Everything About the Rumored Lion King Land | Disneyland Paris

[@themainstreetnews]

The Lion King is turning 30 this year, not 25!

[@carpanels8956]

Although it will probably open by the 30th anniversary

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Hehehe the Lion King will soon turn 30 like me 1994. I’m just a few months older than the movie itself However, there’s something I don’t get it. Why would they want to build a Lion King land ? It’s old They should have done this in the early 2000’s when I was kid. Why now ?

[@elizabethrichter-atkinson1787]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003Well, since some people are polluting almost around the wold which it’s hurting the environment, the wildlife, and that includes us humans which there may not be a future unless we humans can save our home planet, Earth. I believe that they are putting a land of “The Lion King” is a reminder that we should help the environment, the wildlife, including ourselves. It’s a valuable lesson to learn and shouldn’t be forgotten which I have heard since I was a little child which is “we all live on this planet and we share it with others”.

[@gimexlu]

I hope that this land becomes unique for Disney Adventure Studios since that's what this resort need, unique lands and attractions to get the attention of more people out of europe. As always, great video !!!

[@themainstreetnews]

I hope so too!

[@michaelgrant4062]

I think it’s likely a clone of this is also going to end up in animal kingdom.

[@jerryvanoverloop7775]

I hope they manage to pull of such an emotional experience like Beauty and the Beast at Tokyo Disney. The scenes from the movie should feel the same in the ride. This is going to be great!

[@themainstreetnews]

Exactly. Beauty and the Beast is such a good example of what we could see happen here with a retelling of the beloved film!

[@GeneralVariety]

Initially, I thought this might have been a bad choice for a land, but the more I think about it, the more I like it. Considering the possibility of a different Star Wars land opening behind Star Tours, then it's no big loss, as that would be a better fit over by Discoveryland anyway. If this new ride is a celebration of the original 1994 film like the rumours say, and it remains a unique attraction to DLP and isn't cloned elsewhere, then this is a brilliant direction. I wonder if they would continue to run Rhythms of the Pride Lands over in Frontierland - ideally they'd somehow run that show in the new Lion King area and then maybe bring something new to Frontierland!

[@kongcakes.]

Makes sense to put the stage show in where the motors action / Alice in wonderland show is and rework the entrance / exit into the new lion king land.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Hehehe the Lion King will soon turn 30 like me 1994. I’m just a few months older than the movie itself However, there’s something I don’t get it. Why would they want to build a Lion King land ? It’s old They should have done this in the early 2000’s when I was kid. Why now ?

[@NaniiStarlight]

this would be absolutely perfect! finally a new and unique land for paris based on a beloved and acclaimed disney IP. and 15 minutes? hyped!!!

[@adrianrawlins996]

Agreed

[@user-bk8ix4vr1v]

I really hope this ends up being true. I think being stood at the bottom of the lake and looking out to see pride rock and the ice palace from frozen will be amazing. Then they would just need to fill the spot on the opposite side with a large landmark to make a truly beautiful view. I’m hoping for Pandora’s floating rocks or the cars ride from California with the rocky backdrop 🤞🏻 I really hope they haven’t given up on starwars though. I hope they dedicate a land to starwars, but keep it completely different to galaxy’s edge.

[@themainstreetnews]

Indeed. When the expansions around the lake end (with the forth land) mountains will completely surround it. In one side, the Pride Rock, in the middle Arendelle and the North Mountain and on the other.... is still to be seen, but the floating mountains is a safe bet, I'd say

[@DiaryofaRollerCoasterGirl]

Oh and that description at 6:10 "long awaitd flume ride" definitely leans more towards a Spalsh Mountain style log flume IMO. After all, we already have Pirates and soon to have Frozen, so yet another large boat flume wouldn't be "long awaited", as there's already two present.

[@themainstreetnews]

That’s a good point, however it could just be in the sense of the thrill other than the ride itself? Once again, that was my speculation.

[@DiaryofaRollerCoasterGirl]

This all sounds great....but for Adventureland in the main park! Personally I think they should keep the Studios for the more modern films, like Zootopia or Avatar etc, and the classics can then be in the main park. Off topic slightly: has there been any fresh rumours regarding the Star Wars Land behind Space Mountain? It all seems to have gone a little quiet on that front.

[@ChrisandToryTVandYoshiitoo]

I wish the ride would have been narrated by timon and pumba rather than rafiki, it would honestly make more sense and would genuinely make it funny.

[@tomsautocadstudio6446]

Paris does need more water rides seen as it's so hot in the summer so to for capacity in the studios park is a good idea.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Not gonna happen

[@chrispybee]

It’s such a shame that they canned Galaxy’s Edge, that land could have been something completely different and not a direct clone of Florida or California. The lion king sounds like a IP but was thinking of it being more of an Animal Kingdom style of place.

[@rach5516]

I think they may put it somewhere else. Maybe further back so it doesn't impact on other lands x

[@rjaint415]

This sounds amazing! I think there will also need to be some adjustment at Frontierland with the rhythm of the pridelands show although that area of frontierland in general has a lot of unused space too... I assume the star wars land originally planned will be added to some of discoveryland instead

[@Anna-Banana-132]

This is a really sensible good idea! Let’s hope Park developers take note!

[@gameplayxtreme3389]

Great video, it's nice to have a video to link whenever someone ask what I mean when I talk about a Lion King land to friends lol.

[@themainstreetnews]

I'll gladly take that job :)

[@JordiLA]

Disney needs to contract some universal's imagineers..

[@imtired1696]

Lol No. They're all fired Disney imagineers.

[@kevinbhieey9188]

I said on the DSNY Newscast video that I think it's going to be the same ride system as the Pirates ride in Shanghai. You mentioned R&D sharing... well, the ride system R&D has already happened so now they're going to "get their money back" by putting one of them into every resort. Lion King in Paris. Lion King in Hong Kong. Lion King or Moana in Orlando (probably Moana as Animal Kingdom is getting the Tropical Americas land, and they need to put Moana in somewhere). And Avatar in Anaheim. If there's any shared R&D to be shared on the Animatronics, I'd look to Tiana's Bayou Adventure. While many of those animals are going to be recycled from Splash Mountain, there are definitely some new characters with Lion King body shapes. There's an otter, a shape that could easily turn into Timon (his name is even Timoléon!). There are bobcats - young lions. There are apparently 14 new Animatronics that aren't coming from Splash Mountain, which leaves a lot of body shapes that aren't Tiana, Louis, Mama Odie or that other human woman (I haven't seen it in a while). This is honestly the only way I can see a Lion King ride getting a lot of Animatronics. The park got its first one just a few years ago!

[@themainstreetnews]

That’s some great points there. Using the Shanghai system would make total sense as it would offer an exciting new type of ride while not having a thrill factor. Indeed what I meant with shared R&D was the development of the animatronics and perhaps even scenes/ effects. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is shaping up to be amazing, especially with those animatronics, if TLK is like that, it’ll blow people away!

[@willsmythantrim]

I think an Avatar Pandora would have been good

[@kohakublubb]

To be quite honest as a Star Wars fan I was very disappointed when it became apparent that they weren't going through with the proposed land for it... especially since that would also be a great opportunity to get rid of the Hyper Space Mountain overlay (which I'm still hopeful for nonetheless). I couldn't for the life of me understand why on earth they'd choose such an old IP, beloved as it may be - the only thing I could see was that they might incorporate a little Animal Kingdom feel into DLP? I'm still a bit sceptic on that but have faith in the imagineers, I'm sure they'll come up with something fun!

[@user-ce4ml8rd7b]

'such an old ip' Really? Lion King: 1994 - Star Wars 1977 The reason for the cancellation of Galaxy's Edge was simple ... underwhelming feedback for such a massive investment. Not to mention the damage caused by The Last Jedi. Lion King is a save bet, exactly what Disney wants.

[@themainstreetnews]

Star Wars is far from being cancelled, the Proust just... evolved. While The Lion King is taking its place in Studios, Star Wars is set to be featured behind Discoveryland with its own land connected to Star Tours. It'll be different than Galaxy's Edge, with a different ride, which offers an opening to fix the problems Galaxy's Edge has: Tied in the Storyline, offering less flexibility with characters and experiences; lack of movement and kinetics; and others.

[@kohakublubb]

@@user-ce4ml8rd7b What I meant with old IP is that compared to SW there's way less "material" - SW has multiple movies, live action series, animated series, specials, comics, games, etc. - it's a huuuge IP that's been in the public eye for multiple generations. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the Lion King, it's just not as huge as Star Wars in any way - Disney+ doesn't have a whole category for LK does it? ;) And while I somehow understand WHY it was cancelled, it still sucks. LK just seemed very weird as a replacement...

[@kohakublubb]

@@themainstreetnews Really? That's the first time I'm hearing of that, very interesting! :O (Although that may contribute to HyperSpace Mountain staying the way it is - hopefully not ;)

[@Keyrs90]

@@user-ce4ml8rd7b thank you

[@francescorepele9290]

Beautiful video!

[@themainstreetnews]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@nzzaney]

Years ago I remember someone on forum so where had the idea of a lion king ride using the system like Indiana Jones uses. That's always stuck with me and I would love to see something like that

[@erolhuseyin6460]

I can’t help but feel the studios need a new roller coaster. This for me doesn’t cut it. An Expedition Everest based on pride rock and the battle of Scar would make it much more complete imo

[@pleasurebeachfan]

So exciting! This sounds like a great idea-I was worried that the boat ride would be too similar to Pirates or Frozen Ever After, but it certainly won't be! The Lion King is an amazing film-so many feel-good hit songs!-and I can't wait to ride this awesome ride 😃 Great video btw!

[@themainstreetnews]

Thank you! Completely agree with you, this will definitely differentiate itself from Frozen Ever After. I always imagined it like if Jurassic Park the Ride and Splash Mountain had a baby! 🦁

[@pleasurebeachfan]

@@themainstreetnews True!! 😄 👍

[@crunch1757]

I still refuse to believe they've cancelled Star Wars Labd

[@710moose8]

Why would they build a land that already failed?? 😂

[@CafeFantasia]

5:09 "30 next-gen AA will be featured within the 10 main scenes." 👀 Well that would be fantastic, if it's true.

[@ChrisandToryTVandYoshiitoo]

It makes so much sense for lion king to be placed in this lagoon, both frozen and lion king are 2 of the highest grossing films. Making it as a celebration if disneys achievements.

[@RobbeCools]

Would love too see this! The pride rock would make a amazing landmark view from the lake together with the frozen palace. I hope in the future they will add a Avatar Pandora land!!

[@LeeleeSTAR]

Great video as always. I wasn't aware of some of the ride detail rumours. Thanks

[@georgehand]

If they go through with this and make The Lion King a reality then DLP will finally have its own unique land that won’t be found in the other resorts meaning if guests want to go to the Pride Lands they’ll have to come to DLP

[@carlosespca]

I’ve always dreamed of a Pride Rock ride!❤ 🦁

[@themainstreetnews]

Well, hopefully you won't have to wait much longer!

[@JOURNEYworldeats]

amazing episode again my man.

[@themainstreetnews]

Thank you!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

I can expect a Legend of the Lion King dark ride at the Disney’s Animal Kingdom park or Hong Kong Disneyland to complement the Festival of the Lion King show!

[@karstenbursak8083]

4:43 I wonder if the „Rocking Boat“ concept by Mack Rides could be an option for this attraction.

[@nicolascangele5548]

Lion King ride coming to Animal Kingdom

[@oceanman6915]

i just want a REAL lilo and stitch ride ...

[@ThePrecipice66]

I'm all in for anything original Lion King.

[@Teki061334]

❤ great job! As always… ❤

[@themainstreetnews]

Thank you so much 😀

[@kongcakes.]

Great choice of IP and boat ride makes sense, but Disney really loves the boat ride at the moment. Feels like every new Disney ride is a boat ride. I hope they incorporate the stage show areana into the land and make it a permanent home for the Lion King show. It makes more sense then something that's tagged on to the marvel land. I also hope that the 4th(?) land has a more thrilling ride. I think i would like to see cars land which would fit nicely into the pixar playground area.

[@themainstreetnews]

TLK should have some very thrilling moments. The 4th land is still to be decided upon but rumours suggest it could be an Avatar themed land, not necessarily the one from Animal Kingdom.

[@kongcakes.]

@@themainstreetnews yeah, I can see it being avatar - especially with the new name of the park etc... But cars would be much better in my opinion

[@peterwatkins9850]

Whilst I like the Lion King theme as there is already a boat riding opening in Frozen think would have been better with a normal ride style. Also I think it's really important to open an additional ride to complement it. I am still waiting for the expansion plot to be worked on and prey we get a cars land

[@davidnevolo4402]

They should still build rise...either behind discoveryland or in this park. its incredible. Its just that the rest of galaxys edge is sparce and not needed. Confusing to me that inly 2 lands can fit around that lake. Looks like 3 to 4 should fit.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

I’d love to see a new Adventureland for Hong Kong Disneyland with new attractions like a pirate-themed flume ride, a Lion King dark ride, etc.!

[@mrouyer6438]

Really a bad idea a land on the Lion King for me... Avatar is a much more promising brand, and which currently has no environment at Disneyland Paris to accommodate characters and goodies. Unlike the Lion King characters who go very well with Adventureland. In addition, just behind is Marvel, so there would be logic in remaining with a brand of cinema origin. Finally, I find that there are already enough water-based attractions, even more when Frozen arrives. Honestly I hope these are just rumors...

[@jackdr20roblox29]

The land should have a family coaster where you ride on one of the lions and go around pride rock or something

[@themainstreetnews]

That could be cool!

[@thomasweismann-zeller4856]

New waterride next to new waterride. Really? The concept does not sound bad, but timing and location don't fit. If I had to make a guess: the cancelled star wars area will be replaced by a popcorn wagon and maybe new restrooms...

[@dudeatmars]

First comment haha can’t wait for this to be a full day park

[@themainstreetnews]

🥇 First Comment! I just can’t wait (for it to be a full day park)!

[@sneshofficial]

Rise of the Resistance is one of the best rides ever created by Disney, it will be a huge mistake if they ditch the idea of the Star Wars land forever. They could at least replicate the Beauty and The Beast attraction from Tokyo... I don't know how will they turn a desert scenario into an exciting theme land specially with Paris weather

[@TobyFl83]

Sounds good, but I think it would be strange if two flume rides stood next to each other here, since Frozen is already something like that.

[@themainstreetnews]

This is a valid point. They would indeed be two water rides, which could be strange but if we look at the whole park it makes sense. WDS doesn’t have any water ride but it already has coasters, drop towers, flat rides (a lot), trams and trackless rides!

[@frankcisde2338]

Do not forget Space Mountain and TRON which are extremely closed at MK...

[@mitchellries256]

This confuses me. Why not build Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge where it was originally planned and then build The Lion King on the opposite end of the lake where there's plenty of space for another land or two.

[@themainstreetnews]

Galaxy’s Edge was canned after the underwhelming performance of the lands in the US. This land would be much smaller and only have one of the rides. The IP, however, should be used in a different land, with a different attraction, in Disneyland Park!

[@emilyschulz907]

My idea if it was a outdoor ride. It could be done amazingly with awesome Hi-Tech animatronics. We can see. A awesome. Scene like hakuna matata. We can see Simba grow up before our eyes. On the log and we can see bugs popping out on the logs I just can't wait to be King part will be too large screens that will bring pop out the color from the song there would be color everywhere. And lights and the pyramid of animals. But this will be a outdoor scene also. And be prepared will be awesome too because there would be mountains of smoke and laughing hyenas over the scene. Can You feel the Love Tonight. Will be beautiful waterfall and we can see Simba and Nala going down the waterfall with beautiful shades of color. And we see Simba and Nala going down the hill. Nala kiss Simba. And. Hug we end the scene where Timon and pumbaa singing the last part. And the right ends with the circle of life ending when we see the baby being held up.by rafiki In the circle of life scene we see sarabi and mufasa rafiki hold up baby Simba

[@shazzy3141]

i just want frozen land to open i think it will be ready maybe by december or latest next easter

[@themainstreetnews]

Unfortunately the construction teams won’t finish Frozen until the second half of next year.

[@SirenixUniverse]

To be honest how much space wpuld there be left for future expansions? In Disneyland and Disney Adventure World? I just hope they'll remove the Cars Tour ride and make it something equivalent to what they have in California

[@themainstreetnews]

After the Frozen and third lands are complete, they have 2 major expansion plots (without getting rid of Cars Road Trip)

[@herrhunatter8023]

they should have built Eurodisney in Germany

[@Ulysse86]

This will be amazing BUT in adventure land not in Sutio/adventur world

[@wunsortedwbooks3512]

10:47 I think the original is turning 30, not 25 😉

[@themainstreetnews]

Oh wow, stupid mistake 😅 Thanks!

[@talal55550991]

If they will do Lion King land, then remove Hakuna Matata restaurant to there, and replace it with Magic Carpet flight in Adventure land, don’t waste a unique ride 😕

[@Toast0808]

Prates of the Caribbean in California, the original, is 15 minutes long.

[@themainstreetnews]

Indeed it is! Do the boats move that much slower or is the ride itself longer?

[@nicolascangele5548]

Yay

[@Luke_Go]

This remains a big mistake. It doesn't matter how much money Disney trows at this project, at the end, an Avatar land would be better. Not only made the Avatar franchise more money, it also more of a future and the story for any ride are easy to tell. (no need to stretch every single scene from a movie that soon is 30 years old)

[@7Ganon]

It look amazing, if becomes true!! thank you

[@themainstreetnews]

Fingers crossed! Thanks for watching!

[@emilyschulz907]

No stampede

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

Still bummed they canned Star Wars 😢 But then they should add Pandora to the studio park.

[@LEWIS1992]

*Rumoured

[@themainstreetnews]

I mean, it can be right or wrong depending on your perspective.

[@Taydar]

Who is arguing that the Lion King isn't a big enough ip for a land?

[@themainstreetnews]

A lot of people actually. Throughout this year, many people brought that up in comments and conversations

[@Taydar]

@@themainstreetnews why? It's the Lion King. You can't get a bigger Disney ip.

[@willhuxtable3977]

As excited for this ride as I am I wish it wasn’t going to be a flume ride because my dad gets very anxious about heights so I wouldn’t be able to go on it with him

[@rickpollen4984]

Hope this happens!!!!

[@ivigb_]

😀😀😀

[@leewhite82]

I don't get the idea of creating a ride based on the exact scenes of the movie. Lion King Cub born Lion King killed by brother Cub abandoned, evil uncle takes over Cub turns into grown Lion Kills his uncle to be king The end. Hardly original idea.

[@user-ce4ml8rd7b]

I really hope they chose a different storyline, and cancel the 'book report' angle. It's lazy, redundant and pointless.

[@themainstreetnews]

If done right, a “book report” attraction can be so much better than an original storyline. Look at Tokyo’s soon to open Frozen Journey and Frozen Ever After. It definitely comes down to the quality of the ride rather than the type of story. If it were up to you, how would you make this ride?

[@user-ce4ml8rd7b]

@@themainstreetnews The different Frozen attractions are the perfect example. The Tokyo version looks better in every way, except one ... the storyline. Completely redundant. Although FEA in HK and Paris may look less spectacular (which could easily be fixed with a more impressive production design), the storyline here is a lot more appealing ... slick, smooth, to-the-point AND different from the movie I'm pretty sure Disney has enough talented people who can come up with a less predictable and more original story for the ride. Just look at Ratatouille!

[@themainstreetnews]

That's a very fair point. I do think some storylines and movies are so good that a ride retelling that story is better than most things they could possibly come up with, and TLK is certainly one of those. I must press on one thing, which is that the storyline is far from being confirmed. With Rafiki being the narrator there could very well be more to it.

[@ololol662]

I can't believe that my fake news about a Lion King land ended up so huge. People are so gullible. When I launched the rumour on social media I wouldn't have believed that people would be making videos about it 😂😂😂

[@jaydenvanbelzen3334]

First bruh

[@TalysAlankil]

you didn't…really…have to list all the songs fslkdjflsdkfjsld i think anyone watching this knows them.

[@themainstreetnews]

That does prove a point I talk about further on 😅