Jeff Pidgeon Guest of Honor at StocktonCon Winter 2026
Known for his incredible work on Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., WALL-E, Up, Turning Red, and (count ’em!) four Toy Story movies, Jeff Pidgeon will be a Guest of Honor at StocktonCon Winter 2026 in just a few short weeks.
With a storied 33-year career at Pixar, Jeff Pidgeon can be heard as the Toy Story aliens (“OooOoh!”), as well as Mr. Spell and Thaddeus Bile. He has also taken on the role of tertiary characters in A Bug’s Life, WALL-E, and Finding Nemo.
Designing characters and storyboarded sequences for Pixar, Jeff Pidgeon helped to develop feature-length films, short subjects, merchandising, and even theme park attractions.
Jeff Pidgeon has also designed and produced his own toys, including the Happy Beaver character and Bay Area shop Trickster’s mascot Phineas J. Hornswoggle.
With less than two weeks to go, learn more about other confirmed StocktonCon Winter 2026 Guests of Honor below:
- Neil Kaplan (Transformers: Robots in Disguise’s Optimus Prime – learn more with our write-up!)
- Pete Capella (Sonic the Hedgehog’s Silver – learn more with our write-up!)
- Danielle Judovits (Naruto’s Tenten – learn more with our write-up!)
- Eric Vale (Dragon Ball Z’s Trunks)
- John Morris (Toy Story’s Andy)
The official StocktonCon website contains the full list so far – know before you go!
Presented by Utility Telecom, StocktonCon Winter is happening on both Saturday, February 28 and Sunday, March 1 at Adventist Health Arena – learn more via its official website.
Attendees can get their tickets ahead of the event via its official website.
For those feeling social, be sure to follow the official StocktonCon Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram social media channels.
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