- It's Tough to be a Bug!
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cc=It's Tough to be a Bug! is an 9-minute 3-D movie based on the
Pixar movie, "A Bug's Life ". The film was created byRhythm and Hues Studios . Using lighting, 3-D filming techniques, audio-animatronics and various special effects, the show gives the audience an idea of what it would be like to be an insect. Flik, from "A Bug's Life", hosts the show and educates the viewer on why bugs shouldn't be seen as pests, but more as friends.The attraction opened at the
Walt Disney World Resort 'sDisney's Animal Kingdom on April 22, 1998, a full seven months before the actual feature debuted in theaters. It has since opened atDisney's California Adventure Park on February 8, 2001.etting
In
Disney's Animal Kingdom , the Bug's Life theater is located inside of The Tree of Life and the queue is a long path that wraps it. During the trip you see posters of various bug acts during the show, and see some carvings of animals on The Tree of Life that can only be seen in the queue. AtDisney's California Adventure the the Bug's Life theater is located inA bug's land oundtrack
Queue music
The queue features parodies or renditions of songs from famous movies put together with bug sounds.
The show's score is composed by
Randy Newman andBruno Coon , Newman also conducts the score.Theme song
The theme song for the film is "It's Tough to be a Bug" and can be found on
Music from Disney's California Adventure . This track is played at the very end of the film.Cast
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Dave Foley -Flik
*Kevin Spacey -Hopper
*John Kennedy-The Announcer
*Cheech Marin -Chili
*Frank Oz -Weevil-Kneevil
*French Stewart -The Termite-Ator
*Bruce Lanoil -The Dung Beetle Brothersee also
*
Disney's Animal Kingdom attraction and entertainment history
*List of current Disney's California Adventure attractions
*Honey, I Shrunk the Audience - A similar attraction atEpcot References
External links
* [http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/attractionDetail?id=ItsToughtobeaBugAttractionPage Walt Disney World Resort - It's Tough to be a Bug!]
* [http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=ItsToughToBeABugAttractionPage Disney's California Adventure Park - It's Tough to Be a Bug!]
*imdb title|id=0194051|title=It's Tough to Be a Bug
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