Happy Meal toys might be freebies, but collectors are willing to pay surprising amounts to get every last one. Check out ...

The McDonald’s Minecraft Meal brings collectible toys, spicy sauce, and digital rewards to a new kind of Happy Meal—one that speaks directly to adult fans of fast food rituals and Minecraft nostalgia.

Back in 1979, McDonald's ad exec Bob Bernstein had a lightbulb moment: Why not turn the packaging itself into the main attraction and toss in a toy? And with that, the first McDonald's U.S. Happy Meal ...