The Lion King (1994)

 
Platinum Edition DVD
Diamond Edition Combo Pack DVD/
Diamond Edition DVD
Signature Collection
Combo Pack DVD/
Signature Collection DVD
Diamond Edition
2D Bluray
Signature Collection Bluray
All Known Versions-
3D Bluray
All Known Versions-
UltraHD Bluray7
 
Platinum Edition DVD
Diamond Edition DVD
Signature Collection DVD
Diamond Edition 2D Bluray
Singature Collection Bluray
3D Bluray
UltraHD Bluray
2D Version
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
3D Version
No
No
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
Audio Commentary
(89 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Sing Along Mode aka Song Selection
(89 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes5
Yes5
No
No
Disney Second Screen
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
No
Visualizing A Villain
(3 mins)
No
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
The Recording Sessions
(5 mins)
No
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
Inside The Story Room
(24 mins)
No
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
Nathan and Matthew:
The Extended Lion King Conversation
(7 mins)
No
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
The Animators Reunion
(8 mins)
No
No
No
No
Exclusive6
No
No
Bloopers and Outtakes
(4 mins)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Pride of The Lion King
(38 mins)
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
No
The Lion King: A Memoir- Don Hahn
(20 mins)
No
Yes
No6
Yes
No
No
No
Deleted and Alternate Scenes
(13 mins)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
The Morning Report Extended Scene
(3 mins)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Deleted Scenes and Abandoned Concepts
(5 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes7
No
No
The Making of The Morning Report
(3 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
Yes6
No
No
Story Origins
(5 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Timeless Themes
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
The Story Comes to Life
(3 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Film Origins
(6 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Production Research Trip
(2 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Art: African Influence
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Reflections
(5 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Storyboard Process
(2 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Production Design
(2 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
 
Platinum Edition DVD
Diamond Edition Combo Pack DVD/
Diamond Edition DVD
Signature Collection
Combo Pack DVD/
Signature Collection DVD
Diamond Edition
2D Bluray
Signature Collection Bluray
All Known Versions-
3D Bluray
All Known Versions-
UltraHD Bluray7
Character Design Featurettes
(11 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Computer Animation
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No6
Yes1
No
No
No
Stage- Musical Origins
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Screen to Stage
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Stage- Musical Texture
(3 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Setting The Stage
(2 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Stage- Leaps of Fantasy
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Music Inspiration
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
Yes6
No
No
Landmark Songwriting
(3 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
Yes6
No
No
Orchestral Color
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
Yes6
No
No
Scoring Emotion
(3 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
Yes6
No
No
Music: African Influence
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
Yes6
No
No
Audio Sequel
(4 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Full Circle
(2 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
Yes6
No
No
Animals Featurettes
(18 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Multi-Language Reel2
(5 mins)
Exclusive2
No
No
No
Yes2,6
No
No
International Release
(4 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
DVD Sound Design
(5 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Animal Kingdom Park
(4 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Animal Kingdom Lodge
(2 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Storyboard to Film Comparison
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Early Concept- Timon and Pumbaa Find Simba
(3 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Early Concept Art- Simba's Presentation
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Abandoned Scene
(4 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
"Can You Feel The Love Tonight" Elton John
Music Video
(4 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
Yes6
No
No
"Hakuna Matata" Music Video
(4 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
"Circle of Life" Elton John Music Video
(5 mins)
Yes
No
No
Yes1
Yes6
No
No
"Circle of Life" Disney Circle of Stars
Music Video
(4 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
 
Platinum Edition DVD
Diamond Edition Combo Pack DVD/
Diamond Edition DVD
Signature Collection
Combo Pack DVD/
Signature Collection DVD
Diamond Edition
2D Bluray
Signature Collection Bluray
All Known Versions-
3D Bluray
All Known Versions-
UltraHD Bluray7
Making of the Circle of Stars Music Video
(4 mins)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Lion King 1.5 Trailer
(2 mins)
Exclusive4
No
No
No
No
No
No
Stage Musical Publicity
(Still Gallery)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
International Soundtrack Cover
(Still Gallery)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
International Large Format Release
(Still Gallery)
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Film Character Design Galleries
(Still Gallery)
Yes3
No
No
No3
No
No
No
Character Design
(Still Gallery)
No3
No
No
Yes3
No
No
No
Visual Development
(Still Gallery)
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
No
Storyboards
(Still Gallery)
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
No
Layouts and Backgrounds
(Still Gallery)
No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
No
Virtual Safaris
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
The Lion King Personality Game
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Timon's Grab-A-Grub Game
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
Pumbaa's Sound Sensations Game
Exclusive
No
No
No
No
No
No
NO SPECIAL FEATURES
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
 
Platinum Edition DVD
Diamond Edition Combo Pack DVD/
Diamond Edition DVD
Signature Collection
Combo Pack DVD/
Signature Collection DVD
Diamond Edition
2D Bluray
Signature Collection Bluray
All Known Versions-
3D Bluray
All Known Versions-
UltraHD Bluray7
 
Platinum Edition DVD
Diamond Edition DVD
Signature Collection DVD
Diamond Edition 2D Bluray
Singature Collection Bluray
3D Bluray
UltraHD Bluray

1- This feature is available via the BD-Live "Disney Virtual Vault" feature.
2- This is a multi-language version of "Hakuna Matata" with the ability to branch to various Countries' "favorite" scene in that language.
3- Some (if not all) of the content from these galleries overlaps but is presented in a different order or context.
4- This feature is found in the "Under Construction" section of the Virtual Safari menu option.
5- The presentation of this content may differ slightly from release to release but it is essentially a way to sing along with the songs in the movie.
6- This content is not on the disc but is available via the included digital code.
7- This release also comes with a Signature Collection Bluray disc with all the same features found on that release.

 
Signature Collection Bluray
Singature Collection Bluray
NOTES:
Although this does have a few new exclusives, it lacks some of the older content that was found on past releases and much of the digital content that was available on the Diamond Edition release. In reality, the Diamond Edition is the better choice for total content but at this point it is unknown if the digital content from that release is still available given the shift in the way Disney presents it's digital content. Now that Disney has stopped offering 3D Blurays of its animated films (Pixar and Marvel movies still get releases) it is no surprise that the Signature Collection also does not include a 3D version of the film.
 
 
All Known Versions- 2D Bluray
Platinum Edition DVD
Singature Collection Bluray
The Lion King Platinum Edition DVD
NOTES:
This pairing nabs you a near complete feature set and works around the worried of older digital content not being available as the Platinum Edition has all those features on disc. By not including the Diamond Edition you will lose one feature, a few still galleries, and the 3D version but this set gives you a very extensive set of features.
 
 
 
Signature Collection Bluray
Platinum Edition DVD
3D Bluray Combo Pack
 
Singature Collection Bluray
The Lion King Platinum Edition DVD
The Lion King 3D Bluray
NOTES:
By not carrying forward all the features from release to release Disney makes it tough for you to collect a complete feature set. Although they have brought forward a good number of them via digital (more so on the Diamond Edition than the Signature Collection) you are basically stuck having to own every major release Platinum, Diamond, and Signature to obtain a complete feature set.

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LAST UPDATED 12/19/2018