Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick)’s Timeline and Summary
- Scar manipulates the young Simba into going to an elephant graveyard. Simba deliberately disobeys his father and goes.
- Mufasa rescues Simba from the hyenas in the graveyard and teaches his son a lesson about family and responsibility.
- Scar kills Simba's father and manipulates Simba into thinking that he was the one at fault.
- Simba flees the Pride Lands and goes into exile in the jungle.
- Simba grows up, happily wandering the jungle with Timon and Pumbaa.
- A chance encounter with Nala stirs up emotions in Simba about his father.
- Another chance encounter with Rafiki—and a glimpse of his father's ghost—finally convince Simba to return to the Pride Lands.
- Simba returns to the Pride Lands and defeats Scar. He then reclaims the family crown.
- Simba and Nala have a son, who is then presented to the animals as the successor to the throne.