It’s Tough To Be a Bug!

Join Flik, Hopper, and the rest of the gang from A Bug’s Life in this fun-filled 3D show!

Location:	Animal Kingdom Discovery Island
Type of Attraction:	Indoor 3D show
Height Restrictions:	None
Typical Wait Time:	5-20 minutes
Is It Scary?	Mildly scary

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Magical Moments

Hidden Mickeys & Other Secrets

Did You Know…?

Touring Tips

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It’s Tough To Be a Bug is a fun-filled 3D theater presentation featuring your favorite characters from the movie “A Bug’s Life”, plus a few special guests! Flik is your host for this creepy crawly show, and along the way you’ll see butterflies, ladybugs–even a stink bug. (And yes, he really stinks!). Things take a scary turn when a gang of spiders drops in, and Hopper himself also makes a fearsome appearance.
Dazzling 3D visuals combine with a host of other sensory effects (including the sensation of a zillion teeny bugs crawling around behind you!) to create a creepy but entertaining show. When it’s all over you’ll realize that it really is tough to be a bug!

Magical Moments

There are creepy crawly surprises everywhere! For instance, the theater curtain is not what it appears to be…
The stink bug really lives up to his name! You might want to hold your nose when he appears.
They may be scary, but the spiders that come out of the ceiling are pretty cool!
As you wait in the pre-show area, look at all of the posters on the wall. You’ll also hear some strangely familiar music (Beauty and the Bees?!).

Hidden Mickeys & Other Secrets

Look in the green area above the first set of doors to find a tiny Hidden Mickey.

Did You Know...?

In the waiting area you’ll find a variety of posters for some, er, interesting musicals. Some of the titles include: “A Stinkbug Named Desire,” “Web Side Story,” “Beauty and the Bee” and “My Fair Lady Bug.”
The attraction actually opened a full seven months before the feature film debuted in theaters.

Touring Tips

This is a FastPass+ attraction and tends to draw large crowds. FastPass is definitely advisable if the wait time is longer than 15 minutes. You can also try to visit first thing in the morning to avoid large crowds.
Some of the loud noises and intense visual effects (you’ll see lots of creepy crawly bugs), may be too intense for younger children. Particularly scary is a segment near the end of the show where it feels like hundreds of bugs are crawling beneath your seat.
Don’t worry about being the first to enter the show area. Since you have to move all the way across your row it’s actually a good idea to let a lot of people in ahead of you to assure yourself a seat somewhere in the middle.
The preshow area is in a cavern inside the Tree of Life which can get quite cramped.
To better appreciate the 3D effects, try to sit towards the middle and rear of the theater. If you sit too close the 3D effects may be harder to see.
The queuing area for It’s Tough to Be a Bug winds in and out of the Tree of Life. This is a great way to see many of the animals carved into the tree-see how many you can spot!