It's Tough to Be a Bug!
It's Tough to Be a Bug! is a 9-minute-long 3D film based on the 1998 Disney·Pixar film A Bug's Life, using theater lighting, 3-D filming techniques, audio-animatronics and various special effects. Flik, a character from the movie, hosts the show and educates the audience on why bugs should be considered friends. It was the first Pixar attraction to open in a Disney park.
| "It's Tough to Be a Bug!" | |
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Entrance marker at Disney's Animal Kingdom | |
| Disney's Animal Kingdom | |
| Area | Discovery Island |
| Coordinates | 28.35787°N 81.59060°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 22, 1998 |
| Disney California Adventure | |
| Area | A Bug's Land |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | February 8, 2001 |
| Closing date | March 19, 2018 |
| Replaced by | Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure (Avengers Campus) |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | 3D film |
| Model | Theater |
| Theme | A Bug's Life |
| Music |
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| Audience capacity | 428 per show |
| Duration | 9 minutes |
| Show host | Flik |
Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane Available | |
Assistive listening available | |
Closed captioning available | |
| It's Tough to Be a Bug! | |
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| Directed by | Chris Bailey Andrew Schmidt |
| Written by | Kevin Rafferty |
| Produced by | John Lasseter Darla K. Anderson Tom Fitzgerald |
| Starring | Dave Foley Andrew Stanton Cheech Marin Tom Kenny French Stewart Jason Alexander |
Production company | Pixar Animation Studios |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Release dates | Florida: April 22, 1998 California: February 8, 2001 |
Running time | 9 minutes |
The attraction opened in Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort on April 22, 1998, a full seven months before the actual feature debuted in theatres, and is housed within the theme park's icon, the Tree of Life. A second version of the attraction debuted at the opening of Disney California Adventure on February 8, 2001. The version at California Adventure closed permanently on March 19, 2018, and was replaced by Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure, an interactive screen ride based on the Spider-Man films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On September 9, 2023, at the Disney fan event Destination D23, it was announced that a new 3D theater attraction based on the 2016 film "Zootopia" will be opening at the Tree of Life. Though not directly confirmed in the announcement, the new attraction is expected to replace "It's Tough to Be A Bug!" at Animal Kingdom. The closing date has yet to be announced.
At Disney California Adventure, the Bug's Life Theater was in A Bug's Land. There, the queue passed through a replica of Ant Island before heading underground, where the column appeared the same as the one at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It was initially part of the Bountiful Valley Farm area of the park until A Bug's Land was built around it.