The Lion King (franchise)

The Lion King
Creator	Walt Disney Feature Animation Roger Allers Rob Minkoff
Print publications
Books	The Lion King: Six New Adventures
Films and television
Films	The Lion King (1994) Untitled The Lion King Reboot (TBA)
Short films	Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995) '"Find Out Why'" "Wild About Safety" "It’s UnBungalievable"
Animated series	The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999) The Lion Guard (2016–present)
Television films	The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015)
Direct-to-video	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Theatrical presentations
Plays	The Legend of the Lion King (1994–2002, 2004–2009)
Musicals	The Lion King (1997–present) Festival of the Lion King (1998–present)
Games
Video games	The Lion King (1994) Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King (1994) Disney's The Lion King Activity Center (1995) Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games (1995) The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000) Kingdom Hearts (2002) Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure (2003) The Lion King 1½ (2003) Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) Kingdom Hearts II (2005) Disney Friends (2007)
Audio
Soundtracks	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994) Return to Pride Rock: Songs Inspired by Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) The Lion King 1½: Songs From Timon and Pumbaa's Hilarious Adventure (2004) The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording (1997)
Original music	Rhythm of the Pride Lands (1995)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attractions	The Legend of the Lion King (1994–2002, 2004–2009) The Lion King Celebration (1994–1997) Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995–present) Festival of the Lion King (1998–present)
* Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover, or has characters based on those from this franchise.

The Lion King is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional media. The success of the original 1994 American animated feature, The Lion King, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, led to two direct-to-video sequel films, a television film sequel, two spin-off television series, three educational shorts, several video games, merchandise, and the third-longest-running musical in Broadway history, which garnered six Tony Awards including Best Musical.

The Lion King is the original film of the franchise. It was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, premiered in selected cities on June 15, 1994, and widely released to theaters on June 24, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures.The Lion King is the 32nd Disney animated feature film and belongs to an era known as the Disney Renaissance. The plot of the film is heavily influenced by the William Shakespeare play Hamlet.

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on VHS in the United States on October 27, 1998. It was directed by Darrell Rooney. It was first released on DVD as a limited issue on November 23, 1999, and placed into moratorium on January 19, 2000. It was not released again on DVD until August 31, 2004, when it was a two-disc special edition. It went into moratorium in January 2005. The plot of this animated film is heavily influenced by another Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.

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