Toy Story 5 has not even hit Disney+ yet, and it is already taking over Fortnite. Toy Story 5: The Great Toy Rescue opened today, September 22, and runs through October 5, sending players on a mission to track down six missing toys the day before the film’s streaming premiere.
The event centers on an island built around Bonnie’s imagination, rendered at toy height as a persistent home base players can return to between missions. From there, a Fortnite rift opens and scatters Jessie, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Rex, Hamm, and Forky across a set of creator-made islands, marking the first time Disney and Pixar have connected a Disney-branded adventure across multiple creator-made islands in Fortnite at once.
Each toy comes with its own rescue mission and its own minigame. Players track down a stash of paperclips to save Forky, collect coins to find Hamm, gather crayons in two-person squads to bring back Woody, repair a necklace to return Rex, collect Bullseye’s horseshoes for Jessie, and climb, leap, and outmaneuver rivals to secure batteries for Buzz Lightyear.
The timing lines up with Toy Story 5 arriving on Disney+ tomorrow, September 23, after a theatrical run that crossed $1 billion worldwide. It is the latest stop in a rollout FLN has tracked closely all year, from the full Disney Parks activation plan to the wave of merchandise announced during Roundup Reveal Week, plus the chain-by-chain popcorn bucket guide for anyone still chasing down a Buzz Lightyear bucket.
Our Take: Landing a Fortnite tie in the day before the streaming premiere is a smart move, not a coincidence. It gives families a reason to be thinking about Bonnie’s room and the whole gang right when Disney wants eyes back on the app, and spreading the mission across multiple creator islands instead of one single map means a lot more players stumble into it organically. Do not be surprised if a matching cosmetic wave or a second Fortnite drop follows once the streaming numbers come in.
