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Festival of the Lion King reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Festival of the Lion King, a live show in Camp Minnie-Mickey at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

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Disney World produces its finest show with this musical blend of live action characters, Cirque du Soleil-inspired stunts and audience participation. Acrobats, singers, dancers and the beloved Lion King characters captivate even the most jaded tourist with a fanciful display of skills, talent and humor. This show is the highlight of a visit to Animal Kingdom, and almost justifies a visit to the park by itself. -- Robert Niles

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76 votes, so far

We absolutely love this attraction. Although it was short it was an outstanding performance. If you see anything at all in Animal kingdom make sure you get to see this and the Nemo musical/performances. - Meg T.

One of Disney's best shows ever. A shame they have plans to shut it down, temporarily or permanently. They should have had a replacement stage ready to go. - Rob Pastor

Great show - Sean Huckel

Perfection! Festival of the Lion King is truly remarkable, in my opinion. It's fun in the beginning when they assign each section an animal and get people to do an imitation (particularly since no one knows how to make a giraffe noise). Once the show starts, they bring out the very impressive props, acrobats, dancers, and talented singers while performing to the Lion King soundtrack. A female singer's performance of "The Circle of Life" gave me goosebumps, it was so fantastic! The performers are all spirited and enthusiastic, and they really encourage the audience to get into it. - Renee Michelle

Best musical in a theme park. 9/10 - Denis Del Bianco

Easily one of the best shows in Orlando. - John Chaffin

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