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Jun 2024
43m 54s

The Lion King Revisited @ 30

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the animated Disney classic The Lion King. Since its release on June 24, 1994, The Lion King has remained an enduring part of pop culture thanks to a never ending love by the generation that came of age alongside Simba the lion cub. On this episode of History of the 90s we revisit an episode released in 2019 to mark th ... Show More
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