Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train

I find it to be enjoyable if you want to give your feet a rest and relax. The smells are nice so added bonus if you go at right time you can just go on it over and over again.

3.5 stars
For Children UNDER 3=5 stars
Everyone Else=2 stars
I have not have to wait more than 2 minutes for this ride each time I have been on it. My friend told me there is usually a super, long wait. This is not worth more than a 10 minute wait. It is a slow moving train that goes through giant, delicious foods that children like. It is very slow. It’s actually pretty cute as long as you understand the ride is very short and for very young children.

This ride was slow and kiddie but I couldn’t resist because it’s a train and I love Heimlich. It was so neat how when you would ride through whatever item that Heimlich ate, you could smell it like the animal crackers that he ate. So precious!

You get to ride in Heimlich! It’s a slow ride and is good for small children. Older children will probably think it’s lame. It’s located in A Bug’s Land in California Adventure Park. It’s slow paced and mellow. You hear Heimlich narrate as you glide through the world of caterpillar. The ride is multi-​sensory. You can smell some of the food in the air like the animal cookies as you go through the box! How cool is that. It’s scent-​sational!

A fun ride for the little ones. It’s really creative and clever. Makes me giggle each time I go on it or walk nearby.

A giant cupcake a big slice of watermelon and a giant candy corn and the ride is done. Oh, did I forget the giant animal cookies? They might as well give you a lecture on brushing your teeth and give some free floss and make this an educational ride. The German narater cracks me up. 2 stars for that.
I love Disneyland but this ride ranks in the top five of most boring rides I’ve been on or my little ones have been on. If your children are 1 or below or very small they can sit on your lap but still can’t see everything. If your child is tall enough this would probably be too boring. But, this is Unilocal and you get to post your experience along with your child’s. There are way better options in both parks for kids that don’t have a height requirement. A petfect alternative is Monsters Inc.
Overall, I am not a fan of Bug’s Land. I don’t like the bumper cars there or this one. nor do the little ones.
We have had better.

Let me be one to tell you that this slow moving ride is. more for the little ones! Adults too will enjoy this 4 – 6 minute ride on the caterpillar!!!
The line for this ride wasn’t too long of a wait when I arrived. No fast pass for this one. You ride the caterpillar throughout the jungle… along the way, you get that scent, especially of cookies… well, when you pass by the animal crackers!!! This ride is one of the more mellow ones at California Adventure.
This is a ride that is more well suited to the toddlers and lids who are more comfortable with easy moving rides! You’ll hear different voices speaking throughout the ride! Overall, it was quite the fun experience! Its nice to ride mellow at times, especially after a hefty meal!!!

For me this ride would probably be a 1 star but children under the age of 5 seem to LOVE this ride. My friend’s daughter has me take her on this ride over and over and over agin. You join Heimlich on a short journey of all the many things he eats… Apple, animal crackers, candy corn, etc. be prepared to have the ride memorized but it entertains the kiddos so it’s fine for me.

For me this ride would get a 1. But for a small kid, this ride gets bumped up to a 4. It room KS in the world of little kids. I heard some calling it a roller coaster and they were thrilled.
Hop on this ride and take an adventure with Mr. Heimlich, the caterpillar, through a slow moving journey to find more food. Immerse yourself in the world of a caterpillar. See normal objects from the vantage point of a caterpillar.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but the ride is even scented. We could smell the scents, but they were unrecognizable. I Google it and discovered that the scents were intended to add the 4^th dimensional scent-​sation.
Little Kid Friendly: ¹⁰⁄₁₀
ReturnFactor: 100%

A multi-​sensory Disney experience, or a glimpse into the life of entomological compulsive overeating disorder? The jury is still out, but in the words of Forrest Gump: «Maybe it’s BOTH… Happening at the same time…»
Your descent into the melancholy abyss of caterpillar gluttony begins seated somewhat uncomfortably in a roto-​molded chariot fashioned after the affable if not Jabba the Hutt-​like Heimlich, the dauntless Reubenesque cartoon larva with an unslakable thirst for complex carbohydrates. Reaching a mind numbing 0.38 mph, Heimlich narrates, consumes, gnaws, belches, and quips in a most self-​deprecating fashion, not unlike a chubby friend who will make himself the butt of his own joke before you do. Sad, really… But not unlike so many other rotund visitors to the Happiest Place on Earth, or at least this insectile-​themed corner of California Adventure proper.
My offspring, no doubt subconsciously aware of my own body dysmorphia issues, seem to thoroughly enjoy this molasses speed ride. Kudos to the Imagineers whose attention to scale, color, and piped-​in olfactory triggers like watermelon and animal cracker scents creates an uncontrollable synaptic reaction for me to blow my diet at the churro cart soon after unfastening my pointless lap restraints, then washing them down with stereo Karl Strauss beers. The collaboration with Disney’s marketing and finance departments is palpable, and Chase bank also extends its appreciation vis a vis my monthly credit card statement.
Alas and alack, Heimlich’s slow and sloppy sojourning into Sloth and Apathy will leave you wanting for more (salt, sugar, and trans fats), but serves to illustrate the importance of ambulatory travel between and betwixt other, faster attractions. If you are limited to some kind of motorized cart, hover-’round, Rascal, or electric-​powered obesity transport, you will find this ride very familiar indeed. If you’re on a first date, and utilizing your legs for something more than a platform for paper nacho boats whilst pushing gently on the throttle controls of your three-​wheeler with a superfluously fleshy thumb, you stand to get more surreptitious smooching on other rides. Godspeed, Heimlich. Give my regards to John Candy and Dom DeLuise.

3.5 stars for the Chew Chew Train.
This ride moves super slow, but my kids LOVE it! I think it is Heimlich’s cute voice. The ride does a good job making up for the slow moving train by pumping delicious smelling air as you pass through the food items.
It is cute and innocent, and if the wait is 10 minutes or less, go for it. Longer, eh.
I would have given it 4 stars, but one time when we rode it, I had my baby in a wrap, sleeping on me, facing inward. I was told that she had to be forward facing or I had to get off the ride. I know there are safety restrictions and I appreciate them, I really do. But this one just seems SO ridiculous for this ride. I mean, it is seriously like the slowest moving thing ever and I don’t see how there is any way my baby would have been injured tied close to my body.

Sure, Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train has a super cute pun for a name and the smells of the food are a very nice touch, but that’s about where it ends for me. This ride is way too quick at 2 minutes 11 seconds, so for the vertically advantaged, it’s probably one of the more boring and slow of all the rides at Disney California Adventure.
However, my 21 month old daughter enjoys it so much she’s gotten on this one 5x across 2 days. Then again, she enjoys ALL the rides, including the cable car and monorail.
Your scintillating scenery will include a giant apple, watermelon, animal crackers, and then cupcakes, candy and junk food. (And no proteins!) If you’re the type to feel like you need to shelter your child from developing poor eating habits by following Heimlich’s lead, you might want to stay away from this one. ;-)
The lines are surprisingly long relative to the other kiddy rides in A Bug’s Land. most of which are a lot more fun/​thrilling for a grown-​up as well.
(NOTE: It seems they turn off the smells at times, especially just before closing time. Or maybe by then I’m so tired my nose stops working? That’s possible, right?)
UPDATE 9÷22÷15: My now 2.5 year old daughter still loves this one! It’s turned into one of our «never miss» rides on our relatively frequent visits to SoCal.

Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train is easily the darkest attraction Disney has ever made. What begins as an ostensibly innocent ride through some over-​sized food props quickly reveals itself to be a frightening journey into gluttony, self-​destructive cycles of denial, and the perpetuation of an enabling environment that promotes a false comfort in food for the protagonist Heimlich the cartoon caterpillar.
As the ride begins, Heimlich explains he is in need of food. The desperation is evident in his pleading voice, although some of this is softened by his charmingly appealing German accent. He then tells you to help him find something to eat. As you are strapped in, you have no choice but to join him on his journey and bear witness to another cycle of self-​injury.
At the end of the short ride, Heimlich briefly mentions that you should eat your fruits and vegetables and wishes you auf wiedersehen. A new group of people wait at the gate with smiles and anticipation. I suspect he keeps bringing on new friends as they are generally unaware of his eating disorder. These new riders are less likely to be confrontational about it while still giving him the company he cannot bear to be without. If the group after mine knew what they were about to experience, I’m sure those happy faces would twist into ones of sadness and dismay.
TL;DR: Short ride that little kids will enjoy. Queue area looks cool at night. May feel moderately hungry afterwards.

This Bug’s Life themed ride is located within the Bug’s Land area of Disney’s CA Adventure. It features Heimlich the plump caterpillar from the film, complete with his jolly German accent!
The caterpillar car takes you on a short and slow ride through his eating adventure where you encounter larger than life foods: giant apple, cupcake, animal cookies, candy corn etc. You even smell certain items as you pass — watermelon, and cookies.
The ride is geared for the younger ones. Our son is three and he enjoyed it, but I imagine he’d grow out of interest in a few yrs.
It’s a nice ride overall, the line can take a while b/​c it is slow and there are only 2 caterpillar buggies running at a time. But I enjoy it as it has great theming– the bug sounds while you walk through the line, bug lamps above, and food smells when you ride through.

Definitely a ride aimed towards very young children.
It’s extremely short, quite possibly the shortest ride in both Disneyland and Disney California.
You sit in a very hungry caterpillar as he eats himself through fruits and sweets.
The line is never long, that’s a plus.

It’s probably the shortest attraction in the history of attractions, but what it lacks in time, it makes up for in AWESOMENESS!
It’s in «A Bug’s Land» to the right as you go through the (Cowboy Crunch) cereal box. You can’t miss it! This land is supposed to be the equivalent to Fantasyland in the Disneyland park. So, it has a lot of children’s rides with only one having a height limit (Tuck & Roll’s Drive ‘Em Buggies).
Anyway, on Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train, you ride Heimlich around as he talks about food. Hahaha! The watermelon squirts water, which smells like watermelon. As you go through the cookie box, you smell cookies. (Make sure your nostrils are working and open!)
The queue is usually not too long, and the longest I’ve ever seen it get was about twenty (20) minutes. Do I love this attraction? You bet I do!!!

Heimlich!
So I’ve never seen «A Bug’s Life», but I have been on this ride and it is so cute. Heimlich has this gnarly cute german accent and he is a foodie like me (and probably most those on Unilocal). So you get on this train, basically ride on the chubby caterpillar as he takes you through all the food items he munches on. As you go, you can actually SMELL the variety of sweets and fruits that he takes you through. But it’s not just the smell and the cuteness, it’s his voice and the excitement he permeates as he goes through all them sweets! I love his accent, and I love the fact that even his neck has fat rolls (I know, he’s a caterpillar but it’s funny).
So glad Heimlich is a caterpillar and not a butterfly for this ride!
It is the most underrated ride they have right now. It’s fun for tiny tykes to large adults. What fun.

This two min train ride located inside A Bugs Life will surely put a smile on your little ones face. The wait for the train ride maybe long at times but it’s worth the wait. The train ride goes through a variety of larger than life half eaten foods. When you ride through the watermelon slice you are drowned with the sweet smell of watermelon. You then ride through a animal cookie box and hit with smell of freshly baked animal cookies. Yummy! I would suggest coming on Wednesday as there’s usually no wait.

This is probably one of the shortest rides on the Disney property, but is without a doubt probably one of the most favorite rides of little kids. Heck, I love this ride just for Heimlich’s commentary alone. It’s hilarious!
I go on every time in hopes that I’ll hear him say that very famous, and very hilarious line, «My mother says that carrots are good for your eyes, but I don’t want to put carrots in my eyes!»
I think I’ve heard him say that maybe three times in two years, but every time I catch it, it makes me laugh, so its worth it!
This chew chew ride is incredibly short, but within that time you get to travel through watermelon, animal crackers, and all sorts of other yummies with Heimlich. Also the scents and smells that are sprayed are awesome. You smell watermelon as you travel through the watermelon, and sweet vanilla as you travel through animal crackers.
This ride is located inside A Bug’s Land in California Adventure. On a hot day, don’t forget to stop by the kids water fountains that are right by the ride so your kids can run through them for some fun.

There’s something endearing about this Chew Chew Train. I think it’s the combination of annoying caterpillar and the great watermelon/​animal cracker smell this ride puts out.
Either way. I really enjoy a nice break from the park and cruise along on Heimlich’s short adventure.