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The Toy Story movies and shorts in the correct order

The complete Toy Story watch guide 🤠🧸

Last updated: July 6 2025

Written by: ChronoChris

Toy Story is a beloved animated franchise from Pixar that follows the secret life of toys when their owners aren't around. It’s a heartwarming story of friendship, loyalty, and growing up.

Toy Story changed the animation world forever as the first fully computer-animated feature film. The series explores themes of friendship, adventure, and the bittersweet nature of growing up.

This guide will help you watch the Toy Story movies and notable shorts in the best order.

⏱️ Chronological Order

The chronological order follows the story timeline of the toys’ adventures and character development. For Toy Story, this is nearly identical to release order.

  1. Toy Story (1995)IMDb
  2. Toy Story 2 (1999)IMDb
  3. Toy Story 3 (2010)IMDb
  4. Toy Story 4 (2019)IMDb
  5. Toy Story of Terror! (2013) - ShortIMDb
  6. Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) - ShortIMDb

Since the shorts are side stories set after Toy Story 3 and 4, it's best to watch the four main movies first, then enjoy these fun bonus adventures.

📅 Release Order

Release order is how audiences originally experienced Toy Story — the perfect way to enjoy the evolution of animation and storytelling in the franchise.

  1. Toy Story (1995)IMDb
  2. Toy Story 2 (1999)IMDb
  3. Toy Story 3 (2010)IMDb
  4. Toy Story 4 (2019)IMDb
  5. Toy Story of Terror! (2013) - ShortIMDb
  6. Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) - ShortIMDb

The release order and chronological order for Toy Story align closely, so either way is a great choice!

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