Disney History - The Lion King (Down to Disness)

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[@kimbasciano_]

Yes!! So happy you did Lion King! Missed your videos so much!

[@sarat.1744]

Sarah : "Sorry, I'm trying not to cry". Sara : "Tell me about it..." That opening scene is simply THE most magnificent and perfect scene in the history of animation. Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes. I remember watching it as an 11 year old in the cinema and thinking 'This is it. THIS is perfection.'

[@LaurensTravels]

Sara T. Circle of Life always makes me cry during the “when we find our place on the path unwinding” part 😭

[@PootyBrad]

We’ve missed you so much Sarah, glad you’re back even if you’re busy with work. My favorite part of The Lion King was honestly the whole thing, but the score by Hans Zimmer is one of the reasons I started appreciating music scoring more in my teenage years when I went back and watched it, it fit the tone and nailed down the scenes perfectly.

[@EChacon]

All right. Glad to see this series return and hope you do a Down to Disness on the following Disney and Pixar movies: 1. Frozen 2. Big Hero 6 3. Zootopia 4. Moana 5. Wreck-it Ralph 6. Ratatouille 7. Up 8. Inside Out 9. Wall-E 10. Coco

[@Jade.Lovely]

Omg where have you been!! Always look forward to watching your vids love you!! 💜💜

[@UmmYeahOk]

1:55 “Young Simba is voice by Johnathan Taylor Thomas, 90s heart throb, and adult Simba is voiced by Matthew Broderick,” 80s heart throb ♥️

[@alisapatience9793]

This woman going through everything that she has and coming out on the other side strong and with another episode of the best Disney series on KZbin... You are amazing and incredible and an inspiration

[@SarahSterling]

You are so kind

[@solcarlosofficial]

It’s so wonderful seeing you so emotional and talking about something you are so passionate about

[@snowingroses1993]

You also got me crying during this... I cannot express how much this movie means to me. I love everything about it. The score, the animation, the characters, the story... it's all fantastic. I'm getting my first tattoo in September and it's the drawing of Simba that Rafiki does in his tree. My KZbin icon right now is even a drawing I did of Nala. The Lion King has brought me so much joy.

[@LaurensTravels]

The duplication technique they created helped paved the way for Mulan later 😋

[@archis3]

I had a vcr tape of lion king and i used to watch it over and over again! Watching lion king is my first memory as a kid!!

[@kimbasciano_]

Omg I wish I kept all my vhs tapes!

[@TheMagicalMiranda]

This was my favorite Down to Disness. It truly is the greatest animated feature of all time because of all of the reasons you mentioned. I ALSO GET EMOTIONAL SPEAKING ABOUT THIS FILM.

[@matteahayn]

The Lion King has always been very special to me. I grew up watching it and being able to quote every line. I watched it every single day when I was 2, in fact. Then, I was in a local production of The Lion King 2 years ago, and it was one of the most fulfilling and magical experience I’ve ever had. It’s where I met my theater family and fell in love with storytelling on the stage. I felt the spirit of the show so strongly!! Then, a month later I went to NYC for the first time, and I saw it there as my first Broadway show!! 🧡💛 The Lion King will forever have a special place in my heart!

[@matthewcline2728]

Don’t forget that Lion King also got surpassed by Zootopia once 2016 rolled around! And yes, I’m glad you talked about Lion King as well.

[@audreyleeyoung]

So much WOW! I learned so much and felt so many emotions. This movie means so much to me and my family. We watched it over and over again on VHS. Thanks for doing this.

[@SarahSterling]

NGL I had to cut out a way longer clip of me crying, hahahaha. Thanks Audrey

[@KatieFrys]

Sarah, don’t feel embarrassed for tearing up! My sister and I do the same exact thing when we hear the Circle of Life at the beginning...in the best way!!! Caught the live-action Aladdin on opening weekend back in May and we started crying when the new Lion King trailer was shown. We’ve proudly grown up as major Disney fans, too!😃

[@jessietwee]

The Lion King is one of the few movies I actually remember seeing in the theater as a child. I was with a friend's family and they insisted on sitting in the front row. A movie has to be pretty amazing to be enjoyable while you're in extreme discomfort for an hour and a half!

[@toknowmadness]

The Lion King was the first Broadway musical I saw and I was in tears almost immediately. I'm still bitter they didn't incorporate Shadowland into the new movie somehow.

[@SarahSterling]

I think it was my first Broadway production, too! I saw it when I was 5!

[@glambert169507]

The Lion King has always been a big part of my life. Funnily enough it was the first vhs that my parents bought just before my sister and I were born so we just always had it on. Also the soundtrack is really special to me because I remember my cousins and I would do small concerts for our families in my grandparent's basement to it(Can you feel the love tonight was my go to) and I'm so shocked that that song was almost cut!

[@Mouseketine]

My favorite thing about the movie is how it’s an emotional roller coaster and continues to be that way every time no matter how many times I watch it. I still feel all the same things at all the same parts as if I’m watching it for the first time. I feel that way about a lot of Disney movies which is why I love them so much but for lion king it’s 100% always that way and I never get tired of it.

[@jacksongeach]

yes Sarah!!! I’ve missed this series so much.

[@jaxsta14]

Love that Down to Disness is back! Thank you Sarah!

[@christinamarie7812]

Yay! I missed these videos!!

[@maddiekinzie5088]

I was crying with you. Love your work!!

[@daniellecrouch7245]

Always love these!!! So awesome, always learn something new after watching!!!!✨👌🏻

[@crwalkerwalker]

These are so dope!! Glad you are back

[@theoneimwaitin4]

Names the colors of the wildebeasts: Lavender Blue (dilly dilly)

[@coreynmarie]

Our queen is back better than ever!!

[@caesarpersiancat1448]

I’m so glad they kept ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’ in the movie. It was my walk-down-the-aisle song.. lol Sarahhh I love everything about thissssssss! I can tell this takes a lot of time researching and editing, etc. and I love love love how you put your ❤️ into this!!! THANKS FOR DOING THIS SARAH💓💓💓

[@crimsonghostcomics2238]

Wonderful retrospective on one of my favorite movies of all time! Thank you for this!

[@moseykay]

Yay!! Another Down to Disness!!!You did another wonderful job. Every thing I learned from your video makes me even more excited to see it with my family and friends on Friday.

[@melaniehodgson3486]

Yes!! Welcome back, such a great video and so passionately done for a Disney movie I think deserves so much praise. (Weirdly made me cry too) the lion king man, it just hits me every time.

[@vfb114]

So happy to see another video from you! Awesome episode, made me cry too:)

[@ashleymaikowski9158]

Don’t worry.. I was crying along with you. What has made this movie even more special for me is to see my daughter obsessed with it as much as I was when it came out. She’s about to be 2 and when she sees the sun coming up in the beginning she lets out an “ahhhh”. 😂 I feel like I’m living the circle of life and it makes my Disney heart happy.

[@JoeIsFinallyHere]

At last! Love Down to Disness!

[@PositivelyThrifty]

Yess! Back with a bang! This was brilliant and I was trying not to cry along with you! I lift my cats up like Rafiki lifting Simba at least once a week!

[@TheMonchichi86]

Welcome back!!! Missed your videos, but this was worth the wait!

[@LaurensTravels]

Yay!! A new Sarah vid!! 😍

[@pollyflores418]

This video is the tribute to the original Lion King I have been WAITING FOR!!!!! Thanks Sarah, we needed this!!!

[@BackPackAdventuress]

Thank you for this episode

[@coreymichaelsmovies6110]

I love the appreciation you have for the history like me so much that people need to know about Disney history !

[@littleaa1263]

I love the Lion King because I love an underdog story, not only in the movie’s actual plot but in the real life story of the production!

[@rhiannonravenswood]

YEAH!!! I am here for more Down to Dizness!

[@isabellawasem1967]

I cried watching this? Love you Sarah!

[@alexandratagliamonte4039]

Girl i missed you! I know you got a lot going on right now but I hope this channel keeps going strong! All the love to you 💕

[@rmannayr2129]

HOORAY YOUR BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lindsayshackelford6375]

Watching The Lion Guard right now with our kids. The Lion King is such a great movie and all adaptations of it have been amazing can not wait to see the live action soon. Thank you for always teaching me more about the movies we love!

[@epcatcenter]

Absolutely stellar video. You do not disappoint.

[@joedesena5402]

It’s hard for me to pick just one thing I like the most about this movie. Everything about it just contributes to making it the masterpiece that it is. I’m also super excited for Jon Favreau’s version. I’ve noticed that it’s getting better reviews now than it was last week, which makes me even more excited to see it.

[@SamuelDJCox]

Perfect overview of this perfect film!

[@miriamcq]

You know what else is top knotch? This Down to Disness episode!! It's not my fave Disney movie, but definitely my fave episode from the series. This is coming back to the old way of doing it, at one point the episodes were more documentary-ish and I LOVE the way you give so much info and facts but from YOUR point of view. Thank you for taking the time to do these, they require a ton if research and time, and we appreciate it, they're my fave series in the world!

[@Savaemaz]

Had the wonderful opportunity to meet one of the co-directors of the Lion King, Rob Minkoff. He was a great guy!

[@alexepic9993]

Your back yesss

[@LifeWithLowee]

Yay! You finally uploaded 😊 Missed your videos!

[@madisonbutler3874]

Yay I missed these! Please do them more often 😍

[@normarivas3663]

Yes!! So happy you did lion king! Missed your videos so much!

[@claruga]

The music is definitely iconic and some of my favorite!

[@baemaxbby]

Wow I kept getting goosebumps as you were talking about how incredible the production was and then I really didn’t expect you to make me cry like that in the end haha My favorite part of The Lion King along with the breathtaking animation is Timon and Pumbaa because they’re comedic relief truly helped me every time with the trauma of Mufasa dying when watching the movie as a child and they still crack me up to this very day and I feel like every movie needs a Timon and Pumbaa I know this has been an insane year for you but thanks so much for pushing through a Down To Disness for us through all the madness, you did an incredible job, and we love and miss you!

[@SarahSterling]

Thank you so much

[@user-oy5ck1fs4b]

Sarah Sterling Please Do The Rescuers Down Under Please 🥺❤️ From Benny Mufabiro. ❤🙏

[@mandycanepandex13]

Love you Sarah!!

[@SarahSterling]

[@amandagraf_]

Love love love!! 😍😍

[@A4Guerrero]

You're back!!!!!!! 😍

[@spartanO6]

Wow, this made me emotional

[@amy4108]

wow I got goosebumps💛

[@esnaiderortega1083]

I love your Down to Disness videos! I’m super excited you did The Lion King in time for the live action and I learned so much! I loved learning that it was created during the production of Pocahontas (one of my favorites). The soundtrack is amazing and I can’t imagine the movie without Can You Feel The Love Tonight. I cried within the first 5 minutes of the live action hearing The Circle Of Life! Everything about this movie is unforgettable! Thanks Sarah! 💖🥰✌️

[@sdrogers85]

You had me crying tooooo!!!!

[@thenervousflier]

Thank you!! Been waiting for this! ✌🥵🤗

[@dogpainter]

AAAAHHHH! I happened to come back to Down to Disness to show one or two to my summer school kids and lo and behold! A new one! Woo hoo! Thanks!

[@Rachael8989]

Had to leave a comment as I relate so much to your emotion in this video and awe for this amazing film. I was 4 when it was released and loved it then as much as I do now at 29. For me the music is probably my favourite thing about it, as it is so magical and emotive and really makes you feel like you are in Africa (a place I would love to visit). But also the characters are wonderful and the story - every minute is essential and perfectly done. I have often watched The Lion King and just sat and cried afterwards about how beautiful it is and how I am so grateful it exists. People always say to me “oh I cried so much when Mufasa died” and I think “I cried through the whole film!”. ❤️ thanks for the video Sarah.

[@JoseG-A]

hey Sarah, thanks for all the research and effort you put into this! I know it takes a while but we all appreciate it!!! :)

[@SarahSterling]

Thank you so much!

[@iacorph8781]

Just discovered the "down to disness" series and I love it. Those videos are awesome.

[@iLOVEDARRENCRISS1000]

Coco! Love you Sarah!💛

[@amandagarza2623]

Ahhh! Loved this video! You had me tearing up at work. 😭 Lol! 💛

[@jessicagonzalez9908]

Yay!!!!!!!! Missed this

[@baemaxbby]

YAS I’M SO EXCITED I HAD TO COMMENT BEFORE I STARTED BECAUSE I AM SO EXCITED

[@amytoedtli8194]

Welcome back i miss down to disiss

[@hannahdaniel318]

yay! i missed these videos! i love the lion king!!

[@dawngilstrap8505]

Yassssss!I love Down to Disness

[@mmarston332]

My favorite movie from the Disney Renaissance.

[@MrGabeanator]

Perfect timing

[@jessicaprenovost4478]

This made me cry 😭

[@Eyedent]

I love Rafiki's silly song.

[@mmarston332]

Scar is the darkest Disney villain in my mind.

[@SarahSterling]

I agree! Fratricide and Regicide!!!!

[@mmarston332]

@@SarahSterling Even worse, Scar even made Simba feel responsible for the death.

[@feelinthebluesmobile]

I just realized that Sarah is my favorite movie teacher.

[@danielmerritt8063]

Love it! Can’t wait for more of this. The Great Mouse Detective???

[@rmannayr2129]

Down to Disness!!!!!!!!!!!

[@adentalia]

SARAH YOU CRYING IS MAKING ME CRY OMG~ this movie is so powerful ah

[@magicallykatelyn]

Lmao why am I emotional watching this?! Great video Sarah! Loved this!

[@laurenb.8027]

Just watching this video makes me wanna cry. I love the Lion King 😍 🦁

[@1ANAHI]

I love this series! My favorite song was the circle of life I used to put that song when I would drive with my dog lol.

[@ariannacampbell9514]

I started almost tearing up before you did and I had no idea why and then you did and I guess it’s just because the lion king is THAT good

[@thenervousflier]

The fox and the hound plssss

[@graceolin909]

I started crying too and it’s not even my favorite animated movie either 😅 Great episode!

[@Steveofthejungle8]

Loved it! A super interesting movie for you to take a look at would be Dinosaur!

[@joshualowe1821]

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!

[@joshualowe1821]

I'm going to go see the Live Action Lion King this Friday!!!!!!

[@lrog85]

The apex of the Disney Renaissance.

[@francesca7505]

I freaking missed Down to Disness!

[@sabrinacaruso4241]

Meet the robinsons would be awesome.

[@flipex6304]

I hope she does a Down to Disness on "The Fox and the Hound", as well as "Zootopia" and "Moana". In terms of Pixar, it would be interesting to see her take "Finding Nemo"(HUGE film when it came out) and "A Bug's Life"(generally forgotten Pixar film :( ). Also i believe shell do "Frozen" with the upcoming sequel this November.

[@navidelrey1344]

the story of lion king really makes me happy