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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.
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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47 votes, so far

This show gets better every time... the colours, costumes, songs, acrobatics... everything is breath-taking. It's so different to the broadway show that it stands alone as a fantastic performance... - Lauren Hayhurst

Absolutely brilliant. Couldn't appreciate it when I was younger too much but as I am older, the stunts, dancing and Timon were all brilliant. Sit at the front though - James McGee

Perfectly timed, expertly performed and with a great mix of drama forms. The absolute polar opposite of Finding Nemo: The Musical, the Festival of the Lion King is the greatest theme-park show I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. - Man-Eating Sharks

Excellent show of the Lion King. I was not a real fan of the film but I still quite enjoyed this show! The acrobats were okay but the costumed characters and the robot lion in the corner were great! Good solid interesting show. I give it a 9/10 - D H

Does a good job, but is still the second best show at Animal Kingdom (lover Nemo the musical!) - Chris Hill

Enjoyed this quite a bit. We got there late so our seats weren't the best but it was a fabulous show. I wasn't aware that it was more of an "interactive" show at the beginning but it made it special. Kids and adults both would love this show! - Terri Pierce

I LOVE THIS SHOW; coupled with the fact that the Lion King is one of Disney's best productions, this show is perfection. The acrobatic displays are stunning, and the kidos will enjoy the engaging performers. - Stephanie I

I gave this show/musical an 8/10. It was WAY too hot in the room, considering the park map said come COOL off during this show. I enjoyed it though. Wish I had seen Nemo's. - Nick Dakuginow

An acrobatic delight! My favorite live show at any Disney theme park. - James Rao

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