# What is the best Pixar sequel of all time?

> Some of these outgrew the films that made them; others are the reason people say the studio lost its way. Which one actually earned itself?

*By YPB Team · Published August 2, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-pixar-sequel-of-all-time*

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## Current results (0 votes)

1. **Toy Story 2**
   The 1999 sequel in which Woody is stolen by a collector and has to choose between a museum shelf and a kid who will outgrow him.
2. **Toy Story 3**
   The 2010 entry that sends the toys to a daycare and then to the incinerator, ending Andy's story.
3. **Toy Story 4**
   The 2019 road-trip sequel built around Forky and Woody's decision to leave the nursery behind.
4. **Toy Story 5**
   The 2026 sequel that pits the toys against a tablet, and the year's biggest box-office draw in North America.
5. **Monsters University**
   The 2013 prequel about Mike and Sulley meeting as rivals at scare school and washing out of the programme.
6. **Finding Dory**
   The 2016 follow-up that hands the story to Dory as she chases fragments of memory back to her parents.
7. **Incredibles 2**
   The 2018 sequel that puts Helen in the field and Bob at home with Jack-Jack's emerging powers.
8. **Inside Out 2**
   The 2024 sequel that adds Anxiety to Riley's control room as she turns thirteen.
9. **Cars 2**
   The 2011 spy-caper sequel that moved Mater to the front and split the fanbase.
10. **Cars 3**
   The 2017 sequel about an ageing Lightning McQueen facing a faster generation and becoming a mentor.

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