MUMBAI: Walt Disney Co. is in plans to re-release its popular animated films

Toy Story and Toy Story 2 as a double feature introducing a new generation of kids to Woody, BuzzLight year and pals and taking them "to infinity and beyond."

But the main surprise of the re-release is that it will be in 3-D. The double feature is scheduled to hit theatres on 2 October.

The purpose of the re-package is to set the stage for the release of the third instalment of the Toy Story series, Toy Story 3 that is expected to hot the theatres next year.
With Toy Story 3 releasing next summer, the double feature provides a good launching pad to reintroduce the characters," comments Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook.

Sources say that Disney expects the third in the series of its Toy Story franchise to be its most profitable film in years. The first two editions together garnered $847 million worldwide.