Festival of the Lion King
Festival of the Lion King
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  • L18SUM
    Stirling, United Kingdom2,057 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Not to be missed
    Our family of two adults, an 8 year old and a 6 year old visited Disney World for two weeks holiday in October. Since the Lion King Broadway show was developed, the quality of Disney shows has been upped. As you can imagine, this show takes a lot of cues from its theatre land production and it's not to be missed. Enjoy!
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 13 November 2023
  • Natalie1204
    Kolkata (Calcutta), India7,928 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Entertaining. Musical. Must visit if heading to Animal Kingdom
    Absolutely fabulous. If visiting Animal Kingdom, make sure you make time for this show. It’s spectacular. Lots of acrobatics and stunts, brilliant dancing, great singing and lots of audience interaction. It’s very very musical, peppy and entertaining. Kids and adults both will love it
    Visited May 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 1 June 2024
  • its5oclocksumwhere
    Derry, New Hampshire452 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Hey, Timon!
    We are big theater fans! This was a full on production we would have paid to see! It had it all....singing, dancing, acrobatics and more! It was high energy! Bonus, it was a fantastic break from the heat! I liked the length, not too long that you feel you are missing out on the park, but not too short that you feel you wasted your time. Loved the Cast Member energy and audience participation!
    Visited June 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 5 July 2024
  • michigander311
    Midland, Michigan505 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Live action show with great wheelchair seating!
    Tremendous show, nearly worth the price of park admission alone. You are right on top of all the action, it is right there at your level, not up on a stage. Wheelchair seating is the best possible, best seats in the house. Seen it several times, and will again in January 2025, and cannot wait. Do not miss while at this park
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 23 August 2024
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Dr. Tim
Marana, AZ5,095 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Couples
We were able to get Fast Passes for the Festival of the Lion King which was good news since that was the only way to get to see it for the 5 pm show. We’ve seen the Broadway Production of The Lion King a few times so it was really nice to see a different shortened version. This show lasts a half hour or so and includes some audience participation, magnificent costumes, acrobats, huge animated Lion, Elephant, Giraffe and Wart Hog. This is a real must see, especially with children! Highly recommend!
Written 9 February 2020
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Debbie F
Birmingham, UK37 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2019
This show is wonderful. One of the dancers took our son up to dance, he is in a wheelchair. It was wonderful to see him included, it made his holiday. Wiped a few tears away.
The sets, the costumes, the stages, the characters, the singing, the monkeys this show is stunning. So much to see. Could watch this show again, again and again. Staff are great, in the queue and getting you to your seats too.
Written 13 January 2020
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Pendragon
Stoke-on-Trent, UK319 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Family
We have seen this show a number of times before on previous visits. It's still great, we were one of the last groups through the door for the show we watched. This meant out little ones were able to stand up on our row as nobody was behind us and they could move around to see around people and get a good view. The acrobatics and performers were really good. The show is now back to what it was before Covid with lots of entertainment. Really great show, although staff ushering you out of the door to get over the yellow line so they can close the doors isn't great. They need to look and see you can't move forward if there are still groups of people standing in front of you.
Written 26 September 2023
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L18SUM
Stirling, UK2,057 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Family
Our family of two adults, an 8 year old and a 6 year old visited Disney World for two weeks holiday in October.

Since the Lion King Broadway show was developed, the quality of Disney shows has been upped. As you can imagine, this show takes a lot of cues from its theatre land production and it's not to be missed.

Enjoy!
Written 13 November 2023
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msleilamiller
Upper Saddle River, NJ4 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022
Not the same show. The missing monkey acrobats was disappointing - they were always the highlight for me. The "birds" danced beautifully, but the "flying" was a true loss. Less dancers, less talented singers. Just disappointing :(
Written 8 March 2022
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Natalie1204
Kolkata (Calcutta), India7,928 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Family
Absolutely fabulous. If visiting Animal Kingdom, make sure you make time for this show. It’s spectacular. Lots of acrobatics and stunts, brilliant dancing, great singing and lots of audience interaction. It’s very very musical, peppy and entertaining. Kids and adults both will love it
Written 1 June 2024
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Tinytimtown
Dartmouth, UK131 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022 • Family
We have visited before and prefer the old version this was a little drawn out. But understand it's set to return fully soon.

We love this as it is an interactive fun sing along. With fantastic performers. It's great to see kids having a fun time pointing out all the characters and animals.
Written 28 May 2022
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its5oclocksumwhere
Derry, NH452 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Couples
We are big theater fans! This was a full on production we would have paid to see! It had it all....singing, dancing, acrobatics and more! It was high energy! Bonus, it was a fantastic break from the heat! I liked the length, not too long that you feel you are missing out on the park, but not too short that you feel you wasted your time. Loved the Cast Member energy and audience participation!
Written 5 July 2024
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Ward D
Satellite Beach, FL3,384 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021
We have seen this show several times prior to COVID. It is always enjoyable. I believe they stopped it during COVID and just recently re-opened it. We went to see it recently (July 2021) and were pleasantly surprised. They have kept the singing and dancing and the overall show the same. For those of you that remember the original show, there is no more high-wire act and no more monkey gymnastics. Even with the differences, it is a wonderful show with good viewing from all seats in the theaters. I highly recommend going to see it if you are in the park.
Written 28 July 2021
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Stephen H
Austin, TX18 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022 • Couples
I was told this show was much better before covid. I don’t know because I never saw it before. I can only tell you of my experiences. The staff was pushy we were told to sit here then told to move there. The show was nothing like I expected. I was board half way through and couldn’t wait to get our of there.
Written 20 May 2023
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