Despite being made for children to enjoy, the classic isn't without its dark moments, with Mufasa's death due to a wildebeest stampede standing out in particular. Aside from the horror of seeing a ...

"Lion King" was the same. This wildebeest stampede was digitally simulated in 3D, but Simba was in 2D. [Simba gasps] And animators are continuing to push 2.5D further, because there are still some ...

most famously in the dramatic wildebeest stampede sequence. The film was an unprecedented box office success, banking $978m to become the highest-grossing 2D animated film of all time, but it also ...

The opening flood, down to the way Mufasa clings to a tree branch and calls for his father, is a direct parallel to the wildebeest stampede that will eventually take the elder Mufasa’s life.

Simba must escape the wildebeest stampede, drive the hyenas away from Pride Rock, and ultimately take down the villainous Scar. Although its critical reception was somewhat less than Aladdin's ...