Home video releases of The Lion King.
US/Canadian releases[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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March 3, 1995 |
Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection Release Bonus Features:
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March 3, 1995 |
Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection Release (Deluxe Edition) Bonus Features: (on bonus VHS) |
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October 7, 2003 |
Platinum Edition Release Bonus Features:
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| Laserdisc | ||
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September 20, 1995 | |
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September 20, 1995 |
Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection Release (Deluxe Edition)Bonus Features: Side One
Sides Five and Six
Sides Seven and Eight
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October 7, 2003 |
Platinum Edition Release
Disc One: Bonus Features:
Film/Audio Options (Special Edition):
Film/Audio Options (Original Theatrical):
Captions:
Disc Two:
Film Categories (Many are repeats from the countries with some taken away. Inner category breakdowns featured in both are included here):
+= Denotates if it's on Blu-ray's Virtual Vault from Disney's 2011 Diamond Edition release |
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December 7, 2004 | Released as part of the Walt Disney Platinum Editions collection. Includes same discs as above plus The Lion King 1½ and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride |
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November 15, 2011 |
Diamond Edition ReleaseBonus Features:
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August 29, 2017 |
Signature Collection Release |
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March 2, 2021 | |
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April 1, 2025 |
3-Movie Collection with The Lion King (2019) and Mufasa: The Lion King |
| Blu-ray | ||
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October 4, 2011 |
Diamond Edition ReleaseBonus Features:
^= Denotates if it's on Digital from Disney's 2017 Signature Collection Blu-ray release |
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October 4, 2011 |
Diamond Edition 3D ReleaseIncludes the same discs as above |
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August 29, 2017 |
Signature Collection ReleaseBonus Features:
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December 4, 2018 |
Signature Collection 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray Ultimate Collector's Edition Release |
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May 11, 2021 | |
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October 17, 2023 |
Disney100 Release |
International releases[]
UK/Ireland[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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September 18, 1995 | Bonus Features:
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March 18, 1996 |
Special Widescreen Edition |
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October 20, 2003 | Bonus Features
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| DVD | ||
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October 20, 2003 | Also available as the limited edition gift set with:
Disc One: Bonus Features:
Languages (Special Edition): Languages (Original Theatrical):
Subtitles:
Disc Two: Countries (Each includes the Multi-Language Reel: Hakuna Matata, International Release, Stage Musical Publicity, International Soundtrack Covers, and International Large Format Release Publicity):
Film Categories (Many are repeats from the countries with some taken away. Inner category breakdowns featured in both are included here):
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June 28, 2004 | Same as 2003 release |
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November 7, 2011 | |
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November 7, 2011 | The Lion King: All Three Movies box set
Same as 2011 release |
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September 29, 2014 | Also available with the limited edition artwork sleeve
Same as 2011 release |
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November 10, 2014 | Disney Classics: Volume 3 box set
Same as 2011 release |
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November 10, 2014 | The Lion King: All Three Movies box set
Same as 2011 release |
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December 3, 2018 | 55 Disney Classics Box Set Same as 2011 release |
| Blu-ray | ||
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November 7, 2011 | Double Play contains Blu-ray and DVD |
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November 7, 2011 | Blu-ray 3D contains Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray 2D and Digital Copy |
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December 8, 2014 | Zavvi Exclusive |
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November 27, 2017 | Tesco Big Sleeve Exclusive |
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December 3, 2018 | 4K Ultra HD |
Australia/New Zealand[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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October 5, 1995 | The text on the cassette labels are red instead of the usual blue used on Australian releases. |
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February 25, 2004 | Bonus Feature: Can You Feel the Love Tonight Music Video by Elton John |
| DVD | ||
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February 25, 2004 |
"Two-Disc Special Edition" release Disc One: Bonus Features:
Languages (Special Edition): Languages (Original Theatrical):
Subtitles:
Disc Two: Countries (Each includes the Multi-Language Reel: Hakuna Matata, International Release, Stage Musical Publicity, International Soundtrack Covers, and International Large Format Release Publicity):
Film Categories (Many are repeats from the countries with some taken away. Inner category breakdowns featured in both are included here):
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November 10, 2004 |
The Lion King Trilogy release Same as 2004 release |
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October 12, 2011 | |
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October 12, 2011 | The Lion King Trilogy |
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June 24, 2015 | |
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September 21, 2016 | Disney Classics release
Same as 2011 Release |
| Blu-ray | ||
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October 12, 2011 | Blu-ray and DVD Combo |
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October 12, 2011 | Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray 2D and Digital Copy Combo |
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October 12, 2011 | Big W Limited Edition with Pillow Case |
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October 12, 2011 | The Lion King Trilogy |
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June 24, 2015 | |
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June 24, 2015 | Blu-ray 3D release |
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December 11, 2018 | 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Blu-ray same as 2011 release |
Miscellaneous[]
| Cover | Format | Released | Notes |
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| Germany | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
| France | |||
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VHS | October 20, 1995 | |
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DVD | October 15, 2003 |
"Edition Collector - 2 DVD" release |
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DVD | Les Méchants limited edition artwork sleeve | |
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Blu-ray | August 24, 2011 | Special Edition |
| Italy | |||
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VHS | October 1995 | |
| Spain | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
| Portugal | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
| Poland | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
| Netherlands | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
| Japan | |||
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DVD | October 8, 2011 | Special Edition release |
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Blu-ray | December 2, 2015 | Walt Disney Diamond Editions/MovieNEX release |
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Blu-ray | March 17, 2017 | The Lion King Trilogy MovieNEX release |
| Greece | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
| Egypt | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
| Mexico | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
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DVD | October 23, 2015 | Disney Classics release |
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DVD | October 23, 2015 April 24, 2017 |
50 Disney Classics Box Set |
| Brazil | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
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DVD | September 20, 2017 | 25 Disney Classics Box Set |
| Argentina | |||
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VHs | 1995 | |
| Chile | |||
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VHs | 1995 | |
| South Africa | |||
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VHS | 1995 | |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The 1995 home video release uses the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo, while the 2000 orange-and-black Walt Disney Pictures logo was used for the 2003 home video release.
- The 2003 Platinum Edition DVD is the final Platinum Edition DVD not to have the Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix option as the default English option.
- Beginning with the 2011 DVD and Blu-ray releases, the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo was replaced by the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo (and the Walt Disney Animation Studios logo for the 3D version). Plus, the other jungle noises at the very beginning of the film (as was the case in the 1995 and 2003 releases) have been cut out.
- In the 2018 4K UHD release, the 2011 variant of the current 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo was used.
- The 1995 VHS release of The Lion King is the best-selling VHS release of all time, selling over 32 million copies.[1]
- The 1995 VHS was the first Renaissance-era film to be released under the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection label.
- The 1995 VHS was the last release to feature more than one lilac blue bumper, that being the Coming to Videocassette and Coming Soon to Videocassette logos. After this, all of the future Disney tapes only used the 1992 Feature Presentation bumper.
- This is one of the few videos to lack the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo.
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