my favorite lion king deleted scenes.

You know speaking from a realistic standpoint. We alll know irl royals do care about thier kids (even if they dont really love their spouses since most royals were put into arranged marriages) but they couldn't show it outwardly because all eyes are always on them and there were standards to they had to uphold but im glad Mufasa didnt let him and simba and sarabi being royals get in the way of him showing his love for his family.

"...and since you're the next generation, and even more since you're my son" thats one thing I love about Mufasa's character. He didn't care about power. He took it as a very important duty and it seemed he cared much more for his son than for the throne. It kinda shows at certain points: when he stops listening to Zazu so he can play with Simba and teach him to pounce, when he would play and laught with him instead of enforce a tight squelude, when he seemed to feel guilty when Simba got into trouble becouse he hadn't been as firm as he could have. He was a great king, but he was a good father first.

I loved the way Simbas mom protected him that animation was so realistic

We all know "Be Prepared" is one of the best Disney villain songs. But tbh, I feel like this version is EVEN BETTER! Actually getting to see Scar and the hyenas take over the pride makes the scene so much more intense! I really wish we'd gotten this version now.

The fact that Disney was going to acknowledge Timon & Pumba's potential as a gay couple is one of the funniest things I've ever heard

Thank god they made the intro musical only and without talking

"but who gives a hoot if your hoooooot" ZAZU! I've never seen that side of you!

I like how "Be prepared" originaly was going to be mainly the hyenas singing. Making the hyenas more evil/the bad guys than what they actually are in the movie. I mean i do not see them to be evil. They just decided to follow a leader that spited out a lot of promises that he never could give to them. They eventually saw his lies and went agains him making him to expire.

The reprise of “Be Prepared” is masterful, I wish they had kept it! The feeling of dread as Scar announces his intentions and the looks on the lioness’ faces as the hyenas emerge; plus seeing Nala’s banishment as she refuses to be Scar’s queen, it ties everything together so much better than her just appearing to Simba in the jungle and saying, “I left to find help”. We get to see how bad things really got in the Pridelands.

I love these because it really highlights how amazing the movie is. Like every choice they made, every cut, was such a good choice. Can you imagine if the iconic circle of life intro was interrupted by a lighthearted comedic Zazu bit? Or if Mufasa’s strong silent mystical energy was lessened with a cute little song instead of a impactful serious monologue? Like wow every little change really was the right choice. I love all these clips but I’ve gotta say I don’t prefer them to the movie itself, so cool to be able to compare

R.I.P. Robert Guillaume (the voice of Rafiki)😔🙏🏻

I love how Muphasa looks in the storyboards, his eyes are pretty and full of life... even this simple style can show more emotion and life than the live action ever tried to

Sometimes, I wish they would animate selected deleted scenes just for chuckles. Not to put them in the movie (they did that, that was horrible), but as extra features.

Not sure I dig that song, but I like them talking about the responsibility of being king. In the release version, everyone gloms onto Simba saying "I can do whatever I want" when he's an immature kid and don't notice when Scar says it later. Scar's a bad king because he's immature, selfish, and doesn't do his duty, not just because he cut in line for the throne.

9:15 cursed straight au

Timon in those storyboards is so cute. XD

The first deleted scene with timone and puumba isnt deleted. Its used in Lion King 1 1/2, a movie all about timone. The wording is a bit different, but thats it.

I can't believe how come they didn't include "Be prepared" reprise that would show how Nala found Simba and why in the first place. The same with Timon and Pumba version of "Can you feel the love tonight". It's too funny

I like how some of these scenes are included in The Lion King 3 loll

Timon killing me here 🤣🤣🤣 6:18 The Lion King will ALWAYS be my all time favorite mov