This McDonald's Happy Meal Debate Had the DFB Team GLUED to the Screen for an Embarrassing Amount of Time…

What started as an innocent office debate quickly turned into a passionate, heated contest. In fact, we couldn’t settle the debate on our own. So we brought in reinforcements. Over 3,000 reinforcements. With the help of our readers, our McDonald’s debacle was put to rest. A victor was crowned. Tears were shed. Let’s get into it.

Ba Da Ba Ba Bah…

Actually, let’s back up for a moment first. This all started when the new Disney 100th Anniversary Happy Meal collection first launched. McDonald’s announced that it would release 62 Disney-themed Happy Meal toys, and the obsessive Disney collector gene inside us decided to take this as a personal challenge to collect them all. So, we started ordering Happy Meals. Lots, and lots, and lots of Happy Meals. And it got us thinking: when you order McDonald’s, are you team cheeseburger or team chicken nuggets? From there, a debate was born.

It’s a simple question, yet the DFB team was divided. Several of our writers and reporters stood firmly in the Team Cheeseburger camp, while others fiercely defended Team Chicken Nuggets. We quickly realized this debate couldn’t be settled in-house. So we turned to our readers.

DISCLAIMER: It’s important to note that you actually can’t order a cheeseburger Happy Meal — you can order a hamburger Happy Meal and then add cheese, though! If you’re in a drive-through, they’ll probably know what you mean, but if you order through Door Dash or on the app, you might need to know this important detail.

Happy Meal, anyone?

Here’s how it started. We took to Instagram and asked our readers: When ordering a Happy Meal, are you Team Cheeseburger or Team Chicken Nuggets? Four minutes into the poll, the results were leaning in favor of Team Chicken Nuggets.

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But that lead didn’t last long. Team Cheeseburger managed to close the gap in no time. At this point, we were GLUED to our screens. How’s it gonna end?!

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LOOK AT THIS! The score was dead even for a while. Now, this competition is really heating up!

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Finally, the poll was closed, and the results were tallied. Are you ready? Any last-minute predictions? The winner is…

Drum roll, please…

Team CHEESEBURGER! It was a close score, but the cheeseburger-lovers managed to come out on top.

WINNER WINNER CHEESEBURGER DINNER!

Here’s a look at the final score. If you voted, thanks for playing along! And congratulations to Team Cheeseburger.

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Make sure to follow us on Instagram to participate in our next DFB poll! In the meantime, we’re always on the lookout for the latest Disney news, so stay tuned for more.

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