The Stampede

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www.mylionking.com/wiki/thestampedeThe stampede is a scene in which Mufasa risks his life to save Simba from the wildebeest stampede in a gorge.

In the movie, The Lion King, Scar leads Simba into a gorge, and tells him to wait on a rock because his father has a marvalous surprise for him. He then tells Simba that he should practice his roar. He then leaves Simba, and gives his hyena henchmen Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed to startle the herd of wilderbeest. Later, Simba is seen trying to scare a chameleon by roaring, and he succeeds. Which at that point a stampede starts. And Simba attempts to run from the herd of wilderbeest. Meanwhile, Scar alerts Mufasa that Simba is trapped in the stampede. Later, Mufasa saves Simba from the stampede, falls into the chaos, and jumps onto a cliff face where he is thrown off by his younger brother Scar.

In the broadway musical adaptation of The Lion King, it's the same situation but a little different. First, a cheetah is seen gracefully walking while he stalks a giraffe. Then the stampede scenario takes place. And finally concludes when Simba mourns over his father's lifeless body, and Scar exiles Simba from the Pridelands.

The score can be heard on track 9 in The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and is labeled as "To Die For". Track 8 in The Lion King Original Broadway Cast Recording labeled "The Stampede". And track 11 in The Lion King Complete Score labeled "The Stampede".