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Festival of the Lion King
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Dr. Tim
Marana, AZ5,139 contributions
Wonderful Production worthy of Broadway!
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 February 9, 2020
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Debbie F
Birmingham, UK32 contributions
Amazing
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 January 13, 2020
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Pendragon
Stoke-on-Trent, UK209 contributions
Great show
Sep 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 September 26, 2023
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L18SUM
Stirling, UK523 contributions
Not to be missed
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 November 13, 2023
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msleilamiller
Upper Saddle River, NJ3 contributions
Disappointing
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 March 8, 2022
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Tinytimtown
Dartmouth, UK96 contributions
Covid performance type
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 May 28, 2022
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Ward D
Satellite Beach, FL2,736 contributions
New version of the same show – still excellent.
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 July 28, 2021
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Stephen H
Austin, TX15 contributions
Not my cup of tea
Sep 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 May 20, 2023
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Brian L
128 contributions
Fastpass won't guarantee good seats
We used one of our three FP+ options on this show, and wound up sitting way in the back of one of the sections... Other sections were empty but staff members will not allow FP holders to sit there. I would not waste a FP on this show, standing in line will get you just as good of a seat.
Written August 13, 2014
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Issa Maalouf
Caldwell, ID3,176 contributions
Beautiful show!!!
Sep 2018 • Friends
One of the best shows ever!!! You dig back into the famous story of the lion king... All the characters are there moving with the beautiful music of the lion king's movie!!! Some big statues are there too fixed... It is highly recommended!!!
Written August 24, 2019
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Festival of the Lion King admission prices can vary. Entrance tickets currently cost $375.07, while a popular guided tour starts around $481.60 per person.

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