The Lion King

**The Lion King** is the eighteenth level in *Disney's Final Frontier* and its second Renaissance level. In order to unlock this level you have to complete every level from any particular set of levels (all of the Golden Age, Silver Age, or Dark Age levels).

## World Order

The World Order for this level is High, affecting Marian, Robin Hood, and Joshua Hood. All characters have to navigate on all fours, with their outfits being replaced by a scarf or bandana (or a believable version of the attire) that matches the colors of their outfits. The events of *Simba's Pride* imply this World Order barrier is disabled in some way.

## Party Restrictions

There are not as many restrictions on characters this time around as you can compose your party as anyone early on, it's during the Battle Rush where party members are constantly locked into place.

## Main Attractions

The Pridelands has 2 Main Attractions in Disney's Final Frontier.

* Hakuna Matata Falls - The starting location of the level. It's a very open area after meeting Timon and Pumbaa, so be sure to look around. You might find the Journal Entry here early in.
* Pride Rock - The final location of the level and where the Battle Rush in the second half takes place. If you're quick about it, you can speed run your way into the battle with Scar.

## The Lion King

### Episode

2 (Arc and Part)
18 (Overall)

After going through the portal, the team all arrive at The Pridelands, or so they originally think. Tod commented on the view with his new favorite waterfall being found. Shenzi felt it was odd for the portal to dump them off over in a jungle since the Pridelands are an actual wasteland currently. Even Nala and Simba are surprised about not finding this place before in their lives. The gang, during their search to figure out where they were, hear two voices nearby singing and not giving a care in the world. Tod climbs a tree to get a better view, seeing Timon and Pumbaa nearby being the ones causing the singing. Simba believes they should ask them for directions back to the Pridelands, while Tramp insists the group should take cover since they're all technically predators to them. Tod refuses feeling a trust plan is necessary in order to acquire said directions. Angel didn't like the idea herself, but decided to let Tod go with it since they have nothing to lose.

Tod immediately started moving to the beat of the song as he walked towards the meerkat and warthog before breaking into said song himself. The three cross paths with each other. The duo are impressed with Tod's singing before introducing themselves to the young fox. Tod explains that he and a few of his friends arrived here and were looking for the Pridelands, though Timon and Pumbaa state they don't "have" a way back. Bolt and Angel join Tod to continue explaining the problem, but to no avail as Timon says he put his past behind him with that place a long time ago. Timon asks if they're looking for their place in the food chain, but Tod states he and his friends were playing a game of "War" and are a so-called resistance. Timon proceeds to tell Tod if he knew what life was for him and Pumbaa, the team would understand their problem.

Simba couldn't help but feel a bit of remorse for them, with Tod gathering him, Bolt, and Angel to figure it out. Tod decides to listen in on their stories with Simba joining too, introducing himself as a 'resident' of the Pridelands., keeping his true identity a bit under wraps so Timon and Pumbaa could trust him too. The four end up in a three-song Medley, starting with Timon explaining his dream and all he needed, Pumbaa on his hard life but finding a way to get it all worked out, and finishing with Tod stating his shallow youth. During the medley, Timon and Pumbaa were surprised Tod and Simba heard their motto "Hakuna Matata" before, with them commenting they heard it several times before from Tramp and the others.

Tod understood they won't go back there due to the surplus of hyenas roaming the entire place. Shenzi comes out of hiding stating she's not THAT scary, though doing so scared the heck out of Timon and Pumbaa. Tod got the two to relax as he introduced her, Nala, Bagheera, Tramp, Vixey, Marian, Joshua, Robin, Dodger, and Copper who all simultaneously went out of hiding. Timon then asks why getting to the Pridelands is so important for them in particular, only for Simba to state his true identity as the rightful King, and they need to find a way to overthrow his uncle, Scar. It was here the duo finally understood. Timon asks why he didn't just say that in the first place, but Tod states they weren't sure if they could trust them in the first place. Angel rolled her eyes as Bolt said they're all on the same page now.

Timon and Pumbaa then bring the group over to the desolated Pridelands, taking on some Blotlings and Unversed along the way. Simba and Nala are saddened by the state of the place, with Tod saying he and the group will be with Simba and Nala the whole way through, Timon and Pumbaa deciding to join in on the fun in stopping Scar for good. The plan is similarly set up just like in the original film. After getting Timon to dress in drag and do the hula to distract multiple hyenas, Tod helped Simba with setting up the second half of the plan. Nala was told to focus on finding the other lionesses and prepare for battle while Simba directly confronts Scar. The rest were placed where they felt most comfortable, though Bolt and Vixey were placed on weather duty.

Much like the film, the confrontation with Scar starts out similarly. When Scar found out Simba was still alive, he immediately looks at Banzai and Ed to blame them for not finishing the job in the first place. Once they backed up just enough, Shenzi joined up with them. Simba demands Scar to step down from the throne and let him take over, with Nala and the lionesses backing up Simba. Scar then tells Simba to speak of their little secret, expecting to have the Pridelands and his friends turn on Simba. Tod, watching from the sidelines, begs him (in whisper) not to lie to himself anymore. Simba smirked, stating he knew the truth the whole time. Scar believes he's bluffing, only for the rest of the group, minus Nala and the lionesses to support him. Scar finally spills the beans that he killed Mufasa, once in whisper, then out loud by force from Simba.

Out of anger, Nala charged at Scar, only to be intercepted by the hyenas. A large battle ensues between forces as Simba and Scar are left on the edge of Pride Rock to duke it out themselves. Scar shows his Chaos Band to Simba, to which Simba calls him out for trying to use dirty tricks in a fight only meant for each other. Scar throws his band to the ground, with Simba tossing his to Nala, only for it to be caught by Shenzi. A fake battle ensues between Shenzi and Nala, trading dialogue from the 2019 film, with Nala overcoming and chasing after Shenzi.

Banzai and Ed watched from above after Shenzi's "failure" to kill Nala and then Simba in secret. Nala proceeds to continue acting as if to give Shenzi a change of heart, stating they should be fighting together instead of against each other, and Scar was only manipulating them the whole time, starting the first occurrence of the "Sisi Ni Sawa" catchphrase within the Pridelands. Shenzi added on that Scar took the hyenas away from her when she was the original leader, and they never really cared about her. Banzai and Ed join Shenzi, with Banzai saying he really did miss her the whole time she was gone. Shenzi then says she'll come back if the hyena duo help them, to which they agree on.

Thanks to Bolt, a wildfire was going on at Pride Rock as Simba and Scar continued their battle. Simba eventually takes Scar to the ground. Scar cowardly starts blaming the hyenas right in front of them, stating it was their plan from the start. He pleads mercy as he'd do anything Simba would say. Simba, in the same way Scar did when Simba was only a child, told him to run away and never return. Scar then proceeded to swipe at some hot coal to blind Simba to buy him time to get his Chaos Band on. Tod, using his Accel Abilities, managed to block the coal, although it gave Scar the time he needed to ready himself for Round 2. The fox states all bets are off, but Simba gets the final blow on Scar. Nala arrived just in time to get Simba his band back, while Bolt, Tramp, and Bagheera joined up to help finish the fight. Scar was knocked off Pride Rock by Simba in a close reverse pounce he learned from Nala.

Scar got back up to see Shenzi and her group ready to kill him. Shenzi told Scar that she's back in control and will remain Queen of the Outlands for Scar's betrayal. On order, Scar was killed and devoured off-screen, with his shadow being the only proof he didn't survive, along with a disabled Chaos Band.

Vixey proceeded to conjure up some rain to douse the flames caused by Bolt. From here, Simba accepts his role as the Pridelands's King, with Nala being alongside him to be his Queen. A small ceremony went on to make this ruling official. Feeling the problem with Simba has finally been resolved, the gang decide to head back home, but Simba and Nala state they have to stay behind to undo all the damage Scar had performed. Tod promises he and the others will visit again real soon. Bagheera opened the portal back to Figonia, as Nala and Simba snuggle up to each other.

## King of the Hill

### Rewards

Journal Entry #18
Rafiki's Staff
3500 Munny

Early into The Lion King, you can explore Hakuna Matata Falls to find a hill where a Journal Entry is hiding. Upon starting the mission, you are placed in a classic game of King of the Hill, where one character in your party has to defend the hill from one Blotling, one Unversed, and one Hyena. Performing attacks and spells can knock opponents back down the hill. The one who has the most points (staying on top the longest) wins. The difficulty for this challenge is ★★☆.

## World Themes

* **Field Theme (Light):** Hakuna Matata (Instrumental)
* **Field Theme (Dark):** Be Prepared (Instrumental)
* **Musical Number:** That's All I Need/Warthog Rhapsody/Hakuna Matata - Tod, Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa
* **Battle Theme (Light):** Just Can't Wait To Be King (Instrumental)
* **Battle Theme (Dark):** War (DF2 Remix) - Edwin Starr
* **Boss Theme Phase 1:** Kings and Queens - Aerosmith (Master Recording)
* **Boss Theme Phase 2:** Generic Boss Theme 2 (It's Gonna Be a Long Night - Ween)