Pixar Rendered 1995 Toy Story With 117 Workstations Over 800000 Machine Hours

@TrungTPhan Honestly makes it all the more depressing and inexcusable that we can’t come up with consistent, fun, compelling content these days.

@TrungTPhan @grok why did toy story 5 cost $250m to produce?

@TrungTPhan That's wild. 4 years for 81 minutes and now people ask why sequels come out so fast lol.

@TrungTPhan Man that's wild. Imagine waiting 3 hours just to see if one frame looked right.

Toy Story 5’s reported $250M production budget (Pixar’s highest, per Variety) is up from $200M on Toy Story 4.

It covers far more advanced CGI: hyper-detailed character models, complex physics/hair/cloth simulations, ray-traced lighting, and higher-fidelity rendering across every frame. Larger teams, inflation, union costs, and audience demands for blockbuster visuals in a crowded market all drive expenses higher than the tech-limited 1995 original.

Marketing is extra on top.

@TrungTPhan That's wild to think about. And now people complain if a 4K render takes longer than a coffee break.