The statement that opens the film, clarifying Lightyear to be a film within a film of the Toy Story franchise. TOP 10 on Disney+ in the World in August, 2022 • FlixPatrol". FlixPatrol. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023 . Retrieved January 2, 2023. Chris Evans goes to infinity and beyond in Pixar's first Lightyear teaser trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022 . Retrieved March 28, 2022.

Brently, Heilborn (May 26, 2017). "Six comedy shows that will have you in stitches in June". Statesman . Retrieved June 14, 2020. Buzz Lightyear is a meetable character at all of the Disney Parks and Resorts, located in Tomorrowland and in Toy Story Land. He is often accompanied by the Aliens. Tim Allen reprised his role using one of his archival recordings in the 2018 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Ralph Breaks the Internet, where he repeated his famous catchphrase. Buzz's ship is shown to be powered by a crystal. This is likely an homage to how in Toy Story, where Buzz asks Woody if his people have yet to discover crystallic fusion. A crate resembling WALL-E in his cube-shaped body can be seen outside of the abandoned hangar where Buzz and Sox go in to find a new ship. Another crate like this is seen in a part of the mining facility as it breaks apart.The protective armor in Mo's suit resembles the bunch of grapes that fall on one of the ants at the beginning of A Bug's Life. In December 2020 at a Disney Investor Day meeting, Lightyear was announced as a spin-off film depicting the in-universe origin of the human Buzz Lightyear, with Chris Evans providing the character's voice. Zurg is revealed to have survived and grabs the crystal, forcing Buzz to eject (getting his wings in the process) and blows up the crystal along with Zurg. He flies and rescues his friends by steering their ship towards the ground and manage to fall with style. Buzz admits that he blew up the crystal, but has accepted his life on Tikani Prime as his home. With the whole team safe, they are approached by the rescue team along with a very angry Burnside. Burnside reprimands Buzz for the years of going against protocol, only to congratulate him for saving the colony. Wanting to restart the Space Ranger program, he offers any member of the Zappers to be a part of his team, but Buzz has already decided on his own. Coates, Tyler (March 9, 2023). "Artios Awards: Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, and Marcel the Shell With Shoes On Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023 . Retrieved March 10, 2023. a b Desowitz, Bill (June 17, 2022). "How 'Lightyear' Took Pixar Into the Uncharted Space of IMAX". IndieWire . Retrieved June 25, 2023.

Buzz Lightyear film banned in 14 countries over lesbian kiss – but Disney refuses to cut it". Sky News. June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022 . Retrieved June 14, 2022. The purple and fluorescent green color scheme were the favorite colors of Lasseter and his wife's respectively. The looks of television actor Ed Kemmer are also believed [ by whom?] to be a prototype for Lightyear. Kemmer played Commander Buzz Corry in Space Patrol, one of the first science-fiction series on American television. [8] Gleiberman, Owen (June 13, 2022). " 'Lightyear' Review: Buzz Lightyear Gets His Own Adventure. It's Diverting Enough, But Doesn't Give You a Buzz". Variety. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022 . Retrieved June 15, 2022. Nordyke, Kimberly (March 4, 2023). " Wednesday, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles Among Winners at 2023 Kids' Choice Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023 . Retrieved March 5, 2023. Anderson, Erik (February 9, 2023). "Bear McCreary, Michael Giacchino and Daniel Pemberton lead 2022 International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) nominations". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023 . Retrieved February 10, 2023.Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023) THE 2020 INVESTOR DAY PROGRAMMING FACT SHEET" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 21, 2021 . Retrieved March 16, 2022. Soon, the other toys find Utility Belt Buzz and mistake him for Andy's Buzz. Andy's Buzz fails to get their attention and is forced to escape the box on his own. He pursues them out of the store and across the road to Al's apartment. Buzz inadvertently frees an Evil Emperor Zurg action figure while doing so, and he pursues him with intent to destroy him. In the animated film Toy Story 2, Woody is kidnapped by a greedy toy collector named Al McWhiggin, who is intent on selling him and other "Woody's Roundup" toys to a toy museum in Japan. Buzz leads Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex, and Hamm on a daring rescue mission. They travel to the Al's Toy Barn store, which they believe Woody was taken to. The trip involves crossing a busy road. Buzz uses traffic cones to help the group avoid being crushed by cars.