1996

Home Media

• Toy Story VHS and LaserDisc release, October 29

Events

• The THX trailer titled "Tex", is released, featuring John Lasseter as Tex's animator and creator, July 3
• Pixar Animation Studios adds 125 new employees, bringing the total payroll to over 300^[1]
• Apple purchases NeXT Software for $400 million (Steve Jobs was the Chairman and CEO of NeXT), December 20

Merchandise

• Disney Interactive releases two CD-ROMs based on Toy Story, Toy Story: Animated Storybook, and Toy Story Activity Center, selling nearly 1 million units
• The Toy Story See 'n Say was first introduced to the public.

People

Births

• Tom Holland, the voice of Ian Lightfoot in Onward, June 1
• Mary Gibbs, the voice of Boo in Monsters, Inc., October 5
• Leah Lewis, the voice of Ember in Elemental, December 9

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