Also sharing another birthday are Tim Rice (the lyricist) and Niketa Calame-Harris (the speaking voice of Young Nala): November 10th. Calame had been born on Rice's 36th birthday. Season Three: " Battle for the Pride Lands" • " The Harmattan" • " The Accidental Avalanche" • " Ghost of the Mountain" • " Marsh of Mystery" • " Dragon Island" • " Journey of Memories" • " The Race to Tuliza" • " Mama Binturong" • " Friends to the End" • " The Tree of Life" • " The River of Patience" • " Little Old Ginterbong" • " Poa the Destroyer" • " Long Live the Queen" • " The Lake of Reflection" • " The Triumph of the Roar" • " Journey to the Pride Lands" • " Return to the Pride Lands" The Lion King was the first-ever feature film to be translated to European Portuguese and the first Disney film to be dubbed in Zulu.

Although this movie is rated G by the MPAA, it received a TV-PG rating on most TV channels for the violent content, especially the scene where Mufasa dies. The film is one of Disney's first attempts at animating hair and fur, due to getting its technology to create fur. Musical: Lioness Hunt • Rafiki Mourns • One by One • Grasslands Chant • Chow Down • The Madness of King Scar • Shadowland • Endless Night • Simba Confronts ScarSeason Two: " Babysitter Bunga" • " The Savannah Summit" • " The Traveling Baboon Show" • " Ono and the Egg" • " The Rise of Scar" • " Let Sleeping Crocs Lie" • " Swept Away" • " Rafiki's New Neighbors" • " Rescue in the Outlands" • " The Ukumbusho Tradition" • " The Bite of Kenge" • " Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas" • " The Morning Report" • " The Golden Zebra" • " The Little Guy" • " Divide and Conquer" • " The Scorpion's Sting" • " The Wisdom of Kongwe" • " The Kilio Valley Fire" • " Undercover Kinyonga" • " Cave of Secrets" • " The Zebra Mastermind" • " The Hyena Resistance" • " The Underground Adventure" • " Beshte and the Beast" • " Pride Landers Unite!" • " The Queen's Visit" • " The Fall of Mizimu Grove" • " Fire from the Sky" Video games: The Lion King • Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games • The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure • Kingdom Hearts II • Animated Storybook: The Lion King • Disney Universe • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Adventures in Typing with Timon and Pumbaa • Activity Center • The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Active Play • The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride GameBreak • The Lion King 1½ • Disney Crossy Road • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Kingdom Hearts III • Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King • Disney Classic Games Collection • The Lion King: Operation Pridelands Even though the setting is definitely Africa, there are some minor anomalies in the selection of animal species portrayed in the movie. In the "circle of life" sequence, leaf-cutter ants are seen crawling on a branch, even though leaf cutter ants are not only found in South America, they are endemic there. Also, Timon is a meerkat, and they are found in parts of Namibia and throughout South Africa, miles from Hell's Gate National Park where the main setting of the film is heavily modeled. Films: The Lion King ( video) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride ( video) • The Lion King 1½ ( video) • The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar • The Lion King (2019) ( video) • Mufasa: The Lion King

Season Two: " Palm Beached/ Jamaica Mistake?" • " Oregon Astray/ New Guinea Pig" • " Isle of Manhood/ Puttin' on the Brits" • " Klondike Con/ Isle Find Out" • " Beetle Romania/ Rumble in the Jungle" • " Wide Awake in Wonderland/ Zazu's Off-by-One Day" • " Animal Barn/ Roach Hotel" • " Africa-Dabra!/ I Don't Bolivia" • " Shopping Mauled/ Library Brouhaha" • " Catch Me if You Kenya/ Scent of the South" • " Monster Massachusetts/ Handle with Caribbean" • " Forbidden Pumbaa/ Washington Applesauce" • " Alcatraz Mataz/ Oahu Wahoo" • " I Think I Canada/ Zazu's Off Day Off" • " Beast of Eden/ Sense & Senegambia" • " Timon on the Range/ The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E." • " Maine-Iacs/ Fiji-Fi-Fo-Fum" • " Rome Alone/ Amusement Bark" • " Once Upon a Timon" • " Home is Where the Hog Is" • " Bumble in the Jungle Plus: Beethoven's Whiff!/ Mind Over Matterhorn" The Lion King: Circle of Life • The Morning Report • I Just Can't Wait to Be King • Be Prepared • Hakuna Matata • Can You Feel the Love Tonight • Hawaiian War Chant The Lion King was the first Disney animated feature to be an original story, rather than being based on an already-existing work. The filmmakers have said that the story of The Lion King was inspired by the Joseph and Moses stories from the Bible and William Shakespeare's Hamlet. [9] Despite these claims, the story was not based on the aforementioned works, having actually taken more inspiration from actual animal behavior. During the summer of 1992, the team was joined by screenwriter Irene Mecchi, with a second screenwriter, Jonathan Roberts, joining a few months later. Mecchi and Roberts took charge of the revision process, fixing unresolved emotional issues in the script and adding comic business for Pumbaa, Timon, and the hyenas. Lyricist Tim Rice worked closely with the writing team, flying to California at least once a month, as his songs needed to work in the narrative continuity. Rice's lyrics – which were reworked up to the production's end – were even pinned to the storyboards during development. [7] Rewrites were frequent, with animator Andreas Deja saying that completed scenes would be delivered only for the response to be that parts needed to be reanimated due to dialog changes. [3] Rafiki's Bakora Staff • Great Lions of the Past • King of the Jungle • Musical • Lion Guard • Roar of the Elders • Night Pride • Mark of the Guard • Mark of the Night Pride • Moja Kwa Moja Stone • Tuliza • The Disney Afternoon • Find Out Why • House of Mouse • One by One • Timon & Pumbaa's Vacation Safari • As Told by EmojiThis is the first Disney film whose title not only is near or at the beginning of the movie but at the end (before the credits), more being Tarzan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Brother Bear, and Raya and the Last Dragon.

The film became available on Digital HD August 15, 2017, and on Blu-ray/DVD August 29, 2017. It later got a 4K Ultra HD release on December 4, 2018. In Mouse Hunt, Nathan Lane's character Ernie Smuntz says Hakuna Matata to one of the auctioneers, a reference to Timon in the Lion King. Neuwirth, Allan. Makin' toons: inside the most popular animated TV shows and movies. Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. ISBN 978-1-58115-269-2. Fireworks: Celebrate the Magic • Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland • Disney Dreams! • Disneyland Forever • Happily Ever After • Harmonious • Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • The Magic, the Memories and You • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Tree of Life Awakens • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color • Wondrous JourneysThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride: He Lives in You • We Are One • My Lullaby • Upendi • One of Us • Love Will Find a Way Jeremy Irons and Ernie Sabella both share the same birthday: September 19; Sabella was born on Irons's first birthday. The development of The Lion King started concurrently with Pocahontas, which most of the animators of Walt Disney Feature Animation decided to work on instead, believing it would be the more prestigious and successful of the two. [9] The story artists also did not have much faith in the project, with Brenda Chapman declaring she was reluctant to accept the job " because the story wasn't very good", [3] and writer Burny Mattinson saying to co-worker Joe Ranft about the film that " I don't know who is going to want to watch that one." [8] Most of the leading animators were either doing their first major work supervising a character, or had much interest in animating an animal. [4] Thirteen of these supervising animators, both in California and Florida, were responsible for establishing the personalities and setting the tone for the film's main characters. The animation leads for the main characters included Mark Henn on young Simba, Ruben A. Aquino on adult Simba, Andreas Deja on Scar, Aaron Blaise on young Nala, Anthony DeRosa on adult Nala, and Tony Fucile on Mufasa. Nearly 20 minutes of the film, including the " I Just Can't Wait to Be King" sequence, [6] were animated at the Disney-MGM Studios facility. Ultimately, more than 600 artists, animators, and technicians contributed to The Lion King over the course of its production. Weeks before the film was to be released, production was affected by the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which shut off the studio and required the animators to finish their work from home. [11] Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023)