Saturday, July 13, 2019 there will be special honorary Grand Marshals joining the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade. Guests can see JD McCrary & Shahadi Wright Joseph (voices of young Simba and young Nala) as Grand Marshals during the 3pm parade at Magic Kingdom.
Then the pair will head to Animal Kingdom to continue the celebration. Disney’s Animal Kingdom is celebrating 25 years of the classic animated film with new food, merchandise and entertainment.
Furthermore, Animal Kingdom and upcoming Disney’s The Lion King now has a forever connection. Production spent 6 weeks at Animal Kingdom researching nature and backdrops that inspired scenes from the movie!
Disney’s The Lion King hits theatres July 19, 2019.
photo credit: Disney Parks Blog
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