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Timon And Pumbaa's Virtual Safari
''Timon and Pumbaa's Virtual Safari'' is a series of interactive 3D virtual games that were included as bonus-features within several of Disney's ''The Lion King''-related DVD releases throughout the 2000's, starting in 2003. The series of games centers on Timon and Pumbaa going on a variety of safari adventures. The Virtual Safari games are a cross between the ''Jungle Cruise'' and ''Indiana Jones-related'' Disney theme park rides along with '' Kilimanjaro Safaris''. Players press the left or right arrow buttons on their DVD player's remote at decision making points to decide which way the vehicle travels. Overview Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney Feature Animation, and DisneyToon Studios produced four Virtual Safari games, including: *''Timon And Pumbaa’s Virtual Safari Boat Tour,'' Included within Disney's 2003 DVD release of ''The Lion King'' *''Timon And Pumbaa’s Virtual Safari Jeep Tour,'' Included within Disney's 2003 DVD release of ''The Lion King'' * ''Timon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonus Feature
DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVDs. DVD-Video was the dominant consumer home video format in most of the world in the 2000s. As of 2024, it competes with the high-definition Blu-ray Disc, while both receive competition as delivery methods by streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and an MPEG-2 decoder (e.g., a DVD player, or a computer DVD drive with a software DVD player). Commercial DVD movies are encoded using a combination of MPEG-2 compressed video and audio of varying formats (often multi-channel formats as described below). Typically, the data rate for DVD movies ranges from 3 to 9.5 Mbit/s, and the bit rate is usually adaptive. DVD-Video was first available in Japan on October 19, 1996 (with major releases beginning December 20, 1996), followed by a release on March 24, 1997, in the United States. The DVD-Video specification was created by the DVD Forum and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disneytoon Studios
Disneytoon Studios (DTS), originally named Disney MovieToons and also formerly Walt Disney Video Premieres, was an American animation studio which created direct-to-video and occasional theatrical animated feature films. The studio was a division of Walt Disney Animation Studios, with both being part of The Walt Disney Studios, itself a division of The Walt Disney Company. The studio produced 47 feature films, beginning with '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' in 1990. Its final feature film was '' Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast'' in 2015. History Disney MovieToons/Walt Disney Video Premieres Disney MovieToons' first feature production was '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' in 1990, with animation by Walt Disney Animation France. Disney Television Animation hired director of specials, Sharon Morrill, in 1993. Disney began producing direct-to-video (DTV) sequels of Walt Disney Feature Animation films: the first of which was the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Stiller
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American comedian and actor. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. Stiller saw a late-career resurgence starting in 1993, playing Frank Costanza on the sitcom ''Seinfeld'', a part which earned him an Emmy nomination. In 1998, Stiller began his role as Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series ''The King of Queens'', another role that garnered widespread acclaim. Stiller appeared together with his son Ben Stiller in films such as '' Zoolander'', '' Heavyweights'', ''Hot Pursuit'', '' The Heartbreak Kid'', and '' Zoolander 2''. He also performed voice-over work for films and television, including '' The Lion King 1½'' and '' Planes: Fire and Rescue''. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved. Early life The eldest of fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Kavner
Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an American actress. Before becoming well known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', Kavner attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper's title character in the sitcom ''Rhoda'', for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also voices other characters for ''The Simpsons'', including Marge's mother, Simpson family#Jacqueline Bouvier, Jacqueline Bouvier, sisters Patty and Selma, Patty and Selma Bouvier, and half-step-great-aunt Eunice Bouvier. Known for her improvisation and distinctive "honeyed gravel voice", Kavner was cast in her first professional acting role as Brenda Morgenstern in ''Rhoda'' in 1974. Starting in 1987, Kavner appeared on ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' included a seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane; February 3, 1956) is an American actor. Since 1975, he has been Nathan Lane on screen and stage, on stage and screen in both comedic and dramatic roles. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Nathan Lane, various accolades including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2010, ''The New York Times'' hailed Lane as being "the greatest stage entertainer of the decade". Lane made his professional theatre debut in 1978 in an off-Broadway production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. During that time he also briefly appeared as one half of the comedy team of Stack and Lane, until he was cast in the 1982 Broadway revival of Noël Coward's ''Present Laughter'' directed by and starring George C. Scott. That led to an extensive caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Schon
Kevin Schon is an American voice actor who is known for his voice-over work in video games, movies and television shows. He is best known as a voice double for Nathan Lane for animated media, most notably as Timon in the '' Timon & Pumbaa'' television series and in various other Disney related projects. Career Schon's first acting credit was in 1990 when he played Gillan and Gaias in the TurboGrafx CD video game '' Valis II''. Two years later after his debut, he played Frank II and Mirabelle in '' The Naked Truth'' and two years after that, he played Daryl O'Melveny in ''A Kiss Goodnight''. Schon frequently served as a voice double for Nathan Lane. He voiced Timon in '' Timon & Pumbaa'', '' The Lion Guard'', and '' House of Mouse''; Scott Helperman in '' Teacher's Pet'' while Lane was busy with '' The Producers''; and Snowbell in '' Stuart Little'' and '' Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild''. For three years, he was the "comedy voice" of the ABC television network, voicing all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Sabella
Ernest Sabella (born September 19, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Pumbaa from '' The Lion King'' franchise, voicing the character in all media except the 2019 and 2024 films. Sabella's TV roles include Mr. Donald "Twinkie" Twinkacetti in '' Perfect Strangers'' (1986–1987), George Shipman in '' A Fine Romance'', and Leon Carosi in '' Saved by the Bell'' (1991). His work in Broadway theatre includes starring roles in '' Guys and Dolls,'' ''Chicago,'' '' Curtains,'' and '' Man of La Mancha''. Early life and education Born in Westchester County, New York, Sabella graduated from the University of Miami, where he studied at the Department of Theatre Arts and performed at the university's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. Career His stage credits include '' The Robber Bridegroom'' (1976), '' Little Johnny Jones'' (1982), '' Guys and Dolls'' (1992) as Harry the Horse, '' A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' (1996), ''Chicago'' as Amos Hart (repla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simba's Pride
''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'', also titled as ''The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride'', is a 1998 American animated direct-to-video musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Video Premiere. It is the sequel to Disney's 1994 animated film, ''The Lion King'', with its plot influenced by William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'', and the second installment in ''The Lion King'' trilogy. Animated by Walt Disney Animation Australia, the film centers on Simba and Nala's daughter Kiara, who falls in love with Kovu, a lion from a banished pride once loyal to Scar. Separated by Simba's prejudice against the pride and a vindictive plot planned by Kovu's mother Zira, Kiara and Kovu struggle to unite their estranged prides and be together. Most of the original cast returned to their roles from the first film with a few exceptions. Rowan Atkinson, who voiced Zazu in the first film, was replaced by Edward Hibbert for both this film and ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004). Jeremy Irons, who voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion King 1½
''The Lion King 1½'' (known internationally as ''The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata'') is a 2004 American animated direct-to-video musical comedy film directed by Bradley Raymond, produced by Disneytoon Studios and released on February 10, 2004. The third installment in the ''Lion King'' trilogy, the film is both a prequel and sidequel to ''The Lion King'' (1994), focusing on the supporting characters Timon and Pumbaa. A majority of the voice cast from the first film returns to reprise their roles, including Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella as the voices of Timon and Pumbaa, respectively. The film's structure is inspired by Tom Stoppard's '' Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'', a tragicomedy that tells the story of ''Hamlet'' from the point of view of two minor characters. ''The Lion King 1½'' received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot The meerkat Timon lives in colony on the outskirts of the Pride Lands with his Ma and Uncle Max but is an outcast to the meerk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that produces animated feature films and short films for the Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene from its first synchronized sound cartoon, ''Steamboat Willie'' (1928). Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney after the closure of Laugh-O-Gram Studio, it is the longest-running animation studio in the world. It is currently organized as a division of Walt Disney Studios and is headquartered at the Roy E. Disney Animation Building at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California. Since its foundation, the studio has produced 63 feature films, from ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937), which is also the first hand drawn animated feature film, to ''Moana 2'' (2024), and hundreds of short films. Founded as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (DBCS) in 1923, renamed Walt Disney Studio (WDS) in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
