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** Scar’s subplot about trying to make Sarabi his queen is a reworking of a subplot from the Broadway adaptation[[note]]originally penned for the '94 film but ultimately cut[[/note]] in which Scar infamously tries to make Nala his queen.
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** Scar’s subplot about trying to make Sarabi his queen is a reworking of a subplot from the Broadway adaptation[[note]]originally adaptation[[note]][[WhatCouldHaveBeen/TheLionKing originally]] penned for the '94 film but ultimately cut[[/note]] in which Scar infamously tries to make Nala his queen.
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''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' was released about a month after the 25th anniversary of the [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 original film's]] release, and it acts as a sort of MilestoneCelebration, providing callbacks and nods from near and far across the quarter-of-a-century-old [[Franchise/TheLionKing franchise]].
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''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' was released about a month after the 25th anniversary of the [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 original film's]] release, and it acts as a sort of MilestoneCelebration, providing [[MythologyGag callbacks and nods nods]] from near and far across the quarter-of-a-century-old [[Franchise/TheLionKing franchise]].
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* The film contains various references to the Broadway play: [[Theatre/TheLionKing Julie Taymor's stage production]]:
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** A group of gazelles are seen as Mufasa explains the “delicate balance” a king must maintain, until Simba questions how they can respect the animals they prey on. In the play, an actor playing a herd of gazelles also crosses in front of Simba and Mufasa during the same lines of dialogue. The footage of the 2019 gazelles is even slowed down for a SceneryPorn moment, unintentionally strengthening the parallel as the actor in the musical pushes a cart that slowly cycles the gazelle puppets.
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** A group of gazelles are seen as Mufasa explains the “delicate balance” a king must maintain, until Simba questions how they can respect the animals they prey on. In the play, an actor playing a herd of gazelles also crosses in front of Simba and Mufasa during the same lines of dialogue. The footage of the 2019 gazelles is even slowed down for a SceneryPorn moment, unintentionally strengthening the a parallel as to the actor in the musical who pushes a cart that slowly cycles the gazelle puppets.wheel.
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-->'''Zazu''': I remember a cub - a certain headstrong cub - who was always getting into scrapes, and he achieved some prominence, did he not, sire?
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-->'''Zazu''': I remember a cub - a certain headstrong cub - who was always getting into scrapes, and he achieved some prominence, did he not, sire?
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* When Pumbaa suggests keeping Simba, he explains that “one day when he’s big and strong” he'll be able to protect them, quoting “My Lullaby” from ''Simba’s Pride''.[[note]]While the phrase is hardly original to ''Simba’s Pride'', the context and place of the quote here is what sells it.[[/note]]
* When Scar arrives at the Elephant Graveyard and Kamari threatens to eat him, Scar asks why they'd settle for one meal now when they could be feasting for the rest of their lives. The 2003 Platinum Edition DVD's director commentary stated that when Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella were auditioning for roles as hyenas, they shared a nearly identical exchange ("One meal now or a million in the future?" "One meal now, definitely one meal now.").
* When Scar arrives at the Elephant Graveyard and Kamari threatens to eat him, Scar asks why they'd settle for one meal now when they could be feasting for the rest of their lives. The 2003 Platinum Edition DVD's director commentary stated that when Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella were auditioning for roles as hyenas, they shared a nearly identical exchange ("One meal now or a million in the future?" "One meal now, definitely one meal now.").
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* When Pumbaa suggests keeping Simba, he explains that “one day when he’s big and strong” he'll be able to protect them, quoting “My Lullaby” "My Lullaby" from ''Simba’s Pride''.[[note]]While the phrase is hardly original to ''Simba’s Pride'', the context and place of the quote here is what sells it.[[/note]]
* When Scar arrives at the Elephant Graveyard and Kamari threatens to eat him, Scar asks why they'd settle for one meal now when they could be feasting for the rest of their lives. The2003 Platinum Edition DVD's director commentary DVDCommentary from the original film stated that when Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella were auditioning for roles as hyenas, they shared a nearly identical exchange ("One meal now or a million years of feasting in the future?" "One meal now, definitely one meal now.").now!").
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* Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' TV series, "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
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* Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' TV series, "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually ([[spoiler:Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
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The 2019 remake of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]]'' was released about a month after the 25th anniversary of the [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 original film's]] release, and it acts as a sort of MilestoneCelebration, providing callbacks and nods from near and far across the quarter-of-a-century-old [[Franchise/TheLionKing franchise]].
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The 2019 remake of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]]'' was released on the 25th anniversary of the [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 original film's]] release, and it acts as a sort of MilestoneCelebration, providing callbacks and nods from near and far across the quarter-of-a-century-old [[Franchise/TheLionKing franchise]].
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The 2019 remake of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]]'' was released on about a month after the 25th anniversary of the [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 original film's]] release, and it acts as a sort of MilestoneCelebration, providing callbacks and nods from near and far across the quarter-of-a-century-old [[Franchise/TheLionKing franchise]].
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** Also among Timon and Pumbaa's neighbors in the forest are a bat-eared fox and an aardvark, who may be nods to Bhati and Daabi, respectively, who would have been Simba and Nala's childhood pals in the original ''King of the Jungle'' treatments.
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* Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' TV series, "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
* Among Timon and Pumbaa's neighbors in the forest are a bat-eared fox and an aardvark, who may be nods to Bhati and Daabi, respectively, who would have been Simba and Nala's childhood pals in the original ''King of the Jungle'' treatments.
* Among Timon and Pumbaa's neighbors in the forest are a bat-eared fox and an aardvark, who may be nods to Bhati and Daabi, respectively, who would have been Simba and Nala's childhood pals in the original ''King of the Jungle'' treatments.
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* Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' TV series, "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
* Among Timon and Pumbaa's neighbors in the forest are a bat-eared fox and an aardvark, who may be nods to Bhati and Daabi, respectively, who would have been Simba and Nala's childhood pals in the original ''King of the Jungle'' treatments.be".
* Among Timon and Pumbaa's neighbors in the forest are a bat-eared fox and an aardvark, who may be nods to Bhati and Daabi, respectively, who would have been Simba and Nala's childhood pals in the original ''King of the Jungle'' treatments.
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* Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' TV series, "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
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* Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' TV series, "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".be".
* Among Timon and Pumbaa's neighbors in the forest are a bat-eared fox and an aardvark, who may be nods to Bhati and Daabi, respectively, who would have been Simba and Nala's childhood pals in the original ''King of the Jungle'' treatments.
* Among Timon and Pumbaa's neighbors in the forest are a bat-eared fox and an aardvark, who may be nods to Bhati and Daabi, respectively, who would have been Simba and Nala's childhood pals in the original ''King of the Jungle'' treatments.
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* When Simba takes his place at Mufasa’s side for his scolding, the pair are in the same position they were in the original film, but more notably they are in the same position they were during Mufasa’s speech about “everything the light touches”. This is even more significant since the scene is meant to be a massive {{Foreshadowing}} to Mufasa’s impending death, IE the sun setting on his time as king.
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** A group of gazelles are seen as Mufasa explains the “delicate balance” a king must maintain, until Simba questions how they can respect the animals they prey on. In the play, an actor playing a herd of gazelles also crosses in front of Simba and Mufasa during the same lines of dialogue. The footage of the 2019 gazelles is even slowed down for a SceneryPorn moment, unintentionally strengthening the parallel as the actor in the musical pushes a cart that slowly cycles the gazelle puppets.
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** At the end of the film before Simba ascends Pride Rock, Zazu greets him as “your majesty”. This line was cut late in the original film’s development, but remains in the Broadway production to this day.
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* Simba seated in-between his father's forelimbs as he learns about the kings of the past (as opposed to being on his back as in the [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/0a/97/630a978f2d413de84cbe3f160ea9a9ad.jpg original]]) a position reminiscent of a [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lion_in_the_Moon?file=TLITM5.png similar scene]] between Simba and Sarabi from early in the development of the original film.
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* This rendition of the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sequence ends with Simba and Nala cuddling on a large rock in a forested cliffside region, similar to the end of an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZskNUleZaM early version]] of the same scene from the 1994 production.
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* There are a few background creatures in Timon and Pumbaa's jungle home that are references to various minor characters from prior ''Lion King'' projects:
** The bat-eared fox is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Bhati Bhati]], a unused character from early drafts of the original film who was one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The aardvark is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Daabi Daabi]], another unused character from early drafts of the original film who was also one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The galago[[note]]Also known as a bushbaby[[/note]] is a reference to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Laini Laini]], a recurring minor character from ''The Lion Guard'' who appears in a number of episodes.
** The bat-eared fox is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Bhati Bhati]], a unused character from early drafts of the original film who was one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The aardvark is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Daabi Daabi]], another unused character from early drafts of the original film who was also one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The galago[[note]]Also known as a bushbaby[[/note]] is a reference to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Laini Laini]], a recurring minor character from ''The Lion Guard'' who appears in a number of episodes.
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* There are a few background creatures in Timon and Pumbaa's jungle home that are references to various minor characters from prior ''Lion King'' projects:
** The bat-eared fox is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Bhati Bhati]], a unused character from early drafts ofprojects, such as the original film who was one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The aardvark is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Daabi Daabi]], another unused character from early drafts of the original film who was also one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** Thegalago[[note]]Also known as a bushbaby[[/note]] is a reference to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Laini Laini]], a recurring minor character from ''The Lion Guard'' who appears in a number of episodes.
** The bat-eared fox is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Bhati Bhati]], a unused character from early drafts of
** The aardvark is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Daabi Daabi]], another unused character from early drafts of the original film who was also one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
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* At the end of the film when Simba is reuniting with his friends and family after the battle, the rain causes the mane on Simba’s crown to be matted down and more closely resemble a scrapped hairdo his animated counterpart [[https://youtu.be/ajd16gEk6dY originally sported]].
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Yeah no “Fred” is not a reference to a pretty obscure show Favreau and co probably didn’t watch, let alone Rogen who almost certainly adlibbed it.
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* The film contains possible references to ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'':
** When Timon agrees with Pumbaa to keep Simba, Pumbaa says "We're gonna name him Fred!". Ironically, Fred was the name of Timon's practical joking friend in the series.
** Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the TV series, being "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
** When Timon agrees with Pumbaa to keep Simba, Pumbaa says "We're gonna name him Fred!". Ironically, Fred was the name of Timon's practical joking friend in the series.
** Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the TV series, being "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
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* The film contains possible references to ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'':
** When Timon agrees with Pumbaa to keep Simba, Pumbaa says "We're gonna name him Fred!". Ironically, Fred was the name of Timon's practical joking friend in the series.
**Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' TV series, being "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
** When Timon agrees with Pumbaa to keep Simba, Pumbaa says "We're gonna name him Fred!". Ironically, Fred was the name of Timon's practical joking friend in the series.
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The 2019 remake of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]]'' was released on the 25th anniversary of the [[Disney/TheLionKing original film's]] release, and it acts as a sort of MilestoneCelebration, providing callbacks and nods from near and far across the quarter-of-a-century-old [[Franchise/TheLionKing franchise]].
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The 2019 remake of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]]'' was released on the 25th anniversary of the [[Disney/TheLionKing [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 original film's]] release, and it acts as a sort of MilestoneCelebration, providing callbacks and nods from near and far across the quarter-of-a-century-old [[Franchise/TheLionKing franchise]].
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* Rather than an elephant graveyard (despite still being called that by the characters), the hyenas' main den site bears a much closer resemblance to [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thelionkingfanon/images/f/fc/Outlands.png/revision/latest?cb=20171115191036 the Outlands]] as portrayed in ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'', chiefly by way of the combination of rock formations/large termite mounds and the numerous tunnels and caverns within. The scene where Simba's voice echoes in the graveyard is likely a reference to ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'', when Timon and Pumbaa visited the Elephant Graveyard and Timon's voice echoed as he spoke.
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* Rather than an elephant graveyard (despite still being called that by the characters), the hyenas' main den site bears a much closer resemblance to [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thelionkingfanon/images/f/fc/Outlands.png/revision/latest?cb=20171115191036 the Outlands]] as portrayed in ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'', chiefly by way of the combination of rock formations/large termite mounds and the numerous tunnels and caverns within. The scene where Simba's voice echoes in the graveyard is likely a reference to ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'', when Timon and Pumbaa visited the Elephant Graveyard and Timon's voice echoed as he spoke.
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** The ShoutOut to ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' was conceived after Favreau saw a production of the musical in which Zazu sang "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]", and felt it would be funny if the film also paid tribute to a fellow Disney musical in such a way. And by coincidence, when said show first debuted on Broadway, "Be Our Guest" was the song Zazu sang in that scene.
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** The ShoutOut to ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' was conceived after Favreau saw a production of the musical in which Zazu sang "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} "[[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Let It Go]]", and felt it would be funny if the film also paid tribute to a fellow Disney musical in such a way. And by coincidence, when said show first debuted on Broadway, "Be Our Guest" was the song Zazu sang in that scene.
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* The film also has references to''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'':
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* This isn't [[Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride the first time]] Nala gets into a DesignatedGirlFight with TheDragon.
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* This isn't [[Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride the first time]] Nala gets into a DesignatedGirlFight with TheDragon.
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* The film also has references to''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''
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* This isn't [[Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride the first time]] Nala gets into a DesignatedGirlFight with TheDragon.
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* This isn't [[Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride the first time]] Nala gets into a DesignatedGirlFight with TheDragon.TheDragon.
* The film contains possible references to ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'':
** When Timon agrees with Pumbaa to keep Simba, Pumbaa says "We're gonna name him Fred!". Ironically, Fred was the name of Timon's practical joking friend in the series.
** Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the TV series, being "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
* The film contains possible references to ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'':
** When Timon agrees with Pumbaa to keep Simba, Pumbaa says "We're gonna name him Fred!". Ironically, Fred was the name of Timon's practical joking friend in the series.
** Timon and Pumbaa have friends who imply Simba's not a "real lion" for having a laidback personality and are also afraid of him eating them because of his species. Episodes of the TV series, being "Congo On Like This" and "Shake Your Djibouti", had Timon & Pumbaa (mainly Timon) being afraid of Simba for the possibility of him eating them due to a tarsier's ([[spoiler: Actually a carnivorous wild dog in disguise]]) warning or questioning how good of a lion he is because he isn't as violent as a "lion should be".
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* A meta-example with the film's marketing. The original film's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkULiFjPj_U first teaser trailer]] was simply the "Circle of Life" sequence. This film's first teaser trailer (screened only for the D23 2017 Expo) was the new "Circle of Life" sequence, and the first public teaser trailer (released in November 2018) also largely consisted of scenes from “Circle of Life”.
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* A meta-example with the film's marketing. The original film's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkULiFjPj_U first teaser trailer]] was simply the "Circle of Life" sequence. This film's first teaser trailer (screened only for the D23 2017 Expo) was the new "Circle of Life" sequence, and the first public teaser trailer (released in November 2018) also largely consisted of scenes from “Circle of Life”. On the film’s home release special features, Favreau confirmed that this was indeed the intention to pay tribute to the 1993 teaser, and he took it a step further by showing an abridged “Circle of Life” at the D23 2017 expo.
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** The ShoutOut to ''Beauty and the Beast'' was conceived after Favreau saw a production of the musical in which Zazu sang "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]", and felt it would be funny if the film also paid tribute to a fellow Disney musical in such a way. And by coincidence, when said show first debuted on Broadway, "Be Our Guest" was the song Zazu sang in that scene.
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** The ShoutOut to ''Beauty and the Beast'' ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' was conceived after Favreau saw a production of the musical in which Zazu sang "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]", and felt it would be funny if the film also paid tribute to a fellow Disney musical in such a way. And by coincidence, when said show first debuted on Broadway, "Be Our Guest" was the song Zazu sang in that scene.
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** The bushbaby is a reference to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Laini Laini]][[note]]Referred to as a galago in the show[[/note]], a recurring minor character from ''The Lion Guard'' who appears in a number of episodes.
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** The bushbaby galago[[note]]Also known as a bushbaby[[/note]] is a reference to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Laini Laini]][[note]]Referred to as a galago in the show[[/note]], Laini]], a recurring minor character from ''The Lion Guard'' who appears in a number of episodes.
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** The ShoutOut to ''Beauty and the Beast'' was conceived after Favreau saw a production of the musical in which Zazu sang "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]", and felt it would be funny if the film also paid tribute to a fellow Disney musical in such a way.
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** The ShoutOut to ''Beauty and the Beast'' was conceived after Favreau saw a production of the musical in which Zazu sang "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]", and felt it would be funny if the film also paid tribute to a fellow Disney musical in such a way. And by coincidence, when said show first debuted on Broadway, "Be Our Guest" was the song Zazu sang in that scene.
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** Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba sleep together in a stump.
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** Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba sleep together in a stump.stump.
* This isn't [[Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride the first time]] Nala gets into a DesignatedGirlFight with TheDragon.
* This isn't [[Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride the first time]] Nala gets into a DesignatedGirlFight with TheDragon.
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The 2019 remake of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]]'' was released on the 25th anniversary of the [[Disney/TheLionKing original film's]] release, and it acts as a sort of MilestoneCelebration, providing callbacks and nods from near and far across the quarter-of-a-century-old [[Franchise/TheLionKing franchise]].
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* A meta-example with the film's marketing. The original film's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkULiFjPj_U first teaser trailer]] was simply the "Circle of Life" sequence. This film's first teaser trailer (screened only for the D23 2017 Expo) was the new "Circle of Life" sequence, and the first public teaser trailer (released in November 2018) also largely consisted of scenes from “Circle of Life”.
* Rather than an elephant graveyard (despite still being called that by the characters), the hyenas' main den site bears a much closer resemblance to [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thelionkingfanon/images/f/fc/Outlands.png/revision/latest?cb=20171115191036 the Outlands]] as portrayed in ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'', chiefly by way of the combination of rock formations/large termite mounds and the numerous tunnels and caverns within. The scene where Simba's voice echoes in the graveyard is likely a reference to ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'', when Timon and Pumbaa visited the Elephant Graveyard and Timon's voice echoed as he spoke.
* The shot of cub Simba looking at a rhinoceros beetle sitting on a rock is a reference to a [[http://www.lionking.org/site/media/images/legacy/PumbaaHuntsBug.jpg similar moment]] in the original with Pumbaa.
* Scar's design resembles that of [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/0/02/Lion2-disneyscreencaps.com-2675.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130217050741 Zira]], the main villain of ''Simba’s Pride'', featuring a lean build, dull brown coloration, torn right ear, and prominent dark stripe running down the center of his forehead[[note]]The other lions actually have this trait as well since it's common in real lions (which the cartoons left out, save for Zira's design), but Scar's is still the most prominent.[[/note]].
* While just a face instead of the whole body, the painting of Simba on Rafiki's tree is the same design as in the original movie.
* This rendition of the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sequence ends with Simba and Nala cuddling on a large rock in a forested cliffside region, similar to the end of an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZskNUleZaM early version]] of the same scene from the 1994 production.
* Simba seated in-between his father's forelimbs as he learns about the kings of the past (as opposed to being on his back as in the [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/0a/97/630a978f2d413de84cbe3f160ea9a9ad.jpg original]]) a position reminiscent of a [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lion_in_the_Moon?file=TLITM5.png similar scene]] between Simba and Sarabi from early in the development of the original film.
* There are a few background creatures in Timon and Pumbaa's jungle home that are references to various minor characters from prior ''Lion King'' projects:
** The bat-eared fox is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Bhati Bhati]], a unused character from early drafts of the original film who was one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The aardvark is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Daabi Daabi]], another unused character from early drafts of the original film who was also one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The bushbaby is a reference to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Laini Laini]][[note]]Referred to as a galago in the show[[/note]], a recurring minor character from ''The Lion Guard'' who appears in a number of episodes.
* The film contains various references to the Broadway play:
** The film proper begins with a short scene of a mouse scurrying about, minding its own business before it runs afoul of Scar, much like the Broadway play.
** Zazu’s line about Mufasa’s rambunctious childhood is lifted directly from the show.
-->'''Zazu''': I remember a cub - a certain headstrong cub - who was always getting into scrapes, and he achieved some prominence, did he not, sire?
** During the stampede, Mufasa gets to the tree Simba is holding onto and asks him to jump to him, just as his Broadway counterpart did. He doesn’t get the chance to catch Simba, however, because this time, a wildebeest plows into him, knocking them all over.
** Scar’s subplot about trying to make Sarabi his queen is a reworking of a subplot from the Broadway adaptation[[note]]originally penned for the '94 film but ultimately cut[[/note]] in which Scar infamously tries to make Nala his queen.
** The ShoutOut to ''Beauty and the Beast'' was conceived after Favreau saw a production of the musical in which Zazu sang "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]", and felt it would be funny if the film also paid tribute to a fellow Disney musical in such a way.
* When Pumbaa suggests keeping Simba, he explains that “one day when he’s big and strong” he'll be able to protect them, quoting “My Lullaby” from ''Simba’s Pride''.[[note]]While the phrase is hardly original to ''Simba’s Pride'', the context and place of the quote here is what sells it.[[/note]]
* At the end of the film when Simba is reuniting with his friends and family after the battle, the rain causes the mane on Simba’s crown to be matted down and more closely resemble a scrapped hairdo his animated counterpart [[https://youtu.be/ajd16gEk6dY originally sported]].
* When Scar arrives at the Elephant Graveyard and Kamari threatens to eat him, Scar asks why they'd settle for one meal now when they could be feasting for the rest of their lives. The 2003 Platinum Edition DVD's director commentary stated that when Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella were auditioning for roles as hyenas, they shared a nearly identical exchange ("One meal now or a million in the future?" "One meal now, definitely one meal now.").
* The film also has references to''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''
** Like ''1½'', this movie reveals that, after distracting the hyenas, Timon and Pumbaa were chased into a cave until Pumbaa chased the hyenas off.
** As with ''1½'', we find out that Timon and Pumbaa were watching Simba and Nala during their verse at the end of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".
** The movie has a shot of baby Pumbaa making bubbles in the water. In the midquel, Pumbaa made a jacuzzi out of a water hole by continuously passing gas in it.
** Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba sleep together in a stump.
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* A meta-example with the film's marketing. The original film's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkULiFjPj_U first teaser trailer]] was simply the "Circle of Life" sequence. This film's first teaser trailer (screened only for the D23 2017 Expo) was the new "Circle of Life" sequence, and the first public teaser trailer (released in November 2018) also largely consisted of scenes from “Circle of Life”.
* Rather than an elephant graveyard (despite still being called that by the characters), the hyenas' main den site bears a much closer resemblance to [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thelionkingfanon/images/f/fc/Outlands.png/revision/latest?cb=20171115191036 the Outlands]] as portrayed in ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'', chiefly by way of the combination of rock formations/large termite mounds and the numerous tunnels and caverns within. The scene where Simba's voice echoes in the graveyard is likely a reference to ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'', when Timon and Pumbaa visited the Elephant Graveyard and Timon's voice echoed as he spoke.
* The shot of cub Simba looking at a rhinoceros beetle sitting on a rock is a reference to a [[http://www.lionking.org/site/media/images/legacy/PumbaaHuntsBug.jpg similar moment]] in the original with Pumbaa.
* Scar's design resembles that of [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/0/02/Lion2-disneyscreencaps.com-2675.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130217050741 Zira]], the main villain of ''Simba’s Pride'', featuring a lean build, dull brown coloration, torn right ear, and prominent dark stripe running down the center of his forehead[[note]]The other lions actually have this trait as well since it's common in real lions (which the cartoons left out, save for Zira's design), but Scar's is still the most prominent.[[/note]].
* While just a face instead of the whole body, the painting of Simba on Rafiki's tree is the same design as in the original movie.
* This rendition of the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sequence ends with Simba and Nala cuddling on a large rock in a forested cliffside region, similar to the end of an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZskNUleZaM early version]] of the same scene from the 1994 production.
* Simba seated in-between his father's forelimbs as he learns about the kings of the past (as opposed to being on his back as in the [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/0a/97/630a978f2d413de84cbe3f160ea9a9ad.jpg original]]) a position reminiscent of a [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lion_in_the_Moon?file=TLITM5.png similar scene]] between Simba and Sarabi from early in the development of the original film.
* There are a few background creatures in Timon and Pumbaa's jungle home that are references to various minor characters from prior ''Lion King'' projects:
** The bat-eared fox is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Bhati Bhati]], a unused character from early drafts of the original film who was one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The aardvark is a callback to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Daabi Daabi]], another unused character from early drafts of the original film who was also one of Simba and Nala's childhood friends.
** The bushbaby is a reference to [[https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Laini Laini]][[note]]Referred to as a galago in the show[[/note]], a recurring minor character from ''The Lion Guard'' who appears in a number of episodes.
* The film contains various references to the Broadway play:
** The film proper begins with a short scene of a mouse scurrying about, minding its own business before it runs afoul of Scar, much like the Broadway play.
** Zazu’s line about Mufasa’s rambunctious childhood is lifted directly from the show.
-->'''Zazu''': I remember a cub - a certain headstrong cub - who was always getting into scrapes, and he achieved some prominence, did he not, sire?
** During the stampede, Mufasa gets to the tree Simba is holding onto and asks him to jump to him, just as his Broadway counterpart did. He doesn’t get the chance to catch Simba, however, because this time, a wildebeest plows into him, knocking them all over.
** Scar’s subplot about trying to make Sarabi his queen is a reworking of a subplot from the Broadway adaptation[[note]]originally penned for the '94 film but ultimately cut[[/note]] in which Scar infamously tries to make Nala his queen.
** The ShoutOut to ''Beauty and the Beast'' was conceived after Favreau saw a production of the musical in which Zazu sang "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]", and felt it would be funny if the film also paid tribute to a fellow Disney musical in such a way.
* When Pumbaa suggests keeping Simba, he explains that “one day when he’s big and strong” he'll be able to protect them, quoting “My Lullaby” from ''Simba’s Pride''.[[note]]While the phrase is hardly original to ''Simba’s Pride'', the context and place of the quote here is what sells it.[[/note]]
* At the end of the film when Simba is reuniting with his friends and family after the battle, the rain causes the mane on Simba’s crown to be matted down and more closely resemble a scrapped hairdo his animated counterpart [[https://youtu.be/ajd16gEk6dY originally sported]].
* When Scar arrives at the Elephant Graveyard and Kamari threatens to eat him, Scar asks why they'd settle for one meal now when they could be feasting for the rest of their lives. The 2003 Platinum Edition DVD's director commentary stated that when Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella were auditioning for roles as hyenas, they shared a nearly identical exchange ("One meal now or a million in the future?" "One meal now, definitely one meal now.").
* The film also has references to''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''
** Like ''1½'', this movie reveals that, after distracting the hyenas, Timon and Pumbaa were chased into a cave until Pumbaa chased the hyenas off.
** As with ''1½'', we find out that Timon and Pumbaa were watching Simba and Nala during their verse at the end of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".
** The movie has a shot of baby Pumbaa making bubbles in the water. In the midquel, Pumbaa made a jacuzzi out of a water hole by continuously passing gas in it.
** Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba sleep together in a stump.
