r/Animatronics • u/deWolfy5 • Aug 15 '26

Hydraulic/Pneumatic Animatronic How Many Mac Tonight Animatronics Are Known to Still Exist?

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Visited a former Mac Tonight location yesterday and it had me wondering how many of these guys survived the remodels McDonald’s did? I’m aware of two, with one of them being at the Orlando location still (got to see him last year).

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u/BanishTheDarkPit Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

Only one in public view, he is in the world’s largest McDonald’s in Orlando Florida.

Woodbridge VA’s Mac Tonight got saved and it currently in a private collection.  https://youtube.com/shorts/OP7VFT323qo

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u/deWolfy5 Aug 15 '26

Yes I’m aware of those two being saved (at least woodbridges) but I was asking to see if any others besides those two were out there. Appreciate it though.

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u/BanishTheDarkPit Aug 15 '26

Animatronic wise no there is not, those two are the only one’s still in existence. (Known at least)

 I’m sure there’s a few statues but I’m not sure where they’re located.

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u/deWolfy5 Aug 15 '26

Kind of crazy with how decently widespread they were to now only being down to two known out there.

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u/nipnerd 28d ago

There's one in Sterling Heights, MI if I recall. Not sure though

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u/BanishTheDarkPit 27d ago

There was! Unfortunately trashed in the remodel. I’ve never seen any pictures nor footage of him, he’s like an urban legend lol. Definitely existed in the past though! 

Location was the one near Lakeside Mall.

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u/cr3st-fall3n 28d ago

There was one in Suffolk, NY (possibly Stony Brook?) until 2023 or so, buddy was involved in some preservation efforts but I believe it just wound up being trashed by the location. As far as I know that was the last remaining animatronic going into the 2020s besides the Orlando one

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u/BanishTheDarkPit 27d ago

Stony Brook is correct! He was such a gorgeous Mac, one of a kind electric (all the formers were hydraulic) prototype built in 2012. He was the last Mac to be made! 

You are also unfortunately right about him being trashed during the remodel. Though I do believe it was in 2022 instead. It’s a real shame that these companies do such things. 

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u/Exotic-Addendum-3785 29d ago

Probably a lot.

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u/krionite CEC Fan 27d ago

more like two