Lion King's Sequels to BD, DVD

Big Disney movies throughout the 1990s had this constant need for direct-to-home-video sequels. We saw it when Aladdin was a huge success, we caught a glimpse of it with The Little Mermaid, and even Beauty & the Beast had one, as well. If you loved The Lion King (like every kid did back then), there are two options to choose from to get your fix after the credits have rolled.

Little did we know that such a devotion to these two films still exists, as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has unveiled the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1 1/2, both available as Special Edition releases on March 6, 2012. The DVD formats will be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $29.99, while the Blu-ray releases will be priced at the MSRP of $39.99.

The Lion King 1 1/2 follows Timon and his windy pal Pumbaa, as they reveal where they came from, how they helped Simba save the Serengeti and what really happened behind the scenes of The Lion King's biggest events. In The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, Kiara and Kovu -- the children of Simba -- search for their proper places in the great "Circle of Life," they discover that it may be their destiny to reunite their prides and bring peace to the Pride Lands.

The Lion King 1 1/2 releases will have these goodies attached as bonus features:

• Timon & Pumbaa's Vacation Safari
  
• Deleted Scenes
  
• Timon: Behind the Legend
  
• Before the Beginning: The Making of featurette
  
• Grazing in the Grass music video

The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride releases will entail these supplemental features:

• Timon & Pumbaa's Insectapedia
  
• "One By One": An original animated short with vocals by The Lion King vocalist Lebo Morake.
  
• Timon & Pumbaa: Find Out Why
  
• Proud of Simba's Pride
  
• "Love Will Find a Way" Music Video

High resolution box art has not been made available as of right now, but here are a couple of smaller images for each film's box art to tide you over:




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