Lotso in Up

This scene occurs pretty early in the film. Carl (Up) has just found out he was going to be sent to a nursing home, so he decided to finally fulfill his late wife and his longtime dream of seeing Paradise Falls. In a montage, we get a quick glimpse of this scene, where Lotso (Toy Story 3) is sitting in the corner of a little girl’s room.

At the time of this movie, Toy Story 3 had not been released yet. Therefore, this serves as a cameo to a future Pixar movie. For those that might not know, Lotso is the villain with the sad backstory in Toy Story 3. His kid lost him at a camping trip, and wasn’t able to come back for him. Because of this, Lotso developed the idea that kids didn’t care for their toys at all and would abandon them in a second. This led to him opposing Woody in Toy Story 3.

Also in the little girl’s room is the Pixar ball and a toy plane also from Toy Story. The young girl, named Dee, can also be spotted in Toy Story 3 at Sunnyside Daycare, possibly to return Lotso to his home. Because we know what happened to Lotso before Toy Story 3, it is possible that this happened after.

“First thing you need to know about me, I’m a hugger.”

Lotso, Toy Story 3