Disney and Pixar just dropped the first teaser trailer for Toy Story 5, hitting theaters June 19, 2026, and it’s serving up a conflict that hits surprisingly close to home: what happens when classic toys face off against sleek, shiny tech gadgets? If you’ve ever watched a kid ignore their action figures in faavor of a tablet, you already know this battle was inevitable.
Enter Lilypad: The antagonist we didn’t know we needed
The star of this teaser isn’t Woody or Buzz—it’s Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet voiced by Greta Lee (Past Lives, The Morning Show). She’s the kind of high-tech threat that makes our beloved gang of analog toys look like relics from a bygone era. And honestly? That’s exactly the point. Pixar’s tapping into something real here: the anxiety that traditional play is losing ground to screens and algorithms.
Watching Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and even the existentially confused Forky scramble to stay relevant feels like a metaphor we’re all living through. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, and Tony Hale are all back to voice the crew, with Conan O’Brien joining as Smarty Pants, a toilet training tech toy (because of course).
Directors Andrew Stanton (WALL•E, Finding Nemo) and Kenna Harris (Ciao Alberto) promise the film balances humor and heart while exploring how legacy toys navigate today’s tech-obsessed world. If the teaser’s any indication, Toy Story 5 isn’t just another sequel—it’s a commentary on what we’re willing to leave behind in the name of progress.
The question is: can Woody and the gang prove that old-school play still matters? We’ll find out next summer.