Rafiki crowns Simba with the mantle of kingship after his victory and Simba ascends Pride Rock hearing Mufasa's voice "Remember!" and he gives a mighty roar across the whole kingdom. The song ends with a black out as Rafiki lifts Simba into the air with Mufasa and Sarabi looking on.Īt the end of Act II, Simba's friends and family acknowledge him as the rightful king after Simba and the Pridelanders defeated Scar and the hyenas. The animals below turn to face Pride Rock and bow as Simba is presented. Rafiki goes over to them and takes the cub Simba, lifting him into the air as the song draws to a close. Mufasa and Sarabi appear with their son Simba on Pride Rock as the two antelopes engage in more call and response. Zazu then appears as a kite swung around on a pole by his puppeteer. Meanwhile, once there, Rafiki greets King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi before presenting their cub to the gathered animals. Two elephants (an adult and a child), a rhinoceros, two wildebeests and white birds walk up the aisle between the lower level of seats and up onto the stage. But as the first verse gets underway, a trio of zebras and gazelles appear. As Rafiki sings, the sun rises behind her while two giraffes and a cheetah walk out onto the stage, shortly followed by three cranes. In the beginning of Act 1, Rafiki calls the animals to Pride Rock with two antelopes to witness the presentation of Simba, the new prince.
Rafiki raises Simba into the air with Mufasa and Sarabi looking on from the original London cast of the Lion King.