As I always<\/em> say, the El Capitan is the only<\/em> place to see Disney films like this one. Besides that they have the best screen and sound system, (not to mention the all-important delicious popcorn,) they always have something special to add to the proceedings, both before and after the showing.<\/p>\n The Pride Rock photo op on the El Capitan stage, with one staff member taking the pix, one helping direct the guests, and one helping them down the stairs. Photo by Karen Salkin, as is the one at the top of this page.<\/p><\/div>\n I really recommend that you get there early<\/em> this time, so that you can take advantage of one perk that happens only before<\/em> the movie. Everyone can go up on the stage to take a picture right in front of the impressive Pride Rock display. And no worries about who in the group will have to take the snapshot\u2014the theatre always has an amiable staff member right there to do it for you! (And several others to direct you and assist you on and off the stage. They\u2019re a big help!)<\/p>\n And then both before and after the screening, there\u2019s another photo op right in the lobby. That\u2019s where you\u2019ll find the mural featuring young Simba and his dad! (Wouldn\u2019t that make a great Father\u2019s Day card for next year?)<\/p>\n Karen Salkin, joining the film’s stars on their journey. Photo by Mr. X.<\/p><\/div>\n And don\u2019t forget to visit the lower lobby for yet one more<\/em> photo op. This one is my favorite\u2014it\u2019s the striking image of the animals walking in a row along the plains. (Or whatever that stretch of land is\u2014I\u2019m not an expert in lion habitats.) And I so appreciate that they have a table right beside that display, on which to leave your belongings so that they won\u2019t get in the way of your pic. This was the second time in a row that I left my glasses<\/em> on it\u2014if the table had not been there, I would have left my specs on the floor<\/em>, and they probably would have already been stepped on!<\/p>\n And then make sure to be in your seats before the previews begin because even the raising of the curtain at the El Capitan is spectacular. Mr. X says that it\u2019s \u201ca show in itself!\u201d<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n On the day that was saw The Lion King<\/em>, I was reminded why it\u2019s fun to see movies like this with kids in the audience, which they usually are at the El Capitan. In the film, when the bird played by John Oliver told the two young lions that they would get married when they grow up, a kid in the audience loudly said, \u201cEwww.\u201d I loved that.<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to publish my review of the entire film at a later date; I just wanted to apprise you of all the El Capitan specialness as soon as possible.<\/p>\n But I will share a few of my quick thoughts about it right now. Most importantly, I\u2019m partial to actual cartoons<\/em>, but this<\/em> animation is stunning! (And it\u2019s made moreso by the El Cap\u2019s technology.) You have to see it to believe it–it\u2019s jaw-dropping.<\/p>\n Some of the fun concessions choices at the El Capitan. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Also, I\u2019m really curious as to what vegans think of The Lion King<\/em>, with animals eating other animals. Maybe vegans will want to move to the jungle and make its denizens eat a plant-based diet, too! (But those hypocrites will still keep our carnivore names, like \u201cchicken,\u201d \u201csausage,\u201d and \u201cturkey!\u201d Don’t even get me started.)<\/p>\n For some reason, I thought this film is in 3D, but I\u2019m so glad it\u2019s not because I think I\u2019d be too scared to watch wild animals running towards me so realistically!\u00a0 (I found-out later that it is<\/em> shown like that elsewhere, but I thank the El Capitan for not subjecting us to that! Forget the lions<\/em>–I would have fainted if I saw those hyenas<\/em> in 3D!)<\/p>\n And lastly, this thought occurred to me while I was sitting there: The El Capitan brings us all the movies I<\/em> want to see. So, if I were a kid<\/em>, I\u2019d think that there’s only one<\/em> theatre in the whole world, because I would never go anywhere else!<\/p>\n The Lion King\u00a0<\/em>at the El Capitan running through September 4, 2019<\/strong> THE LION KING AT THE EL CAPITAN I usually celebrate my anniversary with LA in this e-zine, and also by doing my yearly ritual of re-tracing my journey down the coast, through Malibu and over to Westwood Village, where I landed when I was just a teen-ager from Brooklyn. But this year I did it<\/p>\n![\"The](\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2893-e1564524041805.jpg\")
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