The Stampede stage in The Lion King is one of the most terrifying sequences on the console. Pitting Simba, our young lion cub protagonist, against dozens of charging wildebeests, you have to keep ...

Then there’s the stamping of the stampede, rhythmic choreography abetted by drums. Mukelisiwe Goba as Rafiki, caught up in “The Lion King” stampede.

The mechanics and the poetry of ‘The Lion King’ That stampede also highlights another critical aspect of the musical: showing the artists behind the puppets, and not trying to hide them.