Flik's Flyers
Disney California Adventure Park · a Bug's Land
Overview
Flik's Flyers was a gentle swinging spinner ride in a Bug's Land themed to A Bug's Life, lifting guests skyward in oversized balloon- and leaf-shaped vehicles for a mild circling motion above the surrounding kiddie-sized theming. It was designed as one of the gateway rides for the land's youngest visitors, alongside its neighboring a Bug's Land attractions.
ParksLog verdict
A modest, purpose-built ride for the youngest guests that did exactly what it needed to and nothing more. Its closure wasn't really about the ride itself but about a Bug's Land's entire footprint being needed for Avengers Campus — it went out alongside its whole neighborhood in a single day.
About this experience
Gentle swinging spinner ride themed to A Bug's Life, lifting riders in balloon-and-leaf-shaped vehicles above a Bug's Land.
Best for
- Guests who rode it and want to relive the memory
- Families with young children researching DCA's pre-Avengers Campus history
- Disney park historians tracking a Bug's Land's kiddie-ride lineup
Tips
- It closed as part of a single wholesale removal of a Bug's Land alongside Francis' Ladybug Boogie, Heimlich's Chew Chew Train, and Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies.
- The entire land's footprint became part of Avengers Campus.
- It was one of several nearly identical gentle spinner-style rides built for a Bug's Land's youngest visitors.
Details
History
Flik's Flyers opened in October 2002 with a Bug's Land, which was built around the existing It's Tough to Be a Bug! theater. It closed permanently on September 4, 2018, along with the rest of a Bug's Land, to make way for Avengers Campus.
Fun facts
- Its ride hardware was later refurbished and reused for Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind on Pixar Pier.
- It closed on the same day as three other a Bug's Land kiddie rides, all cleared for Avengers Campus.
- Its balloon-and-leaf vehicle design echoed A Bug's Life's forced-perspective, oversized-nature theming.