Changes: Tri-County International Airport

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TriCountyIntAirport — Tri-County International Airport

Aliens: "The mystic portal. Oooh!"
Buzz: "Once we go through, we just need to find that case."

—Aliens and Buzz Lightyear, before they enter the maze of conveyor belts at the airport

The Tri-County International Airport is an airport in the film Toy Story 2.

Toy Story 2

As Al McWhiggin heads over to catch his flight to Tokyo, Japan, Buzz Lightyear and his rescue squad consisting of Hamm, Mr. Potato Head, Rex and Slinky Dog also arrive at the airport by Pizza Planet delivery truck that they hijacked, intent on rescuing Woody.

Its name is written on the sign that the Pizza Planet truck drives by, just before the scene cuts to a plane landing at the airport.

Locations within

Passenger drop-off/pick-up zone

"Guys, we can't park here. It's a white zone."

—Rex

Upon arriving at the airport, Buzz and his rescue squad park the Pizza Planet truck on the white zone. There are pet carriers near the entrance/exit doors, one of which the toys use.

Check-in counters

This is where Al McWhiggin checks in his case containing Woody, Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete the Prospector. Using a pet carrier, Buzz Lightyear and his rescue squad climb onto a conveyor belt behind the counters, which leads into the next area.

Baggage handling area

Consisting of a maze of conveyor belts, this is where Buzz Lightyear and his rescue squad have to look around for the case containing Woody. It is where the toys have a final face-off with Stinky Pete, which results in the vile prospector being shoved into a Barbie backpack.

Baggage claim area

Stinky Pete ends up in this area after being shoved into the aforementioned backpack. Here, he is picked up by Amy, along with the backpack, and meets her Barbie doll.

Airfield

A wide space where aircraft flight operations take place, Woody, Buzz, and Bullseye gallop across the airfield to rescue Jessie, who ends up in a plane bound for Tokyo. As the plane heads down the runway, Woody finally manages to rescue Jessie, seconds before the plane takes off.

Trivia

When the toys enter the airport, the announcement "Passenger Leon Krich" can be heard from the PA, a pun on co-director Lee Unkrich.
- The subtitles for the above announcement reads "Passenger Twitch, passenger Leon Twitch."
When a Barbie backpack with Stinky Pete emerges out into the baggage claim area, the announcement "LassetAir Flight A113 now arriving from Point Richmond at gate three" can be heard from the PA. LassetAir is a pun on director John Lasseter. Flight A113 is a reference to a classroom at CalArts along with A113. And Point Richmond refers to Point Richmond, CA, where the Pixar studio was located before moving to Emeryville.
- The subtitles for the above announcement reads "Atlantic Air flight eight..."
The scene where Woody, Buzz and Bullseye are chasing the baggage tractor to save Jessie resembles a typical western film scene where the hero chases a train on horseback. In fact, the first trailer after the tractor is open-topped, to give it the appearance of the tender of a steam locomotive.
The appearance of the front of the airport (the drop-off/taxi zone) appears to be designed after the Oakland International Airport in California, Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, MO, and the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington.

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+[[File:TriCountyIntAirport.jpg|thumb|300px|Tri-County International Airport]]{{D|'''Aliens:''' "The mystic portal. Oooh!"<br>'''Buzz:''' "Once we go through, we just need to find that case."|[[Aliens]] and [[Buzz Lightyear]], before they enter the maze of conveyor belts at the airport}}The '''Tri-County International Airport''' is an airport in the film ''[[Toy Story 2]]''.
-[[File:TriCountyIntAirport.jpg|thumb|350px|Tri-County International Airport]]
-{{D|'''Aliens''': "The mystic portal. Oooh!"<br>'''Buzz''': "Once we go through, we just need to find that case."|[[Aliens]] and [[Buzz Lightyear]], before they enter the maze of conveyor belts at the airport}}
+==Toy Story 2==
-'''Tri-County International Airport''' is an airport in the film ''[[Toy Story 2]]'', where [[Al McWhiggin]] heads over to catch his flight to Tokyo, Japan. Unbeknownst to him, [[Buzz Lightyear]], [[Hamm]], [[Mr. Potato Head]], [[Rex]], and [[Slinky Dog]] have followed him in a [[Pizza Planet]] [[Pizza Planet truck|delivery truck]] that they have hijacked.
+As [[Al McWhiggin]] heads over to catch his flight to [[Konishi Toy Museum|Tokyo, Japan]], [[Buzz Lightyear]] and his rescue squad consisting of [[Hamm]], [[Mr. Potato Head]], [[Rex]] and [[Slinky Dog]] also arrive at the airport by [[Pizza Planet Truck|Pizza Planet delivery truck]] that they hijacked, intent on rescuing Woody.
-The name of the airport is written on the sign that the Pizza Planet truck drives by, just before the scene cuts to a plane landing at the airport.
+Its name is written on the sign that the Pizza Planet truck drives by, just before the scene cuts to a plane landing at the airport.
+==Locations within==
-After the toys arrive at the airport, they use a pet carrier to head into a maze of conveyor belts to find Al's case with [[Woody]] inside. Buzz finds the case and opens it, but is punched off the ramp by [[Stinky Pete]]. Woody then fights the Prospector for harming his friend. The Prospector reopens the tear in Woody's arm and offers Woody a choice of going to Japan "together or in pieces." When Woody refuses, the Prospector lifts his pick-axe, just about to finish Woody, but gets stunned by a flash camera that the toys have found in another luggage. After the toys capture the Prospector, Woody instructs them to shove him into a Barbie backpack so the Prospector will learn "the true meaning of playtime." When the backpack emerges out into the baggage claim area, a little girl named [[Amy]] retrieves it and is surprised to see Stinky Pete. She has plans to do a makeover on the Prospector.
+===Passenger drop-off/pick-up zone===
+{{Q|Guys, we can't park here. It's a white zone.|Rex}}
+Upon arriving at the airport, Buzz and his rescue squad park the Pizza Planet truck on the white zone. There are pet carriers near the entrance/exit doors, one of which the toys use.
+===Check-in counters===
-Later, Woody and Buzz mount [[Bullseye]], who has emerged out of the case in time, and they gallop across the airfield to rescue [[Jessie]], who still remains trapped in the case. Woody jumps onto a luggage transporter and follows Al's case into the plane, where he finally finds Jessie, but the two become trapped inside the plane, prompting them to find another way out. Finding an emergency hatch in the plane, Woody and Jessie use it to get out, but Woody loses his balance and Jessie grabs his hand as the plane heads down the runway. By that time, Buzz and Bullseye have caught up with the duo. Using his pull-string, Woody lassos a screw on the wheel, and he and Jessie swing between the wheels and land on Bullseye, right behind Buzz. They watch as the plane takes off from the runway and disappear into the sky. The toys celebrate, but they are interrupted by yet another plane about to make a touchdown. Mission finally accomplished, Woody calmly says "Let's go home."
+This is where Al McWhiggin checks in his case containing [[Woody]], [[Jessie]], [[Bullseye]], and [[Stinky Pete]] the Prospector. Using a pet carrier, Buzz Lightyear and his rescue squad climb onto a conveyor belt behind the counters, which leads into the next area.
+===Baggage handling area===
-After the toys return home, a luggage transporter can be seen across the street, implying that the toys have hijacked it from the airport to get back home in time before their owner [[Andy Davis|Andy]] came back home from [[Cowboy Camp]]. The following day, due to the incidents at the airport, a sobbing Al, dressed in a chicken suit, is seen in the latest TV advertisement for [[Al's Toy Barn]].
+Consisting of a maze of conveyor belts, this is where Buzz Lightyear and his rescue squad have to look around for the case containing Woody. It is where the toys have a final face-off with Stinky Pete, which results in the vile prospector being shoved into a [[Barbie]] backpack.
+===Baggage claim area===
+Stinky Pete ends up in this area after being shoved into the aforementioned backpack. Here, he is picked up by [[Amy]], along with the backpack, and meets her Barbie doll.
+===Airfield===
+A wide space where aircraft flight operations take place, Woody, Buzz, and Bullseye gallop across the airfield to rescue Jessie, who ends up in a plane bound for Tokyo. As the plane heads down the runway, Woody finally manages to rescue Jessie, seconds before the plane takes off.
 ==Trivia==
-* When the toys enter the airport, the announcement "Passenger Leon Krich" can be heard from the PA, a pun on co-director [[Lee Unkrich]].
+*When the toys enter the airport, the announcement "Passenger Leon Krich" can be heard from the PA, a pun on co-director [[Lee Unkrich]].
-** The subtitles for the above announcement reads "Passenger Twitch, passenger Leon Twitch."
+**The subtitles for the above announcement reads "Passenger Twitch, passenger Leon Twitch."
-* When a Barbie backpack with the Prospector emerges out into the baggage claim area, the announcement "LassetAir Flight A113 now arriving from Point Richmond at gate three" can be heard from the PA. ''LassetAir'' is a pun on director [[John Lasseter]]. ''Flight A113'' is a reference to a classroom at CalArts. And ''Point Richmond'' refers to Point Richmond, CA, where the Pixar studio was located before moving to Emeryville.
+*When a Barbie backpack with Stinky Pete emerges out into the baggage claim area, the announcement "LassetAir Flight A113 now arriving from Point Richmond at gate three" can be heard from the PA. ''LassetAir'' is a pun on director [[John Lasseter]]. ''Flight A113'' is a reference to a classroom at CalArts along with [[A113]]. And ''Point Richmond'' refers to Point Richmond, CA, where the [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]] studio was located before moving to [[Emeryville]].
-** The subtitles for the above announcement reads "Atlantic Air flight eight..."
+**The subtitles for the above announcement reads "Atlantic Air flight eight..."
+*The scene where Woody, Buzz and Bullseye are chasing the baggage tractor to save Jessie resembles a typical western film scene where the hero chases a train on horseback. In fact, the first trailer after the tractor is open-topped, to give it the appearance of the tender of a steam locomotive.
+*The appearance of the front of the airport (the drop-off/taxi zone) appears to be designed after the Oakland International Airport in [[California]], Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, MO, and the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington.
 [[Category:Toy Story 2 Locations]]
 [[Category:Tri-County Area]]