
Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al’s Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Similarly, Disney’s last round of Pixar layoffs was initiated in 2013 following the delayed production and creative overhaul of 2015’s The Good Dinosaur. Toy Story 2 (1999) Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices.

See Retailers Preview The toys are back in town and ready to play once again in Toy Story 2, the exciting sequel to the landmark 1995 animated blockbuster from Disney/Pixar. All transactions subject to applicable license terms and conditions. Confirm current pricing with applicable retailer. The decision follows the troubled release of 2022’s Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear, which barely broke its $200 million budget with a worldwide gross of $226.7 million, along with less-than-stellar reviews and at least one case of existential crisis. 1h 32m 1999 100 PRICING SUBJECT TO CHANGE. According to Reuters, Lightyear director Angus MacLane and long-time producer Galyn Susman - who was credited with rescuing 1999’s Toy Story 2 after nearly every file of the film was accidentally deleted during production - were among those eliminated from the animator’s 1,200-member staff.

The restructuring plan originally announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger in February to consolidate the company’s film and television divisions and save $5.5 billion in costs was executed on May 23rd. The recent Disney layoffs that shed 7,000 employees company-wide included 75 positions at Pixar, marking the animation studio’s largest jobs cut since 2013.
