Toy Story 3
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How does theToy Storytimeline work?Toy Storywas first released in 1996 , and for 23 old age , the character of Buzz , Woody , Mr. Potato Head , Rex , and their friends have been a mainstay of popular culture . The toys belonged to Andy , a pocket-sized kid in the first and secondToy Storymovies .
But as time moved on , and the spread between sequels rise longer ( 10 years betweenToy Story 2and3 ) , which think Andy elderly and grew out of his toy . Who can bury the semisweet moment inToy level 3when Andy handed his miniature over to young Bonnie before he headed off to college ?
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InToy Story 4 , the toy dog are still with Bonnie , but she does n’t seem to have aged all that much , think the 9 - twelvemonth gap between sequels . The ages of both Bonnie and Andy are confusing , and make pinpointing a timeline forToy Storyquite tricky , but here ’s how it all fits in :
Before Toy Story
Toy Storywas Pixar ’s first feature film - length release , in November 1995 , enclose audiences to Woody , Buzz , and friends . Their proprietor , Andy , is a young boy , while his sister Molly is a baby . Not a peck is advert of their life before we get together them inToy Story , but there are a few points worth noting . First of all , inToy Story , when Molly and Andy are in the railroad car , " Hakuna Matata " is play . That meansThe Lion Kinghad already been released in Andy ’s world , as it had in the real cosmos , soToy Storymust take place after June 1994 .
Another point deserving mention of the toys life sentence beforeToy Storyis that they have all ( aside from Buzz ) been together for some time . In special , Woody has been by Andy ’s side for many years . Not only are we show this in a montage , but Mr. Potato Head also makes a point of saying that Woody has been Andy ’s favorite toy " since Kindergarten . "
The Andy Years (Toy Story 1-3)
There ’s a lot of differing judgment over how sometime Andy is in each of theToy Storyinstallments , but it ’s confirm that he turns six years old at the start ofToy Story . The movie open with his natal day party , which is when he meet Buzz Lightyear , and theToy Storyscript clearly states he is six . While some rooter would debate that he seems older , hand the way he talks and acts , it ’s difficult to scrap what ’s written in the handwriting . Toy Story 2released 4 years after the original , in 1999 .
If the moving picture had followed the same sentence material body , that would make Andy 10 years quondam . However , it ’s manifest thatToy Storydoes not follow our timeline , since that would also make Andy 21 days old inToy Story 3,but he has to be 17 or 18 , since it ’s the summer before he work to college ( his natal day takes position over summer ) . Therefore , to go out Andy ’s eld correctly , it ’s necessary to figure out when each pic is coiffe .
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As previously say , Toy Storytakes place after 1994 . Tour Guide Barbie actually render a good agency to pinpoint it inToy Story 2.When show up Mr. Potato Head , Hamm , and Slinky around Al ’s Toy Barn , she comes to an aisle full of Buzz Lightyears . She cheerfully explains that " back 1995 , shortsighted retailer did not order enough doll to meet need . " InToy Story , recall that Andy and his friends are astounded that his mom managed to get him a Buzz . Therefore , Toy Storytaking place in 1995seems accurate . That would also think Andy was born in 1989 .
With that in judgment , it seems reasonable to assume thatToy Story 2takes place 2 years later , when Andy is sour 8 , since he ’s still a small kid and still into recreate with toys . His sister , Molly , is walk but not able to talk properly , which would also be right given that she ’s 1 inToy write up , and acts like a kid of about 3 inToy Story 2 . In 1995 , Andy was turn 6 . IfToy Story 2takes place in 1997 , Andy is about to turn 8 . That would , therefore , intend thatToy Story 3takes place in 2007 , when Andy is about to twist 18 , even though the movie itself did n’t release until 2010 .
The Toy Story Shorts
There are severalToy Storyshorts which also need to fit out into the timeline . However , while we can get quite specific about when theToy Storymovies are correct , it ’s harder to nail a timeline for many of the shorts . Toy Story Treatswere shorts that aired on ABC around the time ofToy Story ’s going on VHS . They mostly focused on Woody , Buzz , Rex , Hamm , and the Aliens , though Tom Hanks and Tim Allen did n’t voice their characters .
Other regularToy Storycharacters , such as Slinky and Mr. Potato Head , also did n’t come along . These boxers have no significant time frame of reference , though the toys are in Andy ’s room . MoreToy Storyshorts , known asToy Story Toons , were unloosen to wreak in front of other Disney theatrical dismissal , from 2011 . These follow on fromToy news report 3very nicely , with the toys adjusting to life with Bonnie and her toy .
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Toy Story of Terroraired on ABC in 2013 . A 20 - minute special , it featured Buzz , Woody , Jessie , Mr Potato Head , and Rex , but it also featured Mr Pricklepants and Trixie as well . Therefore , while an precise yr ca n’t be pinpointed , the toys now belong to Bonnie ( since Mr. Pricklepants and Trixie were already hers ) , soToy Story of Terrormust take place after 2007 . The same choke forToy Story That Time Forgot , which was released in 2014 , and boast the same characters .
When Toy Story 4 Takes Place
With theToy Storytimeline now put , the question arises of whenToy Story 4takes place . Again , if we follow our timeline , thenToy Story 4would take position 9 years afterToy Story 3 , around 2016 . However , it ’s well-situated to see this is not the case , because of Bonnie . InToy Story 3,she is not yet in kindergarten . Toy Story 4picks up more or less straight afterToy Story 3,and at that stage , she is about to start kindergarten . Kids usually start old age 5 , so we can assume she is 4 or 5 inToy Story 3,and 5 forToy Story 4.That also means that bothToy fib 3andToy Story4 take position in 2007 . Another point deserving note is thatToy Story 4references an incident that get place 9 year prior , after the case ofToy Story 2 , crap our timeline exact .
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