Scar (The Lion King) their victims' fears. The original plot of "The Lion King" revolved around a rivalry between lions and baboons. A baboon himself, Scar was their leader. After this plot was abandoned, Scar was re-written into a rogue lion lacking any blood relation to both Mufasa and Simba. The writers eventually decided that making Scar and Mufasa brothers would make the film more interesting. An abandoned character, at one point Scar owned a pet python as a sidekick. Because the film was originally intended to be much more adult-oriented, Scar was to have become infatuated with Simba's childhood friend and eventual love
The Lion King (franchise) as though the story of Simba was a tale passed down in Africa for generations. The parade featured six floats designed around different aspects of Africa, dancers dressed in animal costumes and a Pride Rock float featuring Simba and Nala. Many characters from "The Lion King" appear in the Disney Channel series "Disney's House of Mouse". Some of them also appear in the series' spin-off films "" and "Mickey's House of Villains". The characters also appear at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as meet and greet characters. A digital storybook app called "The Lion King: Timon's Tale" retelling the story