Festival of the Lion King
Disney's Animal Kingdom · Show or entertainment
Festival of the Lion King is a show or entertainment at Disney's Animal Kingdom. “Delight in a larger-than-life show filled with songs, pageantry and puppetry celebrating the classic movie, The Lion King.”
Plan a day with it — the planners that list Festival of the Lion King, with it ticked.
About it
“Delight in a larger-than-life show filled with songs, pageantry and puppetry celebrating the classic movie, The Lion King.”
Located in Africa at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. Official page ↗
At a glance
- Name
- Festival of the Lion King
- Where
- Disney's Animal Kingdom (Located in Africa at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park)
- Kind
- Show or entertainment
- Type
- Indoor, Stage Shows
- On the map
- See it on the map
- Tags
- Official page
- disneyworld.disney.go.com ↗
In visitors’ videos
Named in 28 visitors’ videos, among them:
- A Deep Dive into Toy Story Land | Sisters, Sisters Podcast ↗
- The Disney Baby Stroller Setup That Saved Our Trip ↗
- How to Plan the Perfect Disney Trip with a Baby | Episode 39, Sisters, Sisters: A Mouselets Podcast ↗
- We brought a 3-month old baby to Disney for the first time... and here's how it went! | Disney Vlog ↗
What visitors noticed
“Usually, I would say to line up for Festival of the Lion King about 15 minutes early, but it's not super busy today.”
A visitor’s video · 31 July 2026“I think either Festival of the Lion King or Finding Nemo needs to be a must do for you.”
A visitor’s video · 23 June 2026What Disney printed, and when
The printed guide maps carry this name from January 2012 to 26 May 2026, on the 18 dated editions below.
- Earliest sheet
- January 2012 · Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Latest sheet
- 26 May 2026 · Disney's Animal Kingdom
Every edition it is printed on
| Sheet dated | Which map |
|---|---|
| January 2012 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| November 2012 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| January 2015 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| March 2015 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| June 2015 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| December 2015 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| September 2016 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| September 2017 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 22 April 2018 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 24 May 2018 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 11 November 2018 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 7 January 2019 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 13 January 2025 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 17 March 2025 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 2 September 2025 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 7 November 2025 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 2 February 2026 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 26 May 2026 | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
Guide maps from parkmaparchive.com.
If this is the one you will not miss
Indoors; a seated show.
Somewhere to sit down, nearest first
Something gentle, nearest first
A drink or a bite, nearest first
The next big one, and how far
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Nearest by the walkways
Walking distances; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.