What Makes 'Toy Story 5' Different from All the Rest

Disney and Pixar dropped the first full trailer for Toy Story 5 on Feb. 19, and the premise is exactly as on-the-nose as it sounds: toys versus technology. Woody and Buzz reunite to face off against Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet that has Bonnie's full attention and some very disruptive ideas about playtime.

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In the trailer, Jessie (Joan Cusack) is at first having fun with her child, Bonnie. But then Bonnie's parents give her a new gift, a tablet called Lilypad (Greta Lee). Bonnie is soon sucked into the digital world, abandoning her old, analog toys in favor of online content. Lily is fast and super-smart, able to process and translate conversations in multiple languages while doing some scrolling of her own. Jessie is dumbfounded.

The world has changed too quickly for our favorite characters, so Jessie calls on Woody (Tom Hanks), who's out helping more and more abandoned toys. He returns, wearing a poncho and sporting a brand new bald spot. Trixie the Triceratops sums it up by saying, "Someone needs a brown marker!"

Buzz (Tim Allen) greets him as an old friend, and together they team up to figure out what to do with Lily, who mocks them as antiques by asking Woody if he's "some sort of old man toy," and Forky helpfully clarifies, "She thinks you're old because you're bald, Woody."

She conspires to get rid of the old toys. Buzz calls on some Space Ranger backup. As usual, Buzz and Woody butt heads in their mission to bring a child happiness.

Fans online have praised the aging toys detail as emotionally resonant, with some pointing out it's a nod to how high-end figures from the '90s are literally degrading in the real world, paint fading, and plastics yellowing.

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The film is directed by Andrew Stanton, whose credits include WALL-E , Finding Nemo , and Finding Dory , with Kenna Harris co-directing and Randy Newman returning to score.

Toy Story 5 opens in theaters on June 19, 2026.