Saturday, March 3, 2012

McDonalds Pony Toys Ring Demonstration


Just in case you guys were wondering how exactly the ring attatchments work this time around, it looks like those plastic dongles on their heads really are permanent fixtures.   It's a bot obnoxious to be honest, but I'm sure they snap right off. 

Thanks to Peter for the images again!

73 comments:

DashieBro said...

Little weird, but okay

Cgeta said...

It would've been better if they held their rings with their hooves.

Adambatt said...

Simple solution: Belt sander.

Conan-Kay River said...

WHERE'S Rainbow Dash and Applejack?!? How dare they not put RAINBOW DASH!!!

Hawkeye92 said...

@Adambatt
Belt sander is way too crude. My solution would be a decent pair of model clippers and a set of good files. Then paint to cover the damaged part of the hair.

White Ink said...

It's not like my main goal was to play with them. I'm getting them so I can look cool in as many ways as possible. (Also, it probably will be a fun way to troll my friend, which I wouldn't care about if HE wasn't such a troll...)

ninonybox said...

Awwww yeeeeeah!
Wait....where the buck is AJ.....WHERE THE BUCK IS MY DASHIE!

DashieBro said...

They look more show accurate than the blind bag ponies, except for the nob and tail of course

Peter said...

@Conan-Kay River

Applejack will arrive at my store on the 8th and Rainbow Dash on the 13th. That's why they are not included.

ShockSlayer said...

Snap? No, not good idea. Dremel it down. Much better, preserve pretty pony paint.

Rex2099 said...

going to get them free

Shrpsho0ter said...

Oh god I haven't eaten McDonald's in a long time, not sure if I would even see one of these in my lifetime.

Deadwalker said...
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Deadwalker said...

The McDonalds near me still had build-a-bear toys in stock* D:

Nymo said...

I'll probably keep the rings on & I'll just hang them on my bags

NoTrollingAllowed said...

Time to break out the toolbox. Let's see, hacksaw, check. Rotary steel cutter and grinder, check. Paint, check.
Yep. Might actually buy some of these.

SCharb said...

Friggin... why, what are the rings even for? Won't they just obstruct play? Yeesh. For years I've been reading Shortpacked! and thinking it was silly for Willis to complain so much about toy design, and now I am filled with rage over ponies.

Norrikan said...

Carefully filing them down is probably a better idea then snapping them off, considering the size of the toys and generally vulnerablity of pony-toys' necks. Then put epoxy putty over the "bald spot", model it after the regular flow of the hair and paint it the appropriate color. Apart from the time required to dry, this shouldn't take more then fifteen minutes per pony.

Unknown said...

you do relies what this mean. grown men are going to have to ask for a happy meal and for the girl toy as well. this is going to be fun

Yellow 13 said...

Eh, I think I'm happy enough with my blindbags.

But, idk if I can resist at least getting one.

Crossfirin said...

Lol, fluttershy is the only one'putting her hoof down'

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Bolan said...

Those rings make me want them less but I'll still try at least once, just to see what it's like.

SonOfTheNorthe said...

I've got a method: Get a lighter, and a paper clip. Straighten the paperclip, and heat one of its ends until really hot. And then you just slice through the plastic like hot knife through butter!

Or, sharp nail clippers could work too...

Kitsunekun VII said...

*sigh* Time to break out the Dremel tool. Solve that problem real quick.
Funny, that McD's is putting out more show-accurate modles than Hasbro.

Destroyer said...

Danget my sister got a Happy Meal today man I hope she gets one soon again... Then I will steal it when no ones looking!! I have a good chance of getting a Dashie since I live in the ghetto. I don't think a gangster would be carrying ponies with him....

The Lotus Tea Dragon said...

I'm a bit conflicted. I have the previous McDonalds ponies and I think they look better than these. Not to mention having to file/sand down the ring loop and paint over that spot just to get them more accurately presentable. I think the rings were a silly idea anyway.

So I want them, but I don't want them, which is frustrating.

Oliver Cropwell said...

I think the rings on the heads would be useful for putting them on a key ring. or just using them as a key ring.

forg0ten1 said...

"yeah hi can I get a happy meal? with the girl's toy please. It's uhhhhhh for my cousin, not me."

Kitty said...

UK : Only country in the F-in world who won't have those -> ╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

Till said...

X-Acto knife and or scaplel.Done. Anyone who would take a grinder to these deserve the shredded lump's of plastic ends they get.

Octavia said...

Ah, so that's what those rings were for, okay.

Eh, I guess you could just snap them off or cut them off. Shouldn't be too hard hopefully.

Sothalic said...

I've got used to buying pony merch in retail stores, but for some reason asking for one of these is mind-boggling to me. I keep thinking they're not that great because of the ring and stuff, but in the end id really like them. Probably no one else will ask for them, either.... ughh.

Everypony said...

"it's a bot obnoxious"

Silly Seth :)

Jason said...

I'm thinking maybe they could be easily converted to keychains, with a little work.

Skarloth said...

Uhh, sorry, but no, I don't think I'll be getting any of those. I may be a fan of the show, but not of the merchandise.

-Skar

FlutterWhimsy said...

So are they out now??? I went to McDonald's yesterday after hearing that they were out already and there was no pony :(

Pink Champagne said...

I'll certainly be buying all of them, already have the old ones, and these are in different poses so I gotta get 'em all. Besides, even with the rings they look better than the brushables at retail stores, and not to mention are about the same price as a blind bag toy ($2.00).

ponydoraprancypants said...

Loopty hoops and no Apple Bloom? For shame.

GuerreroPerdido said...

I just want one. All I need is one.

Tealhollow said...

How'd you get these? Thought they came out on the 9th.

Does McDonalds have an "I work on a famous My Little Pony news blog so it'd be in your best financial interest to give me some of your toys to advertise" early release discount!?

Looks like I got some impersonating to do.

Super Balrog IV said...

"Welcome to McDonald's, may I take your order?"
"Yeah, I want two happy meals, one with the blue winged pony with rainbow hair for my niece, and one with the pink pony for me, please."
*Deadpan*

RainbowSMASH said...

The only MLP toys that look like the characters from the show!

frederic said...

Rings on head? Meh, pas.... waitaminit.

XMASS DECORATIONS!

garturo62 said...

They look better than I thought, will try to acquire them all.

Inkan1969 said...

This must be a symptom of Applebloom's Cutie Pox.

TheRuggedBrony said...

Oooh, molded plastic hair! Want!

Tylendal said...

Hm, nothing I can't fix with some snips. Absolute worst case scenario, a bit of "Green Stuff" and paint will perfect the touch-up job.

Mandy said...

The Rarity and Twilight, is it impossible to get their manes right or what?
I do want the Pinkie and Fluttershy though. ;w; Hm... time to convince someone to take me to McDonalds...

brony4444 said...

Looks like the cutie marks are simplified -- Rarity has one diamond rather than three, Pinkie has only one balloon and Flutters has only one butterfly.

I received a coupon booklet from McD's in the mail a couple days back. Once coupon was for a free happy meal with any other purchase of more than $1. (IOW, you can't order off the $1 menu and get your pony, but you can order whatever the next cheapest thing is.) Eligibility is residents of Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska. I did some garbage can diving at my post office (I have a PO box) and scored several of these coupons. So these ponies should be pretty cheap.

The Seventh Wonderbolt said...

Hmm, quite nice. Yes, quite. *monocle enhanced puff on corncob pipe*

My only question is: WUT DAFUQ IS A 'DONGLE'?!

VikingRS said...

I say drill a hole in the little plastic piece and work a key ring in there!

Nightweaver20xx said...

OH man. It's no wonder they only show Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy from one side most of the time. Holy Christmas. XD

richfiles said...

I picked up two girls happy meals today... Got RIO crap!

/)☉Éœ☉/) FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU

Don't Call Me Brony (Please) said...

Why does anyone here think that the McDonald's cashier needs an explanation about why you're getting a girl's Happy Meal? Just buy it. They honestly couldn't care less.

Really, it's like reading posts from middle schoolers about buying condoms...

brony4444 said...

@Nightweaver20xx Although Pinkie's hair covering her face somehow seems in-character. Maybe because it looks like frosting.

Koshi Doshi said...

Frankly, I quite like the rings!
They're nice to attach to backpacks and the like! :)

Can't wait to get 'em when my McDonalds releases them.

Shho13 said...

I'm indifferent, The rings will be removed on mine, the grinding wheel owes me a few favors anyway. Lulz...

Neon Inferno said...

Wait, wait, wait. When I go to happymeal.com (or any of my local McDonalds for that matter) it's still that Build-A-Bear crap. Where are you people getting these?!? CAN I DRIVE THERE?

klaykolt said...

my little tumor: cancer is magic

Teguki said...

The rings look kind of counter-intuitive to me. They are evidently the type that come off the toy with very little hassle. Therefore, why have them at all? The point of a ring is to fix things to so they DON'T fall off...

I'm personally having an internal debate whether to switch the ring for a proper keyring, or just remove it completely.

Keyring - I get to keep it close by at all times.
Non-keyring - I can actually maintain the tail properly.

FreezingShock said...

Those rings kind of ruin it for me. Simply breaking them off would leave a nasty scar on their heads and leaving them on looks ridiculous.

Woof Hooves said...

imo if you want a keyring its bettter to do what i did to a blind bag dashie..1foot of stainless wire a torch and some items to bend the wire around..remove the glued hair points and slowly pop the head off..make collar to fit the neck out of wire with keychain loop nestled between the wings..trim hair to fit over collar glue and slip head back on....course i drilled the hooves and added rare earth magnets so she will stay put where ever i put her

i cant see these "nubs" after being drilled out surviveing long

Haze-man said...

Does anyone know a McD's that selling these in New Jersey?

whb4life said...

yo that is sick when it that coming out?

Cait said...

I like the keychain thingy... I'm gonna get myself some duplicates so I can attach them to my purse. :D
Has anyone seen Fluttershy and TS though? I only got Pinkie Pie and Rarity, said those were the only ones they'd gotten in so far, and the rest of my McDonald's (I checked at least 6) don't even HAVE the MLP toys yet.

Cromartie said...

Out of stock at mines today-if they're even out yet...I didn't go inside to check. I was THOROUGHLY disappointed. :-(

I feel like I'm the only brony in Spring Hill, so I just don't know what went wrong.

tornadogrl said...

This is awesome! I love MLP FiM and i love keychains:P (I collect keychains and have over 600 or so) So hopefully ill be able to get some of these:P Especially fluttershy she is my favorite.

tornadogrl said...

This is awesome! I love MLP FiM and i love keychains:P (I collect keychains and have over 600 or so) So hopefully ill be able to get some of these:P Especially fluttershy she is my favorite.

AndaleTheGreat said...

Rainbow Dash's colors suck :(

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