 The Pixar team came back with a new script three months later , with the character of Woody morphed from being a tyrannical boss of Andy 's other toys to being their wise and caring leader . It also included a more adult @-@ oriented staff meeting amongst the toys rather than a juvenile group discussion that had existed in earlier drafts . Buzz Lightyear 's character was also changed slightly " to make it more clear to the audience that he really doesn 't realize he 's a toy . " Katzenberg and Schneider approved the new approach , and by February 1994 the film was back in production . The voice actors returned in March 1994 to record their new lines . When production was greenlit , the crew quickly grew from its original size of 24 to 110 , including 27 animators , 22 technical directors , and 61 other artists and engineers . In comparison , The Lion King , released in 1994 , required a budget of $ 45 million and a staff of 800 . In the early budgeting process , Jobs was eager to produce the film as efficiently as possible , impressing Katzenberg with his focus on cost @-@ cutting . Despite this , the $ 17 million production budget was proving inadequate , especially given the major revision that was necessary after Katzenberg had pushed them to make Woody too edgy . Jobs demanded more funds to complete the film right , and insisted that Disney was liable for the cost overruns . Katzenberg was not willing , and Ed Catmull , described as " more diplomatic than Jobs , " was able to reach a compromise . 
