Credit: DisneyIt’s finally time to meet Disney World’s newest attraction.
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Guests have witnessed Walt Disney World undergo significant changes over the past few years, particularly at parks like Epcot and Animal Kingdom.
Epcot, oftentimes seen as a “boring” park by some, now features one of Disney’s best roller coasters to date, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. The park has also undergone geographical changes, with new lands opening up that feature their own unique set of attractions.
Animal Kingdom’s biggest overhaul came in 2017, when the park welcomed Pandora – The World of Avatar. This expansion fundamentally changed not just Animal Kingdom, but the entire Disney theme park experience. With Pandora, Disney set a new bar when it came to immersion and theming.
Disney would continue to push the envelope in 2019 with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, but there’s also been a very special energy to everything inside Animal Kingdom.
This brings us to today, November 7, 2025, which marks the opening of Zootopia: Better Zoogether, the park’s newest attraction.
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“The time has come for citizens from every biome in Zootopia to come together for fur-ocious fun in honor of Zoogether Day!” reads the description for Zootopia: Better Zoogether.
The new 4D theater show is located inside the Tree of Life, the central landmark of Animal Kingdom.
“From special performances across Zootopia to an epic musical finale, come ready to leap, laugh, and let loose. It’s the perfect way for your pack, pride, or herd to celebrate how we are all better zoogether.”
Zootopia: Better Zoogether replaces It’s Tough to Be a Bug, which operated from the time Animal Kingdom opened in 1998 all the way to March 16, 2025.
Zootopia: Better Zoogether was announced during Disney’s D23 event in 2023, an announcement that came as a complete shock to both hardcore fans and newcomers alike. With the second Zootopia film releasing this fall, the timing makes sense, but removing Animal Kingdom’s original 4D attraction starring Flick, Hopper, and the rest of the crew from Pixar’s A Bug’s Life (1998) was a very “bug” deal.
Some fans grew to adore the Bugs’ Life-themed theater show and all of its quirks. Others found the 4D show and its intense effects a little corny and/or frightening.
Early reviews of Better Zoogether have been mixed, though the show is sure to be a hit with younger guests. The new attraction also falls right in line with the release of Zootopia 2, which hits theaters on November 26.
Are you excited to try out Zootopia: Better Zoogether? Do you miss It’s Tough to Be a Bug?
