Lion King, The 3D Diamond Edition

The project for The Lion King began as a cartoon entitled King Of The Jungle out of which the story developed into a theatrical animation feature. Set amid the majestic beauty of Africa's Serengeti plain, Disney's epic coming-of-age saga tells of the love between a proud lion ruler, Mufasa (Earl Jones), and his son Simba (Thomas), a naive and curious cub who is the heir to the throne. In the shadows prowls Simba's envious Uncle Scar (Irons) and his hyena followers. Their scheming for the throne leads to tragedy...and Simba's self exile from the kingdom he should rightfully rule. Befriended by the warmhearted warthog Pumbaa and his manic meerkat companion, Timon, Simba forgets his regal responsibility and adopts the carefree lifestyle of "Hakuna Matata." Simba comes to learn that he can reclaim his true destiny in the "circle of life" with the help of Rafiki, a wise mystic baboon. Until the success of Finding Nemo, The Lion King was the top-grossing animated film of all time. This new 3-D Blu-ray Disc™ rendering impressively enhances the technical and narrative achievement, and the suspense, laughs, and tears are made more engaging with this 3-D treatment. As a box office note, The Lion King had ruled for two consecutive weekends, with the 3-D version grossing $61.7 million, which is incredible for a 17-year-old film released in 3D that also followed within a week's time on 3-D Blu-ray Disc.