Say goodbye to a favorite drink at McDonald's

Scroll through the gallery to see how fans of the drink reacted on Twitter less Much to the displeasure of fans, McDonald's is discontinuing Hi-C Orange as a selection of drinks in it's restaurants starting May 1. This being the social media age, fans didn't take it well. Scroll through the ... more Much to the displeasure of fans, McDonald's is discontinuing Hi-C Orange as a selection of drinks in it's restaurants starting May 1. This being the social media age, fans didn't take it well. Photo: McDonald's Photo: McDonald's Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Say goodbye to a favorite drink at McDonald's 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

McDonald's is ending a fan favorite drink. And, fans aren't loving it.

The fast food chain is pulling Hi-C Lavaburst from its menu on May 1 with plans to replace it with a new, different flavored drink.

Lots of McDonald's aficionados ordered the sweet, sticky orange-colored beverage with Happy Meals, making for a salty, sweet and probably not all that good for you lunch or dinner.

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The news broke in a now-deleted post on reddit with a photo of a McDonald's company letter saying starting in July, a proprietary drink called Sprite TropicBerry would replace Hi-C on the menu or a Coca-Cola vendor converts them to the new drink.

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Hi-C won't go away immediately, though. Stores can continue selling the drink until they run out of stock. But then, that's it. It's gone cold turkey (or chicken McNugget if you prefer).

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Of course, this being the social media age, fans took to Twitter to express disappointment, astonishment and to try to rally to save their favored beverage.

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Alas, all good things must come to an end and for Hi-C and McDonald's, that end is this summer.

Scroll through the gallery to see the reaction on Twitter to McDonald's dumping Hi-C from the menu