Construction work has begun in the queue of the former “It’s Tough to Be a Bug” show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, preparing the area for the upcoming “Zootopia: Better Zoogether!”
“It’s Tough to Be a Bug” Construction
The final day of operation for”It’s Tough to Be a Bug” was March 16, 2025. Since then, the entrance sign was torn down and several directional signs for the attraction have been removed.
Construction work has now started in the queue of the former attraction. Behind the construction walls, we noticed staged cinder blocks with wood slats lying across them.
Patches of pavement in some areas of the walkway have been torn up and marked off with red tape.
Other areas of the walkway are covered in plywood with the words “open hole” spray-painted on it as pavement work is done.
Behind the area of the walkway covered with plywood is a pile of dirt, likely from the hole dug up in the pavement.
Other parts of the queue have construction equipment, including a green Power Buggy.
A blue cart on wheels sits in another part of the queue.
Tarps covering a structure in the queue have been sitting in the same area, nearly untouched for several weeks.
“It’s Tough to Be a Bug” is now permanently closed to make way for the new show “Zootopia: Better Zoogether!” The show will feature characters from “Zootopia,” including Judy Hopps, Nicke Wilde, and more. Concept art shows an audio-animatronic Clawhauser, which may be similar to the one that debuted in the Zootopia expansion at Shanghai Disneyland. A new original song performed by Ginnifer Goodwin, the voice of Judy Hopps from the films, will debut with the show.
During a media event last month, Disney confirmed with WDWNT that “Zootopia: Better Zoogether!” will use some of the theater’s existing effects left over from “It’s Tough to Be a Bug.” Permits recently filed by Disney for work on the Tree of Life Theater may suggest which of the effects will be kept.
An opening date for the show has not yet been announced, but it is set to debut this winter, which coincides with the release of “Zootopia 2.”
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