
Or maybe you’re not like me and you still resonate with one or some of those things … that’s cool, too. If you’re anything like me, you probably pushed rewind and play on your VCR 10,000 times in the 90s to learn every word of this iconic musical, then fell in love with the Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park as an adult, THEN spent the next five or so years pining for the opportunity when you could see the full Broadway interpretation live on stage. Instead, if you will, please imagine that trademark orange-red sunrise we all know and love, rising as the unmistakable sounds of Disney’s The Lion King fill our eager ears. OR the words to the opening of "Circle of Life"). I really wanted to start this post with the opening lyrics to “Circle of Life,” but let’s be real-my Swahili* is not good enough to pronounce them correctly ( note for the reader: I do not actually know Swahili.
