Posts from — August 2009
Toy Story Mania! for iPhone
As blogged about on Pixar Fanboy last week, Disney recently released Toy Story Mania! for the iPhone and iPod Touch (iTunes App Store link) at $4.99.
Inspired by attraction of the same name at Disneyland, the game is primarily a simple point and shoot game based on the events of the first two Toy Story movies. There’s a Buzz Lightyear themed area, a Woody-themed “rootin’ tootin’ shootin’” gallery, and an Army Men-themed area too.
I’ve downloaded it and spent 30 minutes or so playing around. My first impression is they’ve done a great job, this game has lot’s of playability. Further, the app has already garnered 4 stars on the Apple App Store.
Of course I’m still waiting for the bigger Toy Story Mania video game to be released for the Wii in the next month or so. In the meantime, if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, go ahead and download this nice little app, you should not be disappointed.
Update: Disney is claiming that there’s a “big surprise” if you bring your iPhone with the game installed to the Disneyland resort.
August 26, 2009 No Comments
Andy’s Sister Molly? Bonnie?
Last Friday Pixar Planet posted about some additions to the Toy Story 3 Internet Movie Database (IMDb) page: Andy’s little sister, Molly Davis, is seen only as a supporting character during the first two Toy Story films. According to IMDb, actress Beatrice Miller has been cast to play Molly in Toy Story 3.
Another addition to IMDb’s cast list is a new character named Bonnie. According to IMDb, actress Emily Hahn has been cast for this role.
As remarked on Pixar Planet, we’ll now be speculating about who will play college aged Andy and what he will look like. Ideas?
August 25, 2009 No Comments
Goodbye Summer Break, Lot’s of news
The official Disney Toy Story site was revamped! The main page now has a countdown for the upcoming Toy Story and Toy Story 2 3D Double Feature Event (October 2, 2009); a link to the Toy Story Mania! video game (for Wii) and links to Toy Story books. Of course there is also a little link to the Toy Story 3 promo page which has the trailer teaser and these great little video ‘treats’: Checkers; Jack-in-the-box; The Age of the Dinosaur; and Give it a Spin.
Update: Don’t forget the Characters section on the updated website. Each of the characters from the first two films have bios and download links with a wonderful assortment of Toy Story character wallpapers!
One of the highlights from this summer was when Director Lee Unkrich introduced Ken, played by Michael Keaton, for “Toy Story 3″ (we chirped about it in the previous post: Michael Keaton tapped for Ken?). Lee sat down with blog writer Drew McWeeny for a candid interview which also focused on Lee’s Twitter abilities.
SDCC 2009: Disney Animation Round Four - Lee Unkrich
Update: Here’s a clip from Comic-Con 2009 where Director Lee Unkrich officially announces that Michael Keaton is cast as Ken for Toy Story 3. Enjoy it here: Ken Announcement.
August 25, 2009 No Comments
