Festival of The Lion King
Preshow and Intro
The show begins with your hosts, traveling singers named Kiume, Nakawa, Kibibi, and Zawadi. After introducing themselves, they tell the audience about the the four different sections they've been seated in- Lion, Warthog, Giraffe, and Elephant. People from each section are expected to make appropriate animal sounds at certain times in the show, so the hosts let everyone know what sounds to make- after grabbing an audience member out of each section to help demonstrate.
Once everything's set, a troupe of dancers emerge and the lights dim, then the audience uses its newfound animal calling skills to summon Simba and his friends. More performers and dancers burst into the theater, leading a set of four floats that are positioned at the corners of the stage. Timon rides out on one of them, in particular the one that carries the show's logo. Each also bears the mascot of one of the seating sections; no points for guessing who the Lion and Warthog are...
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