Mufasa: The Lion King 4K UHD (2024)

[Pieter V]

Mufasa: The Lion King | Buy It on Digital February 18 and Own It on Blu-ray April 1 - YouTube

Be The First To Watch At Home When Disney’s MUFASA:
THE LION KING Arrives on Digital on Feb. 18 and on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on Apr. 1

Celebrate the Circle of Life With Hours Of All-New Exclusive Bonus Extras
Including a Full Feature Sing-Along, Deleted Scenes, & Featurettes!

BURBANK, CA (February 3, 2025) – Assemble your Pride of family and friends to celebrate the epic adventure, music and nostalgia at home when Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King arrives to digital retailers (Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home) on February 18 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on April 1.

Critics and fans alike have praised Mufasa: The Lion King as “adventurous” (Brian Truitt, USA Today), a “dazzling musical” (Kevin Maher, The Times), and “visually stunning” (Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood). Explore hours of exclusive bonus content for the whole family on the digital and Blu-ray release featuring a full-length Sing-Along version of the film, deleted scenes, featurettes and much more. The 4K UHD will be available in a collectible limited edition SteelBook® with custom artwork and packaging.

Film Synopsis
Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, “Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.

Bonus Features*
Full Length Sing-Along – Sing along with your favorite songs while watching the movie with on-screen lyrics.

Finding Milele: The Making of Mufasa: The Lion King – Join visionary director Barry Jenkins and the cast of Mufasa: The Lion King on an epic journey to create a brand-new chapter in the story of The Lion King. Explore how the story was developed and the technology used to make Mufasa's world come to life.

Songs of the Savanna – Director Barry Jenkins and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda sit down to discuss the excitement and challenges of creating the music for Mufasa: The Lion King.

Ostrich Eggs with Timon & Pumbaa – Timon and Pumbaa reveal fun facts and some of the hidden references in the movie.

Protect the Pride – Learn how Disney and The Lion Recovery Fund are working to protect the pride and conserve lions in the wild.

Outtakes – Watch the cast having fun in the recording booth.

Deleted Scenes:
Who's the Mole Rat?
What Do You Feel in There?
Have Faith in Her
Taka's Dream
Music Video: "I Always Wanted a Brother” IRL – Join Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Mufasa: The Lion King as they perform "I Always Wanted A Brother" backstage at a film shoot.

Song Selections:
Milele (First Rain)
I Always Wanted a Brother
Bye Bye
We Go Together
Tell Me It’s You
Brother Betrayed
*Bonus features may vary by product and retailer

Product Specifications
Release Date
Digital: February 18, 2025
Physical: April 1, 2025

Product SKUs
Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD
Digital Bundle: The Lion King Animated (1994), The Lion King Live-Action (2019) and Mufasa: The Lion King 3-Movie Collection (4K UHD, HD, SD)
Physical: Limited-Edition Collectible SteelBook (4K UHD+ Blu-ray + Digital Code with SteelBook Packaging), Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD+ Digital), DVD
Physical Bundle: The Lion King Animated (1994), The Lion King Live Action (2019) and Mufasa: The Lion King 3-Movie Collection DVD

Feature Run Time
Approx. 118 minutes

Rating
U.S.: Rated PG

Disc Size
4K UHD Blu-ray: 66GB
Blu-ray: 50GB
DVD: 8.5GB

Aspect Ratio
Physical: 1.85:1
Digital: 1.85:1

Audio
4K: English Dolby Atmos and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus and French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-ray: English 7.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital
DVD: English and Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital, English, Spanish and French Dolby 5.1, English, Spanish and French 2.0 Dolby Digital and English AD 2.0 Dolby Digital

Subtitles
4K: English SDH, Spanish and French
Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish and French
DVD: English SDH, Spanish and French
Digital: English SDH, Spanish and French

Dolby Vision logo on the backcover.

[King O.A.]

Really looks like Disney is moving away from Standard 4K's. Ugh.

[Bubbles-11]

Originally Posted by King O.A.

Really looks like Disney is moving away from Standard 4K's. Ugh.

for Disney Live Action, Disney Animation and Pixar it seems like

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by Bubbles-11

for Disney Live Action, Disney Animation and Pixar it seems like

Disney has been doing limited editions for their Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar films for the last two years. It is nothing new and thankfully Sony is making them wide releases instead of locked to one retailer.

What is more telling is that the movie bundle is either digital or DVD only. No Blu-ray set for those who don’t own the first two already.

[Hbx360]

I wish Disney would learn from Sony.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by Hbx360

I wish Disney would learn from Sony.

So Disney would stop releasing family movies on 4K altogether? That would actually be a great thing. Less of the same complaints on this forum.

[mpls1981]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

So Disney would stop releasing family movies on 4K altogether? That would actually be a great thing. Less of the same complaints on this forum.

I've been silent through all this, but you sir, now have crossed the line and I must file my complaint on this matter.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by mpls1981

I've been silent through all this, but you sir, now have crossed the line and I must file my complaint on this matter.

$45 to $65 Steelbooks or, as some have said, “abandoning physical media altogether.”

That does not seem like a good choice. But hey, at least with dropping them; the complaints about the price will stop. At this point, I doubt any lower price is going to happen.

[Brayden96]

Originally Posted by King O.A.

Really looks like Disney is moving away from Standard 4K's. Ugh.

They started the moment Bob Iger returned. Once Best Buy gave up and they finally announced the end of the Disney Movie Club that was it.

All new Disney branded titles on 4K are sadly limited edition steelbooks only in North America.

Personally I have gotten over the steelbooks requirement and just wish they would stop making them limited editions.

Willow and the Disney+ Originals are thankfully available normally despite being steelbook only so they clearly know how to

[mpls1981]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

$45 to $65 Steelbooks or, as some have said, “abandoning physical media altogether.”

That does not seem like a good choice. But hey, at least with dropping them; the complaints about the price will stop. At this point, I doubt any lower price is going to happen.

I can handle an outrageous price. I cannot handle not even getting the option.

[gkolb]

Gawd. $65.99 steelbook incoming.

I don’t think I can care about this movie though.

[rayuk]

Originally Posted by Brayden96

All new Disney branded titles on 4K are sadly limited edition steelbooks only in North America.

Let's not generalize North America, as a Canadian I know damn well we're not getting access to a 4K release whatsoever. Unless some miracle happens by the April, we're stuck with a slip-less blu-ray release.

Makes that $65.99 USD pricetag hurt that much more. Shipped from Amazon it'll cost me over $120 CAD to get this mediocre film just so I can add it to my collection.

[Brayden96]

Originally Posted by rayuk

Let's not generalize North America, as a Canadian I know damn well we're not getting access to a 4K release whatsoever. Unless some miracle happens by the April, we're stuck with a slip-less blu-ray release.

Makes that $65.99 USD pricetag hurt that much more. Shipped from Amazon it'll cost me over $120 CAD to get this mediocre film just so I can add it to my collection.

My bad, thought Canada got the same as USA

[kevin87]

Glad I wasn't interested in this. $50+ steelbook only releases for Disney 4K movies isn't sustainable.

[Bubbles-11]

UHD steelbook is up on amazon, per usual for Sony handled Disney steelbooks $65.99 though will likely be somewhat cheaper if you purchase elsewhere
https://www.amazon.com/Mufasa-Combo-Digital-Steelbook-Blu-ray/dp/B0DW47PXBF

If Inside Out 2 and Moana 2 are any indication there is a very likely chance of there being a UHD standard release coming out in the UK

[shy86]

UK pre-order is up:

Steelbook:

HMV

Zavvi

Standard:

HMV

Zavvi

[Krampus_Sulley]

Spain release.

Disney has ALWAYS excluded the Spanish public from Disney's 4K UHD releases (Animation/LiveAction/Pixar). There have only been a few exceptions such as Nightmare Before Christmas; or The Little Mermaid/Coco/Encanto (because the US disc has the original Spanish Latin dub that was released in Spain). Obviously I don't count Marvel/Touchstone releases.

This is the first recent Disney release to arrive in Castilian Spanish in 4K UHD. It's curious, because in Spain they will have standard amaray and Steelbook editions, being Spain a much smaller and limited physical format market compared to the American one, and in the USA, which sells many more units, it will only have steelbook.

[Silvestris]

So the uk steelbooks are half as expensive?

[Block-Busted]

It says that Blu-ray aspect ratio is 1.78:1, but the slipback that was posted says 1.85:1. Which one is correct?

[Scorpion Soldier]

Originally Posted by Block-Busted

It says that Blu-ray aspect ratio is 1.78:1, but the slipback that was posted says 1.85:1. Which one is correct?

1.85:1, as per the press release and the back cover.