Meet the Toys in Toy Story Land

Meet the Toys in Toy Story Land: show at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World — showtimes, live status, and planning data on MouseHub.

Visitor sentiment

4.7· 486 Google ratings

Visitors say this theme park land offers an immersive experience with incredible Toy Story-themed decor, giant objects, and character statues that make them feel like a toy in Andy's backyard. They also highlight the fun, family-friendly rides like Slinky Dog Dash and the interactive Toy Story Mania. Guests mention the surprisingly great food at Woody's Lunch Box, including grilled cheese and Totchos.

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The MouseHub take

Woody, Jessie, and Buzz Lightyear greet guests together in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Disney frames the land as Andy's backyard and the greeting leans into it: say howdy to Sheriff Woody, yodel a hello to Jessie, and give Buzz your best Space Ranger salute. A Disney photographer works the stop, the characters sign, and the official listing puts the experience at 10 minutes. The setting is the catch. The line stands outdoors with nothing overhead, and reviewers describe the wait rather than the greeting as the part that wears a family down.

Take it in the morning. By midday the line sits in open Florida sun with nowhere to sit, so parents end up holding tired kids through it, and a passing storm can send the characters backstage without warning. Nobody clears a height requirement and nobody leaves a wheelchair, so a mixed group moves through together. Families who came for Pixar photos walk away happy with these three. Anyone working a tight ride schedule should spend that hour on the rides instead.

At a glance

Best for
Families with young Toy Story fans who can get there early and want all three toys in one stop.
Skip if
Standing in unshaded Florida sun with kids is a dealbreaker, or your day is built around rides.
Ride type
Outdoor character greeting
Intensity
Calm. Nothing to board, no height requirement, and no dark or loud moments.

The good

  • Three toys share one stop
    Woody, Jessie, and Buzz Lightyear appear together, so one walk covers the characters most kids came to Toy Story Land for.
  • A Disney photographer works the greeting
    Disney lists Character Photography here, which means the picture comes off a real camera rather than a phone held at arm's length.
  • They sign, and nobody rushes you
    Reviewers report the characters signing autograph books and giving each family its own time at the front, hugs and high-fives included.
  • The characters commit to the bit
    Disney invites you to greet each one in character, and reviewers describe Woody and Jessie playing out small scenes with kids while Buzz holds his Space Ranger pose.
  • Attendants will shoot on your phone
    Reviewers say the cast members here happily take a picture with a guest's own phone, so the whole family gets into the frame without buying a photo package.
  • You can stay in your wheelchair or ECV
    Disney classifies this one as May Remain in Wheelchair/ECV, so there is no transfer to plan around.

The bad

  • Nothing shades the line
    The wait happens in the open. It is the complaint reviewers return to more than any other, and it gets worse every hour the sun climbs.
  • There is nowhere to sit
    Reviewers describe standing the whole wait on pavement, with parents carrying tired toddlers by the time they reach the front.
  • The wait builds through the day
    The line forms early and stays long into the afternoon, which is a lot of standing to trade for a few minutes with three characters.
  • Storms end it without warning
    Nothing here is under cover, so the characters go backstage when the weather turns and reviewers report walking up to an empty spot.

Veteran tips

  • Check today's times on this page
    Appearance times are listed on this page and in My Disney Experience. The toys are not out continuously, and reviewers report the windows shifting, so confirm before you walk over.
  • Take the earliest set of the day
    Morning buys the shortest line and the only comfortable temperatures this spot offers. Both get worse from there.
  • Get in place before the set starts
    The line forms while the characters are still backstage, so arriving after the window opens puts you behind everyone who planned ahead.
  • Bring water and a handheld fan
    There is no shade and no seat, and a wait in summer sun goes badly for small kids without both.
  • Greet them the way Disney suggests
    Disney's own invitation is to say howdy to Woody, yodel at Jessie, and salute Buzz. Coach your kid on the way over and the greeting gets a much better reaction.
  • There is no Lightning Lane here
    This greeting is not on the Multi Pass or Single Pass lineup at Hollywood Studios, so standby is the only way in. Spend those selections on Slinky Dog Dash.
  • Come back after dark if morning slips
    Reviewers point to the evening sets as the comfortable fallback once the heat drops, and the light in Toy Story Land photographs well then.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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