He appears as a garbage man wearing his signature skull T-shirt and listening to heavy metal music.As the toys are taken to Sunnyside Daycare, Buzz warns them that the toys there might be jealous of new arrivals, clearly remembering of how Woody was jealous of him during the events of the first film.Bonnie taking Woody to play tea party seems to echo Hannah taking Buzz to a tea party.As Bonnie lies in her bed snuggling her toys along with Woody, Buttercup exchanges a wink to Woody, just like how Buzz did when he and Woody reunite with Andy.The Potato Heads are able to detach their eyes in order to get a better view.This technique was first seen in the first film.Buzz returns to his delusions of being a Space Ranger in the first film after being switched back to Demo mode.Lotso's firetruck has the same siren of the Toddle Tots Firetruck.Like in the first film, Woody comes up with a elaborate plot to escape with the help of the other toys.The Aliens' loyalty to " The Claw" reappears in the garbage dump scene.They later use the claw to save Woody and friends.When Buzz's voicebox says, " To infinity and beyond!" that sound effect was originally said by Buzz himself when he was about to "fly" around Andy's room.This, along with his "Buzz Lightyear to the rescue" sound effect were probably a reference to the 1995 Thinkway Buzz Lightyear action figure, as the sound quality is also similar.The movie opens and closes with a blue sky with clouds on it that mirrors Andy's old wallpaper which helped introduce Toy Story.The toys are tortured similar to Sid torturing Buzz and Woody.
Morris cites Toy Story 3′‘s now-famous VFX incinerator scene. “The gang is in the dumpster and about to be incinerated,” says Morris. This year, Toy Story 3‘s VFX rivals are Alice in Wonderland, Black Swan, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Inception.
Still, in this area the lines are blurred, opinions are varied, and such BAFTA noms in special effects remain rare: Beauty and the Beast (1993), Toy Story (1997) and A Bug’s Life (2000). 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Stars on Bringing Animated Characters to Live Action: "We're Weren't Doing a Caricature"