This Day in Disney History - December 30, 1988: "Tin Toy," a short by Pixar Animation Studios (pre-Disney) and directed by John Lasseter, is officially released. The first testing of PhotoRealistic RenderMan,
![Historic Disney on X: "Today 1988 #Pixar released #Tin Toy. This was the 1st of the RenderMan software. It will an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. https://t.co/qHYJhI7DgT" / X Historic Disney on X: "Today 1988 #Pixar released #Tin Toy. This was the 1st of the RenderMan software. It will an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. https://t.co/qHYJhI7DgT" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C09ZTUhVIAAIaZa.jpg)
Historic Disney on X: "Today 1988 #Pixar released #Tin Toy. This was the 1st of the RenderMan software. It will an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. https://t.co/qHYJhI7DgT" / X
![Comparing the New Mattel 'Tin Toy' Tinny Featured in 'Toy Story 4' to The 2011 SDCC MINDstyle Tinny - Pixar Post Comparing the New Mattel 'Tin Toy' Tinny Featured in 'Toy Story 4' to The 2011 SDCC MINDstyle Tinny - Pixar Post](https://pixarpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/224c6-mattel-tinny-tin-toy-figure.jpg)
Comparing the New Mattel 'Tin Toy' Tinny Featured in 'Toy Story 4' to The 2011 SDCC MINDstyle Tinny - Pixar Post
![In Toy Story 4 (2019), Tin Toy from 1988 Pixar short film makes it's appearance as guard in antique store @55:10 : r/MovieDetails In Toy Story 4 (2019), Tin Toy from 1988 Pixar short film makes it's appearance as guard in antique store @55:10 : r/MovieDetails](https://i.redd.it/6hy3ufgd0qq31.png)
In Toy Story 4 (2019), Tin Toy from 1988 Pixar short film makes it's appearance as guard in antique store @55:10 : r/MovieDetails
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Funko Mini Vinyl Figures - Disney Pixar Shorts - Tinny Metallic Varian – Magical Pins & Collectibles
![Tin Toy (1988) was the short film which inspired Disney to produce Toy Story (1995) with Pixar. Some of the toys from the original short were featured in the Sunnyside Day Care Tin Toy (1988) was the short film which inspired Disney to produce Toy Story (1995) with Pixar. Some of the toys from the original short were featured in the Sunnyside Day Care](https://i.redd.it/yk5gox1m91251.jpg)