Question: the legend of the lion king disneyland paris

title: The Legend of the Lion King
text: The show debuted in Walt Disney World 's Magic Kingdom on July 8 , 1994 ; taking place in the same theater that is currently being used for Mickey 's PhilharMagic show in Fantasyland . The Legend of The Lion King replaced the 3 - D movie Magic Journeys , which was shown in the Fantasyland Theater for 6 years from December 1987 through December 1993 . This show featured what Disney describes as `` Disney Humanimals '' which are `` larger - than - life figures that look just like their animated film counterparts '' . The Mufasa Disney Humanimal measured seven feet long from tail to tip , six feet tall , and was perched upon an 18 - foot Pride Rock that rose from below the stage . The stage for show was 125 - feet wide and was bigger than the seating area in order to permit the use of giant sets . The attraction closed on February 23 , 2002 to be replaced by Mickey 's PhilharMagic .