Last Chance to See 'It's Tough to be a Bug!' Before It Permanently Closes at Disney's Animal Kingdom

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Posted: Friday March 14, 2025 8:36am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

This weekend marks your final opportunity to experience It's Tough to be a Bug! at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The long-running 3D attraction inside the Tree of Life Theater will close permanently after its final performances on Sunday, March 17, 2025.

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It's Tough to be a Bug! has been part of Animal Kingdom since the park opened in 1998. The attraction blends 3D effects, animatronics, and in-theater sensory effects to immerse guests in the world of Pixar's A Bug's Life. The show is best known for its memorable finale, where black widow spiders, hornets, and other insects create an intense — and often surprising — experience for guests.

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The closure will make way for Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, a new show debuting in winter 2025. The upcoming attraction will transport guests to the biomes of Zootopia, featuring familiar characters from the 2016 film.

Zootopia: Better Zoogether Poster

If you want to experience It's Tough to be a Bug! one last time, this weekend is your final chance before the curtains close for good.

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Operating hours are 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on the final day, March 16, 2025. Early entry is available for resort hotel guests from 7:30 am.

'It's Tough to be a Bug' Queue and Show

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Agent H12 hours ago

I’m going today to see it for the last time.

MisterPenguin13 hours ago

No ticks.

WorldExplorer13 hours ago

I wanted to be there on the last day, but I won't be able to. I'm disappointed, but during my last showing everyone was clearly having a great time (lots of laughing, even at the "beetles"), so I'm glad to end on that high note. They shut down half of a land and did nothing for the guests who showed up. If Flik and Atta are there I will be very shocked and also very ticked.

Agent H14 hours ago

That’s neat.

TheMaxRebo17 hours ago

That works - not sure that show is still on TV though but better than just the police

communicorn9618 hours ago

I once got a button that said I was a member of the Lion Guard at AK, that's like being a cop. The power went to my head.

networkpro18 hours ago

Nahtazu

John park hopper18 hours ago

Sad to see another good attraction gone --always enjoyed it

Cmdr_Crimson1 day ago

I went to the closing of Circle of life at the land there wasn't much fanfare for it..But, since this was a day one attraction it might pick up come the weekend with Vloggers all mouth agape still photo for their YouTube coverage..Who knows if they will also bring out Flik and Atta for it...Will Just have to wait and see I suppose.

TheMaxRebo1 day ago

not sure how cops fit AK - maybe honorary Forest Rangers or something?

EagleScout6101 day ago

The app's showed TBBAB at 10 minutes pretty much all week. I wonder if we'll see the quietest closing yet on Sunday?

joanna719852 days ago

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye

marxoo2 days ago

Is that a problem? I wouldn’t mind that. I’m sure kids of all stripes would like it.

Ayla2 days ago

1) What he's saying is no one is allowed to have an opinion that is different than his...that has been made perfectly clear through all of his posts in this thread.