It's Tough to Be a Bug 25 years old

A 9-minute-long 3D film based on the 1998 Disney·Pixar film A Bug's Life, using theatre lighting, 3-D filming techniques, audio-animatronics and various special effects. Flik an ant, from A Bug's Life, 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. 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 theaters. 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, as A Bug's Land will be replaced by a Marvel-themed land.

Credits

It's Tough to Be a Bug Cast

Name Character
Cheech Marin He was 52, now 77 years old as Chili (voice)
Andrew Stanton He was 32, now 58 years old as Hopper (voice)
Corey Burton He was 43, now 68 years old as Announcer / Bit Bug Parts (voice)
Jason Alexander He was 38, now 64 years old as Weevil Kneevil (voice)
Dave Foley He was 35, now 61 years old as Flik (voice)
French Stewart He was 34, now 60 years old as The Termite-ator (voice)
Tom Kenny He was 36, now 61 years old as Dung Beetle Brothers (voice)

It's Tough to Be a Bug Crew

Name Department
Bruce Broughton as Music. He was 53 (now 79) years old Sound
It's Tough to Be a Bug poster
It's Tough to Be a Bug (25 years)

  • Release day: Friday, September 04, 1998
  • Runtime: 9 minutes