15 Fun, Little Known Facts About The 'Toy Story' Franchise

TOY STORY 2 WAS ORIGINALLY A DIRECT-TO-VIDEO SEQUEL

Seeing dollar signs after their 1994 animated sequel The Return of Jafar pulled an estimated $100 million profit, Disney originally wanted Toy Story 2 to bypass a theatrical release and go directly to DVD. However, during production it became clear that Toy Story 2 was good enough—and, importantly, expensive enough—that a full theatrical release was the better option.

With less than a year to go before release, the Toy Story 2 team had to retool their story to add an extra 12 minutes of footage.