The parade's design centered around the story of Simba, the main protagonist of The Lion King, as if it were a tale passed down in Africa for generations.

[1] After the parade's run ended in 1997, four of the floats were moved to Disney's Animal Kingdom for the Festival of the Lion King show.

Set to a mostly instrumental version of the song "I Just Can't Wait to Be King", the first characters to appear are two rhinoceroses, followed by tribal dancers, drummers and a float featuring Zazu and Rafiki with two giraffes.

Simba stands atop Pride Rock while Nala roars and drums out the beat with her paw at the foot of the float.

The parade eventually stops and Mufasa's bass voice is heard telling Simba to take his place in the Circle of Life.

The Disney's Animal Kingdom version of the show is presented as a celebration with Simba and his friends, including a band of four human singers.

These animals are represented by large puppets on parade-style floats, which were originally built for Disneyland's The Lion King Celebration parade.

After the hosts welcome the audience to the show, the curtains open and a procession of dancers, puppeteers, and stilt walkers enter the theater ("I Just Can't Wait to Be King").

remained closed due to a dispute between the Actors’ Equity Association and Walt Disney World over allowing performers to wear face masks and providing regular testing.

An updated version of the original show returned on July 16, 2022, as part of Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration.

The performance is mainly in English, but two actors dressed as monkeys summarise and translate some of the lines into Cantonese in order to accommodate Hongkongese guests.

Track listing:The Legend of the Lion King show at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World in Florida was a stage performance retelling the story of the film using life size puppets.

[8] This Broadway-style show used human actors, including some from the West End production of The Lion King,[9] and featured popular songs from the movie.

[11] Disney describes the show as "a tribe of singers, dancers and acrobats dressed as Rafiki, Simba, Timon, Pumbaa, Nala, Mufasa and Scar brilliantly bring famous Pride Rock anthems to life.

Track listing: The Tale of the Lion King show at Disney California Adventure, which opened in June 2019, features a narrator, Mwongozo (Swahili for "guide"), who leads a troupe of 18 performers called the "Storytellers of the Pride Lands".