Summary

• Pixar's longstanding tradition of hiding the Pizza Planet truck continues in Inside Out 2 with a clever origami version next to Joy's bed.
• The Pizza Planet truck has appeared in every Pixar film except for The Incredibles, taking on various forms, like a wooden carving in Brave.
• Riley's memory orbs in the first Inside Out suggest that Pizza Planet exists in her world, ing the Pixar shared universe theory.

One of Pixar's many traditions is to feature the Pizza Planet truck in each of the animation studio's movies, and now Woody and Buzz Lightyear rode in the vehicle to arrive at the Pizza Planet where Andy was headed. While the iconic yellow truck played an important role in Toy Story's plot, it has become more of a subtle Easter egg since then.

Throughout Pixar's 28 feature films, the Pizza Planet truck has appeared in every single one, with 2004's The Incredibles being the only exception. Due to the unique settings of Pixar's various films, the truck does not always appear as an actual vehicle, with Brave being the first to break this trend by including the Easter egg as a wooden carving, since the story takes place in 10th-century Scotland. Despite largely taking place in Riley's mind, Inside Out 2 still found a clever way to incorporate the Pizza Planet truck into its story.

Which Inside Out 2 Scene Includes The Pizza Planet Truck?

The Pizza Planet Truck Appears Before Anxiety & The Other New Emotions Are Introduced

The Pizza Planet truck in Inside Out 2 can be spotted next to Joy's bed early in the film. Instead of being an actual truck, it is an origami truck that can be spotted on a table next to Joy's bed, where she is happily asleep. This scene takes place directly before Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger are woken by an unfamiliar sound, which leads to the demolition of Headquarters, and the introductions of Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui.

Since the Pizza Planet truck appears multiple times in the first Inside Out via Riley's memory orbs, Pizza Planet and its trademark yellow vehicles seem to exist in Riley’s world. This means that the origami truck Joy has by her bed is likely based on actual memories of Riley's and is not something Joy created purely through her imagination. Pizza Planet existing in Riley's world could have intriguing implications for Pixar's shared universe theory, which posits that all Pixar films take place within the same universe and continuity despite the vastly different settings and characters within each story.

How Inside Out 2's Pizza Planet Truck Easter Egg Compares To Other Pixar Movies

It Is A Worthy Continuation Of A Pixar Tradition

Between Brave's wooden truck carving and Inside Out 2's origami truck, some of the other particularly creative inclusions are it being a tattoo on a carnival worker's leg in Toy Story 4, an artifact in Soul's Hall of Everything, and a boat floating past Wade's building in the Water District in Elemental. Of course, the truck played a more prominent role in Toy Story 2 when Buzz and the other toys drive it to tail Al on his way to the airport. Most frequently, it has appeared as an actual truck and without playing a major role in the story.

The Pizza Planet truck scene in Toy Story 2 is when Mr. Potato Head saves the three alien toys' lives, leading them to be later adopted by Mrs. and Mr. Potato Head.

The truck is parked outside a house party in Monsters University, parked on Star Command's base in Lightyear, and Lotso, Chuckles, and Big Baby briefly ride on the back of one of the trucks in Toy Story 3. It will be intriguing to see how Elio, Toy Story 5, and the recently announced Hoppers and The Incredibles III find a way to incorporate the Pizza Planet truck into each of their distinct stories. It will be difficult to sur the creative subtlety of Inside Out 2's use of the long-running Easter egg.