[quote="WildSimba"][quote="TheDoctor"]I also think the alternate ending is very cool, but a bit too dark to have fit with the actual film. I'm a little surprised they even considered having such an end for the film though; where the hero didn't get to triumph over the villain after all

Otherwise I quite like it.
And I agree about the Be Prepared reprise. It would've been very fitting to have it there. Actually, I wish that was the scene they'd included in the Special Edition rather than Morning Report... xP[/quote]
It seems like Simba survived in the end though, he was just banged up.[/quote]
Yeah, I do believe Simba survived after the fall. ^^
So in the end the hero did triumph, just the villian won the final fight.

I think this would've been more interesting than the typical 'The hero returns and defeats the villian and everyone lives happily ever after' It adds an unexpected twist to the ending. ^^