Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas Happy Meal Toys

Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas Happy Meal Toys

Beauty and the Beast is one of my all-time favourite movies and normally I’m not a fan of sequels, but Beauty the Beast The Enchanted Christmas, is a sequel that is very close to my heart because it was a Christmas movie I watched on loop every Christmas. These retro Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas Happy Meal toys are absolutely amazing because they’re not obviously Christmas themed and they just take you back to the 90s when the movie was first released. While I am always amazed at how far technology has come with all the new and exciting toys and gadgets, there’s nothing I love more than the old school Disney toys. Unfortunately when I was young there weren’t any really old school toys shops around that you see in movies, but these kind of toys always makes me think of vintage toy shops and it just takes me to a happy place. There is nothing I want more than to own a really fun, kwirky toy shop or toy museum, hehe.

Now back in the day Happy Meal toys were not very large sets, so unfortunately there are only 4 toys in this collection including: Belle, Beast, Cogsworth, and Lumiere. Although there are only four toys in this collection, I adore every single one of them. They may not be as detailed as the Happy Meal toys we get today, but each toy has its own fun gimmick that makes it unique and special.

Belle

Belle Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas Happy Meal Toy

It only makes sense to begin with our leading lady, Belle. Belle is wearing her lovely red and cream Christmas gown, which we see her wearing at the end of the film. Belle is holding her dress up with both her hands ready to dance. Now she’s positioned this way because she is on a green base, which plays the ‘As long as there’s Christmas’ tune when pushed down. I was absolutely amazed that the tune still played on this toy because this is quite an old toy and any battered operated gimmicks on toys of this age usually do not work, so yay! Now this isn’t the end of Belle’s gimmick. Belle will also spin in circles when the toy is pushed down along a flat surface and dance along to the music. Again, the music is not of the greatest quality, but it just has that old school sound that makes it so great to listen to and play with.

 

Beast

Beast Happy Meal Toy

Where there is a Belle, there is a Beast not too far away. Now the Beast’s gimmick is a little less exciting because it was very dependent on the sounds this toy was supposed to make, and unfortunately mine no longer works 🙁 There is a button on the Beast’s back and when you push it, both of the Beast’s arms move upwards. I imagine the beast wanted the volume up on the lovely music that no longer plays. Either way, this toy does look very good as the Beast is wearing his usual jeans and purple cape and has a nice big smile on his face.

 

 

Cogsworth 

Cogsworth Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas Happy Meal Toy

Of the four toys in this set, Cogsworth is definitely the most movie accurate. He is very detailed and looks fantastic. He is a wind-up toy and the winder is located between his legs on the back of the toy. When wound up, Cogsworth will move in one direction, do a couple of frantic spins, and then move in another direction, do a few more frantic spins, and etc. The upper half of his body also moves from side to side and pendulum even moves back and forth if you pick him up and move him around. Cogsworth also has a nice big grin on his face.

 

 

Lumiere

Lumiere Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas Happy Meal Toy

Now Lumiere is one of my favourite Beauty and the Beast characters and of course his gimmick is to light up. Again, considering the age of the toy, it was an absolute Christmas miracle that the toy actually still worked and lit up. There are three little lights where his three flames usually are and they all light up. As you can see from the image, although it is three flames that are meant to light up, his entire top half will light up nice and brightly. Keeping with his character, Lumiere is posing all seductively with one arm on his hip and the other on his head. Lumiere also has a nice smirk on his face.

 

Lumiere Happy Meal Toy lit up

While these may not be the most advanced toys in the world, considering their age, these are absolutely fantastic Happy Meal Toys that will take a lot of people down memory lane. Beauty and the Beast is a classic and I am very glad they made a Christmas version as well. What’s great about these toys is that although they are from the Christmas movie, they are not obviously Christmas themed and can be displayed in your toy collection all year round. These toys are still incredibly affordable so I definitely think they are worth seeking out, although finding toys that still work may be a challenge. Your best bet is to look for the toys that are still in their Mcdonald’s packaging and have not had their white tag pulled out yet. But no matter what, as long as there’s Christmas, we’ll all be just fine 🙂

 

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