Heimlich's Chew Chew Train
Disney California Adventure Park · a Bug's Land
Overview
Heimlich's Chew Chew Train was a slow, gentle train ride in a Bug's Land themed to Heimlich the caterpillar from A Bug's Life, carrying young riders through oversized food-themed scenery designed from a bug's-eye perspective. Its unhurried pace and whimsical scale made it one of the most approachable rides in the land for the youngest visitors.
ParksLog verdict
One of the gentlest, most toddler-friendly rides DCA has ever built, and a good example of how thoroughly a Bug's Land committed to its bug's-eye-view theming. It didn't close because it stopped working for its intended audience — it closed because Avengers Campus needed the whole neighborhood.
About this experience
Slow-moving kiddie train ride themed to Heimlich the caterpillar from A Bug's Life, winding riders through oversized food-themed scenery.
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 Flik's Flyers, Francis' Ladybug Boogie, and Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies.
- The entire land's footprint became part of Avengers Campus.
- The oversized food-themed scenery along the route was designed to make riders feel bug-sized.
Details
History
Heimlich's Chew Chew Train opened in 2002 as part of a Bug's Land's original lineup. It closed permanently on September 4, 2018, along with the rest of a Bug's Land, to make way for Avengers Campus.
Fun facts
- Heimlich's Chew Chew Train opened in 2002 as part of a Bug's Land's original lineup.
- It closed on the same day as three other a Bug's Land kiddie rides, all cleared for Avengers Campus.
- Its forced-perspective, oversized food props were a signature of a Bug's Land's design language.