Toy Story (franchise)#Totally Toy Story

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Toy Story, the first film in the franchise, was released on November 22, 1995. It was the first feature-length film created entirely by computer-generated imagery (CGI) and was directed by John Lasseter. The plot of the film involves Andy Davis (voiced by John Morris), an imaginative young boy, getting a new Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) action figure for his birthday, causing Sheriff Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), a vintage cowboy doll, to think that he has been replaced as Andy's favorite toy. In competing for Andy's attention, Woody accidentally knocks Buzz out of a window, leading the other toys to believe he tried to murder Buzz. Determined to set things right, Woody tries to save Buzz and both must escape from the house of the next-door neighbor Sid Phillips (voiced by Erik von Detten), who likes to torture and destroy toys. In addition to Hanks and Allen, the film featured the voices of Jim Varney, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, and Annie Potts. The film was critically and financially successful, grossing over $373 million worldwide. The film was later re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with Toy Story 2, for a two-week run,{{cite news |last=Richards |first=Olly |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=21856 |title=Toy Story Movies Going 3D |work=Empire |date=January 24, 2008|access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107025021/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/toy-story-movies-going-3d/|archive-date=November 7, 2018|url-status=live}} which was later extended due to its financial success.{{cite news |last=Chen |first=David |title=Lee Unkrich Announces Kristen Schaal and Blake Clark Cast in Toy Story 3; Toy Story 3D Double Feature To Stay in Theaters |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/lee-unkrich-announces-kristen-schaal-and-blake-clark-cast-in-toy-story-3-toy-story-3d-double-feature-to-stay-in-theaters/|access-date=August 31, 2012 |newspaper=SlashFilm |date=October 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625050200/http://www.slashfilm.com/lee-unkrich-announces-kristen-schaal-and-blake-clark-cast-in-toy-story-3-toy-story-3d-double-feature-to-stay-in-theaters/|archive-date=June 25, 2018|url-status=live}}

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Toy Story 2, the second film in the franchise, was released on November 24, 1999. Lasseter reprised his role as director. The film's plot involves Woody getting stolen by a greedy toy collector who is named Al McWhiggin (voiced by Wayne Knight). Buzz and several of Andy's toys set off to attempt to rescue Woody, who meanwhile has discovered his origins as a historic television star. In addition to the returning cast, Toy Story 2 included voice acting from Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Estelle Harris, and Jodi Benson. Toy Story 2 was not originally intended for release in theaters, but as a direct-to-video sequel to the first Toy Story, with a 60-minute running time.{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Karl |title=Toy Story 2 Is Not Your Typical Hollywood Sequel |url=http://www.awn.com/articles/reviews/toy-story-2-not-your-typical-hollywood-sequel|access-date=August 31, 2012 |newspaper=Animation World Network |date=December 1, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502230857/http://www.awn.com/articles/reviews/toy-story-2-not-your-typical-hollywood-sequel|archive-date=May 2, 2012|url-status=live}} Disney's executives, however, were impressed by the high quality of the in-work imagery for the sequel, and were also pressured by the main characters' voice actors Hanks and Allen, so they decided to convert Toy Story 2 into a theatrical film.{{cite news |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |title=Exclusive: Tim Allen Signed On for 'Toy Story 4' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/exclusive-tim-allen-return-toy-story-4-19245|access-date=August 31, 2012 |newspaper=The Wrap |date=July 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805181958/https://www.thewrap.com/exclusive-tim-allen-return-toy-story-4-19245/|archive-date=August 5, 2015|url-status=live}} It turned out to be an even greater success than the first Toy Story, grossing over $497 million worldwide. The film was re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with the first Toy Story, on October 2, 2009.

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Toy Story 3, the third film in the franchise, was released on June 18, 2010, nearly 11 years after Toy Story 2. The plot focuses on the toys being accidentally dropped off at Sunnyside, a daycare center while their owner, Andy, is getting ready to go to college. The toys discover that all of the toys at Sunnyside Daycare are ruled by Lotso (voiced by Ned Beatty), a sinister teddy bear, while Woody finds potential hope for a new home in the hands of Bonnie, a toddler from the daycare that takes great care of her toys. Blake Clark replaced Varney after Varney's death in 2000, while other new cast members included Michael Keaton, Timothy Dalton, Jeff Garlin, Kristen Schaal, and Bonnie Hunt. It was the first Toy Story film not to be directed by Lasseter (although he remained involved in the film as executive producer), but by Lee Unkrich, who edited the first two films and co-directed the second. It was Pixar's highest-grossing film of all time both domestically, surpassing Finding Nemo, until it was surpassed by Finding Dory in 2016 and worldwide, also surpassing Finding Nemo, until it was surpassed by Incredibles 2 in 2018. Toy Story 3 grossed more than the first two films combined, making it the first animated film to have crossed the $1 billion mark.{{cite news |title=Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 Will Cross $1 Billion Today; Disney to Become First Studio With Two $1 Billion Films in One Year |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/disney-pixars-toy-story-3-will-cross-1-billion-today-disney-to-become-first-studio-with-two-1-billion-films-in-one-year-101663113.html|access-date=August 31, 2012 |agency=PR Newswire |date=August 27, 2010 |author=The Walt Disney Studios|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018005710/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/disney-pixars-toy-story-3-will-cross-1-billion-today-disney-to-become-first-studio-with-two-1-billion-films-in-one-year-101663113.html|archive-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=live}} In August 2010, it surpassed Shrek 2, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time until it was surpassed by Frozen, another Disney production, in March 2014.{{cite web |url=https://time.com/42992/frozen-top-animated-film/ |title=Frozen Now the Top-Grossing Animated Film of All Time |last=Frizell |first=Sam |date=March 30, 2014 |access-date=March 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408150251/http://time.com/42992/frozen-top-animated-film/ |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |url-status=live}} The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 2, 2010.{{cite news |last=Gallagher |first=Brian |title=Toy Story 3 DVD and Blu-ray Released on November 2nd |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/toy-story-3-dvd-and-blu-ray-released-on-november-2nd|access-date=August 31, 2012 |publisher=MovieWeb.com |date=August 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926115012/http://www.movieweb.com/news/toy-story-3-dvd-and-blu-ray-released-on-november-2nd|archive-date=September 26, 2012|url-status=live}}

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Toy Story 4, the fourth feature film in the franchise, was released on June 21, 2019. Taking place not long after Toy Story 3, the story involves Woody, Buzz, and the other toys living well with their new owner Bonnie. On her first day of kindergarten, Bonnie creates a toy spork, named Forky (voiced by Tony Hale), out of garbage. Woody, having been neglected by Bonnie lately, personally takes it upon himself to keep Forky out of harm's way. During a road trip with Bonnie's family, Woody, to his delight, encounters his old friend and former fellow toy Bo Peep (Annie Potts), who he had been separated from in the interim period between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 and has to deal with fears of becoming a "lost toy". Rickles had died in 2017 prior to the production of the film, but Pixar used archival recordings from him to continue his voice work for the film.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/28/toy-story-4-potato-head/ |title=Here's how Toy Story 4 will honor the late Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head |first=Marc |last=Snekiter |date=March 29, 2019 |access-date=March 29, 2019 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190329052852/https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/28/toy-story-4-potato-head/ | archive-date = March 29, 2019 | url-status = live}} Additional new cast members include Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, and Christina Hendricks. The film was originally announced in November 2014 during an investor's call with Lasseter to direct, Galyn Susman to produce, with the screenplay written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack based on the story developed by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Lee Unkrich.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.disney.com/insider/2014/11/06/playtime-hits-the-big-time-toy-story-4-to-debut-in-2017/ |title=Playtime Hits the Big Time: Toy Story 4 to Debut in 2017 |work=Disney Blogs|access-date=November 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107020741/http://blogs.disney.com/insider/2014/11/06/playtime-hits-the-big-time-toy-story-4-to-debut-in-2017/|archive-date=November 7, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Nessif |first1=Bruna |title=Toy Story 4 Is Really Happening! Woody, Buzz Lightyear & the Gang Are Returning to the Big Screen—Release Date Revealed! |url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/595687/toy-story-4-is-really-happening-woody-buzz-lightyear-and-more-of-your-favorite-toys-are-returning-to-the-big-screen |publisher=E! |date=November 6, 2014|access-date=November 7, 2014}} During production, however, Lasseter stepped down from his position at Pixar in 2017, though remained to consult for the film; Josh Cooley was named as the film's director, with Jonas Rivera replacing Susman as producer.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbr.com/d23-expo-pixar-walt-disney-animation-studios-upcoming-films/ |title=D23 Expo: Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Upcoming Films |date=July 14, 2017 | access-date=July 14, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715150607/http://www.cbr.com/d23-expo-pixar-walt-disney-animation-studios-upcoming-films/ | archive-date=July 15, 2017 | url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/john-lasseter-explains-why-hes-no-longer-directing-toy-1796963075/ |title=John Lasseter Explains Why He's No Longer Directing Toy Story 4 |date=July 16, 2017 | access-date=July 16, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717184102/http://io9.gizmodo.com/john-lasseter-explains-why-hes-no-longer-directing-toy-1796963075 | archive-date=July 17, 2017 | url-status=live}} The film underwent a major revision following the departures of Jones and McCormack later in 2017, with Stephany Folsom replacing them as screenwriter. Much of the original script by Jones and McCormack had to be dropped, delaying the release of the film.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/disney-pixar-screenwriter-toy-story-4-1202669141/ |title=Disney-Pixar Hires New Screenwriter for 'Toy Story 4' |date=January 18, 2018 | access-date=January 18, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120402/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/disney-pixar-screenwriter-toy-story-4-1202669141/ | archive-date=January 19, 2018 | url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/toy-story-4-script-scrapped-delays-annie-potts/ |title=Pixar Trashed Most of the Toy Story 4 Script, Causing Major Delays |date=June 2, 2018 |access-date=June 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614151447/https://movieweb.com/toy-story-4-script-scrapped-delays-annie-potts/|archive-date=June 14, 2018|url-status=live}}

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In February 2019, Allen expressed interest in doing a fifth film. He explained that, since Toy Story 4 released the series from being constrained to trilogy status, he did not "see any reason why they wouldn't do it".{{Cite web |last=Libbey |first=Dirk |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Toy Story 5? Here's What Tim Allen Says |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2466578/toy-story-5-heres-what-tim-allen-says |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202083653/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2466578/toy-story-5-heres-what-tim-allen-says |archive-date=December 2, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019 |website=CinemaBlend}} On The Ellen DeGeneres Show that May, Hanks said Toy Story 4 would be the final installment in the franchise,{{Cite magazine |last=Kinane |first=Ruth |date=May 22, 2019 |title=Tim Allen warned Tom Hanks about the emotional ending to Toy Story 4 before he read it |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/05/22/tim-allen-warned-tom-hanks-toy-story-4-ending/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211029221858/https://ew.com/movies/tom-hanks-crashes-wedding-video/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=October 29, 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} but producer Mark Nielsen disclosed the possibility of a fifth film, as Pixar was not ruling it out.{{Cite web |last=Bonomolo |first=Cameron |date=May 26, 2019 |title=Pixar Not Ruling Out Toy Story 5 |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/05/26/toy-story-4-end-disney-pixar-not-ruling-out-toy-story-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603231638/https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/05/26/toy-story-4-end-disney-pixar-not-ruling-out-toy-story-5/ |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |access-date=June 12, 2019 |website=ComicBook.com}} In February 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the franchise would continue with additional films,{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Frozen, Toy Story & Zootopia Sequels In The Works |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/frozen-toy-story-zootopia-sequels-in-the-works-bob-iger-disney-earnings-1235253824/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208215907/https://deadline.com/2023/02/frozen-toy-story-zootopia-sequels-in-the-works-bob-iger-disney-earnings-1235253824/ |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} while Allen confirmed his return as the voice of Buzz.{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/tim-allen-confirm-toy-story-5/|title=Tim Allen Confirms His Return as Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 5|first=Jeremy|last=Dick|date=February 9, 2023|website=MovieWeb}} Later in the month, Pixar CCO and franchise alumnus Pete Docter stated the film would be "surprising" and would have "cool things you've never seen before".{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Pete Docter Opens Up About the Past, Present and Future of Pixar |url=https://www.thewrap.com/pete-docter-interview-pixar-lightyear-toy-story-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221185838/https://www.thewrap.com/pete-docter-interview-pixar-lightyear-toy-story-5/ |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=TheWrap}} In June 2023, Docter confirmed Woody would return in the film.{{Cite web|last=Tangcay|first=Jazz|date=June 16, 2023|title=Pixar Boss Pete Docter Says the Studio 'Trained' Families to Expect Disney+ Debuts, 'Elemental' Buzz at Cannes Was 'Confusing'|url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/pixar-pete-docter-disney-elemental-cannes-inside-out-1235646648/|access-date=June 17, 2023|website=Variety|language=en-US}} In April 2024, it was revealed the film would release on June 19, 2026.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/disney-star-wars-movie-mandalorian-and-grogu-toy-story-5-live-action-moana-tron-ares-release-dates-1235961998/|accessdate=2024-04-05|date=April 5, 2024|title=Disney Sets 'Star Wars' Movie 'The Mandalorian & Grogu,' 'Toy Story 5' and Live-Action 'Moana' for 2026 Release Dates|author=Lang, Brent|website=Variety}} In June 2024, Docter revealed that Andrew Stanton was directing the film.{{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=Chris |date=June 9, 2024 |title=Pixar Legend Tapped to Direct 'Toy Story 5' |url=https://collider.com/toy-story-5-director-andrew-stanton/ |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}} In August 2024, at the D23 Expo, it was revealed that the plot would involve the toys fighting technology, and would also involve an army of Buzz Lightyear toys controlled by computers. In addition, McKenna Harris would co-direct the film.{{Cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=2024-08-10 |title='Toy Story 5': Andrew Stanton to Write, Direct Pixar Sequel |url=https://www.thewrap.com/toy-story-5-andrew-stanton-director/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}} In April 2025, Tim Allen confirmed that Woody and Buzz Lightyear would reunite in the film.{{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=Chris |date=2025-04-17 |title=“Woody and I Do Realign”: Tim Allen Shares Some ‘Toy Story 5’ Plot Details That Are Beyond Exciting |url=https://collider.com/toy-story-5-plot-tim-allen/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Collider |language=en}}

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A series of shorts consisting of three theatrical short films: Hawaiian Vacation (2011), Small Fry (2011) and Partysaurus Rex (2012).

{{main|Forky Asks a Question}}

A series of shorts titled Forky Asks a Question for Disney+, with the new character Forky from Toy Story 4 (voiced by Tony Hale),{{cite web |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |title=Pixar Creating Forky-Focused Short Films For Disney+ |url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/pixar-creating-forky-focused-short-films-disney/ |work=Empire |access-date=April 12, 2019 |date=April 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618055127/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/pixar-creating-forky-focused-short-films-disney/ |archive-date=June 18, 2019 |url-status=live}} was released on the launch date of the service on November 12, 2019.

Lamp Life is a short film revealing Bo Peep's whereabouts between the events of Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4, where she was used as a night light for first one and then two children before being donated to the antique shop, where she and her sheep eventually abandoned their home lamp and were reunited with Woody.{{cite news |last1=Scribner |first1=Herb |title=Disney Plus has a trailer for a new 'Toy Story' short film |url=https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2020/1/28/21080366/disney-plus-toy-story-short-film-animated-release-date |access-date=January 31, 2020 |work=Deseret News |date=January 28, 2020 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129145138/https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2020/1/28/21080366/disney-plus-toy-story-short-film-animated-release-date |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |url-status=live}} It was released on Disney+ on January 31, 2020.{{cite news |last1=Prudom |first1=Laura |title=Disney Plus' Lamp Life Sneak Peek: What Happened to Bo Peep Between Toy Story 2 and 4? – IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/lamp-life-disney-plus-bo-peep-pixar-release-date-short-film |access-date=January 31, 2020 |work=ign.com |date=January 29, 2020 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131011210/https://www.ign.com/articles/lamp-life-disney-plus-bo-peep-pixar-release-date-short-film |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |url-status=live}}

Valerie LaPointe, who was a story supervisor for Toy Story 4, wrote and directed the short film. Annie Potts and Ally Maki returned as Bo Peep and Giggle McDimples. However, Woody is voiced by Jim Hanks, the younger brother of Tom Hanks.

Pixar Popcorn features three Toy Story shorts, "To Fitness and Beyond", and two Fluffy Stuff with Ducky and Bunny shorts, "Three Heads" and "Love". They were released on January 21, 2021.

Pixar has also developed two 22-minute Toy Story television specials for ABC. They also air them on Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior.{{cite news |last=Bastoli |first=Mike |title=Exclusive: Toy Story 4, 5 Planned for 2013 and 2014 (But It's Not What You Think) |url=http://www.bigscreenanimation.com/2012/06/exclusive-toy-story-4-5-planned-for.html|access-date=October 8, 2012 |newspaper=Big Screen Animation |date=June 6, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820024858/http://www.bigscreenanimation.com/2012/06/exclusive-toy-story-4-5-planned-for.html |archive-date=August 20, 2012 }}

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Toy Story of Terror! was a Halloween-themed special and aired on October 16, 2013.{{cite news |last=Wolfe |first=Jennifer |title=Pixar Announces Toy Story of Terror TV Special |url=http://www.awn.com/news/television/pixar-announces-toy-story-terror-tv-special|access-date=October 7, 2012 |newspaper=Animation World Network |date=October 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011071507/http://www.awn.com/news/television/pixar-announces-toy-story-terror-tv-special|archive-date=October 11, 2012|url-status=live}}

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Toy Story That Time Forgot was a Christmas-themed special that aired on December 2, 2014.{{cite web|last1=Sciretta|first1=Peter|title='Toy Story That Time Forgot' Is A 1980′s Nostalgia Bomb That You're Gonna Love (Comic Con 2014)|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/toy-story-time-forgot-comic-con-2014/|publisher=/Film|access-date=July 25, 2014|date=July 24, 2014}}

{{main|Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins}}

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins is a 2000 traditionally animated direct-to-video television film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation with Pixar Animation Studios as a co-production that serves as a spin-off of the Toy Story franchise. The film was released on August 8, 2000, and features Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear. The film follows Buzz Lightyear as a space ranger who fights against the evil Emperor Zurg, showing the inspiration for the Buzz Lightyear toyline that exists in the Toy Story series. The film later led to the television series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Although the film was criticized for not using the same animation as the Toy Story films, it sold three million VHS and DVDs in its first week of release.

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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios that is a spin-off of the Toy Story franchise, and was led from the direct-to-video film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, depicting the in-universe Toy Story series on which the Buzz Lightyear toy is based. The series takes place in the far future, featuring Buzz Lightyear voiced by Patrick Warburton (replacing Tim Allen), a famous, experienced Space Ranger who takes a crew of rookies under his wing as he investigates criminal activity across the galaxy and attempts to bring down Evil Emperor Zurg once and for all. It aired on UPN from October 2, 2000, to November 29, 2000, and on ABC from October 14, 2000, to January 13, 2001.

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Lightyear is a spin-off film of Toy Story series that explains Buzz Lightyear's backstory and the film chronology Andy watched. Buzz is voiced by Chris Evans in the title role. Directed by Angus MacLane, the film was released on June 17, 2022.{{cite news |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Pixar Has Buzz Lightyear Origin Movie In Works With Chris Evans & 'Turning Red' From 'Bao' Filmmaker Domee Shi |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/pixar-has-buzz-lightyear-movie-in-the-works-with-chris-evans-turning-red-from-bao-filmmaker-domee-shi-1234654489/ |access-date=December 10, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 10, 2020}}

Toy Story{{'}}s first five days of domestic release (on Thanksgiving weekend), earned the film $39.1 million.{{cite web |title=Toy Story (1995) – Daily Box Office Results |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=toystory.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130231408/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=toystory.htm|archive-date=January 30, 2012|url-status=live}} The film placed first in the weekend's box office with $29.1 million, and maintained its number one position at the domestic box office for the following two weekends. It was the highest-grossing domestic film in 1995,{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1995&p=.htm |title=1995 Domestic Grosses |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510202501/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1995&p=.htm|archive-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=live}} and the third-highest-grossing animated film at the time.{{cite news |last1=Burrows |first1=Peter |last2=Grover |first2=Ronald |title=Steve Jobs, Movie Mogul |url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1998-11-22/steve-jobs-movie-mogul |access-date=August 31, 2012 |newspaper=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |date=November 22, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024055958/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1998-11-22/steve-jobs-movie-mogul|archive-date=October 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}

Toy Story 2 opened at No. 1 over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, with a three-day tally of $57.4 million from 3,236 theaters. It averaged $17,734 per theater over three days during that weekend, and stayed at No. 1 for the next two weekends. It was the third-highest-grossing film of 1999.{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1999&p=.htm |title=1999 Domestic Grosses |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214104901/http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1999&p=.htm|archive-date=February 14, 2014|url-status=live}}

Toy Story 3 had a strong debut, opening in 4,028 theaters and grossing $41.1 million at the box office on its opening day. In addition, Toy Story 3 had the highest opening-day gross for an animated film on record. During its opening weekend, the film grossed $110.3 million, making it #1 for the weekend; it was the biggest opening weekend ever for any Pixar film. Toy Story 3 stayed at the #1 spot for the next weekend. The film had the second-highest opening ever for an animated film at the time. It was the highest-grossing film of 2010, both domestically and worldwide.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm |title=2010 Domestic Grosses |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504072050/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm|archive-date=May 4, 2012|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=2010 Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520103758/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2010/ |archive-date=May 20, 2020 |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo}} Toy Story 3 grossed over $1 billion, making it the seventh film in history, the second Disney film in 2010, and the first animated film to do so.{{cite web |last1=Subers |first1=Ray |title='Toy Story 3' Reaches $1 Billion |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3212510212/ |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=25 August 2020 |date=August 29, 2010}}

Toy Story 4 achieved the biggest opening for the series and the biggest for a G-rated film, grossing $120.9 million domestically and $244.5 internationally in its first weekend.{{cite web |date=June 26, 2019 |title=Why Toy Story 4's box office isn't "underwhelming", actually |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a28192228/toy-story-4-box-office/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629013226/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a28192228/toy-story-4-box-office/ |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |access-date=June 29, 2019 |website=Digital Spy}} It went on to gross $1.073 billion, becoming the 43rd movie ever to cross the billion dollar mark and was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2019.{{Cite web |title=2019 Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425204010/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2019/ |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo}}

Lightyear underperformed at the global box office, grossing a total of $226.4 million.{{Cite Box Office Mojo|id=10298810|title=Lightyear|access-date=September 12, 2022}} Its first weekend gross totaled $85.2 million, underperforming expectations, attributed by observers to a lackluster audience turnout due to multiple factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, the release of past Pixar films Soul, Luca, and Turning Red on Disney+, and its more mixed reviews compared to other films in the franchise.{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 19, 2022 |title=Dinosaurs Toss 'Lightyear' Out Of Orbit At Weekend Box Office As 'Jurassic World Dominion' Feasts On $68M+ 4-Day – Sunday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/lightyear-box-office-2-1235047729/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618233502/https://deadline.com/2022/06/lightyear-box-office-2-1235047729/ |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite news |last=Faughnder |first=Ryan |date=June 20, 2022 |title=Why 'Lightyear' disappointed at the box office for Disney and Pixar |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-06-20/why-lightyear-disappointed-at-the-box-office-for-disney-and-pixar |url-status=live |access-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622052837/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-06-20/why-lightyear-disappointed-at-the-box-office-for-disney-and-pixar |archive-date=June 22, 2022}}{{cite web |last=Fink |first=Richard |date=June 19, 2022 |title=Why Lightyear Underperformed At The Box Office |url=https://movieweb.com/why-lightyear-underperformed-at-the-box-office/ |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=Movie Web}}

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According to Rotten Tomatoes, the Toy Story franchise is the most critically acclaimed franchise of all time.{{cite news |last=Ainsworth |first=Mark |title=Is Toy Story The Greatest Movie Trilogy Of All Time? |url=http://ainsworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/is-toy-story-the-greatest-movie-trilogy-of-all-time/|access-date=August 31, 2012 |newspaper=The Analysis Curiosity Shop |date=July 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908125319/http://ainsworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/is-toy-story-the-greatest-movie-trilogy-of-all-time/|archive-date=September 8, 2012|url-status=live}} The first two films received a 100% rating, while the third and fourth earned 98% and 97% ratings. According to the site, no other franchise has had all of its films so highly rated—the Before trilogy comes closest with 98%, and the Dollars trilogy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy come after with average ratings of 95% and 94%, respectively, while the Toy Story franchise has an average of 99%.

According to Metacritic, the Toy Story franchise is the second most critically acclaimed franchise of all time, after The Lord of the Rings trilogy, having an average rounded score of 90 out of 100.

{{further-text|Toy Story awards, Toy Story 2 awards, Toy Story 3 awards, and Toy Story 4 awards}}

Toy Story was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Original Song for Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me." John Lasseter, the director of the film, also received a Special Achievement Award for "the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film."{{cite news |last1=Snow |first1=Shauna |title=Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-20-ca-26615-story.html|access-date=September 18, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 20, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115115709/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-01-20/entertainment/ca-26615_1_morning-report|archive-date=November 15, 2014|url-status=live}} Toy Story was also the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. At the 53rd Golden Globe Awards, Toy Story earned two Golden Globe nominations—Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Original Song. It was also nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the 50th British Academy Film Awards.

Toy Story 2 won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and earned a single Academy Award nomination for the song "When She Loved Me," performed by Sarah McLachlan. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was introduced in 2001 after the first two Toy Story installments.

Toy Story 3 won two Academy Awards – Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for "We Belong Together". It earned three other nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Sound Editing. It was the third animated film in history to be nominated for Best Picture, after Beauty and the Beast and Up. Toy Story 3 also won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and the award for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards.

Toy Story 4 won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was also nominated for Best Original Song for Newman's "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away." It is the first animated franchise to win Best Animated Feature award twice. It's also the first animated franchise to have every film nominated in the same category (Original Song). It was also nominated to the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film (but lost against Missing Link) and nominated for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards.

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• A 4-issue limited series Toy Story: Mysterious Stranger was published by Boom! Entertainment from May to August 2009; This was followed by an 8-issue ongoing series, starting with #0 in November 2009. Two Buzz Lightyear one-shots were released in 2010, also by Boom! Entertainment; these were for Free Comic Book Day and Halloween, which was collected as Toy Story: The Return of Buzz Lightyear{{Citation needed|reason="The Return of Buzz Lightyear" was released in March 2010, but the Halloween comic appears to be similar to, if not the same, as the final version|date=July 2023}}. A second 4-issue limited series, Toy Story: Toy Overboard was published by Boom! Entertainment from July to October 2010.
• A 4-issue limited series by Marvel Comics Toy Story: Tales from the Toy Chest was published from May to August 2012.
• Toy Story magazine was first released on July 21, 2010. Each edition was 24 pages in length, apart from the launch edition, which was 28 pages.{{cite web |url=http://www.inpublishing.co.uk/news/articles/egmont_launches_toy_story_magazine.aspx |title=News: Egmont launches Toy Story magazine |author=InPublishing |date=July 13, 2010 |publisher=inpublishing.co.uk|access-date=January 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412084847/http://www.inpublishing.co.uk/news/articles/egmont_launches_toy_story_magazine.aspx|archive-date=April 12, 2015|url-status=live}}
• A one-shot anthology comic book by Dark Horse Comics was released to tie in with Toy Story 4 in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Ridgely |first1=Charlie |title='Toy Story 4' Graphic Novel Anthology Announced by Dark Horse |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2018/11/29/toy-story-4-disney-pixar-graphic-novel-dark-horse/ |website=ComicBook.com |date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725051453/https://comicbook.com/movies/2018/11/29/toy-story-4-disney-pixar-graphic-novel-dark-horse/ |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |url-status=live}} The comic picks up just after the events of the film, also exploring the backstories of Duke Caboom, Ducky, Bunny, Bo Peep and Giggle McDimples during their exploits as a band of lost toys.{{cite web |title=Disney/PIXAR Toy Story 4 TPB :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3004-207/Disney-PIXAR-Toy-Story-4-TPB |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725051450/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3004-207/Disney-PIXAR-Toy-Story-4-TPB |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |url-status=live}}

• Toy Story (1995) (Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy)
• Disney's Activity Center: Toy Story (1996) (Microsoft Windows)
• Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story (1996) (Microsoft Windows and macOS)
• Disney's Activity Center: Toy Story 2 (2000) (Microsoft Windows)
• Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue (1999) (Dreamcast, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Game Boy Color)
• Toy Story 2: Woody Sousaku Daisakusen!! (2000) (Sega Pico) – released only in Japan
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) (Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Microsoft Windows)
• Jessie's Wild West Rodeo (2001) (Microsoft Windows and macOS){{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Peter |title=Disney and Pixar release new Toy Story 2 kids' game |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1017723/disney.html |website=Macworld |access-date=June 6, 2019 |date=May 30, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003159/https://www.macworld.com/article/1017723/disney.html |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Oxford |first=Troy |title=Games for Kids |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/399936421/ |access-date=June 6, 2019 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=June 17, 2001 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619151945/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/399936421/ |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Gudmundsen |first=Jinny |title=Not all Disney titles dandy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/224316407/ |access-date=June 6, 2019 |work=St. Cloud Times |agency=Gannett News Service |date=July 9, 2001 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
• Toy Story Racer (2001) (PlayStation and Game Boy Color)
• Disney Hotshots: Toy Story 2 (2003) (Microsoft Windows)
• Toy Story 2: Operation Rescue Woody! (2005) (V.Smile)
• Toy Story Mania! (2009) (Wii, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3).
• Disney•Pixar Toy Story 3 (2010) (LeapPad, LeapPad2, LeapPad3, LeapPad Platinum, LeapPad Ultra, LeapPad Jr., Leapster Explorer, and LeapsterGS Explorer){{cite web |title=Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 |url=https://www.leapfrog.com/en-us/store/p/disney-pixar-toy-story-3-french/_/A-prod39042 |work=LeapFrog|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704000646/https://www.leapfrog.com/en-us/store/p/disney-pixar-toy-story-3-french/_/A-prod39042|archive-date=July 4, 2019|url-status=live}}
• Toy Story 3: The Video Game (2010) (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and iOS)
• Shooting Beena: Toy Story 3 – Woody to Buzz no Daibōken! (2010) (Advanced Pico Beena) – released only in Japan
• Toy Story: Smash It! (2013) (iOS and Android)
• Toy Story Drop! (2019) (iOS and Android)

• Disney Learning: 1st Grade (2000) (Microsoft Windows and macOS)
• Disney Learning: 2nd Grade (2000) (Microsoft Windows and macOS)
• Disney•Pixar Learning: 1st Grade (2002) (Microsoft Windows and macOS)
• Disney•Pixar Learning: 2nd and 3rd Grade (2002) (Microsoft Windows and macOS)
• Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure (2003) (Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) (PlayStation 3){{cite magazine |last=Juba |first=Joe |title=LittleBigPlanet 2 Getting Toy Story Levels And Costumes |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/07/30/littlebigplanet-2-getting-toy-story-levels-and-costumes.aspx |magazine=Game Informer|access-date=July 4, 2019 |date=July 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703171528/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/07/30/littlebigplanet-2-getting-toy-story-levels-and-costumes.aspx|archive-date=July 3, 2019|url-status=live}}
• Disney•Pixar Pixar Pals (2011) (LeapPad, LeapPad2, LeapPad3, LeapPad Platinum, LeapPad Ultra, LeapPad Jr., Leapster Explorer, and LeapsterGS Explorer)
• Kinect: Disneyland Adventures (2011) (Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows)
• Kinect Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure (2012) (Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows){{cite news |last=Narcisse |first=Evan |title=Pixar Teams Up With Microsoft For Kinect Rush |url=http://kotaku.com/5866341/pixar-teams-up-with-microsoft-for-kinect-rush/|access-date=December 9, 2011 |newspaper=Kotaku |date=December 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609094745/http://kotaku.com/5866341/pixar-teams-up-with-microsoft-for-kinect-rush/|archive-date=June 9, 2013|url-status=live}}
• Disney Infinity (2013) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, iOS, and Apple TV){{cite web |last=Lang |first=Derrik J. |title=Disney unveils own 'Skylanders'-like franchise |url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-01-15/disney-unveils-own-skylanders-like-franchise |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek|access-date=February 11, 2013 |date=January 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524053533/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-01-15/disney-unveils-own-skylanders-like-franchise|archive-date=May 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}
• Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016) (mobile){{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFoNj3yuJG4&ab_channel=DisneyMagicKingdoms |title=Disney Magic Kingdoms - Official Launch Trailer|publisher=YouTube|date=March 17, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ7X8p4Q688 |title=Update 12: The Lion King {{!}} Livestream|publisher=YouTube|date=June 26, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6ZiQj2UWcg |title=Update 30: Aladdin, Toy Story 4 {{!}} Livestream|publisher=YouTube|date=May 17, 2019}}
• Disney Heroes: Battle Mode (2018) (mobile)
• Lego The Incredibles (2018) (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, and macOS)
• Kingdom Hearts III (2019) (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)
• Disney Sorcerer's Arena (2020) (mobile)
• Disney Mirrorverse (2022) (mobile)
• Disney Dreamlight Valley (2022) (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, and macOS)

Pixar created some original animations for the games, including fully animated sequences for PC titles.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Woody and Buzz Lightyear were originally going to appear in the Final Mix version of the Disney/Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II. They were omitted from the final product, but their models appear in the game's coding, without textures. The director of the Kingdom Hearts series, Tetsuya Nomura, stated that he would like to include Pixar property in future Kingdom Hearts games, given Disney's purchase of Pixar.{{cite web |author=Spencer |title=Pixar Characters In Kingdom Hearts? Maybe One Day. |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2010/06/22/pixar-characters-in-kingdom-hearts-maybe-one-day/ |work=SiliconEra |date=June 22, 2010 |publisher=MaxCDN|access-date=August 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815022326/http://www.siliconera.com/2010/06/22/pixar-characters-in-kingdom-hearts-maybe-one-day/|archive-date=August 15, 2012|url-status=live}} This eventually came true, as a stage based on Toy Story made its debut appearance in the series in Kingdom Hearts III, marking the first time that Pixar-based content appears in the series, along with Monsters, Inc. and Ratatouille.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/15/15976918/kingdom-hearts-3-d23-trailer-2017-toy-story-world-release-date |title=Kingdom Hearts 3 gets a new trailer and its first Pixar-based world |last=Frank |first=Allegra |work=Polygon |date=July 15, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715230241/https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/15/15976918/kingdom-hearts-3-d23-trailer-2017-toy-story-world-release-date|archive-date=July 15, 2017|url-status=live}} In the Toy Box campaign, Woody, Buzz, Hamm, Rex, LGM's, Sarge and the Green Army Men are transported to an alternate world where most of the humans don't exist and is home to a business call "Galaxy Toys", it also somehow let's Buzz's blaster to actually shoot real lasers.

Toy Story had a large promotion before its release, leading to numerous tie-ins with the film including images on food packaging.{{cite news |last=Reyes |first=Sonia |title=It's A 'Toy Story' Told At The Cash Register |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-11-23/news/17983233_1_toy-characters-buzz-lightyear-movie|access-date=August 31, 2012 |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=November 23, 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025115409/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-11-23/news/17983233_1_toy-characters-buzz-lightyear-movie|archive-date=October 25, 2012|url-status=dead}} A variety of merchandise was released during the film's theatrical run and its initial VHS release including toys, clothing, and shoes, among other things.{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Scally |title='Toy Story rivals 'The Lion King' for merchandising muscle – home video |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n19_v35/ai_18752351 |work=Discount Store News |date=October 7, 1996|access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714024255/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n19_v35/ai_18752351|archive-date=July 14, 2012|url-status=live}} When action figures for Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody were created, they were initially ignored by retailers. However, after over 250,000 figures were sold for each character before the film's release, demand continued to expand, eventually reaching over 25 million units sold by 2007.{{cite book |last=Paik |first=Karen |title=To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uDAGknVpUwgC&pg=PA104|access-date=March 13, 2009 |publisher=Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco |year=2007 |page=104 |isbn=978-0-8118-5012-4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324141438/https://books.google.com/books?id=uDAGknVpUwgC&pg=PA104|archive-date=March 24, 2017|url-status=live}} Also, Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story and Disney's Activity Center: Toy Story were released for Windows and Mac.{{cite news |last=Mannes |first=George |title=A Disney Disc That Hits The Spot |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-12-01/news/18020174_1_dalmatians-pongo-pizza-planet-new-toys|access-date=August 31, 2012 |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=December 1, 1996|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121025115350/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-12-01/news/18020174_1_dalmatians-pongo-pizza-planet-new-toys|archive-date=October 25, 2012|url-status=dead}} Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story was the best selling software title of 1996, selling over 500,000 copies.{{cite news |last=Kent |first=Steven L. |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970727/2551732/tech-reviews |title=Tech Reviews—Disney Makes It Look Good, But Don't Expect Too More |work=The Seattle Times |date=July 27, 1997|access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707065837/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970727&slug=2551732|archive-date=July 7, 2012|url-status=live}}

• Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin in many Disney Parks.
• Toy Story Mania! at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort and Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney Resort.
• Toy Story Land themed lands at Walt Disney Studios Park, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios.
• Toy Story: The Musical on Disney Cruise Line's ship Disney Wonder.
• Totally Toy Story, an "instant theme park" then a theme area in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.

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Totally Toy Story was an instant theme park and a promotional event for the Toy Story film premiere held at El Capitan Theatre and Masonic Convention Hall.

For the November 18, 1995, Toy Story premiere at El Capitan Theatre, Disney rented the Masonic Convention Hall, the next door building, for Totally Toy Story, an instant theme park and a promotional event for the movie. Movie goers paid an additional fee for the pop up park.{{cite news |last1=Kronke |first1=David |title=After 'Toy Story' Credits Roll, the Fun Comes Alive |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-21-ca-5789-story.html|access-date=September 7, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 21, 1995|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160520145813/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-21/entertainment/ca-5789_1_toy-story|archive-date=May 20, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Dretzka |first1=Gary |title=Disney Not Playing Around With 'Toy Story' Marketing |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/11/24/disney-not-playing-around-with-toy-story-marketing/|access-date=June 22, 2017 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=1–2 |date=November 24, 1995 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902075256/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-11-24/entertainment/9511240009_1_pizza-planet-movie-fans-tie-ins|archive-date=September 2, 2017|url-status=live}} The promotional event had pre-sales over $1 million and remained opened until January 1, 1996. The Toy Story Funhouse part was moved to Disneyland's Tomorrowland and opened there on January 27, 1996, and closed on May 27, 1996.{{cite book |last1=Strodder |first1=Chris |others=Illustrated maps by Tristan Tang; photographs by Chris Strodder |last2=Patton |first2=Sheryl |title=The Disneyland encyclopedia : the unofficial, unauthorized, and unprecedented history of every land, attraction, restaurant, shop, and event in the original Magic Kingdom |date=2008 |publisher=Santa Monica Press |location=Santa Monica, CA |isbn=978-1-59580-033-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/disneylandencycl0000stro/page/431 431] |url=https://archive.org/details/disneylandencycl0000stro/page/431|access-date=June 22, 2017}}

Totally Toy Story, while in Hollywood, consisted of "Toy Story Art of Animation" exhibit in El Capitan's basement and the Toy Story Funhouse at the convention hall. The fun house consisted of 30,000 square feet of various attractions. These attractions continue the story of the movie with the toys life-size.

Toy Story Funhouse attractions:

• Hamm's Theater – "Hamm's All-Doll Revue" has energetic dancing and original songs lasted 20 minutes
• Buzz's Galaxy –
• "Buzz & the Buzz Lites" show included music from Frank Sinatra
• two arcade-style games, "Whack-A-Alien"
• a motion-simulator ride
• Woody's Roundup dance hall, live musicians and country line-dancing lessons
• Pizza Planet restaurant
• Green Army Men's obstacle course, participants strap on foot base to tackle the course
• Mr. Potato Head's Playroom, contained Etch-a-Sketches and other dexterity games had a floor made up of old game boards
• Totally Interactive Room, had Sega and Nintendo Toy Story games
• Souvenir shop

Toy Story{{'s}} innovative computer animation had a large impact on the film industry. After the film's debut, various industries were interested in the technology used for the film. Graphics chip makers desired to compute imagery similar to the film's animation for personal computers; game developers wanted to learn how to replicate the animation for video games; and robotics researchers were interested in building artificial intelligence into their machines that compared to the lifelike characters in the film.{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Tom |author2=Galyn Susman |author-link=Thomas Porter (Pixar) |title=Creating Lifelike Characters in Pixar Movies |url=https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2000/1/7745-on-site-creating-lifelike-characters-in-pixar-movies/abstract |publisher=Communications of the ACM |date=January 1, 2000|access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909165242/https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2000/1/7745-on-site-creating-lifelike-characters-in-pixar-movies/abstract|archive-date=September 9, 2018|url-status=live}} Various authors have also compared the film to an interpretation of Don Quixote as well as humanism.{{cite journal |last=Burningham |first=Bruce |year=2000 |title=Walt Disney's Toy Story as Postmodern Don Quixote |journal=Cervantes |publisher=Cervantes Society of America |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=157–174 |url=http://www.h-net.org/~cervantes/csa/artics00/burningh.pdf |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706163405/http://www.h-net.org/~cervantes/csa/artics00/burningh.pdf|archive-date=July 6, 2008|url-status=live}}{{cite news |first=Lucia K.B. |last=Hall |title=Toy Stories for Humanists? |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27546351_ITM |publisher=The Humanist |date=March 1, 2000|access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209111055/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27546351_ITM|archive-date=December 9, 2012|url-status=live}} The free and open-source Linux distribution Debian takes its codenames from Toy Story characters, the tradition of which came about as Bruce Perens was involved in the early development of Debian while working at Pixar.{{cite book |last=Hertzog |first=Raphaël |title=The Debian Administrator's Handbook |publisher=Freexian |year=2013 |url=http://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/sect.release-lifecycle.html |isbn=979-10-91414-03-6 |access-date=2014-06-22 |page=9}}

In 2013, Pixar designed a "Gromit Lightyear" sculpture based on the Aardman Animations character Gromit from Wallace and Gromit for Gromit Unleashed which sold for £65,000.{{cite web |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Cracking-Auction-Gromits-Bristol-tops-2m-mark/story-19886480-detail/story.html |title=Cracking! Auction of Gromits in Bristol tops the £2m mark |work=The Bristol Post |date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027140419/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Cracking-Auction-Gromits-Bristol-tops-2m-mark/story-19886480-detail/story.html |archive-date=October 27, 2014}}

Buzz Lightyear's classic line "To infinity and beyond!" has seen usage not only on T-shirts, but among philosophers and mathematical theorists as well.{{cite book |last=Dusek |first=Val |year=2006 |title=Philosophy of Technology: An Introduction |url=https://archive.org/details/philosophytechno00duse|url-access=limited |page=[https://archive.org/details/philosophytechno00duse/page/n66 59] |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |isbn=1-4051-1163-1}}{{cite news |title=Introducing student-friendly technology |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20995437_ITM |work=The Jakarta Post |date=April 10, 2004|access-date=August 31, 2012}}{{cite news |last=Matson |first=John |title=Strange but True: Infinity Comes in Different Sizes |url=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-infinity-comes-in-different-sizes |work=Scientific American |date=July 19, 2007|access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918202155/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-infinity-comes-in-different-sizes|archive-date=September 18, 2012|url-status=live}} Lucia Hall of The Humanist linked the film's plot to an interpretation of humanism. She compared the phrase to "All this and heaven, too!", indicating one who is happy with a life on Earth as well as having an afterlife. In 2008, during STS-124, astronauts took an action figure of Buzz Lightyear into space on the Discovery Space Shuttle as part of an educational experience for students that also stressed the catchphrase. The action figure was used for experiments in zero-g.{{cite news |last=Pearlman |first=Robert Z. |title=Buzz Lightyear Becomes Real Space Ranger |url=http://www.space.com/5420-buzz-lightyear-real-space-ranger.html|access-date=August 31, 2012 |publisher=Space.com |date=May 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814231547/http://www.space.com/5420-buzz-lightyear-real-space-ranger.html|archive-date=August 14, 2012|url-status=live}} Also, in 2008, the phrase made international news when it was reported that a father and son had continually repeated the phrase to help them keep track of each other while treading water for 15 hours in the Atlantic Ocean.{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title='Toy Story' Line Helped Father, Son Survive in Water for 15 Hours |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/toy-story-line-helped-father-son-survive-in-water-for-15-hours |publisher=Fox News Channel |date=September 10, 2008|access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730124157/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420602,00.html|archive-date=July 30, 2012|url-status=live }}

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