06/16/2026
π WE'RE FLATTERED by the great advance ticket sales for Toy Story 5, premiering a day ahead of it's national release, THIS THURSDAY at GDIT!
π§ We thought we'd share some interesting facts about the Toy Story franchise which started nearly 31 YEARS AGO with the original Toy Story movie...
π€ Woody the Ventriloquist: Early concepts for the original film didn't feature Woody as a pull-string cowboy. He was originally pitched as a ventriloquist dummy, and early script drafts had him acting like a total jerk to the rest of the toys before executives asked for a change.
π¨βπ Lunar Larry: Before the team settled on honoring astronaut Buzz Aldrin, our favorite Space Ranger went through some incredibly awkward naming phases, including "Tempus From Morph" and "Lunar Larry".
πͺ A Secret Surname: Woody actually has an official last name! According to director Lee Unkrich, the rootin'-tootin' cowboy's full name is Woody Pride.
π±ββοΈ The Missing Barbie: Barbie was noticeably absent from the original 1995 blockbuster. Mattel initially declined to let her be included because they wanted kids to project their own personalities onto the doll, rather than having the movie define her character for them.
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Tickets for TOY STORY 5 which we're showing as a DOUBLE FEATURE with THE BREADWINNER playing second (cars can leave between movies if you can't stay for both) are available now!
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DISCLOSURE DAY will be playing in The Grove this week and those tickets are also available online.
π½ Finally, TOMORROW, 6/17, we will present E.T. in WAY BACK WEDNESDAY. $26 carload tickets are available on our website now.
ππ HEAD OVER to www.goochlanddriveintheater.com for all the details and to grab your ticket!