Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious Scar and reclaim his rightful throne.

MPAA rating: G; bonus materials not rated.

Optional French dialogue; closed-captioned.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.

Feature running time: 90 min.

Special features: 2 versions of the film, deleted scenes, new song "Morning Report", music videos, "experiential" features and games, Timon & Pumbaa's virtual safari, music journey, stage journey, animal journey, film journey, story journey.

Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.

Includes 5 previews of other motion pictures.

Music, Hans Zimmer ; songs, Tim Rice and Elton John.

Matthew Broderick, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calame, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Madge Sinclair, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin.

DVD.