Walkabout The World - A Disney Podcast - A Walkabout To The Tree Of Life And Tough To Be A Bug

Episode Date: July 20, 2022

Hello Travelers! In this bonus mid-week episode travel along with Josh and Pete for a quick walkabout to the Tree of Life in Disney's Animal Kingdom to take in the entire showing of It's Tough to be a Bug!   As always, use good listening devices as we always record in 4 channel surround sound. We hope you enjoy the episode and thanks so much for following along!    Look us up at @WalkaboutWDW on Instagram and drop us a note to say hi! Find our producer Josh also on Instagram at @TheSteele. Say hi to our west coast correspondent Ric at @opticaljedi. Lastly give a shout to our Orlando correspondents Pete at @neverlandlocal and Chaney at @ChaneyHunt.   You can now also drop us at line at [e-mail]. Say hi, give us some suggestions on things you'd love to hear, or even record your own 'Hello Traveler' show open when you are out and about, and we'll work it into a future show!

Well hello travelers and welcome back to Walk About The World, your weekly audio stroll through the parks and resorts of Walt Disney World and even an occasional stroll through Disneyland in California. This is Josh coming to you from Discovery Island at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Just popped in for a quick little walk around. And guess who's with me? That's right, it's Pete. Welcome, Pete! Hey, thanks for having me.

Welcome to the team. So, Pete and I just got off Everest. Came really close to having a walk about Everest. A walk down Everest. A walk down Everest. A walk down Everest, yeah. Stalled. Got to see the eagle twice. Eagle twice.

Maybe three times, I don't know. Close to the Yeti. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. But now we are back in Discovery Island, and the plan is just a quick stroll around the Tree of Life, and we're going to pop into

It's Tough to Be a Bug. So, without further ado, let's go for a walkabout. Alright, entering the standby entrance for Tree of Life Theater Presents It's Tough to Be Above, a creepy crawly bug-eyed adventure. One thing that's great about this queue is that it does take you very close to carvings that you don't see from a distance on the tree. You see a lot of great vantage points on your walk. And guess what else? Water features. Water features are great. Look at that dolphin up there. Pete, do you have a favorite animal on the Tree of Life?

You know, I think the eagle is great. On the right side of the tree, that would be the east side of the tree. The owl on the south side of the tree. The owl on the side of the tree. Amazing. The detail is crazy. I've always loved the horse. The horse that's coming out. And the one that you see, I believe it's on this walk to the theater.

The shark. Surprising. Yeah, isn't that surprising? surprising if you know me you know I like the sharks you do indeed It truly is such a relaxing stroll. The music is great. It truly is such a relaxing stroll. The music is great. There's a nice breeze right now, which is what we need. Walking on slow paces. Checking out the trees.

Is that a anteater? A hard bark? A geetle? I'll be sure to post some of these photos in the post. Oh there's a T-Rex. Going through the tunnel here. Creepy crawlies. Family of elephants and Osiris coming around the bend. Oh yeah, it's awesome. Couple of baboons. Baboons. As you approach the theater, you have the cast posters for the film. Weevil Knievel, Terminator, Claire de Rume, Chili, the deadly Chilean tarantula,

the Dung Brothers, Dynamic and Doo-Doo Duo. Kampung Kampung Yeah, we're good. Never noticed the snake. The what? The snake? Oh yeah. It's broke down. I wonder if I can just all there plain sight. It's just all there. Perfect. Crane right here. Heron.

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I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Thank you, it's your turn. Come on. Once you get your bug eyes, go ahead all the way down to the bottom of the lobby. There you go, friends. Grab a pair of butterflies here. We're going to head all the way down to the bottom

of the lobby, folks. Thank you. Throughout today's performance, please refrain from buzzing, stinging, and vomiting. And no chirping. Thank you. And now, put your wings together for the host of our show, everyone's favorite act, Link! Fireflies! Fireflies, up here. No, over here. Way over here.

Way over, a little more. A little more. A little less. Perfect. Oh, and hi. Hi, hello, and welcome. Welcome to our show. You know, we've been doing this act for over 300 million years. And with bugs making up more than 80% of the animal world, we're the biggest cast of them all. Still, you guys just don't seem to see us so uh that's why we gave you the special bug guys go go ahead put them on yeah no now you're all honorary bugs so uh on with the show Okay, okay, thank you, Mel.

You're done now. Huh? Oh, I got it. I'll put it in your ear. Thank you. Oh. Take it from an ant. It's tough to be a bug.

That's why we've developed some amazing survival techniques. For instance, deep in the jungles of South America, there's a bug. Well, take a look. He's correct. and you see him. And I'm... Ah! Ah! Oh!

Chilly! Chilly, I really hate when you do that. I really hate that. I hate that. Oh, I'm sorry, Vic. What a... Fickle. What was it?

Yes, um... Chilly and Frangilus, my friend Chilly here... In a... ...towel-poisoned world Kill your enemies with deadly accuracy! I never miss! Who misses? Who doesn't? Pong!

Come on! Keep on coming! Keep on coming! Ha ha! Cheese on the road! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Hey! What are you guys trying to... Pong! Ah! Ah! Watch it! Die! You're the son of my aunt! Fall still! Back off! You can't say that. No one's fine.

You're blessed. He that no one makes a fool of, Jimmy, man, come back here and die like a bomb! All right. Well, our next guest is a soldier germite who defends his mound by spraying intruders with acid. That's right, acid. Well, Moe, now he's buff, he's ready, and he's buff!

And he's ruining our set. We have other shows to do. I'm the Moe mean, defensive machine. I am the Terminator. Ha ha ha ha ha! You couldn't hurt a plane! Oh no. Hmm. I detect more intruders. No! No no no no no no no!

They're not intruders! No no no! They're honorary models! No. Intruders must be terminated. No exceptions. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I'll be back. Oh, is everybody alright out there? Oh. I hope none of you are allergic to acid. Oh, my. Let's move along. Bubble, radar, next. Yes. Let's meet the silent but deadly member of the bug world.

The snake bug. Barney's ready, Blake. Alright. Oh, just a second. Let him be, Claire. Hey! Stop! Stop, you man!

No way! You'll never catch me! Where's the dragon? She's got her! She's gonna blow! What? She's gonna blow! Oh.

Oh, God! Oh, God! Oh, boy, I'm! Oh, they aren't the Jarls, will ya? Oh, my stars! Energy! Energy! Bunker! Fleck, what are these humans wearing on their heads? Oh, I made them honorary buttons, sir. Honorary what? They're our biggest enemy.

No, no, that's not true. They're my friends. Friends? Get this loser out of my sight. Hey, hey! Bring in the evidence. Friends don't exterminate. Friends do, then. Still don't get it? Well, then watch this. You humans have always seen us as monsters.

If you had your way, you would destroy us all. But you will never win, because we outnumbered you 200 million to one. Maybe it's time you honorary bugs got a taste of your own medicine. What? You're still alive? This means war! Corbett, honor your figure! Back that track! You're over your target, Blackwood O. Spider! Jump! Back off, spiders!

They're mine. Bug bombs, zappers, sticky little motels. Nothing can stop us. Ha! Nothing! Slick, what are we doing now? Bring out the next act. He pretends to come out of his full cool. Apologies to the weak, huh? Cue the finale! Did I forget to mention reptiles?

Well, they just don't seem to care that it's tough to be a bug. But you guys should, as we made your world one honey of a plane. We're pollinators! We're pollinators! We make you like vegetables, professionally make flowers, We make you a bug for our mother's power, If you like vegetables, professionally made flowers, you're next to a busboy, I'm on the towers! If it weren't for the fact that we like the taste,

you'd be out there wallowing in sugar highways! Sugar highways! And if all but one light on the face of the planet, there'd soon be no humans around to ban it. The best thing about us, The pigs of the planet They're too big of humans So dark it's a madness The blessing of violence You can't even count It's just tough to be a man Huh!

It's a piece of cake! It's a whole thing! Oh, look at all the bugs! Well, it still has a few bugs in it, but that's our show. And now that you're all honorary bugs, remember, magnifying glasses are for looking at little things, not for burning little things. See ya! Hey! Hey, little fella! Where should you be? Here? That's right. Good bug. Good little bug.

Your attention please. We ask that all honorary bugs remain seated so the beetles, magg it, get it. At this time, add or up your personal belongings, and take your small grubs by their grubby little hands as you enter. Thank you. Thank you for joining us, everybody. As you make your way towards the exit door on the left, make sure you drop all personal belongings and place your luggage on the windows outside. Have a wild rest your day here as you meet the window. There you go. It's tough to be a bug. Minus the hopper animatronic. That's what it is. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, that's what was missing.

Well, hope you enjoyed your little bonus here on our walkabout. And we're going to just hang out under the tree here and enjoy the nice breeze until we meet again. Remember, as Jeremy always says, there's a great big beautiful tomorrow. And we'll see you on one of those on Walk About the World. Bye-bye. Bye.