History Trivia / TheLionKing

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail / ItWillNeverCatchOn: Most of the top animators picked working on ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' instead of ''The Lion King'', as they thought that would become Disney's next critical darling/box office hit.

** [[StarWars Darth Vader]] is Mufasa, while [[HomeImprovement Randy Taylor]] / [[FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller]] is his son, and [[MrBean Mr. Bean]] is his advisor.
** You forgot that [[Film/DieHardWithAVengeance Simon Gruber]] is Scar, while [[{{Film/Ghost}} Oda Mae Brown]], [[OliverAndCompany Tito]] and WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck are Shenzi, Banzai and Ed respectively.

** In the sequel, [[WesternAnimation/{{Recess}} Randall Weems]] / [[TheWeekenders Tino Tonitini]] is chosen to avenge Scar.

** Kovu time traveled [[spoiler: but didn't succeed leading to Serah's death and Chaos taking over. Leading to Lightning returns.]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2]]]]

** Kovu time traveled [[spoiler: but didn't succeed leading to Serah's death and Chaos taking over. Leading to Lightning returns.]] [[VideoGame/ FinalFantasyXIII2]]]]

** Kovu time traveled [[spoiler: but didn't succeed leading to Serah's death and Chaos taking over. Leading to Lightning returns.]] [[VideoGame/ FinalFantasyXIII2]]

** Kiara was originally named Aisha, but [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers Power Rangers]] beat Disney to the punch.

** Kovu used to be [[ThatOneBoss ridiculously-hard-to-beat]] [[KingdomHearts sitarist]] when he was a cub.
*** In either Spanish dub, adult simba is WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck.

** You forgot that [[DieHard Simon Gruber]] is Scar, while [[{{Film/Ghost}} Oda Mae Brown]], [[OliverAndCompany Tito]] and WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck are Shenzi, Banzai and Ed respectively.

** [[StarWars Darth Vader]] is Mufasa, while [[HomeImprovement Randy Taylor]] / [[FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller]] is his son, and [[MrBean Mr.Bean]] is his advisor.

** [[StarWars Darth Vader]] is Mufasa, while [[HomeImprovement Randy Taylor]] / [[FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller]] is his son, and {{Blackadder}} is his advisor.

** [[StarWars Darth Vader]] is Mufasa, while [[HomeImprovement Randy Taylor]] / [[FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller]] is his son, and MrBean is his advisor.

*** Listen carefully to English Simba's [[CamClarke singing voice]] in the sequel. That would be [[VideoGames/TalesOfSymphonia Kratos.]]

** In the sequel, [[{{Recess}} Randall Weems]] / [[TheWeekenders Tino Tonitini]] is chosen to avenge Scar.

** The film was originally DarkerAndEdgier. It was to be themed around a baboon-lion war. During this period Sarabi had a sister named Naanda (who was Nala's mother at the time), Scar (a rogue at the time) was the leaders of the baboons, and Rafiki was a cheetah. There was a hyena named Banagi who was the [[YouFailBiologyForever leader of the Hyenas]] and there was a pride called the "Mbala" pride; the priderlanders were the "Ndona" pride. Noticeably it was much more violent and [[BrotherSisterIncest incest filled]] than the final product.

** The film was originally DarkerAndEdgier. It was to be themed around a baboon-lion war. During this period Sarabi had a sister named Naanda (who was Nala's mother at the time), Scar (a rogue at the time) was the leaders of the baboons, and Rafiki was a cheetah. There was a hyena named Banagi who was the [[YouFailBiologyForever leader of the Hyenas]] and there was a pride called the "Mbala Pride". Noticeably it was much more violent and [[BrotherSisterIncest incest filled]] than the final product.

** The film was originally DarkerAndEdgier. It was named ''King Of The Jungle'' and was to be themed around a baboon-lion war. During this period Sarabi had a sister named Naanda (who was Nala's mother at the time), Scar was the leaders of the baboons, and Rafiki was a cheetah. There was a hyena named Banagi who was the [[YouFailBiologyForever leader of the Hyenas]].

** The film was originally DarkerAndEdgier. It was named ''King Of The Jungle'' and was to be themed around a baboon-lion war. During this period Sarabi had a sister named Naanda, Scar was the leaders of the baboons, and Rafiki was a cheetah. There was a hyena named Banagi who was the [[YouFailBiologyForever leader of the Hyenas]].

** The film was originally DarkerAndEdgier. It was named ''King Of The Jungle'' and was to be themed around a baboon-lion war. During this period Sarabi had a sister named Naanda, Scar was the leaders of the baboons, and Rafiki was a cheetah.

*** She was also later named "Shani" before we got her final name.

** The film was originally DarkerAndEdgier. It was named ''King Of The Jungle'' and was to be themed around a baboon-lion war. During this period Sarabi had a sister named Naanda, Scar was the leaders of the baboons, and Rafiki was a cheetah.

** The film was originally DarkerAndEdgier, being called ''King Of The Jungle'' and being themed around a baboon-lion war. During this period Sarabi had a sister named Naanda, Scar was the leaders of the baboons, and Rafiki was a cheetah.

** In 1990, Nala had a younger brother named [[http://images.wikia.com/lionking/images/1/15/HDMheetu.png Mheetu]], there was fox character [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110331011952/lionking/images/thumb/0/06/Bhati.png/390px-Bhati.png named Bhati]], there was supposed to be a Meerkat character [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110516024832/lionking/images/1/14/Tesma02.jpg early in the film]] named Tesma, and Simba's early cub designs looked [[http://images.wikia.com/lionking/images/d/db/Simba-Concept-Art-the-lion-king-8889877-500-397.jpg different]]; Scar was unrelated to Mufasa at first, but they decided it was more emotional if he was family instead of a rogue. Pumbaa was originally named "Harold" and Nala was "Nadra". Nala's father was supposed to be a character and Sarabi was supposed to have a sister. For the sequel, Kovu was meant to be Scar's son until they realized [[KissingCousins the implications]].

** You forgot that [[DieHard Simon Gruber]] is Scar, while [[{{Film/Ghost}} Oda Mae Brown]], [[OliverAndCompany Tito]] and DarkwingDuck are Shenzi, Banzai and Ed respectively.

*** In either Spanish dub, adult simba is DarkwingDuck.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail / ItWillNeverCatchOn: Most of the top animators went working on ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' instead of ''The Lion King'', as they thought that would become Disney's next critical darling/box office hit.

** Kovu used to be [[ThatOneBoss ridiculously-hard-to-beat]] [[KingdomHearts sitarist]] when he was a cub

** Young Kovu is a [[ThatOneBoss ridiculously-hard-to-beat]] [[KingdomHearts sitarist]]