What did Lion King replace?

[ciscorau]

I've been racking my brain for about two weeks now. I can't remember what the Festival of the Lion King show replaced at the Magic Kingdom! I realize that now that has been replaced...but what was there before Lion King?!? :confused:

Help! Thanks...

[Michelle]

Hi

You had me stumped for a while but I done a bit of investigating and come up with this:-
Fantasyland Theater. As such it served as a venue for continuous looping Disney cartoons (a cool, uncramped hideout for guests seeking a respite from the Florida heat,) and also housed occasional employee film festival events. In 1988, the 3-D film Magic Journeys opened in the theater - after being bumped out of Epcot's Magic Eye Theater to make room for Captain EO in 1986. At that time the pre-show was a 3-D Donald Duck cartoon called "Working For Peanuts." In 1993, Magic Journeys came out to make room for a new production, the Legend of the Lion King.