Zootopia: Better Zoogether (DAK)

[PerceptiveCoot]

Easily my most anticipated attraction they announced tonight.

 

[GA-MBIT]

That original "Nahtazu" marketing campaign just gets more and more ridiculous by the day. The show with a residence in AK's weenie will soon have "Zoo" in the name, twice.

 

[saint.piss]

 

[Jake S]

So like ... December 2025 or January/February 2025? I assume the latter, because they'd give us a date if it was sooner.

 

[belloq87]

Apparently December 2025.

"Winter 2025" should mean this coming Jan/Feb, though. Evidently not to Disney!

 

[belloq87]

"It's Tough to Be A Bug" Closing Date Announced

Walt Disney World has officially announced a closing date for "It's Tough to Be A Bug" at Disney's Animal Kingdom

blogmickey.com

 

[saint.piss]

 

[HandsomePete]

7-8 months of downtime, yikes. I know ITTBAB is not the busiest attraction, but leaving Dinosaur open for all of 2025 makes more sense now because otherwise there’d be just what, five rides? Everest, Kali, Safari, FoP and Navi… not good.

 

[TheUniC6]

According to Moth on WDWMagic, his sources state the interior of the Tree of Life will be gutted and extensively redone for Zootopia. This is backed up by the permit listing: “Facility Demo, General Construction, Electrical, and Area Development." The contractor listed goes by the name of Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.

 

[Clive]

According to Moth on WDWMagic, his sources state the interior of the Tree of Life will be gutted and extensively redone for Zootopia. This is backed up by the permit listing: “Facility Demo, General Construction, Electrical, and Area Development." The contractor listed goes by the name of Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.

I’m guessing that building is overdue for an infrastructure overhaul - in fact, as I type this, I’m guessing this is why they elected to ditch Bug in the first place. Most of the components probably hit their expected service life (typically 20-30 years, depending), with this park opening in 1998. Not worth the money to do all that work for an attraction that people like well enough but don’t love.

As parks grow and age to this point within our lifetime, this sort of thing becomes clearer the more you see it.

 

[AvoidTIMtation]

I will miss "It's Tough to be a Bug", it remains one of my favorite 3D shows.

 

[Cwoolboy]

I personally LOVE the queue/line/walking trail or path for ITTBAB, as well as the interiors of that big, beautiful tree. I shall miss them.

 

[UNIrd]

I personally LOVE the queue/line/walking trail or path for ITTBAB, as well as the interiors of that big, beautiful tree. I shall miss them.

I mean.. that's kind of the only thing that WILL remain. So we still get to enjoy that.

I did visit DAK this week just to pay my respects to ITTBAB. Fantastic show and will miss the trauma it provided for kids and some of the adults in attendance.

 

[Mad Dog]

It was decent, but it's time to move on. The show was getting that old feel.