Former Show // updated 2002.02.23
Fantasyland · Magic Kingdom · Walt Disney World
Former Show · the memorial record
This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
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The Legend of the Lion King gave its final performance and closed permanently to make way for Mickey's PhilharMagic in the same theater.
The Legend of the Lion King opened in the Fantasyland Theater, a stage show retelling the film with life-size 'Disney Humanimal' puppets and a live Rafiki preshow.
Per the documented record, The Legend of the Lion King at Magic Kingdom opened on Jul 8, 1994.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for The Legend of the Lion King is dated Feb 23, 2002: The Legend of the Lion King gave its final performance and closed permanently to make way for Mickey's PhilharMagic in the same theater.
The latest documented change (documented Feb 23, 2002): The Legend of the Lion King gave its final performance and closed permanently to make way for Mickey's PhilharMagic in the same theater.
2 documented changes, dating back to 1994 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.
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