Travel Reference
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Before entering the show, take a close look at The Tree of Life, the remarkable home
of this 3-D movie. The primary icon and focal point of Animal Kingdom, the tree fea-
tures a trunk with high-relief carvings depicting 325 animals.
It's Tough to Be a Bug!
is cleverly conceived but very intense. For starters, the
show is about bugs, and bugs always rank high on the ick-factor scale. That, coupled
with some startling special effects and a very loud soundtrack, make
It's Tough to Be
a Bug!
a potential horror show for the age-7-and-under crowd, but you can prepare
your kids by watching
A Bug's Life
before you leave home—many of the characters
are the same.
The closing lines of the show tipped me off when it was announced that
“honorary bugs [read: audience members] remain seated while all the lice,
bedbugs, maggots, and cockroaches exit first.” In other words, if you don't
like bugs crawling on you, even simulated ones, keep your feet off the floor.
This one never gets old. Beware, though: Some parts are a tad scary for little
kids. You feel like you're inside a real tree. Very cool!
