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　　When was the first Toy Story movie released and why was it significant? The first Toy Story movie was released in 1995. It was the first feature-length film created entirely with CGI (computer-generated imagery).

　　Who are the main characters in the original Toy Story movie? The main characters in the original Toy Story movie are Woody, a cowboy toy voiced by Tom Hanks, and Buzz Lightyear, a space ranger toy voiced by Tim Allen.

　　What is the plot of Toy Story 3? In Toy Story 3, Andy is preparing to go to college and his toys mistakenly end up in a day-care center, where they face challenges. How the toys overcome those challenges and return home forms the core of the story.

　　How did the Toy Story franchise expand beyond movies? The Toy Story franchise expanded into animated series, video games, toy lines, and amusement park rides.

　　Toy Story (franchise), franchise owned by the Walt Disney Company. The franchise focuses on toys that come to life when humans aren’t around. In 1991 Pixar entered into an agreement with Disney to jointly develop, produce, and distribute three feature-length animated films. Pixar spent much of the next several years working on Toy Story, which opened in movie theaters in 1995. Disney bought Pixar in 2006 and since then has owned all rights to the Toy Story franchise. The 1995 movie made history as the first feature-length film created entirely with CGI (computer-generated imagery). It has been followed by three ...(100 of 953 words)

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