. Turn the top of the Stamper to switch between red and blue stamps. The Hello Kitty Lipstick Pen looks like a tiny lipstick on a key ring. Twist the “lipstick” and it turns into a pen and dispenses Hello Kitty stickers.

Shaped like Hello Kitty’s face, the Hello Kitty Compact Memo Kit combines the functions of a compact mirror and a memo kit. Open it to find a vanity mirror, note pads and a crayon for making tiny notes. Pretty in pink, translucent shimmering plastic, the Hello Kitty Make Up Case is adorned with a Hello Kitty clasp and can double as a handbag and container for the other collectibles.

The adorable Shinkansen trains come in four designs and functions. When wound up, Hikar stops in-between movement to mimic train stops, and Komachi speeds off like a bullet. Nozomi randomly moves left or right, while Max Yamabiko travels in circles. Collect all four to form a mega train set, which can move in different ways, depending on which train is placed in front.