Harambe Nights Debuts This Saturday at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Harambe Nights, a new special event that celebrates the story of “The Lion King,” will officially debut at Disney’s Animal Kingdom this Saturday night.

Harambe Nights includes a 55-minute theatrical extravaganza called “The Lion King Concert in the Wild,” which features a celebrity narrator, a live orchestra and choir, and special effects that together present the story of Simba like never before. The event also includes a welcome reception and a post-show street party that will feature musicians and a buffet of culinary creations keep the party going through the evening.

The event takes place from 7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. every Saturday, from June 7 – August 9. Celebrity narrators scheduled to appear include*:

June 7 – Viola Davis: “The Help,” “Doubt,” “How to Get Away with Murder” – SOLD OUT

June 14 – Avery Brooks: “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “American History X”

June 21 – Montego Glover: “The Following,” “Memphis”

June 28 – David Alan Grier: “Porgy & Bess,” “In Living Color”

July 5 – Michael Beach: “ER,” “Third Watch,” “Sons of Anarchy”

July 12 – Harry Lennix: “The Blacklist,” “The Five Heartbeats”

July 19 – Joe Morton: “Scandal,” “American Gangster,” “The Good Wife”

July 26 – Alfre Woodard: “Desperate Housewives,” “Miss Evers Boys”

August 2 – Brian Stokes Mitchell: “Ragtime,” “Trapper John, M.D.,” “Glee”

August 9 – Patina Miller: “Pippin,” “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1”

Tickets cost $119 for adults, $79 for ages 3-9 (plus tax). For more information on tickets, visit Disneyworld.com/HarambeNights or call 407-939-1319.

(*Entertainment subject to change)

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