Spoilers ahead. But one fan-favorite moment from the animated film has been changed completely , and turned into a nod to another beloved Disney musical. No, Gaston doesn't make an appearance as a trophy hunter threatening the animals of the Pride Lands β though he totally would. And Pumbaa is determined to be, hypothetically, the most delectable option. In the version, a similar musical distraction plays out, but in this case, Timon doesn't participate as willingly. While scheming their attack, Simba Matthew Broderick tells Timon Nathan Lane that they need live bait to create a diversion.
Timon responds, "What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula? The hula scene and that short original song might not have fit into the world of the live-action movie as well as it does in the cartoon.
Where would Timon get his grass skirt, for a start? Disney movies have a history of referencing each other in an Easter egg hunt that goes back decades. For example, Mickey Mouse has a cameo in The Little Mermaid , and a figurine of the Beast appears in a scene in Aladdin the animated original from Scar from The Lion King is a fur rug or cloak in Hercules , which is kind of a dark one.
While 's The Lion King isn't a shot-by-shot remake of the original and includes new dialogue and scenes, it doesn't make very many changes to the actual action.
The scene when Timon breaks out into a song from Beauty and the Beast, which predates the original Lion King by three years, is definitely one of the most noticeable departures. There are several other cross-Disney movie references in the canon, so in a way, the new Lion King 's hat tip to Beauty and the Beast continues an already honored animated Disney movie tradition in a new way. Don't look for Eichner's version of "Be Our Guest" on the soundtrack however β this performance is just a fun gag.
