By the D23 Team
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, and this time, it’s Toy meets Tech! Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Disney Legend Tim Allen), Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (voiced by Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie (voiced by Scarlett Spears). Will playtime ever be the same?
Toy Story 5 is directed by Academy Award® winner Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Kenna Harris, produced by Lindsey Collins, p.g.a., and written by Stanton and Harris from a story by Stanton. The film features the original song “I Knew It, I Knew You”—performed by Taylor Swift and written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff—along with an original score by Oscar® winner Randy Newman, who returns to score his fifth Toy Story feature.
As the film’s June 19 release approaches, let’s find out what the classic toys are up to as we meet up with them once again… and learn about our new toy pals!
Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks)
Woody is off with Bo Peep and her toy-rescue squad on another heroic mission when a surprise call leads the ever-loyal cowboy back to Bonnie’s room. With a new adventurous air about him, Woody must partner with his best pal Buzz Lightyear to help defeat an all-new threat to playtime and find their missing friends, Jessie and Bullseye. There’s never a dull moment rescuing toys!
Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Disney Legend Tim Allen)
Buzz is reporting for duty in one of his most important roles yet: Deputy to Sheriff Jessie. With his new deputy star at the ready, he jumps at the chance to help Jessie save playtime… but when Jessie and Bullseye suddenly go missing, it’s up to Buzz to return order to Bonnie’s room. His old pal Woody shows up unexpectedly, and Buzz and Woody team up like old times to find Jessie and Bullseye and help their kid.
Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack)
As the new Sheriff in town—or rather, in Bonnie’s room—Jessie leads the gang on an important mission to help Bonnie make friends. But when a new kind of toy draws Bonnie’s interest away and challenges the very idea of playtime, Jessie saddles up her trusty steed Bullseye to help keep Bonnie on track. When Jessie and Bullseye become separated from the gang, they must find their way back to Bonnie with the help of some unexpected new friends of their own. It may be a bumpy ride with some surprising discoveries along the way, but it’s nothing this rootin’-tootin’ cowgirl can’t handle!
Bullseye
Ever the trusty steed, Bullseye is ready at Bonnie’s side to help her navigate whatever this next chapter of life may bring. But when he and Sheriff Jessie find themselves suddenly separated from the gang, Bullseye must saddle up—with a real-life horse, no less—to find out what it means to really be there for your kid. It’s time to ride like the wind!
Lilypad (voiced by Greta Lee)
To Bonnie’s real toys’ dismay, frog-shaped smart tablet Lilypad is Bonnie’s new favorite. Completely unbothered that her presence is distressing Jessie and the other toys, Lilypad is always multiple steps ahead of the traditional toys and has her very own solution to help Bonnie connect with friends—chatting with them on “The Pond.” While high-tech Lilypad and timeless Jessie appear to be polar opposites, they have one big thing in common: They’ll do anything to help their kid.
Smarty Pants (voiced by Conan O’Brien)
Potty-mouthed Smarty Pants is a toilet-training tech toy with all the glamour of a roll of toilet paper and an attitude that lives up to his name. With his kid Blaze long past her potty-training days, Smarty has spent years stuck in sleep mode, forgotten in Blaze’s old toy shed. But when he’s unexpectedly recruited for an important mission, this smart aleck gets fresh batteries and a new opportunity to show what he can do… do.
Bonnie (voiced by Scarlett Spears)
Eight-year-old Bonnie is growing up fast, but she’s still the same sweet, shy kid who loves her toys. As she struggles to connect with friends, her new smart tablet Lilypad intervenes to help and encourages Bonnie to chat with her friends from dance class on “The Pond.” Bonnie’s peers don’t seem interested in toys anymore and prefer to spend their free time glued to their screens, which makes her question if she’s too old for playtime altogether.
Snappy (voiced by Shelby Rabara)
Say cheese! Snappy, a peppy little toy camera, is an excitable team player eager to help solve any problem. Understandably a bit nostalgic, Snappy cherishes her picture-perfect memories of time spent with friends and her kid, Blaze. And picture this: Snappy is finally out of the junk drawer she’s lived in for years.
Atlas (voiced by Craig Robinson)
Cheerful talking toy hippo Atlas knows the way and will stick by your side until you get there—he is equipped with GPS, after all. Long forgotten in Blaze’s tech junk drawer, all this digital map toy needs is a fresh set of batteries, and he’s ready and willing to map the way to adventure.
Blaze (voiced by Mykal-Michelle Harris)
Blaze is an independent, tech-savvy 9-and-a-half-year-old who absolutely loves animals and a good dance party. Growing up on a ranch on the outskirts of town with her horse Daffodil and her beloved family pig, Jimmy Dean, Blaze never hesitates to jump in to help her animals and friends alike. Blaze proudly displays her collection of model horses in her room and still enjoys playtime from time to time.
Forky (voiced by Tony Hale)
There’s about to be a newly pronounced spork and knife duo in Bonnie’s room now that Forky and Karen Beverly (voiced by Melissa Villaseñor) are getting hitched! Forky loves being a toy and teaching his betrothed, Karen Beverly, what he’s learned so far about trash, life, and being trash. Forky may need a few crafty fixes now and again, but luckily for him, Bonnie loves to craft.
Hi-Tech Edition Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Allen)
Fifty shiny, brand-new Hi-Tech Edition Buzz Lightyear action figures have unexpectedly washed ashore. Stuck in space ranger mode, these incredibly dedicated action figures must navigate the real world with the understanding that they must work together to return to Star Command. But…who or what is Star Command?
Additional toys to look for include Garden Gnome (voiced by Jerome Ranft), Pizza with Sunglasses (voiced by Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny), and Inflatable Flamingo—part of Blaze’s collection of forgotten toys anxiously awaiting her return… and Dr. Nutcase (voiced by Mathy Matheson), a tiny plastic wrestler-peanut with a lucha libre mask and a major fear of modern technology; when Woody, Bo Peep, and the toy-rescue squad discover the imperiled peanut taped to an abandoned kite stuck in a tree, they witness firsthand what the impending rise of technology might mean for a toy.
Don’t miss Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, in theaters beginning June 19!