Zazu is a red-billed hornbill who serves as majordomo to Mufasa, Scar and later Simba during each of their respective reigns.

According to Timon, grubs taste like chicken. Slimy, yet satisfying.

SIMBA: I know what I have to do. But going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long. [Rafiki hits Simba on the head with his stick]
SIMBA: Ow! Jeez, what was that for?
RAFIKI: It doesn't matter. It's in the past.

After Scar "accidentally" reveals that the shadowy place is an Elephant Graveyard, Simba is determined to go there, despite his father's warning.

Simba grows up in the jungle with his two new friends, living a carefree life under the motto "hakuna matata" ("no worries" in Swahili).

TIMON: What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?

Of the 5 songs nominated for Best Original Song in 1994, three were from The Lion King.

Rafiki singlehandedly takes out a group of hyenas with his martial arts skills.

At the start of the The Lion King, animals from miles away gather around Pride Rock to witness Mufasa and Sarabi's newborn cub Simba being presented to them by Rafiki.

Rafiki's tree resembles a baobab tree, an icon of the African savannah.