Toy Box

Toy Box is a world in Kingdom Hearts III. It is based on the Pixar film series Toy Story.

Creation and development
The proposal folder shown to Buena Vista included plans for a world based on Toy Story in the original Kingdom Hearts.

The Galaxy Toys region of Toy Box is inspired by Al's Toy Barn from the films, but its overall layout is original to the Kingdom Hearts games.

Settings and Areas
The Toy Box consists of two main areas: Andy's House and Galaxy Toys.

Andy's House
Andy's House (アンディの家) is a small, self-contained area where Sora's party arrives in the world, consisting solely of Andy's bedroom where Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and all the other toys normally reside, and the street directly in front of the house. The party can go out one of two windows from the bedroom: one next to the bed which leads to the garage roof, and the other over the desk which leads to the front yard. Once outside, the party can use a trampoline situated in front of the garage to return to the bedroom. Going down either side of the street leads to the next area.

Galaxy Toys
Galaxy Toys (ギャラクシートイズ) is a three-story toy store where the majority of the world is set. This area is unique in that the party will be attacked by toys possessed by the Heartless, primarily the Gigas mech toys, which can be hijacked by Sora once defeated. Inactive Gigas are also found on display podiums throughout the building to be used at any time.

Directly inside the front doors is the Hōru: 1F (ホール：1F), where access to the upper levels is available via the rails on the giant toy vending machine in the center of the room. The red rail leads to the Hōru: 2F (ホール：2F), which has two open sections: one is called Kyarakutā Guzzu Kōnā (キャラクターグッズコーナー), where they must rescue Rex from possessed Supreme Smashers; and the other is the Dorinku Kōnā (ドリンクコーナー), where they will find the Strawberry Flan. The blue rail leads to the Hōru: 3F (ホール：3F), as does the green railing, which leads to a small alcove in the ceiling. The third floor has three available sections: Bebī Toi: Dōruzu (ベビートイ:ドールズ), a doll section where the party finds the Green Army Men and Hamm before fighting Angelic Amber; Terebi Gēmu Kōnā (テレビゲームコーナー), where Sora may play the Verum Rex: Beat of Lead minigame; and a play place called Bebī Toi: Autodoa (ベビートイ:アウトドア). From the play place, the party can enter an indoor playground called Kid Korral (キッズスペース), where Sora must reach a Corridor of Darkness left by Young Xehanort by building a giant from magnetic blocks, leading to a battle against the King of Toys Heartless.

Alternatively, the second and third floors are connected via the ventilation system, which is made up of the Lower Vents (空調ダクト：下部) reached through Action Figures, and the Upper Vents (空調ダクト：上部) reached through Babies & Toddlers: Dolls.

Story
As part of an experiment to see if hearts can be given to the vessel of their choosing, Young Xehanort creates a duplicate of Toy Box and traps some toys inside of it, to see how they handle the strain of being apart from their friends.

Rex and Hamm watch a commercial of Verum Rex. Heartless suddenly appear, but are quickly dispatched by the recently arrived Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Rex confuses Sora for Yozora from Verum Rex. Woody explains the situation, prompting Sora, Donald, and Goofy to investigate; Buzz tells them someone in black coat came with the Heartless. Teaming up with Buzz and Woody, the group decides to look at Galaxy Toys for clues, thanks to Sarge's scout spotting the figure there.

Upon the arrival to Galaxy Toys, the gang are then confronted by Young Xehanort. Young Xehanort then summons a few Toy Troopers to take control of the Gigas, indicating that it is possible to "take control of an empty shell by casting one's shadow". Sora questions Young Xehanort on why he is doing this, only to get a cryptic answer. Young Xehanort then leaves the possessed Gigas to Sora and the gang, saying that the world of Toy Box was split into two, leaving Woody and Buzz puzzled.

After battling the possessed Gigas, Woody questions about the world "being split into two" as Buzz begins to suspect Sora, Donald, and Goofy. While having an argument within the team, one of the Green Army Men informs that Rex, Hamm, and Little Green Men have gone missing. Sora and the gang begin their exploration in Galaxy Toys in search of the missing toys.

Throughout their journey in Galaxy Toys, Sora and the gang saves Rex from the Supreme Smashers, frees a Green Army Men stuck in a Musical Toad, and rescues Hamm from the Angelic Amber. Buzz worries he could be possessed and violent; however Sora and Woody reassure him. Suddenly, a UFO flies across the third floor and abducts the LGMs, but Sora is able to destroy it and save the aliens.

With the group rescued, Buzz decides to go home, but back Rex is missing again. Rex is found in the game store looking at Verum Rex. Young Xehanort appears, kidnapping Buzz to continue his experiment and temporally traps Sora in Verum Rex. Sarge locates a dark corridor in the Kid Korral, which leads to a dark area Young Xehanort is holding Buzz hostage. Young Xehanort reveals the darkness is coming from Buzz's despair from being separated from Andy. However, Sora counters the toys' hearts will always be connected to Andy. Woody dispels the darkness surrounding Buzz through the light of their friendship. Seeing empty vessels can truly grow hearts, Young Xehanort takes his leave, leaving the King of Toys as a "parting gift."

Emerging victorious, Sora's group feel remorseful that they couldn't return their friends home. Understanding the situation, the toys remain hopeful and do not regret the chance to meet Sora and his friends, with Buzz now opening up to them. As Sora, Donald, and Goofy take their leave, Buzz wishes them safe journey, ushering his famous catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond."

Sometime after Xehanort's defeat, Woody, Buzz, and the other toys notices the door in Andy's Room beginning to open. This causes the toys to set in place as Woody winks at Buzz, presumably to be rejoined with Andy.

Characters

 * Characters who are mentioned but not seen include the toys' owner Andy, his younger sister Molly, their mother Mrs. Davis, and fellow toy Slinky Dog. Emperor Zurg is also alluded to, albeit not by name.
 * A statue of Reptillus Maximus and The Cleric toys from the TV special  can also be seen inside Galaxy Toys.
 * In the Bugs and Beasts section, an advertisement display for  can be found, along with scale models of, , and . Boxes for models of , , and can also be found near the display.
 * After assembling all the blocks in the play room, it creates a.
 * Yozora is featured in an advertisement for Verum Rex.

Character Design
Sora, Donald and Goofy turn into Toys when they visit the Toy Box.

Trivia

 * The world contains two visual easter eggs that are well known for showing up in Pixar's various films and shorts:
 * A Pizza Planet truck is parked outside the Galaxy Toys entrance. Pizza Planet is a restaurant in the Toy Story universe that served as a key location in the first film. The truck has made various cameos both inside and outside the Toy Story universe since.
 * appears on the license plate of a car opposite Andy's house, and on a signpost outside the Kid Corral.
 * Another Pixar-related easter egg in this world is that two of the books on Andy's bookshelf bear the titles of two Pixar short films, ' and '. These same books also appeared in the original movie.
 * As in the Toy Story films, Andy's room features a Mickey Mouse clock on the wall, based on the by the.
 * Likely due to a translation error Sarge says Hamm was located in Babies and Toddlers, but the group actually ends up in the section for girl toys. He later says the window to Kid Koral is located in Babies and Toddlers.
 * After assembling the Cactuar from blocks, the iconic plays.