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Tanglemane

2011-11-09T04:24:27Z

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Tanglemane is a male lion found in the comic book, 'In Deep Water.' He has a golden pelt, mahogany mane and a multi-colored muzzle. He also has 4 slashes across his frontal left leg.

Here is an image of him.
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File:Tanglemane.jpg|This is Tanglemane. Very well drawn, hm?
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User:Mheetusmate

2011-11-09T04:14:42Z

Mheetusmate: Created page with "Aloha! My name is La'Vie. I don't edit the Wiki very often at all, but when I do I make minor corrections that will probably be wiped away within a few days. I love The Lion Kin..."

Aloha! My name is La'Vie. I don't edit the Wiki very often at all, but when I do I make minor corrections that will probably be wiped away within a few days.

I love The Lion King, although Robin Hood may very well be my favorite Disney film. I know very, very much about almost every character, comic book or not.

Thank you for visiting my page ~

Tanglemane

2011-11-09T04:10:54Z

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File:Tanglemane.jpg

2011-11-09T04:03:40Z

Mheetusmate: This is Tanglemane. Very well drawn, yes?

This is Tanglemane. Very well drawn, yes?

Tanglemane

2011-11-09T04:00:34Z

Mheetusmate: Created page with "Tanglemane is a male lion found in the comic book, 'In Deep Water.' He has a golden pelt, mahogany mane and a multi-colored muzzle. He also has 4 slashes across his frontal left ..."

Tanglemane is a male lion found in the comic book, 'In Deep Water.' He has a golden pelt, mahogany mane and a multi-colored muzzle. He also has 4 slashes across his frontal left leg.

Sabini

2011-11-09T03:51:17Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img =
| Img_capt = Sabini
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Seventy
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations =
| Appearances = [[Vulture Shock]]
| Voice_Actors =
}}

==Physical Attributes==
Sabini is a blue-eyed, adolescent [[lion|lioness]]. She appears to bear much resemblance to Nala.

==Info==
Sabini complains the most loudly about [[Leo]]’s bragging.

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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Unofficial characters]]
[[Category:Book characters]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]
[[Category:Characters from Vulture Shock]]
[[Category:Lions]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Pridelanders]]

The Lion King 1½

2011-11-09T03:47:36Z

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{{Infobox Movie
| Img = Lionking1 12.jpg
| Img_capt =
| Original_Release = February 10, 2004
| Director = Bradley Raymond
| Producer = George A. Mendoza
| Running_Time = 77 minutes
}}

{{cleanup}}

'''The Lion King 1½''' (also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some countries outside the United States) is a live action/animated film, a part prequel/part midquel (or "in-between-quel" according to the film's teaser trailer) to 1994's The Lion King, made by The Walt Disney Company. The movie focuses on the meerkat/warthog duo Timon and Pumbaa before they met the lion Simba, and how Simba lived with them. Bascially, the film is a comedic retelling of The Lion King from Timon and Pumbaa's point of view.

==Plot==
As the [[The Lion King|original 1994 film]] was based partially on the Shakespeare play Hamlet, and its direct-to-video sequel [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]] was partially based on Romeo & Juliet, this movie is highly suspected to be inspired by Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, a play that created a humorous back story for two minor characters in Hamlet. Timon lived in a meerkat colony far away from Pride Rock. He was one of the worst diggers underground. While his mom has always been sympathetic and encouraging of Timon, his Uncle Max is more skeptical and embarrassed by his nephew. His father is not mentioned at all in the film, but did appear in a deleted scene; a sort of flashback. Timon's mom convinces Uncle Max to give Timon a job as sentry. The job results in disaster when Uncle Max narrowly escapes being eaten by the three hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. Timon loses the little respect of his colony he had and leaves, hoping to find his place in the world. On his journey Timon meets Rafiki who tells Timon that he seeks "Hakuna Matata", and tells him how to get there. Timon mistakes Rafiki's words of wisdom as an actual place located at Pride Rock. Along the way, Timon and Pumbaa meet for the first time. Unfortunately, Timon was scared of predators which made Timon and Pumbaa scream loudly when they bump into each other.

The adventures of Timon and Pumbaa begin to coincide with the events of The Lion King at this point. When they walk through the herd of animals witnessing the presentation of the new-born Simba, Pumbaa becomes a victim of his demophobia-triggered flatulence problem, and the terrible smell causes a few animals to collapse. The animals at the front see this and believe that the fallen animals are bowing, and soon they all bow together too. Timon and Pumbaa continue their journey and find a new home near Pride Rock. One morning, they are disturbed by some noise from outside, which is actually Simba, Nala, Zazu, and the animals singing "I Just Can't Wait to be King". Timon gets mad and hits the leg of an elephant supporting the tower of animals. The elephant jumps in surprise and causes the tower to collapse, explaining why it collapsed in the original film. Timon and Pumbaa's home is ruined by this event and they set off to find another home. On the way, they travel to the elephant graveyard and witness Mufasa saving the cubs from the hyenas. That night, going further into the graveyard, they witness an army of hyenas marching to "Be Prepared", and the duo run away. Later, they end up in the gorge only to encounter a wildebeest stampede, which is the same one from the original film where Simba loses his father. In the midst of it all they fall down a waterfall and, just as Timon is about to give up, find themselves before a large, luscious empty jungle in which they make their new home. Later they find Simba and the film shows us some of their life in the jungle throughout the years. As an adult, Simba re-encounters his childhood friend Nala, and Timon and Pumbaa try everything to stop Simba from falling in love with her. This has disastrous results, although explaining a few things not touched in the original film: Simba and Nala fell off the cliff because Timon and Pumbaa tripped them with a vine; and Timon and Pumbaa re-appear at the end of the Can You Feel The Love Tonight sequence at another place because they were running around trying to interfere with the lions during the song. Although they fail, Timon are happy when they notice Simba arguing with Nala and running off to the grasslands. They go back to sleep, mistaking Mufasa's ghost appearing in the clouds as bad weather. However, in the morning, they realize that Simba has returned home to challenge Scar. Pumbaa follows after Nala, leaving Timon alone. Rafiki appears before Timon but before he can say anything, Timon realizes that his "Hakuna Matata" is all about his friends, not his home. Timon catches up with Pumbaa and together they head to Pride Rock.

There, Timon re-encounters his mother and Uncle Max for the first time since he left the colony. They battle the hyenas while Simba fights with Scar. Thanks to Timon's quick thinking, the hyenas roll down a tunnel just in time to meet Scar after he is thrown from Pride Rock by Simba. This seems to be an error, as in the original film the hyenas attacked Scar because they heard him telling Simba that the whole plot was their fault and idea. But they can not have heard it, as they were chasing Timon. A possibility the hyenas heard while Timon and Pumbaa run down, but after they heard it, they focused on eating Timon and Pumbaa.

After the defeat of Scar, Simba becomes the king and Timon tells his mother that he found his place but something is still missing – his family. In the end Timon and Pumbaa return to their jungle paradise, bringing Timon's entire meerkat colony with them. The meerkats now have a safe, work-free place to call home and Timon is hailed a hero.

When the movie is over, Pumbaa says he wants to watch it again, but Timon refuses to. However, Timon's mom, Uncle Max, Simba and Rafiki suddenly arrive and request to watch the movie as well. They are then joined by numerous Disney characters. Timon gives up and begins to play the movie again. Right before the credits roll, Pumbaa says he's still not used to crowds.

==Trivia==
*A list of all Disney characters which appear in this movie: Mickey, Donald, Hook, Jafar, Iago, Smee, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Carpet, Koda, The Mooses, Crocodile, Merlin, Wart, Snow White, all seven Dwarfs, Stitch, Sagwa, Papa Mio, The Queen of Hearts vs The Foolish Magristrate from Sagwa, Mary Poppins, Bert, Fox and Horse, Dumbo, Willy Wonka, Bambi, Sutltan, Jose Carioca and Panticho.

==Also See==
*A list of the mistakes and continuity errors in this movie can be [[The Lion King Series Movie Mistakes|found here]].

[[Category:Movies]]

Uru

2011-11-09T03:44:47Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img =
| Img_capt =
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Diamonds
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Mate of [[Ahadi]], and only in the books the mother of [[Mufasa]] and [[Scar|Taka]], Grandmother of [[Simba]], Great-Grandmother of [[Kopa]] and [[Kiara]]
| Appearances = [[A Tale of Two Brothers]] ''(mentioned only)''
| Voice_Actors =
}}

'''Uru''' is the mother of [[Mufasa]] and [[Scar]], and the mate of [[Ahadi]].
She was also the Queen of the Pridelands.

== Physical Attributes ==
Uru's official appearance is unknown. However, most portrayals of Uru depict her as having Scar's pelt color and green eyes. Other popular depictions of Uru show her as a white lion. It is up to the fans to determine what Uru looks like, although there will likely never be an official stance.

==Info==
Mainly absent from the story ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', searching for a source of food and water during a drought. It is hinted that she encouraged Taka not give up hope in the possibility of becoming king.

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Unofficial characters]]
[[Category:Book characters]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]
[[Category:Characters from A Tale of Two Brothers]]
[[Category:Lions]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Pridelanders]]
[[Category:Deceased characters]]

The Lion King

2011-11-09T03:40:27Z

Mheetusmate: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox Movie
| Img = Lion_king_ver1.jpg
| Img_capt = Original Theatrical Poster
| Original_Release = June 15, 1994
| Director = Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
| Producer = Don Hahn
| Running_Time = 87 minutes
}}

'''''The Lion King''''' is a 1994 animated movie. It is the 32nd film in the canon, and the highest-grossing traditionally animated feature film in the United States. The film focuses on a young lion in Africa named [[Simba]], who learns of his place in the "Circle of Life" while struggling through various obstacles to become the rightful king.

==Plot==
The story of ''The Lion King'' takes place in the fictional [[The Pridelands|Pride Lands]] of Africa, where a lion rules over the other animals as king. At the beginning of the film, [[Rafiki]] , a mandrill shaman, presents [[Simba]] , the newborn cub of King [[Mufasa]] and Queen [[Sarabi]], to a massive gathering of animals at [[Pride Rock]]. Meanwhile, [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Scar]], realizes that he is no longer the heir to the throne and plots to kill [[Simba]] and [[Mufasa]] .

[[Scar]] plants curiosity in [[Simba]] about the [[Elephant Graveyard]], a place beyond the borders of the [[Pride Lands ]] where [[Mufasa ]] has forbidden [[Simba ]] to go. [[Simba ]] takes his friend, [[Nala]], to the [[Elephant Graveyard|elephant graveyard]] , where the cubs are chased by [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai ]] and [[Ed]], [[Scar]]'s hyena minions, only to be rescued by [[Mufasa]]. [[Scar ]] becomes very angry as he intended for the hyenas to kill the cubs. Plotting further, [[Scar]] gathers more hyenas and buys their loyalty by claiming that if he were king they would never be without food. Later, [[Scar]] lures [[Simba]] into a gorge for a "surprise from his father," while the hyenas engineer a wildebeest stampede down into the gorge where [[Simba]] is. Alerted by an insincerely dramatic [[Scar]], [[Mufasa ]] races to rescue his son from the stampede, and after saving [[Simba]], [[Mufasa]] is killed by [[Scar]], who thwarts his attempted climb to safety over an edge of a cliff. [[Scar]] convinces [[Simba ]] that that he was responsible for his own father's death, and recommends that he flee from [[The Pridelands]], never to return. To compound this, [[Scar]] orders the hyenas to kill [[Simba]], but as [[Simba]] escape through a thorny embankment, the hyenas break off pursuit and let him get away, expecting him to perish in the desert, and hurling threats that he will be killed if ever seen again. Informed that both [[Mufasa]] and [[Simba]] were killed, the pride regretfully allows [[Scar]] to assume the throne as the closest of kin.

[[Simba]] collapses in a distant desert, where he is found by [[Timon]], a meerkat, and [[Pumbaa]], a warthog, who adopt and raise [[Simba ]] under their carefree "[[Hakuna Matata]]" lifestyle. When [[Simba]] is grown, he is discovered by [[Nala]], who relays that [[Scar]]'s tyrannical reign has devastated [[The Pridelands]] by allowing the hyenas to hunt recklessly, a problem further compounded by a severe drought. She demands that [[Simba]] return to Pride Rock, but [[Simba]] refuses, still guilty about supposedly causing his father's death. However, after some advice from [[Rafiki]] and the ghost of his father, [[Simba]] returns home along with [[Timon]], [[Pumbaa]] and [[Nala]].

Once back at [[Pride Rock]], [[Simba]] confronts his uncle and the truth about [[Mufasa]]'s death is revealed by an overly confident [[Scar]]. A fierce battle breaks out between the lionesses, along with [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]], and the hyenas while [[Simba]] fights [[Scar]]. In the midst of their fight, [[Scar]] tries to surreptitiously blame everything on the [[hyenas]], but they overhear his conversation with [[Simba]]. [[Simba]] eventually triumphs over his uncle by flipping him over the low cliff, where he is surrounded by the now resentful [[hyenas]]. The [[hyenas]] surround their traitorous, fallen leader and devour him alive. With [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] as the new king and queen, the [[Pride Lands]] soon recovers and the herds return. The movie concludes with [[Rafiki]] lifting [[Simba]] and [[Nala]]'s newborn cub high into the air, thus continuing the circle of life.

==Music==
Elton John and Tim Rice wrote five original songs for this film, with Elton John performing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" during the end credits.

===Songs===
These are the musical numbers of the film, listed in order of appearance.

*'''[[The Circle of Life]]''', is sung by an off-screen, with African vocals by Lebo M and his African choir. This song is played during the ceremony where a newborn Simba is presented to the animals of the Pride Lands. The song is reprised at the end of the film.

*'''"[[The Morning Report]]"''', a song originally not in the film (it was created for the live musical version), was added with an accompanying animated sequence in the 2003 Platinum Edition home video re-release. Sung by Zazu, Mufasa and young Simba, the song is an extension of the scene in the original film where Zazu delivers a morning report to Mufasa, and later gets pounced on by Simba.

*'''"[[I Just Can't Wait to Be King]]"''' is sung by young Simba, young Nala, and Zazu. Simba uses this musical number in the film to distract Zazu so that he and Nala can sneak off to the elephant graveyard, while expressing his wish to be king as soon as possible.

*'''"[[Be Prepared]]"''' is sung by Scar and Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. In this song, Scar reveals to his hyena minions his plot to kill Mufasa and Simba.

*'''"[[Hakuna Matata]]"''' is sung by Timon and Pumbaa, Simba. Timon and Pumbaa use this song as a warm welcome to Simba as he arrives at their jungle home, and to symbolize their "no worries" lifestyle. Simba grows into a young adult by the end of the song.

*'''"[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]"''' is a love song sung mainly by an off-screen Kristle Edwards, with Timon, Pumbaa, adult Simba, and adult Nala. This musical sequence shows Timon and Pumbaa's frustration at Simba falling in love, and the development of Simba and Nala's romantic relationship. The song won the Academy Award Oscar for Best Original Song during the 67th Academy Awards.

=== Soundtrack and other albums ===

The film's original motion picture soundtrack was released on July 13, 1994.

On February 28, 1995, Disney released an album entitled Rhythm of the Pride Lands, a sequel of sorts to the original soundtrack which featured songs and performances inspired by, but not featured in, the film. Most of the tracks were composed by African composer Lebo M and focused primarily on the African influences of the film's original music, with most songs being sung either partially or entirely in various African languages. Several songs featured in the album would later have incarnations in other The Lion King-oriented projects, such as the stage musical or the direct-to-video sequels (examples being "He Lives In You" used as the opening song for The Lion King II: Simba's Pride; and a reincarnation of "Warthog Rhapsody", called "That's All I Need", in The Lion King 1½. Rhythm of the Pride Lands was initially printed in a very limited quantity. However, it was re-released in 2003 and included in some international versions of The Lion King's special edition soundtrack with an additional track.

==Sequels and spin-offs==
The success of the film led to several spin-offs, its first being a 70mm film released in 1995 entitled ''Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable''. It promoted environmental friendliness and was shown in the Harvest Theater in The Land (Disney)at Epcot in Walt Disney World. Also debuted in 1995 was a spin-off television series called ''Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)'' which focused on the titular meerkat and warthog duo in a more modern, human world to the film's.

In addition, a direct-to-video sequel called ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' was released in 1998, focusing on Simba's daughter Kiara. Finally, a direct-to-video, ''The Lion King 1½'' (also known as ''The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata''), was released in 2004, showing the timeline of ''The Lion King'' from the perspective of Timon and Pumbaa.

Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa were featured as guests in House of Mouse, and Banzai, Shenzi and Ed were part of the Disney villains in Mickey's House of Villains.

Simba, Timon, Pumbaa and Nala were featured in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.

==Video games==
Two video games based on the film have been released. The first, entitled, ''The Lion King (video game)'', was published in 1994 by Virgin Group and was released on NES, SNES, Game Boy, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Personal computer and Amiga. The second, entitled ''The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure'', was published in 2000 by Activision and was released on PlayStation and Game Boy Color.

In 1996, Disney Interactive and 7th Level released ''Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games'' for the PC. It was later seen on the SNES. Games include one where Pumbaa uses his gas to destroy fruits and bugs (and even a kitchen sink) that fall out of trees, a variation on a pinball game, a game where you use a peashooter to hit enemy creatures in the jungle, a game where Timon has to jump onto hippos over a river to deliver bugs to Pumbaa, and a variation on ''Tetris''.

A third game was published in 2004 simply called ''The Lion King'' for Game Boy Advance in Europe and Asia, but was in fact a game based on the direct-to-video prequel/midquel ''The Lion King 1½'' with Timon and Pumbaa as the playable characters.

Part of the main plot of ''The Lion King'' is retold in the 2005 Square Enix PlayStation 2 game ''Kingdom Hearts II''. The characters of the film appear in "Pride Land", one of the many Disney "worlds" in the game. The plot is altered and new dialogue was recorded to accommodate the presence of the three main protagonists (Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy). Simba also appears as a Summon and Summon Card in ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', respectively.

==Trivia==
* Disney claims that the story is based on Bambi (The Lion King being a more African-ized version of the film), Hamlet, and that The Lion King is their first original story. However, evidence largely suggests The Lion King is based off of popular-for-its-time anime series Kimba the White Lion.

==Other==
* A list of the mistakes and continuity errors in this movie can be [[The Lion King Series Movie Mistakes|found here]].

[[Category:Movies]]

The Lion King

2011-11-09T03:39:42Z

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{{Infobox Movie
| Img = Lion_king_ver1.jpg
| Img_capt = Original Theatrical Poster
| Original_Release = June 15, 1994
| Director = Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
| Producer = Don Hahn
| Running_Time = 87 minutes
}}

'''''The Lion King''''' is a 1994 animated movie. It is the 32nd film in the canon, and the highest-grossing traditionally animated feature film in the United States. The film focuses on a young lion in Africa named [[Simba]], who learns of his place in the "Circle of Life" while struggling through various obstacles to become the rightful king.

==Plot==
The story of ''The Lion King'' takes place in the fictional [[The Pridelands|Pride Lands]] of Africa, where a lion rules over the other animals as king. At the beginning of the film, [[Rafiki]] , a mandrill shaman, presents [[Simba]] , the newborn cub of King [[Mufasa]] and Queen [[Sarabi]], to a massive gathering of animals at [[Pride Rock]]. Meanwhile, [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Scar]], realizes that he is no longer the heir to the throne and plots to kill [[Simba]] and [[Mufasa]] .

[[Scar]] plants curiosity in [[Simba]] about the [[Elephant Graveyard]], a place beyond the borders of the [[Pride Lands ]] where [[Mufasa ]] has forbidden [[Simba ]] to go. [[Simba ]] takes his friend, [[Nala]], to the [[Elephant Graveyard|elephant graveyard]] , where the cubs are chased by [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai ]] and [[Ed]], [[Scar]]'s hyena minions, only to be rescued by [[Mufasa]]. [[Scar ]] becomes very angry as he intended for the hyenas to kill the cubs. Plotting further, [[Scar]] gathers more hyenas and buys their loyalty by claiming that if he were king they would never be without food. Later, [[Scar]] lures [[Simba]] into a gorge for a "surprise from his father," while the hyenas engineer a wildebeest stampede down into the gorge where [[Simba]] is. Alerted by an insincerely dramatic [[Scar]], [[Mufasa ]] races to rescue his son from the stampede, and after saving [[Simba]], [[Mufasa]] is killed by [[Scar]], who thwarts his attempted climb to safety over an edge of a cliff. [[Scar]] convinces [[Simba ]] that that he was responsible for his own father's death, and recommends that he flee from [[The Pridelands]], never to return. To compound this, [[Scar]] orders the hyenas to kill [[Simba]], but as [[Simba]] escape through a thorny embankment, the hyenas break off pursuit and let him get away, expecting him to perish in the desert, and hurling threats that he will be killed if ever seen again. Informed that both [[Mufasa]] and [[Simba]] were killed, the pride regretfully allows [[Scar]] to assume the throne as the closest of kin.

[[Simba]] collapses in a distant desert, where he is found by [[Timon]], a meerkat, and [[Pumbaa]], a warthog, who adopt and raise [[Simba ]] under their carefree "[[Hakuna Matata]]" lifestyle. When [[Simba]] is grown, he is discovered by [[Nala]], who relays that [[Scar]]'s tyrannical reign has devastated [[The Pridelands]] by allowing the hyenas to hunt recklessly, a problem further compounded by a severe drought. She demands that [[Simba]] return to Pride Rock, but [[Simba]] refuses, still guilty about supposedly causing his father's death. However, after some advice from [[Rafiki]] and the ghost of his father, [[Simba]] returns home along with [[Timon]], [[Pumbaa]] and [[Nala]].

Once back at [[Pride Rock]], [[Simba]] confronts his uncle and the truth about [[Mufasa]]'s death is revealed by an overly confident [[Scar]]. A fierce battle breaks out between the lionesses, along with [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]], and the hyenas while [[Simba]] fights [[Scar]]. In the midst of their fight, [[Scar]] tries to surreptitiously blame everything on the [[hyenas]], but they overhear his conversation with [[Simba]]. [[Simba]] eventually triumphs over his uncle by flipping him over the low cliff, where he is surrounded by the now resentful [[hyenas]]. The [[hyenas]] surround their traitorous, fallen leader and devour him alive. With [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] as the new king and queen, the [[Pride Lands]] soon recovers and the herds return. The movie concludes with [[Rafiki]] lifting [[Simba]] and [[Nala]]'s newborn cub high into the air, thus continuing the circle of life.

==Music==
Elton John and Tim Rice wrote five original songs for this film, with Elton John performing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" during the end credits.

===Songs===
These are the musical numbers of the film, listed in order of appearance.

*'''[[The Circle of Life]]''', is sung by an off-screen, with African vocals by Lebo M and his African choir. This song is played during the ceremony where a newborn Simba is presented to the animals of the Pride Lands. The song is reprised at the end of the film.

*'''"[[The Morning Report]]"''', a song originally not in the film (it was created for the live musical version), was added with an accompanying animated sequence in the 2003 Platinum Edition home video re-release. Sung by Zazu, Mufasa and young Simba, the song is an extension of the scene in the original film where Zazu delivers a morning report to Mufasa, and later gets pounced on by Simba.

*'''"[[I Just Can't Wait to Be King]]"''' is sung by young Simba, young Nala, and Zazu. Simba uses this musical number in the film to distract Zazu so that he and Nala can sneak off to the elephant graveyard, while expressing his wish to be king as soon as possible.

*'''"[[Be Prepared]]"''' is sung by Scar and Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. In this song, Scar reveals to his hyena minions his plot to kill Mufasa and Simba.

*'''"[[Hakuna Matata]]"''' is sung by Timon and Pumbaa, Simba. Timon and Pumbaa use this song as a warm welcome to Simba as he arrives at their jungle home, and to symbolize their "no worries" lifestyle. Simba grows into a young adult by the end of the song.

*'''"[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]"''' is a love song sung mainly by an off-screen Kristle Edwards, with Timon, Pumbaa, adult Simba, and adult Nala. This musical sequence shows Timon and Pumbaa's frustration at Simba falling in love, and the development of Simba and Nala's romantic relationship. The song won the Academy Award Oscar for Best Original Song during the 67th Academy Awards.

=== Soundtrack and other albums ===

The film's original motion picture soundtrack was released on July 13, 1994.

On February 28, 1995, Disney released an album entitled Rhythm of the Pride Lands, a sequel of sorts to the original soundtrack which featured songs and performances inspired by, but not featured in, the film. Most of the tracks were composed by African composer Lebo M and focused primarily on the African influences of the film's original music, with most songs being sung either partially or entirely in various African languages. Several songs featured in the album would later have incarnations in other The Lion King-oriented projects, such as the stage musical or the direct-to-video sequels (examples being "He Lives In You" used as the opening song for The Lion King II: Simba's Pride; and a reincarnation of "Warthog Rhapsody", called "That's All I Need", in The Lion King 1½. Rhythm of the Pride Lands was initially printed in a very limited quantity. However, it was re-released in 2003 and included in some international versions of The Lion King's special edition soundtrack with an additional track.

==Sequels and spin-offs==
The success of the film led to several spin-offs, its first being a 70mm film released in 1995 entitled ''Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable''. It promoted environmental friendliness and was shown in the Harvest Theater in The Land (Disney)at Epcot in Walt Disney World. Also debuted in 1995 was a spin-off television series called ''Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)'' which focused on the titular meerkat and warthog duo in a more modern, human world to the film's.

In addition, a direct-to-video sequel called ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' was released in 1998, focusing on Simba's daughter Kiara. Finally, a direct-to-video, ''The Lion King 1½'' (also known as ''The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata''), was released in 2004, showing the timeline of ''The Lion King'' from the perspective of Timon and Pumbaa.

Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa were featured as guests in House of Mouse, and Banzai, Shenzi and Ed were part of the Disney villains in Mickey's House of Villains.

Simba, Timon, Pumbaa and Nala were featured in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.

==Video games==
Two video games based on the film have been released. The first, entitled, ''The Lion King (video game)'', was published in 1994 by Virgin Group and was released on NES, SNES, Game Boy, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Personal computer and Amiga. The second, entitled ''The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure'', was published in 2000 by Activision and was released on PlayStation and Game Boy Color.

In 1996, Disney Interactive and 7th Level released ''Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games'' for the PC. It was later seen on the SNES. Games include one where Pumbaa uses his gas to destroy fruits and bugs (and even a kitchen sink) that fall out of trees, a variation on a pinball game, a game where you use a peashooter to hit enemy creatures in the jungle, a game where Timon has to jump onto hippos over a river to deliver bugs to Pumbaa, and a variation on ''Tetris''.

A third game was published in 2004 simply called ''The Lion King'' for Game Boy Advance in Europe and Asia, but was in fact a game based on the direct-to-video prequel/midquel ''The Lion King 1½'' with Timon and Pumbaa as the playable characters.

Part of the main plot of ''The Lion King'' is retold in the 2005 Square Enix PlayStation 2 game ''Kingdom Hearts II''. The characters of the film appear in "Pride Land", one of the many Disney "worlds" in the game. The plot is altered and new dialogue was recorded to accommodate the presence of the three main protagonists (Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy). Simba also appears as a Summon and Summon Card in ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', respectively.

==Trivia==
* Disney claims that the story is based on Bambi (The Lion King being a more African-ized version of the film), Hamlet, and that The Lion King is their first original story. However, evidence largely suggest The Lion King is based off of popular-for-its-time anime series Kimba the White Lion.

==Other==
* A list of the mistakes and continuity errors in this movie can be [[The Lion King Series Movie Mistakes|found here]].

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