Toy Story 5 is now streaming on Disney+, which means Woody, Buzz, and the gang’s Toy meets Tech showdown is finally available for every family who skipped the theater this summer.
If you’ve spent the last three months dodging spoilers from friends who already saw it twice, the wait is officially over.
Toy Story 5 began streaming exclusively on Disney+ September 23, following its digital purchase release back on August 18 and a physical 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release on September 22. The film puts Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie’s jobs on the line when Lilypad, a brand-new tablet device voiced by Greta Lee, arrives in Bonnie’s house with her own disruptive ideas about what’s actually good for a kid. It’s the franchise’s central hook this time around, toys versus tech for a kid’s attention, and it’s a genuinely modern spin on a series that’s been quietly tracking how kids play since 1995.
The numbers on this one are hard to overstate. Toy Story 5 opened in theaters on June 19 to a $160 million domestic debut, the second-best opening ever for an animated film in the U.S. behind Incredibles 2, and it’s since crossed the billion-dollar mark worldwide, finishing around $1.14 billion. That makes it the third Toy Story film to break a billion, following Toy Story 3 in 2010 and Toy Story 4 in 2024, and it’s now the highest-grossing entry in the franchise ever, unadjusted for inflation. For a fifth installment in a 30-year-old franchise to out-earn every movie that came before it says a lot about how much trust audiences still have in this cast and crew.
Speaking of the cast, this is still one of the rare animated franchises that’s held onto most of its original voice talent across three decades. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are both back as Woody and Buzz, and Joan Cusack returns as Jessie, a role she’s played since joining the series in Toy Story 2. New additions this time include Conan O’Brien voicing Smarty Pants, a potty-training toy first previewed at D23 back in 2025, alongside Greta Lee as Lilypad and Craig Robinson joining the ensemble. Andrew Stanton returns to direct, co-directing alongside Kenna Harris, with Randy Newman once again handling the score, a franchise tradition dating back to the very first film.
The soundtrack has its own moment worth mentioning here too. Taylor Swift wrote and produced an original song for the film, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” alongside Jack Antonoff, released back in June. Swift has described it as inspired by Jessie’s ongoing arc, which has technically been unfolding since Toy Story 2, and the song marks a return to more of Swift’s country roots. A piano version music video featuring footage from the film is also available now on Disney+, Spotify, and Apple Music, so even if you’re just here for the song, there’s more than one way to experience it.
If you’ve got a Toy Story marathon night in your future, this is genuinely a solid excuse to revisit the earlier films first. Thirty years in, this franchise still knows exactly how to make a room full of toys feel like the highest stakes in the world, and judging by the box office, audiences clearly aren’t tired of it yet.
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Have YOU watched Toy Story 5 yet, and if so, where does it rank for you in the franchise?
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