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Pixar has got us feeling all nostalgic by sharing some early concept art for the original Toy Story movie – and it confirms we could've seen a very different Woody if the filmmakers had kept to their original plans.

To celebrate Toy Story's 25th birthday (yes, it has somehow been that long), Pixar shared a few concept art images on Twitter to help us "take a trip down memory lane".

Space ranger toy Buzz Lightyear doesn't look all that different from his final appearance in the movie franchise, albeit maybe a little smaller.

However, cowboy doll Woody is sporting a rather spookier look, as he's pictured as a ventriloquist dummy with a wide open mouth.

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Even dinosaur toy Rex looks terrified of him, although Andy – who's wearing glasses in the concept art – seems to be perfectly at ease with Woody.

Toy Story creators had initially planned for Woody to be a ventriloquist dummy, but Oscar-nominated animator Bud Luckey, who worked at Pixar, suggested that he be a cowboy instead.

He then sketched out 200 versions to find the right design for the character, before working on turning the drawing into a computer animation.

Some terrifying ventriloquist dolls did later appear as villains in Toy Story 4, but we're glad that they didn't go with this idea for Woody in the end as it's hard to imagine him as anything other than the heroic pull-string cowboy.

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Buzz may not look much different in that particular image that Pixar has shared but he certainly used to, as early sketches of him that Pixar previously published showed him in an entirely different spacesuit.

Even his name changed over time, from Tempus of Morph to Lunar Larry to Buzz Lightyear.

If you'd like more Disney in your life this Christmas (and who wouldn't?) you can now adorn your tree with festive themed ornaments inspired by the likes of Toy Story, Beauty and the Beast and Snow White.

All the Toy Story movies are available to watch on Disney+.

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