Boo Buckets are coming back: Fall favorite returns to McDonald's Happy Meals this month

Halloween is officially hitting McDonald's: Boo Buckets are coming back.

A customer favorite, the Monster Boo Buckets come with Happy Meals and can be used for trick-or-treating. The fast-food giant will begin offering Boo Buckets on Oct. 15 for a limited time. This year, the pails come in a new color, blue, replacing last year's purple color.

Each bucket also comes with stickers so kids can customize the look. This is the third consecutive season for the seasonal offering. McDonald's brought back Boo Buckets as a nostalgic nod in 2022 for the first time since 2016. McDonald's first sold the decorated plastic buckets in 1986 and have only brought them back sporadically since.

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How to get a McDonald's Boo Bucket

McDonald's will begin offering Monster Boo Buckets on Tuesday, Oct. 15. They will replace the classic Happy Meal box as long as supplies last.

Boo Bucket prices are determined by each individual restaurant and may vary based on location, according to McDonald's. Customers can order any of their favorite McDonald’s Happy Meal options:You can order them by placing a Happy Meal order either in the restaurant or through the app. Happy Meals come with three different entrée options: hamburger (you can add cheese) and 4-piece or 6-piece Chicken McNuggets meals; each come with either a side of fries or apple slices and a drink.

What colors will McDonald's Boo Buckets come in this year?

McDonald's is shaking up its color scheme for this year's Boo Buckets. As in 2023, there will be white, orange and green buckets. But this year, blue buckets will replace purple buckets from last year.

Last year's Boo Buckets also resembled classic monsters including Monster, Skeleton, Mummy and Vampire. This year's models are more amorphous giving kids the ability to outfit them as they like with enclosed stickers.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: McDonald's Halloween Boo Buckets return for 2024: How to get one