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Andy is now 17 years old and packing
for college, and his toys who have not been played with in 6 years feel
forgotten and abandoned. Andy decides to take Woody with him to college
and intends to store the other toys in the attic. Andy's mom accidentally
throws the other toys away, thinking that they are no longer wanted; they
escape and decide to climb in a box to be donated to the Sunnyside
Daycare. Woody, the only toy who saw what really happened, is forced to
follow the others and tries to explain they were thrown out by mistake,
but they refuse to listen.
Andy's toys are welcomed by the numerous toys at Sunnyside, and given a
tour of the seemingly perfect play-setting by Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear (simply
known as Lotso), Big Baby and Ken, whom Barbie falls for. All of the toys
are quickly enamored of their new home, leaving steadfast Woody alone to
attempt to return to Andy. However, Woody's escape attempt fails and he is
found outside the daycare center by Bonnie, an imaginative 5 year old
girl. She takes him home and plays with him along with her other toys, who
are well treated, happy, and readily welcome Woody. Woody is elated until
he hears about Lotso from Chuckles the sad clown. Lotso, along with Big
Baby and Chuckles, were once accidentally lost by their original owner,
Daisy. The three found their way back to Daisy's home, but Lotso saw that
he had been replaced. Though Chuckles realized the truth, Lotso,
embittered, convinced Big Baby that they were replaced, and took over
Sunnyside, making it like a prison. Worried for his friends, Woody hurries
back to the daycare and finds that they have been put on task to be played
with by the rambunctious youngest toddlers. They are also kept under guard
at night by Buzz whom Lotso has reverted to demonstration mode, restoring
his original "Space Ranger" persona and allying with him.
Woody rejoins his friends and they work out an escape plan involving the
garbage dumpster. In the process, Buzz is accidentally reset into a
Spanish-speaking mode during an attempt to restore him to normal. The toys
reach the dumpster, but are caught by Lotso and his gang. As a garbage
truck approaches, Woody reveals what he knows about Lotso, leading Big
Baby to toss him in the dumpster. Seeking revenge, Lotso pulls Woody in
with him just as the garbage truck collects the garbage. Woody's friends
board the truck to rescue him, during which Buzz is hit by a falling
television while saving Jessie, finally returning to his old self. The
toys find themselves at the dump and are soon pulled onto a conveyor belt
leading to an incinerator. They help Lotso to reach an emergency-stop
button, but he leaves them to their deaths. Thinking that this is the end,
Buzz and Jessie start to hold hands; after which everyone else follows
suit, with Woody and Buzz being the last ones to hold hands. The toys are
eventually rescued by the squeeze toy aliens using a giant claw. As a
comeuppance, Lotso is found and strapped to the grill of a garbage truck,
while the toys board the neighborhood truck back to Andy's house.
In Andy's room, Woody climbs back into the box with Andy's college
supplies while the other toys ready themselves to the attic. Remembering
his time with Bonnie and her toys, Woody has an idea, and leaves a note to
Andy on the toys' box. Andy, taking it for a note from his mom, takes the
box to Bonnie's home, introduces his old toys to Bonnie and gives her the
toys to play with. In the end, Bonnie recognizes Woody, who is lying at
the bottom of the box, to Andy's surprise. Andy is initially reluctant to
give him to her, but eventually does so and then spends some time playing
with her before he departs. Woody and the other toys find themselves
wanted and played with again, and learn through notes passed in Bonnie's
backpack that Barbie, Ken and Big Baby have improved the lives of all the
toys at Sunnyside. |
