A viral photo got a 10-year-old onto the Toy Story 5 red carpet

Vinny Donnelly was 4 when his dad lined up his toys at the front door to see him off on his first day of school, a quiet nod to the goodbye scene in Toy Story 3. Last week, at 10, he walked the red carpet at the London premiere of Toy Story 5 and met Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, the voices of Woody and Buzz Lightyear. Disney Pixar tracked the family down after the 2020 photo, taken at their home in Leicestershire, England, went viral. "To be honest, we'd kind of forgotten about the photo because it was so long ago," Sean Donnelly, 38, told SWNS. "Suddenly a few weeks ago Disney got in contact out of the blue." The image landed during lockdown, on Vinny's first day back to anything normal in months. He still has every figurine in his bedroom. The film reaches theaters June 19.