The History of a bug's land | Disney's California Adventure
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- "a bug's land" at the Disney California Adventure was the parks first expansion. After opening in 2002 and operating for 16 years, the land has been permanently closed for an upcoming "Marvel Land". This video chronicles it's brief history and how it effected it's home park, the California Adventure.
Special thanks to @ScottGustin on Twitter for info reguarding the relocation of the Heimlich's Chew Chew Train ride vehicle: / 1037490675544141825
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Videos Used (in order!):
• Flik's Fun Fair Promo: • Video
• Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies, Disney California Adventure, Disneyland Resort: • Tuck and Roll's Drive ...
• Francis' Ladybug Boogie (Off-Ride) Disney California Adventure: • Francis' Ladybug Boogi...
• Heimlich's Chew Chew Train Full Ride POV at Disney California Adventure, Disneyland, Pixar Bugs Life: • Heimlich's Chew Chew T...
• [4K] Flik's Flyers : 2014 POV Disney California Adventure Park: • [4K] Flik's Flyers : 2...
• [4K] Bug's Land Tour & Rides - CLOSING FOREVER - Disney California Adventure: • [4K] Bug's Land Tour &...
• Walt Disney World Inside Out - Episode 08: • Walt Disney World Insi...
Songs Used:
• Disneyland Paris Entrance Music: • Disneyland Paris Entra...
• DCA Buena Vista Street Area Music Loop: • DCA Buena Vista Street...
• A Bug's Land BGM: • A Bug's Land BGM
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Apologies for the typo in the first slide (saying "2001-2018" when the land wasn't opened until 2002). The fact that it's story started in 2001 with the opening of the park threw me off.
Please do a video of the history MUPPET VISION 3D Disney's California adventure (2001-2014)
do the history of muppet vision 3D at disney california adventure 2001-2014
We can call it Flik's Unfair
This place was the most chill out of all the park areas, especially at night with a bunch of tired teens. I liked the leaky faucet the most, and the lighting.
lizchibi4 ikr now where am I supposed to go and relax. I’m gonna have to go ride the little mermaid 5 times in a row now. Rip bugs
loveeed the leaky faucet
Lol you hit the nail on the head. Bugs Land was the happening place for teens when the sun was going down! All the rides were basically walk-ons at that time of day, and the rides were just fun enough to interest the tired teen crowd.
I really wish this movie was loved by more people.
Me too :(
An underrated classic for sure
It got overshadowed by other popular Pixar films like Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, etc.
Same here!
never really cared too much about it as a kid, but now i love the movie and its one of my favorites!
although even as a kid i always felt like the rides were slow but something i appreciated the most was the environment, the giant faucet, boxes, clovers, food that you can actually smell, it all gave you a sense of being a part of this world.
im really going to miss it but i do agree that something new and better needs to replace it, a bugs land really had a great run
marvel was not better
I will always remember getting my butt tickled at the bugs life show lol
Core memory
It's as if they're physically tearing down my childhood
I will always think kindly on this simple land because my kids were 3 and 7 when it opened and they loved that there was a place that was their size for a least a little while...Sure, they quickly grew out of it, but, even as adults, we always at least walked through each time we visited DCA and were able to smile and reminisce
Same here. Whenever the rest of the group would go on one of the rides with a height restriction (which in DCA is almost all of them!) I would take my daughter to Bugs Land and we would ride Francis's Lady Bug Boogie over and over again while we waited. I love DCA, but worry that this is going to make it even harder to keep young children happy at a park that they are so excluded from.
They should move a bug's land to Disney's animal kingdom
Bridget Mistry YEAH! I agree! It’s Tough to be a Bug would move out of the Tree of Life theater and into a much newer theater adjacent to the Tree of Life and there should be a lot with different bug themed rides like a bug carousel with ants, grasshoppers, ladybugs, caterpillars, bees, praying mantises, rhinoceros beetles, Hercules beetles, fireflies, cicadas and other bugs! 🐜 🦗🐝🐞🐛🦋
Bridget Mistry That is a great idea
Nope. It honestly not that well remembered and the Dinosaurs carnival area fills in the need for kids stuff (expand that area and give it some more flat rides/easy going ones)
No . Absolutely not. Leave it in yesterland.
I watched a lot the movie when I was a kid and I think Pixar should make a sequel with high quality modern cgi just like they made with The Incredibles 2. Anyways rest in peace A Bugs Land, sadly you'll be forgotten...
It's pretty nuts that a Bug's Life land would last that long with the film's reception being one of the most mixed from Pixar's history.
It's not really mixed, but I would say underrated.
It’s because it was the first of its kind and broke ground at the time as an animated film, even though movies like finding Nemo, toy story and cars eventually became more popular and widely loved
Compared to Cars 2?
Jacoblgames
Cars 2 was a garbage fire by most standards. With A bug's life, no one really knew what to think of it.
+keniakittykat Now that's just outright false. A garbage fire by most standards doesn't become a financial success.
I'm going to miss this land, but I am looking forward to the new additions to California Adventure.
4:16 *Playhouse Disney*
AAAAAAA THE NOSTALGIA
*hears the theme song*
"I'm not crying you're crying"
Honestly, I preferred the 'Flik's Fun Fair' name, though I concede that most people wouldn't know who Flik was.
My first trip to DCA in 2006 was AWFUL except for Tower of Terror and Bug's Land. They seemed to be the only thing really themed like a Disney attraction/land should be. The rest was like a Six Flags. For that, Bug's Land always had a place in my heart. Especially when my kids all fell in love with it over the last 13 years. "Goodbye my friends. I miss you already."
Two years later and I’m still sad about this. While it wasn’t the most thrilling Disney land to exist, it was inarguably one of most immersive. I literally felt transported into the story.
The first time I went to Disney in 2010 when I was almost 9, one of my favorite things in the park was It's Tough To Be A Bug. I was really surprised by the 3D aspects and I went on it 5 times! I'm sad it has to go, but I'll always have my memories :)
🎵Was a bug, little bug, hardly there
How he felt, what he dreamed, who could care?
Without any evidence
(His flaws were many)
He was full of confidence
(Some people haven't any)
Didn't have much common sense
(It's highly over-rated)
He just knew that he'd come through
It's the time of your life so live it well
It's the time of your life so live it well
We may only go 'round one time
As far as I can tell
It's the time of your life so live it well
We may only go 'round one time
As far as I can tell
(He could be wrong about that)
It's the time of your life
It's the time of your life
It's the time of your life so live it well🎵
I love that song
😊
It closed on my birthday. WHAT A GIFT
Thank you for this well done video! I am one of the ones who's sad about the closing of Bug's Land..I loved the show there and always looked forward to going to it. I loved the water area that was unique to find between both parks where you could cool off from the heat and let the kids get wet. I loved Heimlich's chew chew train and it always made me smile smelling the scent of watermelon and animal crackers as we went through. The theme was done so well with so much detail..just like Cars Land. You could go to the restrooms in a giant tissue box, sit on popsicle stick benches, walk through a huge toy story cereal box, etc. It was always such a nice shaded, quiet, and whimsical part of DCA..I got to visit one last time this past July with my 6 year old and one year old boys, so I am extremely happy to have been able to take both of my children there. I am not a huge Marvel fan and I am nervous to see what plans they have for this part of the park..what they did with Tower of Terror (imo) is absolutely hideous. I just don't want them changing too much where everything is now new and flashy and loud, appealing to their newer acquired franchises, and losing out on the magical and whimsical touches you love to experience at Disney.
Brittany B same. Bugs land was always so peaceful. I hate marvel 😩
Bugs Life and the farm were the best part of DCA for a little while. My daughter was born in 1990 so this was "her land". My sister loved Heimlich and I loved the Bug Boogie. High walls made my daughter love it too. Funniest thing to ever happen was on the Bug Cars. They moved so slow that when a little boy got stuck the CM just walked out amongst the cars and turned his car around. 😁
I went to the Bugs Life live show when I was little. The evil cockroach man scared the everliving BEJESUS out of me, and when the bugs “ran over” our feet, I got so freaked out I passed out.
REST IN PIECES BUGS LAND
A Bug's Life is a cinematic gem. RIP Joe Ranft.
I'm surprised that they didn't take some inspiration from the Honey I shrunk the kids area of MGM. It would've fit in perfectly.
I never understood A Bug's Land, since A Bug's Life isn't really one of the more memorable PIXAR films imo, but I really admired the theming! It was probably one of the more immersive areas in Disney, and I was kinda bummed to hear it was going away for the theming alone. But I'm sure Marvel will be a lot more of a draw to DCA compared to A Bug's Land, so it's a smart choice by the company to replace it.
I get why bringing in Marvel is a smart move, but I worry that long run they might be hurting themselves. One of the big reasons DCA struggled when it first opened is the lack of family rides. Closing Bugs Land will remove 1/3rd of all the rides with no height restriction in DCA. When that leaved like 6 rides, one of which is frequently closed (Golden Zephyr), then it makes me worry they are on the verge of again not having enough rides for the whole family.
I kinda agree in that regard, seeing as how im pushing 23 and grew up with a Bug's Life but these kids nowadays have no idea about a film from the late 90's
It was popular at the time.
Man, I loved walking through A Bugs Land for its theming. It made me feel like I was actually an itty bitty bug walking in the grass
Please do a video of the history of MUPPET ViSiON 3D Disney's California adventure (2001-2014)
Bridget Mistry god has it really been four years since it left ....
Not until it’s... ok I’m not gonna jinx it.
Bugs land was my absolute favorite as a child, flixs flyers was the jam.... glad I got to go on it again last year before it closed. I’m excited for marvel land but I will miss bugs land for the memories...
Omg bugs life was my ABSOLUTE favorite as a kid. I remember vivid memories of it growing up. I miss it so much 😭
Very few of us grew up loving California Adventure, and Bugs Land definatly represents that. I'm sad to see such an important part of my childhood go but I'm excited to see what Disney has in store with Marvel. Looking at Pandora I have high hopes for Marvel in the parks in the future
OMG THEY SHOULD PUT SOME OF THE RIDE CARS IN PIXAR PLACE. Or just put heimlichs chew chew train there(Disney please do that). Imma miss the damm bugs
As a 2002 baby this was practically my favorite area of the park as a little kid. Even when I began to enjoy other rides like Tower of Terror and Screaming after I turned about 7 it was always so cool to just go on some relaxing rides for an hour or so during a DCA day. I haven’t been to DCA since 2012 and if one things for sure I will completely miss that old nostalgic feeling of the park from my childhood next time I visit 🥺🥺 I know they were hit and miss with some people but Paradise Pier, the Orange ride, Bug’s Land, Muppet Vision, The Aladdin musical, (when I was reallllyyyy little the playhouse Disney show), Soarin’ over California, and California Screaming were the greatest and make me so nostalgic to this today.
I am going to miss it. That was my youngest favorite spot on her first trip to Disney.
The reason A Bug's Land was closing because a Marvel-themed park was on it's way because it was more "modern".
A Bug's Life is one of my favorite childhood movies! I loved going to "Its Tough to be a Bug" every year my family and I went to Disneyland. Sure the land itself was a bit kiddie, but I appreciated the forced perspective of feeling bug-sized. I sincerely hope to see Flik appear in Pixar Pier as I never got to meet him!
Whoa you got a shot of me working @7:28!
Hard at work I see
Excellent video! Thanks for posting this. I can't say I'll personally miss A Bug's Land, but the Choo Choo train was pretty hilarious. Very high quality content though, subbed!
Honestly? Think it's for the best. Closing down an outdated land based on one of the least popular and forgotten Pixar films in favor of something popular, exciting, and profitable. That's just me.
Marvel is undoubtedly more popular than Bugs Land. However, removing 1/3 of the few rides the whole family can go on at DCA isn't a wise move. Attendance suffered so much at its opening partially because there weren't enough rides that kids can go on. This is a step forward theming wise, but a step backwards appealing to families.
This makes me so sad, so many memories
This video gave me a weird nostalgic feeling even though I have never been to DCA or a eny bugs life attraction
Well, at least I’ll keep the childhood memories. Thank you Disney, and ParkRideHistory for this video and the area itself.
Jump back to 2001? Man, I've been to Disneyland dozens of times. Not since 1997 though.
never know what you had until it’s gone 😩
Man that’s really Heart breaking
I remember visiting this place when it was brand new. How time flies.
Please do Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable next!
Went there on the last day. People were so bored and didn’t even care.
Clark Griswold my sister misses the place
As a parent with a small child that is bellow the height requirements for most of the rides at DCA I care. If it was being replaced with more family friendly attractions and thrill rides that would be great. But for a park that is supposed to be for families, removing all the family rides seems backwards.
I can tell of the near raider of this video doesn’t have kids. My wife and I enjoyed a bugs land 10 times more after we saw our son play for a full hour in princess dots puddle park. We are truly going to miss a bugs land and we wish our daughter had been old enough to see it at least once.
Huh, so "ComicLand" (my name for it) is coming featuring Marvel superheroes..
We need a THANOS CAR RIDE
Dude I was born in when Disney California was still like that and I have SOOOOO many memories as a kid at bugs land
Rip Heimleck
It sure brings back so many memories I wish I could've been there when Flick's Fun Fair was there, but obviously I was 3 years old when that opened up so I was too young and couldn't go until I was about 7 years, but I remember seeing the promo of it (which was in this video) in the VHS closing of Monsters Inc which surprisingly I still own Monsters Inc on VHS, but I do remember a lot of Bugs Land growing up I was 7 years old when I first went to Disneyland and California Adventure so yeah I really loved it and it's kind of sad that they closed it down, but hey at least last summer I saw the celebration of the Pixar Fest that was coming into Disneyland as a parade.
You should do a video about The Land at Epcot and all the changes that it’s seen over the years! Many people have no idea that anything existed before Soarin and that Living with the Land is actually the true MVP of the pavilion!
Interesting note about A Bug's Land that I was told about during training back in 2012. The land is apparently supposed to take place in the overgrown gardens of The Hollywood Tower Hotel. I was never told whether it was originally planned that way with the impending opening of Tower and both projects being somewhat planned together, or if the story was changed when Tower opened. Either way it gave it a little extra personality. It also made sense given that the tallest point of DCA's Tower faced into Bug's Land, giving the small amount of forced perspective on the building an extra boost by looking so much smaller among the clovers and grass of the land. After Tower closed, the "gardens" storyline kinda faded out and it was only a matter of time till the land closed and was replaced as well.
I took my kids here the last time we were able to go to Disney/CA. I loved the Bugs Life movie and the land at CA. I have to think the closure might have to do with John Lasseter getting forced out. Anyway I’m glad I got to enjoy this immersive and fun land.
Bugs land is my most vivid memory of going to Disney Land when I was a little kid. So I'm kinda sad to see it go but I feel like a Marvel Land has so much more potential
2002-2018 is not bad at all for a Bug's Life themed land, considering that it was a one shot film without any sequels, spinoffs, or any huge franchise value like (cough) Marvel. It will always have a special place in my heart for sure, but sadly other people will always compare it to.other Pixar greats and say it was just an ok or average Pixar tale
this land's really nothing special but i did love it, and i will miss it. there was something so calming and sweet and immersive about this land.
RIP, I worked there in 2005 the best job I ever had.
Im so glad they finally closed that land. DCA was originally planned to be an adult/thrill park similar to Epcot, and having Disneyland be the childrens park. I had a pass the first few years that the park was open. Granted it was a nightmare, but instead of building a kids land they should have built Tower of terror sooner. Also when It's tough to be a bug opened many guest complained about how the bee stings were too rough causing back problems for guest the following days. Even as a 10yr I was like what the h*** is this when bugs land opened (but it was better than the john deer tractors and garden show). Also the park was despair due to most rides not functioning properly like hollywood limousine ride and even soaring over California some days. Also for the rides they did have lines would be hours long because such few rides were open.
If they're closing "It's Tough To Be a Bug", I hope they find a home for that awesome Hopper animatronic.
I guess A Bug’s Life from Disney and Pixar doesn’t need a sequel or anything because it’s a standalone movie.
"Its' Tough to be a Bug"'s title, of course, dates to the 1969 "It's Tough to be a Bird", their last Oscar winning short or animation for years..
I never knew this until now, in 2017 I visited the place and Met Flik and Princess Atta, I will miss it because I really liked a Bugs life at the time and still do, Maybe someday it could come back to another Disneyland/Disney world.
I also enjoyed Cars land and met Red, hopefully that Doesn't Close anytime soon 😔
Okay so what’s weird is that I was having a dream about this one old Disney attraction/ride(?) [The large orange/peach thing] and now I watched this video and I saw it in this video! And I thought to myself “d-deji vu?”
Man I'm sad this is gone, cause A Bugs Life was like my childhood pixar movie
Although i do really like Marvel and i am happy to see the new Marvel land thing, a bugs land was really one of the only attractions that kids could actually go to. I am so sad to see it go because that was my childhood 😭
Wow a little early than I thought, I was thinking like October for this lol. And 5th.
The Francis ride was my favorite!
Honestly the it’s tough to be a bug show horrified me as a kid... my first memory of DCA was back in 2005 before the major overhaul and honestly the only thing I remember loving was the ladybug ride! I’m excited to see what this new Marvel land is going to be but am hoping it isn’t just a cheap reskin of the place.
I am sad that I never got to see this. I love bugs life.
Please do Paradise Pier, California Screamin’ and King Triton’s Carousel of the Sea next!
I miss A Bugs Land.....(Although, truth be told, I've been missing the entire Resort since Aug. 2014)
I thought the specifically-themed "standard" rides were just fine...and great for kids!
Basically Ant-Man is gonna replace Flik.
The 4D experience was the reason I am now afraid of 4D experiences. The bee sting part really hurt my back.
Rip heimlich's chew chew train
You were too good for this world
I went there in 04-05 season. It was pretty fun.
When I saw it closed, I prayed the new one would be Wall-E themed, because having all robotic and futuristic would be so cool! But nope, it was Marvel.
I miss where you went to flick's fun fair under woody's cowboy crunchies
I wish I had a chance to visit it!! When I went they were already tearing it down to replace with Marvel land.
I went there on its very last day of operation, which I believe may have been September 3rd. we took a picture with the chew chew train for memories sake. I agree it wasn't one of the most impressive expansions, but it served us well. it sure was however, god compared to superstar limo *cringes*
Anyone else drop everything to watch PRH!? I get so excited when you upload a new video. I love the detail you put in your videos. I personally will miss a bugs land but only because I have memories as a kid enjoying this
I miss this land
I go disneyland almost every week but I've never been on this park
I’m so excited for Marvel Land
Didn't get to go there, but I'll be heading out there in January for the first time. Wonder if the Animal Kingdom Its tough to be a big will get replaced too...
They might as well change the name from Disneyland to Marvel land now 😡
at this point, I think so.
Rest In Peace A Bug's Land (I went there on my summer vacation)
I miss a bug's land.
I think that one of the new rides would be a Black Panther 3D experience
I never knew bugs land actually existed until now 🐝🐜🐛🐞🦋🐌🕷️
Why do you have to put emojis of every bug?
♿♿🚹🚺🚺🚻🚼🚽🚽🚾
Warhead Urban Exploration why?
silence
Y? WHY? W?H?Y? yhw.. W...H...Y
I wish a bug’s land move to animal kingdom and place it near Dino Rama 😞
Sad it's leaving. One of my favorite pixar movies.
It had great bathrooms and provided a convenient walking path between Hollywood and Cars Land. Other than that, it did not serve much of a purpose since it was so dated.
You should do an episode on Lights motors action from Hollywood Studios
Park Ride you should do a video on Dinoland USA in Animal Kingdom
what was where bugs land is when calafornia adventure before
It Closed On Birthday of My Father-In-Law To Be!
They should replace that area with old extinct rides everyone missed
I MISS a BUGS LAND