Simba Henn animated the character's first appearance as an adult that occurs near the end of the "Hakuna Matata" musical number. Released in theaters in 1994, "The Lion King" marks Simba's first appearance. All the animals in the Pride Lands gather at the foot of Pride Rock to commemorate the birth of Simba, who will eventually succeed to the throne and take his father Mufasa's place as king. Furious by the fact that he is no longer next in line, Simba's jealous uncle Scar refuses to attend the ceremony. While Simba grows into a rambunctious lion cub who frequently boasts about
The Lion King (franchise) for a limited time, as part of the new Disney Junior TV channel. On June 9, 2014, it was announced that a second TV show called "The Lion Guard" would premiere on Disney Junior and Disney Channel. First as a television movie called "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar" which debuted November 22, 2015, followed by a series which began airing January 15, 2016. The series was developed by Ford Riley, who also serves as writer and executive producer. It centers around Simba and Nala's second-born cub Kion, who becomes leader of the Lion Guard, a team that protects