Large List of Discontinued Items (McDonald's)

Before I give the list I'd like to ask if any of you guys have a good idea about something to write about. I'm running out of items, and I tried to find out why there are no White Castle here, but I couldn't find anything.

Hula Burger (1963): A normal burger, but with a large piece of pineapple in the middle instead of a patty.
McFeast (1980s): The burger has the normal parts, but a modified mayonnaise sauce that had lemon juice in it.
McDLT(1984-1991): This burger is pretty unique. The bottom bun and the meat are cooked, while the rest of the burger is not. Then the two halves are packaged in two things of Styrofoam, and then the buyer would put it together when they ate. It was discontinued because of the Styrofoam and how bad it is for the enviroment.
Beefsteak Sandwich (1980s): This was not served until after 4:00 P.M. It was made of better quality. Also there were packets of steak sauce to put on.
Mickey D (1993): 1/3 pound of beef on a crusty roll. It was 5.3 ounces compared to 3.2 of the Big Mac.
Onion Nuggets: Pieces of union were cut up into small pieces. This was released with the beefsteak sandwich on the dinner menu.
Torta (2000): A Mexican sandwich, as far as I know the only attempt they've had of that.
Roast Beef on a Roll (1968): A roast beef sandwich, copied from Arby's

These are a few of the many discontinued item from just McDonalds. I find the McDLT the most interesting of them all, because of how it got discontinued.
-Jesse Fajnzylber

Big n Tasty

Before when I was talking about my favorite foods at McDonald's I mentioned the Big n Tasty, and also how I thought it might be gone. I looked online, and I'm confirming that now, the delicious meal at McDonald's has been discontinued. I'm not sure why they did it, I like it, and I know a bunch of other people who like all that fat a lot too. But McDonald's reasoning is they have to make room "newer, tastier, awesomer Angus Burgers". I tried to view the article from where that quote came from, but it wouldn't let me onto the site. But also the Burger was discontinued on September 1st 2010. Looking around the world it seems as it has been discontinued in other countries earlier. It is said it was removed from Denmark for unknown reasons, and in Sweden it comes back on the menu occasionally as a promotional item. Also it is available in the UK seasonally also. They have it in the summer and the winters, and the reason for this is, is to have it when they don't have the monopoly event running.
-Jesse Fajnzylber

Star Bucks Seasonal Drinks

Sorry to the Star Buck's fans here. I was looking today at my reader, and at the bottom was an article 4 days ago about a Star Bucks seasonal items. It was a buy 1 get 1 free deal, starting on Thursday the 19th and ended today Sunday the 21st. So if you didn't know about this deal, then its too late. The seasonal drinks that you could buy sound very fattening but very delicious. The 8 drinks include,  Caramel Brulee Latte, Peppermint Mocha, Gingerbread Latte, Eggnog Latte, Peppermint White Hot Chocolate, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Caramel Brulée Frappuccino and Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino.  The article didn't talk about if they have these flavors every year or even when they started the christmas drinks. Also it didn't mention if they are going to have deals like this for other hollidays. If this was the first time they did, and its successful, I'm sure they'll do it again. If it's not the first time they've done it, then clearly this helps them sell their product.
-Jesse Fajnzylber

McDonald's Arch Deluxe

The Arch Deluxe had a quarter pound patty, and then all of the traditional condiments. Also there was an option to put bacon on it. This might have been one of the most failed item that McDonald's has ever produced. The idea behind the Arch Deluxe was that it would be a burger for adults. McDonald's spent around $300 million on advertising this burger. It was first released in 1996, and there are several reasons as to why it failed. One is that it was more expensive than any other item on the menu. Another reason is that it was extremely unhealthy, and that's saying something because everything at McDonald's is extremely unhealthy. Looking at the calorie facts, it shows that it is not that much worse for you than a whopper or a big mac, so I'm wondering if the unhealthy part was really a factor. The last reason is that the ads were unconventional. This item is still available in France, and it is called the royal deluxe. The same can not be said in Japan. They introduced it there in 2003, and it has been discontinued since.
-Jesse Fajnzylber

McDonald's Supersize

This might be one of the most well known discontinued item. The super-size was discontinued from the McDonald's restaurants after "Super Size Me' was published. After the movie was published a lot of people pressured McDonald's into discontinuing the item. They originally took it off in March 2004, it came back in the summer of 06, and then discontinued it again in December 09. It was really unhealthy, but it's a shame that it was discontinued. The super sizing originally started in 1993 as the Dino Size for the promotion of Jurassic Park. They kept the new size, and renamed it the super size after the movie was out of the theaters. The logic behind the super size is that people would feel greedy buying 2 medium fries, or drinks. This way they can only buy it once, and it is more tempting the consumer. Also the super size spread to other fast food restaurants. Their way of discontinuing the item was by getting rid of their small, and making the super size the new large.
-Jesse Fajnzylber

Shamrock Shake

I remember that my favorite shake of all time was that green shake at McDonalds. The Shamrock Shake is McDonald's limited time shake during St. Patrick's day. It is a minty green shake that is delicious. I would always go to McDonald's during St. Patrick's day to get the shake. I don't know if the taste or the color was what made the shake so good, but I kept on getting it over anything else. The green color for some reason makes this appetizing, even though green is usually a turn off like like in vegetables. The shake was first made in 1970, and since then a lot of other seasonal drinks have come out at different shops. Not only did seasonal drinks come out after this, this was the first seasonal item, and led to many other companies copying this idea. ex: Starbucks has many seasonal coffees. In the 80's McDonald's used a character named Uncle O'Grimacey to advertise the shake, but that character has been canceled. In 2008 the item finally was reintroduced to Canada, after it had been discontinued 5 years previous. 
-Jesse Fajnzylber

Happy Meals (2)

Before I had a post on Happy Meals and I spoke about how they are very good for the company. People then responded by saying they might be good for the company, but it is bad because it lures children into eating fast food at an early age. I agree with this, and clearly some people in San Francisco do too. After election day the board of supervisors in the city actually banned happy meals from most McDonalds restaurants in the area. This was not one of the topics to vote on, as I just said it was decided by the board of supervisors. This shows that the government is finally starting to realize the horrors of fast food. And they have also realized that it is up to them to save our future. Kids are getting sucked in early, and they need to be the ones to break the chain. I would suspect that this new policy will spread to other major cities.
Article: "Now this is a strange Election Day vote. Too bad the fast foodies of San Francisco didn’t get a say in the decision. The city’s board of supervisors voted Tuesday to ban most of McDonald’s  Happy Meals served at restaurants, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
McDonald’s spokeswoman Danya Proud told the paper that the chain was “extremely disappointed” with the decision.  “It’s not what our customers want, nor is it something they asked for.”

Tell us: What do you think of this vote? Silly, or sane? Could your kid live without a Happy Meal fix? 

(Fast Food Maven) 

-Jesse Fajnzylber