McDonald's Monopoly is officially cancelled for 2020
Bad news for any McDonald's Monopoly fans out there, as the game has officially been cancelled for 2020.
Monopoly had been due to start on March 25, however lockdown began on March 23, and stores were temporarily closed. Fans had been hoping that the recent reopening of stores for delivery and takeaway would mean the competition may take place later in the year, but sadly it's a no.
CEO Paul Pomroy said: "We took the decision to close our restaurants shortly before this year’s Monopoly promotion was due to launch. We know many of you enjoy this promotion, which has run since 2005 in the UK.
"To enable safe working and social distancing inside our restaurants and to minimise the pressure on our employees, we have decided to cancel this year’s Monopoly VIP campaign.
"It creates a great deal of excitement inside our restaurants and relies heavily upon menu items we cannot safely reintroduce yet.
"Rest assured, we are already planning for Monopoly 2021 and hope to be able to bring this popular promotion back next Spring."
There is good news, however. Following the reopening of restaurants across the UK, McDonald's is now bringing back some menu items that haven't been available since pre-lockdown, including milkshakes, mayo chicken, bacon mayo chicken, hot chocolates and bacon double cheeseburger.
Well, at least there's something to look forward to in 2021!
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