Original: The Lion King II : Simba 's Pride ( later retitled The Lion King 2 : Simba 's Pride ) is an American direct-to-video film released by the Walt Disney Company on October 27 , 1998 , as a sequel to the 1994 film The Lion King .
Simplified: The Lion King II : Simba 's Pride is an American direct-to-video movie released by Walt Disney Pictures on October 27 , 1998 and the sequel to The Lion King .