by TheLionPrince » October 4th, 2013, 3:28 am
I consider The Lion King 1½ to be on par with Simba's Pride as non-canon, but official sequels to the original film, which is the only canon source material in the franchise, and believe all three films compose the movie universe. Both 1½ and Simba's Pride were produced by satellite Disney animation studios, though I will admit Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi (the co-director and co-screenwriter of the first film) had minimal involvement in 1½. It's difficult to distinguish which story material in that film is their vision, though.