The 50-minute musical aims to preserve the humor and heart of the original film and will explore the true meaning of friendship as Buzz Lightyear and Woody transform from jealous adversaries to best friends with an unbreakable bond. The stage show is to feature a larger-than-life set design, all-new songs, vivid projected backgrounds and elaborate costumes.

“When we first thought of bringing Toy Story to the stage, there was a great deal of excitement about the project,” said Anne Hamburger, Disney Creative Entertainment executive vice president. “Everyone on our team could immediately see how the heart and comedy of these characters could come alive in a memorable way that is unique to musical theater.”

To make way for this addition to Disney’s California Adventure park, the long-running “Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular” will have its final showings on August 15, 2010.

So if you haven’t see Aladdin yet or want to see it one more time before it closes forever, be sure to visit California Adventure before its summer closing date.

Oh and if you want to ge a sneak peek of what the Toy Story show might be like, there is a video of the show as it appeared on Disney Wonder cruise ship on 10-03-08, filmed and uploaded to YouTube by  mousepal1980.

Each video will offer a different part of the story from Lasseter’s own words to a profile on each character- including Sheriff Woody, Rex, Space Aliens, RC Remote Control Car and Buzz Lightyear- along with never-before known facts and more.

The toys themselves, developed by Thinkway Toys, are highly detailed replicas that are movie-accurate in almost every single way from their stitching to the boxes they come in. The Toy Story Definitive collectibles are fully articulated, include features such as sound effects and even come with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

The seven part series kicks off today and will air two new videos a week until the series is completed.

With no further ado, here is the first video.

As you will see in the video, John recommends that serious collectors buy two of each toy – one to keep new in the box and one of course to play with. I think that’s great advice.