Ep.28 The Lion King 30th Anniversary

Welcome Friends of Disney, today we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of another Disney Renaissance classic The Lion King. The Lion King released 30 years ago in 1994 and starred well known actors such as James Earl Jones, Matthew Broderick, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeromy Irons and Jim Cummings. With Music by Hans Zimmer and Elton John, The Lion King won 2 oscars for best original song and Best original score. Lion King also won 2 golden globes in the same categories and won a 3rd golden globe for best musical. The Lion King has been such a success for the Walt Disney Company it has gone on to be produced into a broadway musical, remade into a live action movie that was released in 2019, had a spin off tv show called Timon and Pumba, a Disney Junior tv series called the lion guard and also had a direct to video sequel "lion king 2 Simba's Pride" and Lion king 1 1/2. Subscribe and Check out our patreon! www.patreon.com/FriendsofDisneyPodcast