i didn't get it on home video until around '98 after my sister moved away. i remember during some of my sick days from middle school and high school that i'd watch this to pass the time. my mom enjoyed watching it with me but my stepdad not so much. mufasa's death still gets to me though

Yeah, it's not easy sitting through that scene.

I remember going and seeing this in theaters... I fell asleep halfway through it.

Having said that, when I got the VHS, I wore the thing out from watching it too much.

Lion King was good, but I can't say I thought so much of it to watch it a great many times.

Now The Sword in the Stone, that's another matter.

I watch it in the theaters and liked it, but can't say I was a big fan of it.

Simba's Pride was a pretty good sequel and The Lion King 1/2 has its moments.

When the movie was in the theaters, I had the Skybox trading cards.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SKYBOX-DISNEYS-LION-KING-1994-95-COMPLETE-90-CARDS-/390766359624

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lion-King-Walt-Disney-16-Card-Skybox-Set-REDUCED-/121271874620

Is it a bad thing that I slept through this movie when I was a kid?

thecrow174 wrote :
When the movie was in the theaters, I had the Skybox trading cards
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You can get them at Boxsome as well. Nice.

ThatDudeintheHoodie wrote :

Is it a bad thing that I slept through this movie when I was a kid?
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I guess not, but how could one of the finest animated films make you fall asleep?