Regardless, the McDonald's marketing team approached Ty, Inc about integrating Beanie Babies into a Happy Meal promotion around 1996. McDonald's was not shy about taking popular characters ...

Beanie Babies were a massive hit in the 1990s ... Another sub-trend like McDonald’s Teenie Beanies, which were offered in Happy Meals from 1997 to 2000, have some value if still in the original ...

Ty Warner founded Ty Inc. in 1986 with the dream of creating a stuffed animal kids could afford. At just $5, Beanie Babies hit the shelves in 1993 and soon became a cult favorite — not only ...