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These features need to be compared against the laserdisc better. Dvd navigation seems to be a bit of a mess
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Audio Commentary

With Don Hahn and co-directors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff.

Pride of The Lion King (HD, 38 minutes)

Cast and crew discussing the film.

Nathan and Matthew: The Extended Lion King Conversation (1080p, 7:08)

To be cross-checked with the piece shown in the documentary.

The Lion King: A Memoir - Don Hahn (HD, 20 minutes)

Deleted & Alternate Scenes (HD, 15 minutes)

: "Zazu Flatters Mufasa," "King of the Wild," "Scar Wants Nala As His Queen," "Simba and Nala Reunited" and "Zazu Flatters Scar."

The Morning Report (HD, 3 minutes)

(Part of the movie)

Bloopers & Outtakes (HD, 4 minutes)

Animated gag reel.

Interactive Art Gallery (HD)

"Character Design," "Visual Development," "Storyboards" and "Layouts and Backgrounds.". These should all be cross-checked. 		Art and Character Design Galleries 48. Character design introduction
49. Character design Mufasa
50. Character design Simba
51. Character design Scar
52. Character design Rafiki
53. Character design Timon and Pumbaa
54. Character design Zazu
55. Character design Hyenas - Shenzi, Banzai and Ed
56. Character design Nala
57. Character design Sarabi and female lions
58. Character design miscellaneous
60. Preliminary designs and early concepts
70. Art designs, layouts and backgrounds

Visualizing a Villain (1080p, 2:53)

Interpretive piece with painter David Garibaldi.

The Recording Sessions (1080p, 4:46)

Also offers a picture-in-picture view of animated scenes and recordings.

Inside the Story Room (1080p, 23:42)

Storyboard pitches for five scenes: Circle of Life, Simba and Nala, Simba Takes Nala Out to Play, Hakuna Matata, and Rafiki and the Reflecting Pool.
Sing-Along Mode or song selection

The Making of "The Morning Report" (3 minutes)

Featurette about the added musical number .

Deleted scenes & abandoned concepts

"Bug Football", early "Hakuna Matata" (Timon's verse), alternate rendition of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
66. Early concept: "Be prepared" (reprise)
68. Early concept: Simba decides to return
Featurettes about Origins (inspirations for plot), Timeless Themes, and The Story Comes To Life (scripting and development).12 minutes.
35 minutes of clips expanding on the former. The filmmakers and Maltin discuss the movie in Origins. Production Research tells about the team's trip to Africa. Art and African Influence expands on this. Reflections has the team looking back on the success. Storyboard Process and production design are clips from 1994. There are also several short clips about character design.

Computer Animation

Wildebeest stampede
Several features about music: Musical Inspiration, Landmark Songwriting (about Elton John), Orchestral Color and Scoring Emotion (Hans Zimmer), African Influence, (Lebo M), Audio Sequel (CD Rhythm Of The Pride Lands). It's wrapped up with Full Circle. 47. Music
Music Videos: "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (the original Elton version), Lebo M’s Hakuna Matata (from Rhythm Of The Pride Lands) and Circle Of Life (Elton John).
Several features about Broadway musical: Musical Origins (original ideas for a stage musical), Screen To Stage, Musical Texture, Setting The Stage, and Leaps Of Fantasy.
Stage Musical Publicity Gallery.
Animals: Lions, Meerkats, Warthogs and Hyenas.

Disney And Animals (6 minutes)

Disney Studio’s animal pictures, True Life Adventures, Jungle Cruise, live-action features, Brother Bear, …
Multi-Language Clip Reel
Featuerette about the re-mixed Imax soundtrack and the disc's Enhanced Home Theater Mix.

Animal Park (4 minutes)

Promo for Animal Kingdom Lodge
Storyboard To Film Comparison: Circle Of Life sequence in split screen form, Three early concepts (with new intros) Timon And Pumbaa Find Simba, Simba’s Presentation, Warthog Rhapsody 61. Early concept: Simba's presentation
62. Early concept: Timon and Pumbaa find Simba
63. Early concept: "Warthog rapsody"

Early Presentation Reel

Internal reel for the film then known as King Of The Jungle
remix of "Circle of Life" by the "Circle of Stars"
Games
Disc 3—side 5: The making of The Lion King (27 minutes) (hosted by Robert Guillaume) (also on VHS apparently)
38. History and development of The Lion King story
39. Sequence breakdown and storyboards introduction
40. Storyboard pitch: The reflection pool/Mufasa's ghost
41. Storyboards: Sequence 1 "Circle of life"
42. Storyboards: Sequence 4.2 "I just can't wait to be king"
43. Storyboards: Sequence 10 The stampede/Mufasa's death
44. Storyboards: Sequence 16 The reflection pool/Mufasa's ghost
45. Storyboards: Sequence 19 The fight
46. Storyboards to film comparison "Circle of life"
69. Early concept: The fight
72. Animation: analog track 1: commentary by Randy Fullmer; analog track 2: dialogue and effects only
74. Publicity and international voices

Purist Remarks

Like before, IMAX changes. "SEX/SFX" dust cloud censored. 1995 Deluxe Edition LD has original theatrical animation. 2003 Platinum Edition has original aspect ratio.

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