Meeting Lotso at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Took a little break from all the Jedi during Star Wars Weekends to visit with Lotso, the Toy Story 3 character that’s set up for meeting and greeting guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Lotso is short for Lots-O’-Huggin’, and the DHS character (set up in the Magic of Disney Animation building) typically greets guests with open arms and lots of (wait for it, wait for it) huggin’. It’s pretty endearing. Lotso is kinda big, and I’m not really sure how he signs autographs with those big paws, but he does it.

The line was too long for my tastes, so I can only imagine if he smells like strawberry as the plush doll versions of him in the stores do.

Lotso’s stomping grounds are where the Up characters used to be. The current scenery includes toy blocks that spell out TS3 and a green army man who moves up and down a yo-yo string above Lotso’s head.

But the little detail I liked best is the tag on Lotso’s rump — just like your teddy bear used to have, I’d wager. See, kids? Little things make a difference.  

Toy Story 3 is set to debut in theaters on June 18.