Walt Disney Studios Animated Features

The Lion King - Mufasa and Sarabi

Actors James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair provided the regal voices for Mufasa and Sarabi, the King and Queen of the Pridelands. Jones and Sinclair portrayed another royal pair, playing King Jaffe Joffer and Queen Aoleon from the fictional Zamunda, in the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America (1988).

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The Lion King - Plains Hidden Mickey

As Mufasa surveys the kingdom with young Simba, the two pass a grouping of rocks containing a Hidden Mickey.

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The Lion King - Brown Ant Hidden Mickey

As Timon prepares to eat his juicy grub, a Hidden Mickey appears in the background, located on a brown ant's gaster/abdomen.

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The Lion King - Green Ant Hidden Mickey

After Timon devours the giant grub, the Hidden Mickey reappears on the back of a green ant's gaster/abdomen.

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The Lion King - Red Beetle Hidden Mickey

Just after Timon reaches into the log for his meal, a red beetle with a Classic Mickey on its back, escapes by crawling away.

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The Lion King - Can You Feel the Love Tonight?

The Elton John and Tim Rice collaboration, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

John and Rice also received Best Original Song nominations for the Circle of Life and Hakuna Matata.

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The Lion King - Zazu Sings

Forced to appease King Scar, Zazu reluctantly sings a pair of peppy tunes.

Zazu, voiced by Rowan Atkinson, initially sings the classic It's a Small World (After All) by Richard and Robert Sherman.

With Scar showing such strong disdain for the Disney Theme Park classic, Zazu chooses another song, singing I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts. Inspired by a carnival game called the coconut shy (or coconut toss), the song was composed in 1944 by English songwriter, Fred Heaterton.

The Lion King - SEX Scene

A conflicted Simba and a gust of wind create the Lion King's infamous sex scene. However, the pollen and dust do not actually spell SEX, instead the secret message is SFX - a common abbreviation for Special Effects.

The Lion King - Meditating Rafiki

Desperate for answers, Simba finds Rafiki in a meditative pose. The sage Rafiki's hands are in a traditional Gyan Mudra, a yoga position that represents knowledge and wisdom.