Difference between revisions of "Festival of the Lion King"
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| land=Camp Minnie Mickey | | land=Camp Minnie Mickey | ||
| opened= April 22, 1998 | | opened= April 22, 1998 | ||
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| type= Stage Show | | type= Stage Show | ||
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The Festival of the Lion King (as well as the rest of Camp Minnie Mickey), proved to be so successful that it eventually became one of the parks most popular attractions. Finally in 2003, the show's theater was enclosed, and air conditioning was added. Outside of changes to the show's theater, the Festival of the Lion King has not seen any major changes, although a new Timon costume that allowed the meerkat to move his mouth and blink his eyes was added to the show in 2009. | The Festival of the Lion King (as well as the rest of Camp Minnie Mickey), proved to be so successful that it eventually became one of the parks most popular attractions. Finally in 2003, the show's theater was enclosed, and air conditioning was added. Outside of changes to the show's theater, the Festival of the Lion King has not seen any major changes, although a new Timon costume that allowed the meerkat to move his mouth and blink his eyes was added to the show in 2009. | ||
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+ | ==Fun Facts and Trivia== | ||
+ | * The Simba puppet in the Festival of the Lion King is 12 feet tall! | ||
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+ | * 136 African inspired costumes are used in the show. | ||
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+ | * 50 cast members perform daily in the Festival of the Lion King. | ||
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+ | * 7 shows of the Festival of the Lion King are performed everyday. | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | http://www.disneybythenumbers.com/wdw/CampMinnieMIckey.html | ||
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+ | http://jimhillmedia.com/contributors1/b/leslie_navarro/archive/2011/02/10/quot-festival-of-the-lion-king-quot-show-at-disney-s-animal-kingdom-proves-that-recycling-can-be-fun.aspx | ||
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Revision as of 21:28, 11 October 2012
The Festival of the Lion King is an attraction located in Disney's Animal Kingdom
Attraction History
Although currently the longest running show in Disney's Animal Kingdom, Festival of the Lion King was originally planned a temporary attraction. When Imagineers designed Animal Kingdom, the plan called Beastly Kingdom to be one of the park’s main lands. Due to budget constraints however, Beastly Kingdom was pushed back to phase II and a temporary land called Camp Minnie-Mickey was created in order to draw guests to this new land.
At the same time Imagineers were working on Camp Minnie-Mickey, Disneyland’s "Lion King Celebration" parade was ending its three year run. Eventually, it was decided that Imagineers could rescue many of the puppets and floats from the parade and create a new stage show for Animal Kingdom. The show that they created, The Festival of the Lion King was housed in a temporary theater which was not enclosed, and ready for Animal Kingdom's opening day.
The Festival of the Lion King (as well as the rest of Camp Minnie Mickey), proved to be so successful that it eventually became one of the parks most popular attractions. Finally in 2003, the show's theater was enclosed, and air conditioning was added. Outside of changes to the show's theater, the Festival of the Lion King has not seen any major changes, although a new Timon costume that allowed the meerkat to move his mouth and blink his eyes was added to the show in 2009.
Fun Facts and Trivia
- The Simba puppet in the Festival of the Lion King is 12 feet tall!
- 136 African inspired costumes are used in the show.
- 50 cast members perform daily in the Festival of the Lion King.
- 7 shows of the Festival of the Lion King are performed everyday.