It's Tough to Be a Bug: Too intense for your kids?

[Future Guy]

Whenever I see the It's Tough to Be a Bug movie, I always see a few young kids come out of the theater crying. It appears to be a fun, kid-friendly movie, but it appears to spook the daylights out of poor kids.

Thus, was It's Tough to Be Bug too scary for your kids? How did they react to the movie?

 

[Dorisk3]

My kids (5 and 2.5) were both scared out of their wits! I thought the same thing (even though I had read various warnings)- how bad could cartoon bugs be? But at one point they do the dry ice thing and it gets dark and Hopper is all menacing looking and it seems like pandamonium in breaking out. Both kids had their heads buried in my lap! I would say my kids are average fright potential (HM and Maelstrom didn't bother them too much)- but the 5 year old was scared on Soarin so she's no daredevil either. As a adult I loved it and thought it was great, but I probably won't be taking the kids in there until they are a little older!

 

[McKelly]

My DD(6) and DS(4) screamed and cried!! What a mistake!!! Mother of the year award here, because, I brought them in there KNOWING that they might get scared, because I thought MY kids wouldn't get that scared because they handle everything else okay. WRONG!! Let's just say, I couldn't even tell you what it was about because I was trying to console my kids the whole time. Good thing is, it is so LOUD, that you couldn't hear the kids crying, the only reason I knew my kids were crying was because they were trying to crawl back into my womb.

 

[CarKey]

My kids (4 and 6) were scared too. There is a part where you can feel the bugs scurry under your bottom and they both shrieked and jumped into my lap. It took a while to calm them down after that.

 

[AngieBelle]

I used to work as an attractions hostess at It's Tough to Be a Bug, and yes, we'd have terrified kids at every show. In fact, one of the theatre CM positions was at the exit to escort parents with their scared kids. We even gave out little bug-bags with crayons and pics to color to calm them.

It is a very intense show, especially if you've never seen it before. Please heed the warning signs! I can tell you beyond a doubt that if I had seen it when I was little, I'd be one of those sobbing kids myself. However, I've seen little toddlers come out just fine and 10 year olds come out crying, so you never know.

 

[2nd childhood]

I took my son for the first and last time to see that 3D movie when he was 4. I really thought he would be fine. His favorite rides were ToT and BTMR. Little did I know a 3D movie was his cryptonite. Too intense for even him.

 

[grumpymakesmehappy]

I don't have any kids, but I can comment on how my little cousins liked It's Tough to be a Bug. They LOVED it! We talked to them and tried to prepare them for any "intense" moments and they walked out with smiles on their faces. I think how a child reacts to this attraction all depends on the child itself. If you think your child will get scared badly, don't take them. If you think you can prepare your child for the "scariness" that comes with this, let them go and enjoy themselves.

 

[kj2mom]

We will be skipping this with my 4 year olds. I just don't want to take the chance. This trip is all about them and preventing any potential breakdowns. We will just have to go back when they are older and can decide a little more for themselves! This trip we will pass.

 

[bubba73]

Both of my kids really enjoyed the show so much that they keep asking when we are going back. Granted they didn't like the stink bug. I mean to me it was a lot like Honey, I Shrunk the Audience but with the characters form It's a Bug's Life. I can see how some kids would get scared. I guess it just depends on how brave they are or if they get scared real easy.

 

[ArielDreams]

It totally freaked my cousin out when she saw it for the first time at age 8 even! Hopefully when it's just the 2 of us going back within the next few years, she'll give it a try again (at age 16, lol).

 

[maslex]

First time we saw this my boys were 4 & 5. They both loved it. There were parts that scared them but nothing terrifying. They didn't cry but did jump a few times (right along with their mother)

 

[annie1995]

Good thing is, it is so LOUD, that you couldn't hear the kids crying, the only reason I knew my kids were crying was because they were trying to crawl back into my womb.

 

[MinnieNurse]

My DS was almost 6 when he saw it. He did jump a bit and did not like the stink bug at all. However, he said he wants to go back this year at 7, so I guess it did not scare him to much.

 

[joshsmom]

My DS is 10. He saw it for the first time a few years ago and he didn't really like it--certain parts REALLY scared him. But there were other parts that cracked him up! Tried it again last year and he thought it was "ok" but he was still a little freaked out by Hopper. He wants to try it again. He has never come out crying, but he has buried his head in my arms both times. If he wants to try again, I'm game. But if he said he didn't want to do it, we'd skip it.

 

[traviesojmt]

Our children are several years apart in age. DD is 3 and DS is 8. DS8 loves this show. I was worried about my DD3, so I just didn't give her the glasses. She watched it without them. By doing that, she was fine. The show itself did not scare her but I know that things coming at her would have.

 

[LukenDC]

Whenever I see the It's Tough to Be a Bug movie, I always see a few young kids come out of the theater crying. It appears to be a fun, kid-friendly movie, but it appears to spook the daylights out of poor kids.

Thus, was It's Tough to Be Bug too scary for your kids?

It's Tough to Be a Bug was too scary for ME and I'm 33! That attraction is intense!

 

[JustLoveDisney]

My son was 4 last year and doesn't seem to be an intense ride kind of guy I told him about the show and he wanted to go. He loved it and is "bugging" to take his aunt and uncle to the show when we go next week, but only if I don't tell them what it is about.

Good luck

 

[Cool-Beans]

I think it depends on the kid, but I've never been there that someone didn't run out with a crying 2 or 3 year old.

By age 5 I think *most* kids would be OK.

 

[bigbabyblues]

My almost 5-yo hated it and we left partway through (right after it sprayed water on him), but the 2-yo loved it and went twice. Not sure how that happened?

 

[cujobugs]

My DD9 and DS11 loved it. It isn't too intense for the older kids.

But there was a younger child in front of us crying. Poor guy!