Hundreds attend Sydney McDonald's chicken nugget event
Corey Dunkin planned a trip to McDonald's with some mates to get chicken nuggets
A Sydney man's joke trip to McDonald's with a couple of mates spiraled out of control on social media, with 10,000 people 'interested' in attending the Facebook event.
Corey Dunkin, who is a bit bemused by what he calls his 'fifteen minutes of fame' said he organised the event because: 'I was going to go anyway, so I thought I'd see who wanted to come along'.
And on Thursday night, hundreds of people joined him in ordering nuggets at the George St McDonald's in Sydney.
Hundreds of nugget-enthusiasts poured into McDonald's to get a photo with Corey Dunkin
'The idea of just going to McDonald's to get some nuggets for myself was really funny to me,' Mr Dunkin told Daily Mail Australia.
'So I thought others would find it funny too.'
Originally creating the private event in August with a few friends, Mr Dunkin decided to open it up to see what would happen.
The event called 'I'm going to go get some Chicken McNuggets' had over 4,000 people who clicked 'going' on Facebook.
'I've got to start organising more events, I guess,' Mr Dunkin told news.com.au. 'I must be doing something right.
'I was really surprised to see so many people turned up. I can't believe people went out of their way to come. It's just crazy.'
If Mr Dunkin has his way, October 6 will become an annual, international celebratory day for chicken nuggets.
Corey Dunkin was treated like royalty when he arrived at the George St McDonald's in Sydney
People clamoured for a photo of Corey Dunkin (left) and McDonald's reserved at table for him
People took to social media to call Corey Dunkin 'royalty', 'a hero' and a 'glorious celebrity'
He said he was inspired and encouraged by the number of interstate and overseas posts he had received form people joining him 'in spirit'.
Posts began to trickle in from people who couldn't make it to Sydney but were indulging themselves in towns like Wyong, Woollongong and Canberra.
And then, posts started coming in thick and fast from overseas - the event page began receiving pictures and messages from Malaysia, Singapore and even Russia.
McNugget lovers from Wyong and even the ACT posted to thier support to the event page
A group of friends from Woolongong wrote on Mr Dunkin's page that they were 'lovin' nuggets
A girl has posted pictures of her meal to Facebook, saying that she is 'representing Canberra'
A Russian man wrote that he'll join 'remotely' and eat 10 nuggets on the other side of the woold
Posts came from as far away as Singapore and Malaysia offering support for Corey Dunkirk
One girl even took the opportunity to spread the #VoteYes message from the McNuggets event
'I guess a lot of people like nuggets,' said Mr Dunkin, who now has a shirt with the nugget drawing on it available to buy.
Unsure of how many will attend the popular event Friday night, the chicken nugget fan said he would be happy if 10 people showed up.
With the event quickly going viral, the illustrator sent a message to McDonald's advising them of the possible influx of nugget orders.
What started as a joke Facebook event ended with hundreds of strangers gathered in Sydney
'I'm going to be turning up to McDonald's at George Street Sydney on October 6 at 7pm to eat some Chicken McNuggets,' he wrote.
'I will be bringing along mates if that's OK.'
McDonald's replied saying they loved that he loved nuggets.
The web developer sent a message to McDonald's advising them of the possible influx of nugget orders and they replied saying they would reserve a table for the occasion (pictured)
'We get it, so we've reserved you and your friends a table on Friday night,' McDonald's responded.
The fast food outlet even said they would open a register just for Mr Dunkin and his friends so they can get their nuggets as quick as possible.
Despite the huge amount of interest online, the illustrator - who even drew a Snapchat filter of a chicken nugget for the occasion - said he doubted even a quarter of the people will turn up.
Mr Dunkin drew a chicken nugget to celebrate the occasion, which became a Snapchat filter
Hundreds of Snapchat users posted images and videos using Mr Dunkin's new nugget filter
'All I figured I'd do is turn up, eat my nuggets and then leave,' Mr Dunknin told Daily Mail Australia.
But he couldn't leave, because hundreds of supported turned up to support the cause and get a selfie with the suddenly viral sensation.
'Thank you SO MUCH for coming this was a great event and so glad to see everyone else loves nuggets as much as I do,' wrote an elated Mr Dunkin posted on his event page after the gathering.