Since the initial release of The Pixar Theory, there have been countless changes and updates to the Pixar Theory timeline. Since it can get a little complicated (and nutty), I put together a new and improved outline that follows the book and includes all of the recent and upcoming Pixar movies. Enjoy!
Keep in mind that this is not the full theory. There’s plenty I don’t go over here and there are many missing connections between movies I don’t bring up, so if you want the full Pixar Theory experience with connections, Easter eggs, and explanations for what’s going on, click here to check out the book.
Otherwise, enjoy this full look at the Pixar Theory Timeline, starting with The Good Dinosaur.
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And that’s the Pixar Theory timeline. In a nutshell. A very very very long nutshell. Hope you enjoyed reading it as much I did laying it out, and if you have any questions, confusions, or frustrations, feel free to hit me up in the comments or dig into the full book, which does a lot more to explain what in the world is going on in this timeline.
This is an awesome theory! I wonder what the folks at Pixar think of this and whether or not they’d be willing to make a massive movie with all the characters playing out this timeline ultimately ending with Boo (as the witch) finally finding Sully again. I’d feel sad knowing that Boo never found a way to get back to Sully. I’d think that the final movie would be a Monsters Inc. sequel where the Witch travels forward in time to when Sully stopped visiting young Boo and that she bestows some knowledge of how time travel works to her younger self in order to start the entire thing all over again. I mean, we don’t know what the fate of the witch is, at the end of Brave.
Haha, well Cobretti I doubt that would happen since Pixar films are known for being wholly original. They have plenty of great material to draw from and don’t need this kind of story, for sure. That’s actually why I went ahead and wrote The Pixar Detective as my own way of tying the worlds together in a fan-fueled storyline. And hey, maybe Boo and Sully will reunite there 😉
Have you ever contacted anyone at Pixar about this to see if the theory was actually intended? Would be interesting to see what they had to say about it.
Eh, that would ruin all the fun. They know about it and think it’s entertaining. That’s more than enough for me!
I do not understand one thing: why Andy would have a card of Carl and Ellie? They are the same family?
It’s possible. I would wager that Andy’s mom is somehow related to Ellie, hence the similar hair color.
And the red hat that Ellie and Andy have look exactly alike.
Note that the postcard is addressed to Carl and Ellie, not from them. I wonder how Andy got his hands on it…
I’ve said that before too, but I didn’t get an answer! Maybe Andy’s related to Ellie and kept the postcard after she passed away?
maybe they were friends at young times
what about frozen, tangled, the plane movies, wreck it ralph? all the pixar movies are not on this timeline. Do they not matter? making your whole theory wrong
None of those are Pixar movies.
Frozen, Tangled, and Wreck-It Ralph are Disney animated films. The Planes movies are made by DisneyToon, though I have a post elsewhere on this site that addresses them.
So no, they do not matter to this theory.
“frozen, tangled, the plane movies, wreck it ralph” Those are not Pixar films.
interesting….
but are the cars from pixar not in planes?
No, just the design concept itself. That doesn’t make it a Pixar film.
Those are Disney movies
Lol it cracks me up when people come to this immediately ready to bash and disprove this wonderfully thoughtout theory who are completely clueless. “Youre theory is wrong you didnt include these movies oh what they dont matter cause they dont fit into your timeline?” Maybe they should do some light research or pay closer attention to that this is a PIXAR timeline not a ANIMATED movie timeline. God it makes me so angry. Thankfully there are people like you who actually understand and defend this.
On the comment thread of the original Pixar Theory treatise, I posted some ideas I had about the origin of monsters in the Pixar universe. I also have been working on some ideas of how the Pixar shorts work within the theory. I’d like to write some of them out and share them, Mr. Negroni. If you are interested in seeing them, please let me know and tell me how you would like to receive them…..I don’t want to clutter up your comment boxes with them, and I’m not even sure if they are something that you would want to see. Should I email them to you?
I actually decided to create my own blog about my ideas that shoot off your theory. But I credit you and link to your post at every turn. Is that OK with you? I’m not at all trying to steal your ideas, but rather share them!
http://coffeyartist.wordpress.com/2014/09/27/first-things-first/
If you have our own thoughts you want to share on this theory, you should share them whenever and however you want! The Pixar movies are out there for us to enjoy in any way you want, and I’m not offended in the slightest if my interpretations inspire you to write your own. Quite the opposite, actually.
Just leave a comment whenever you want 🙂
I’ll be sure to see it and will try my best to read when I can.
In the end credits of WALL-E it shows fish in the sea developing after the humans come back to earth, and make an easy to spot reference to the clown fish and turtles in finding nemo. Could this mean that finding nemo is after WALL-E on the timeline?
Hello Mister Negroni 🙂
Your theories are exhilarating. Every story is put together perfectly and they fit like pieces in a puzzle (in my opinion, at least).
I would love to know what you think about where Shrek and the gang come in the picture, considering that there were references made regarding many Disney princesses in the first Shrek movie.
Also, your entire theory on how far Boo went to meet her friend Sully, purely out of love for him, it brought tears to my eyes.
Simply beautiful 🙂
Thank you!
Shrek is DreamWorks not Pixar so I don’t think they’d be in this theory
Well Shrek is Dreamworks, so I’ve never considered those stories as a part of the Pixar universe. Especially since the princesses are derived from classic fairy tales, not Disney (and because Disney’s princess movies are not related to Pixar). Thanks for your kind words!
up must take place in 2015 because there is a postcard of them seeing the new star wars movie
I was just watching Wall-E followed by toy story 3 and noticed that Andy’s mum’s license plate is A113. The same directive the Autopilot must follow requiring that no humans return to earth. I was amazed by your theory and kept looking for more evidence.
A113 has nothing to do with his theory. It appears in all the pixar movies because A113 is the classroom number all pixar employees have sat in during their education. Its a famous classroom and is well known for being included in the movies to pay respect.
Yes, this is true. You’ll find it in countless movies because it’s used by animators all over the world who went to CalArts.
Aw
You can connect Frozen in as Elsa being a super. The introduction of Frozen allows for the introduction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe or MCU, which explains the Willow of the Wisps, Zero Point Energy and time traveling as alien technology. Big Hero 6 occurs after A Bugs Life but before Monsters University. None of the other Marvel movies interrupt the events and sometimes even bolster them. Agents of SHIELD does a good job of introducing a lot of alien stuff into the show such as superheroes and alien technology. It also makes Syndrome’s technology look basic which is important in making the 60’s feel. We can also put a pin on the organization Syndrome worked with to make all this crazy stuff; Hydra. We can even fit the X-Men trilogy in here, which further solidifies the theory. If you want to get really crazy about this, you can fit Pirates of the Caribbean in here to explain all the magic stuff. There’s a lot of room for expansion and a lot of loose ends have been explained. Even better, everything (except X-Men) is still under Disney’s roof! One final thought, I think that Mary Poppins may be a 20ish Boo going through time for Sulley but ending up temporarily stranded in Edwardian London. She took care of the children until she was able to time travel again.
I think the theory that laughter providing a better energy source in Monsters Inc. really contributes to Toy Story. It gives an explanation as to why inanimate objects would be able to come to life, because the energy from kids playing with toys would provide enough energy for them to be alive.
Also do you think inside out will at all contribute the theory at all.
What about the Pixar shorts? Includes For the Birds, The Adventures of Andre and Wally B, Lifted, One Man Band, etc. Do these take place in this universe?
They probably can fit. This is an entire universe we’re talking about
Interesting theory and it does seem to make sense as well. But there is one thing that you might have overlooked. In Monster Inc, the scene where the show the company’s commercial where they say that it is getting difficult to scare children because of television. Wouldn’t it make sense to go to a time period when it was easier to scare children? Hence resolving the energy crisis.
When I saw the movie it seemed that the monster thought that they were using portals, not time machines. If this theory is correct, then Boo/The Witch and anyone else they told would be the only ones to know about the time traveling properties of the doors
I read this piece of writing completely regarding the resemblance of latest and preceding technologies, it’s amazing article.
Doctor: Fantastic!
Master: Agreed! Absolutly fantastic!
Foxy: Aye, lads! Here be a tale a tale that’ll be told fer ages ta come!
Big Mac: Eeyup.
Slenderman: thumbs up
Jeff: Oh yeah!
Pinkie pie:yes indeedalie
When they started Pixar, they planned out the plots for many of the movies in one dinner…
But boo from monsters inc is in toy story 2 and 3
Very Interesting theory you have here 🙂 Well done Jon Negroni!