[4K] It's Tough to be a Bug! | Disney's Animal Kingdom

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Discover what it’s like to be a bug during this 3D film and live show inspired by the Disney•Pixar film A Bug’s Life.
Become an Honorary Bug
See the world from a bug’s point of view with a little help from Flik inside the great Tree of Life.
Meander along a winding pathway-past tangled roots, unfurled branches and detailed animal carvings-to the base of the Tree of Life, the symbol of Disney’s Animal Kingdom park. Venture inside and receive a pair of 3D glasses before taking a seat inside the approximate 430-seat Tree of Life Repertory Theatre.
An “Off-Off Bugway” Show
Flik, the loveable ant from the Disney•Pixar film A Bug’s Life, invites you and your family to become honorary creepy crawlies by donning a pair of special “bug eye” glasses and watching an exciting 3D film and live show on the survival techniques of bugs.
During the show, dodge flying quills from a tarantula, feel a harmless “acid spray” from a soldier termite and inhale the putrid “defense stench” from a stink bug. But when Hopper-the grasshopper villain from A Bug’s Life-unexpectedly shows up, the theater becomes a swarm of crazy activity, led by buzzing hornets and tumbling spiders.
In the end, you’ll learn “it’s tough to be a bug” surely, but more importantly, that insects are our friends.
With dazzling 3D movie effects, Audio-Animatronics® figures and in-theater 4D surprises, It’s Tough to be a Bug! places you in the center of the fascinating world of insects, showcasing the incredible value they add to our lives.
A Disney Park First
It’s Tough to be a Bug! made its theme park debut before the hit movie on which it was based premiered.
As the concept for the attraction began at Walt Disney Imagineering, story development for the movie was well underway. At that time, the film’s only designed characters were Flik and Hopper. So Imagineering-with the help of a senior entomologist at the Smithsonian Institute-hatched the remaining insect cast and fashioned a story about the survival techniques of bugs.
Because the attraction was finished before the film was complete, Flik and Hopper went on to make their very first public appearance at Walt Disney World Resort-6 months before the Disney•Pixar film A Bug’s Life was even released.
Too Scary for Kids?
It’s Tough to be a Bug! may be too scary for very young children. This attraction celebrates the creepy world of bugs like spiders and termites, and some of the set pieces and scenes contain some startling subject matter.

[@jnukies]

LMFAOO THE SCREAMS OF THE CHILDREN DURING THE SPIDER SCENE IS SO NOSTALGIC BRO I WAS TERRIFIED OF THIS RIDE

[@fartgoblin3007]

That spider.. oh my god. I-I just couldn’t handle this when I was 6.

[@Angelica_04]

Omg same! I think I was maybe 7 or 8 and I remember the part where the bugs came down from the ceiling and I started to freak!

[@blizzardlol7625]

This is what caused most of my nightmares and still does

[@thespacecowboy7832]

I remember being sprayed by water when I was a kid and literally freaked out. Had nightmares for about a week haha. Now I look back and say aw it wasn’t that bad

[@Nicoleksarro]

The spiders scare the crap out of me without fail every single time lol

[@avathegachakitty4167]

7:24 THAT SPIDER THO

[@raegalaxy1864]

I see this collectively traumatized all of us as kids

[@kristengraham6950]

This ride traumatized me as a kid but I wish I could go back and enjoy it now 🥺

[@diegofavaratozfilms962]

It’s not at California anymore but you can still experience it in Florida

[@dorsetandhampshiretrainspo9496]

the audience are screaming so much during the hopper part. THEY SCREAMED SO SLOUD DURING THE STING EVEN THO ITS JUST A POKE LOL 7:05

[@LastNameBravo23]

Bruh I've only seen this show ONCE and it gave me a major pain in my back for the rest of the DAY. It really HURTS

[@dorsetandhampshiretrainspo9496]

@@LastNameBravo23 how? its disney

[@LastNameBravo23]

BringDisneyWorldToUK this show's gone at DCA, but when it was there, it hurt really fucking BAD.

[@dorsetandhampshiretrainspo9496]

@@LastNameBravo23 ok

[@dorsetandhampshiretrainspo9496]

@@LastNameBravo23 i have not felt the sting yet but i heard its just a poke

[@corkymp89]

This scared my sister and I to death when we were kids. We both left crying because of the stupid spiders and the movement in the chairs! They should warn you better before going in.

[@mwah6470]

Awww omg I'm so sorry you guys didn't enjoy it 😭im surprised I didn't cry I was scared of everything, but instead I loved it I wanted to go a million times. But I really hope you can go again and enjoy it, it really is an amazing show

[@Jaxsen522]

I mean they say you can leave the show at anytime right?

[@littendalilboi1096]

They legit do warn you they say: it could scare some children

[@diegofavaratozfilms962]

They do warn you before you go in

[@andrewm1559]

Omg me too

[@ezequielambrosio9668]

I live here in Florida and I'm a 26 year old man but I screamed like a girl when they stung us in the back 😁🤩😜

[@jackoake6239]

Scared me as a kid but I wish I could go back and experience it again, was such a cool experience

[@diegofavaratozfilms962]

It’s still at Florida

[@loggamer2724]

I was terrified but when I noticed the chameleon in the back I got so smug

[@Jaxsen522]

He’s a hero! Rango that is the chameleon hero!

[@lord_beethoven1169]

Some people that go to these kind of Disney attraction need to lighten up. A LOT of people had the time of their lives because these attractions are so thrilling.

[@crustyboogers]

going in as a child without any warning as to how it'd be (vibrations, spiders, etc), this attraction really messed me up ngl still love disney, this was just too much for me lol

[@sleepylionking1103]

Ah yes because 7 year olds that get scared easily and had no warning should “lighten up”

[@lord_beethoven1169]

What I meant to point out is that there are more people who enjoy it vs the one’s that it scared. And a lot of attractions get shut down over a few people getting “scared”

[@cherryspice1011]

@@crustyboogers sameeee I was 7 when I watched this and Hopper scared the crap out of me

[@Therealissa98]

This show scared me so bad when I was a little kid (I believe i was 5 or 6). I believe I went to Disney World the first time in 2003/2004. The darkness and the spider part is what really got to me. After, I developed the fear of spiders

[@aureabearfield5756]

Crazy we’re about the same age bc I went when I was 6 in 2004 as well and I still sort of remember this, I thought the spiders were cool but those cockroaches were the end of life to me lol. I’m hoping to go back to see it again within the next couple of years.

[@yerielurena1873]

The spiders is what started my arcanaphobia.

[@jongar6672]

lowkey was terrified of seeing the ant hanging out of the roof, scared the absolute shit out of me when I was little. Now going back im like “bro how is this scary”

[@VRNCSWYR]

OH MY GOD I WASNT THE ONLY ONE SCARED 😭😭

[@amandacianflocco7342]

Who remembers this when it was “honey I shrunk the kids” and the rats went everywhere

[@aFlacidIguana]

Oh my gosh! This brought back memories.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

That was Epcot. My friend Martha went on that in 1995, but I didn't do it when I went in 2006.

[@raelissataylor5370]

Yes I went there in 04 and did it. That was so much fun!

[@elvingarcia3010]

@@raelissataylor5370 Kevin Spacey as Hopper

[@andrestapia1493]

I wish this ride got more love :(

[@skunkman9815]

It’s underrated because it had lots of little kids scared to death (but not literally)

[@maisyharradine6835]

This was amazing. The end is great because you can feel the beetles move under your seat🤣

[@thenewadventuresofhenry6998]

Disney World: "Hey Disney, what should we do with the rest of our budget?" Disney: "I don't know, make a 3D exhibit!" Disney World: "Let me get on that..."

[@TheMoni700]

My favorite ride as a kid

[@Angelica_04]

Omg this was nostalgic, this is also why I have a fear of bugs too. Lmao 🤣

[@oziswag3260]

When I saw it’s tough to be a bug I knew it was a bugs life

[@vegethiagoddess8268]

I have arachnophobia and this give me hella nightmares as a kid

[@marcuscheng2507]

I’m sad this attraction is gone at Disney California Adventure Park!!

[@Angelica_04]

Anybody else here the amber alert go off on someone’s phone?

[@1mrsussyboy]

Yes that scared me when I was watching the video

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

May I use this footage in a video I'm making about scary Disney animatronics? I will give your channel full credit.

[@PortalorlandoDisney]

Yes of course!

[@kevotheamazo6626]

I got scared by the beetle and such and jumped out of my seat!

[@kelsimorrison5386]

I subscribed to your channel

[@carlsimpkins9197]

I love this show!

[@kaitlynreynolds5192]

As an arachnophobe, I never went to this when they had it in CA and I'm glad I didn't.

[@megperez6562]

This his why I have a fear of bugs ;-;

[@Ethan839]

Why the attraction gets hate: every show you have little kids crying and adults also screaming. (Also people who are afraid of bugs..)

[@jenna6421]

Then why go in?

[@Ethan839]

@@jenna6421 because it's a cool show. Also I'd like to clarify with my original comment since it is 4 years old (that's crazy) that the attraction doesn't necessarily get "hate" but more or less most people just don't like it because bugs creep out all ages from kids to adults. Although, part of the fun with this show is the fact that sometimes adults are screaming loud if not louder than the kids because they don't realize what the show is and they have some fear of bugs. I mean you literally get stung in your seat, they have little bumps in your seat that just poke you enough to freak you out if you have no idea it's going to happen.

[@diegofavaratozfilms962]

Love this show

[@henrym4484]

What with the amber alert in the background 3:04 ?

[@PortalorlandoDisney]

I have no idea, maybe someone in the audience ...

[@brissadlr9939]

I had the feeling Hopper hated humans

[@Kriswixx]

I remember this, saw it once.. At like the 7min mark just abouts, they had these things that would flip out the chair and hit your bottom or leg as the imaginary bugs runn under your chairs in a row. Freaked me the F out.

[@unrellated]

You're thinking of the mice from Honey I Shrunk the Audience. At that timestamp, the closest thing is the wasp sting, which comes from the top of the backrest.

[@GhoulishTeatime]

imagine if one of those spiders fall into the crowd. probably weigh thousands. splat

[@AlphaTraveler1]

This is such a cute and wonderful attraction that we will do it every time. Its also a great place to get some AC or out of the rain for a while. LOL. Cool share. Like number 1.

[@Ethan839]

AlphaTraveler1 cute... fun... ha... hahah... HAHAH!! There are little kids crying in the theater and adults legit screaming and you think it is cute! YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME?!?!! THIS IS BUGS WORLD NOW!! Sorry... got carried away, but yeah my point remains 😆

[@GhoulishTeatime]

@@Ethan839dramatic much?

[@Ethan839]

@@GhoulishTeatime nah, I’m just goofing around haha! It really is a cool show though, it will be missed o7

[@ridley2172]

I laugh every time i hear kids crying it's so funny

[@elvingarcia3010]

From The Studio That Brought You Finding Nemo: The Musical, Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor And Toy Story: Mania

[@achcstudio4104]

Ok I have never been on this ride before as I don’t live in the US but why did everyone scream when it was dark like before the spiders came and at the end?

[@potatogamer_7726]

What does the stink bug spray in the scene smell like?

[@PortalorlandoDisney]

excellent question !!!

[@claudiaemeyer]

It literally just smells like nasty popcorn

[@PortalorlandoDisney]

@@claudiaemeyer Truth !!!

[@PortalorlandoDisney]

@@claudiaemeyer Truth

[@skunkman9815]

Sulfur The secret is they have sulfur pellets and they shoot compressed air and that’s what gives off the stink bug smell

[@nickwerner7983]

Sure wish Kevin Spacey were in this as Hopper.

[@chelsiirvine8970]

They could warn us better. Like stand up to let the bugs exit out of the theater

[@garethalford682]

If you Have Arachnophobia avoid this ride

[@bradenbakertv1903]

What is that EAS tone

[@1mrsussyboy]

The Americans amber alert

[@bahlsakc9595]

You didn’t put the glasses over the camera 🤦‍♂️

[@ciaraosullivan1281]

What’s so bad about the ride please tell me!! I need to know

[@PortalorlandoDisney]

Honestly, I don't see anything that scary. this attraction has, in addition to the 3D movie, some special effects, which can be frightening. But for you to have an idea, I was at this attraction 3 weeks ago with my 3 year old grandson and he loved it...

[@BRKS1999]

i can barley watch this video never mind go on the ride, ive got really bad fear of spiders so always have too avoid it

[@TheOneandOnlyBrasicaserliyFan]

this has no robots is just show

[@mariangomz7919]

It’s a show right? Not a ride?

[@PortalJesus]

3D film and live show

[@mariangomz7919]

@@PortalJesus thank you for answering

[@PokeMatteo]

i hated this show, honey i shrunk the kids show at disneyland was better,

[@niasharp9049]

Its not that bad , that other show was Lame

[@1mrsussyboy]

Am so scared of the amber alert but at Disney I wouldn’t Evan listen to it