Festival of the Lion King

Africa, Disney's Animal Kingdom

The signature attraction of the original Camp Mickey-Minnie at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Festival of the Lion King is a highly rated stage show featuring performers, songs and characters from the legendary movie. Now performs in Harambe.

Festival of the Lion King overview

Main Details
Park Disney's Animal Kingdom
Land Africa
Show Type High energy stage show
Indoor Show
Capacity High
Show Duration 30mins
Pre-Show
Post-Show
Gift Shop

Important Dates
Opening Apr 22 1998
Changes Moved from Camp Minnie-Mickey to Harambe Jun 1 2014

Queue Details
Disney Genie+
Lightning Lane Purchase
FastPass+
Standby Line
Indoor Queue
Outdoor Queue
Comfort Level Low

Extra Magic Hours
Morning EMH
Evening EMH

Viewing
Suggested Arrival Time 30mins before show time
Seating

Restrictions
Frightening for Kids
Accessibility May Remain in Wheelchair/ECV
Captioning Assistive Listening, Handheld Captioning, Sign Language at some shows.

Photography
Photography Allowed
Flash Photography
Video Recording

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Tumble Monkeys returns to Festival of the Lion King

Tumble Monkeys returns to Festival of the Lion King

2 years ago5 photos

A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King

A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King

3 years ago18 photos

Festival of the Lion King rehearsals

Festival of the Lion King rehearsals

3 years ago2 photos

Festival of the Lion King overview

Festival of the Lion King overview

4 years ago1 photo

New Harambe Theatre area in Africa

New Harambe Theatre area in Africa

10 years ago40 photos

New Festival of the Lion King theater exterior

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Festival of the Lion King added to Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom for one night only
11 months ago

'Festival of the Lion King' back at Disney's Animal Kingdom complete with Tumble Monkeys and Flying Bird
2 years ago

The full version of 'Festival of the Lion King' returns to Disney's Animal Kingdom today.

'Festival of the Lion King' will return to Disney's Animal Kingdom in July following a 10-day closure to update the show
2 years ago

'A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King' will transition into 'Festival of the Lion King' in July.

Tumble Monkeys are coming back to Festival of the Lion King at Disney's Animal Kingdom
2 years ago

The acrobats are making their long-awaited return to the stage show in the Harambe Theater.

'Festival of the Lion King' closed for update Jul 05, 2022 to Jul 15, 2022

Festival of the Lion King closed for refurbishment May 09, 2018 to May 09, 2018

Festival of the Lion King closed for relocation to new theater (reopening date not confirmed) Jan 05, 2014 to Jun 01, 2014

A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King

A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King

3 years ago15 mins

Harambe Theatre area walkthrough

Harambe Theatre area walkthrough

10 years ago7 mins

Festival of the Lion king Show at the new Harambe Theatre at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Festival of the Lion king Show at the new Harambe Theatre at Disney's Animal Kingdom

10 years ago31 mins

First Look at the New Harambe Theatre

First Look at the New Harambe Theatre

10 years ago2 mins