It's Tough to Be a Bug!

It's Tough to Be a Bug!
Entrance marquee at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom
AreaDiscovery Island
Coordinates28°21′28″N 81°35′26″W / 28.35787°N 81.59060°W / 28.35787; -81.59060
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 22, 1998
Disney California Adventure
AreaA Bug's Land
StatusRemoved
Opening dateFebruary 8, 2001
Closing dateMarch 19, 2018[1]
Replaced byWeb Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure
(Avengers Campus)
Ride statistics
Attraction type3D film
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ModelTheater
ThemeA Bug's Life
Music
Audience capacity428 per show
Duration9 minutes
Show hostFlik
Lightning Lane available
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible
Assistive listening available
Closed captioning available

It's Tough to Be a Bug! is a 3D film based on the 1998 Disney·Pixar film A Bug's Life. The attraction first opened with Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World on April 22, 1998, seven months before A Bug's Life debuted in theaters, and is housed within the theme park's icon, the Tree of Life.[2] A second version of the attraction opened with Disney California Adventure on February 8, 2001, as part of the Bountiful Valley Farm area of the park, until A Bug's Land was built around it, and was housed inside the Bug's Life Theater.[3] The attraction is Pixar's first presence in a Disney park. The film utilizes theater lighting, 3D filming techniques, audio-animatronics and various special effects and is hosted by Flik, an ant and the protagonist of A Bug's Life, who leads an educational presentation on why insects should be considered an important part of the lives of humans.

  1. ^ Glover, Erin (March 20, 2018). "Avengers and Other Super Heroes to Assemble in New Themed Areas at Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "It's Tough to Be a Bug". IMDb. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Malloy, Betsy (2002). The Everything Family Guide to the Disneyland Resort. Adams Media. p. 170. ISBN 9781605502410. Retrieved July 5, 2016.[permanent dead link]