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It's Tough to Be a Bug!

It's Tough to Be a Bug!

An Attraction in California Adventure

Last updated: March 20, 2018

This attraction's final day of operation was March 18, 2018.
The information below is provided for historical reference.
At a Glance
It's Tough to Be a Bug! is an uproarious 3-D film about the difficulties of being a very small creature and features some of the characters from the Disney/Pixar film A Bug's Life. It's Tough to Be a Bug! combines a 3-D film with an arsenal of tactile and visual special effects. In our view, the special effects are a bit overdone and the film somewhat disjointed. Even so, we rate the Bug as not to be missed.
Our Overall Rating
Preschool
Grade School
Teens
Young Adults
Over 30
Seniors
Location
a bug's land in California Adventure
Duration
10 min
Rider Switch?
No
Minimum Height
None
Queues
  • Standby
Accessibility
  • Reflective Captioning
  • Assistive Listening
  • Audio Description
  • May Remain in Wheelchair/ECV

Touring Tips

When To Go
After experiencing DCA's better rides.
Early Entry?
No
Because this attraction is situated in one of the sleepier themed areas, Bug is not usually under attack from the hordes until late morning. This should make It’s Tough to Be a Bug! the easiest of the park’s attractions to see.

Be advised that It's Tough to Be a Bug! is very intense and that the special effects will do a number on young children as well as anyone who is squeamish about insects. Check out the following comments from readers who saw It's Tough to Be a Bug! at Walt Disney World. First, from a mother of two from Mobile, Alabama:

It's Tough to be a Bug! was too intense for any kids. Our boys are 5 and 7, and they were scared to death. They love bugs, and they hated this movie. All of the kids in the theater were screaming and crying. I felt like a terrible mother for taking them into this movie. It is billed as a bug movie for kids, but nothing about it is for kids.

But a Williamsville, New York, woman had it even worse:

We almost lost the girls to any further Disney magic due to the 3-D movie It's Tough to Be a Bug! It was their first Disney experience, and almost their last. The story line was nebulous and difficult to follow - all they were aware of was the torture of sitting in a darkened theater being overrun with bugs. Total chaos, the likes of which I've never experienced, was breaking out around us. The 11-year-old refused to talk for 20 minutes after the fiasco, and the 3 1/2-year-old wanted to go home - not back to the hotel, but home.

Most readers, however, loved the Bugs, including this mom from Brentwood, Tennessee:

It's intense like Honey, I Shrunk the Audience but mostly funny. The bugs are cartoonlike instead of realistic and icky, so I can't understand what all the fuss is about. Disney has conditioned us to think of rodents as cute, so kids think nothing of walking up to a mouse the size of a portable toilet but go nuts over some cartoon bugs. Get a grip!

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