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Toy Story Filming Locations

1995 Movie

A cowboy doll is profoundly jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as the top toy in a boy's bedroom. When circumstances separate them from their owner, the duo have to put aside their differences to return to him.

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Pixar Animation Studios, 1200, Park Avenue, Emeryville, Alameda County, California, 94608, United States of America
📍 Oakland filming locations

Pixar’s Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film, was made at the studio’s early Point Richmond, California base.

Where was Toy Story made?

Toy Story is a computer-animated Pixar film – the first fully computer-animated feature ever made. It was created at Pixar’s early studio in Point Richmond, California.

How Toy Story was made

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The studio – Point Richmond

Pixar made the film at its original base in Point Richmond, California, before the Emeryville campus existed.

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A world first

Toy Story was the first feature film animated entirely on computers.

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Directed by John Lasseter

Lasseter received a Special Achievement Academy Award for leading the breakthrough.

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A child’s bedroom

The story of toys that come to life plays out in an ordinary suburban home.

Where you can go instead

There is no set to visit – but Toy Story’s place in film history is real: it launched Pixar and changed animation forever.

Toy Story Fun Facts

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A Pixar film It was Pixar’s very first feature.
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A historic first It was the first fully computer-animated feature ever.
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Made in California It was created at Pixar’s original Point Richmond studio.
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An honorary Oscar John Lasseter won a Special Achievement Award.
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Woody and Buzz Tom Hanks and Tim Allen voice the leads.

Frequently Asked Questions

Was Toy Story filmed on location?
No – it was the first fully computer-animated feature.
Is Toy Story set in a real place?
No – it plays out in an ordinary suburban home.
Who directed Toy Story?
John Lasseter.
Can you visit anywhere connected to Toy Story?
Not a set – but it launched Pixar and modern animation.
When was Toy Story released?
1995.