Editing Simba (section)

=== Pop culture references ===
During the film's opening song, "[[Circle of Life]]", Rafiki introduces a newborn Simba to a large crowd of onlooking animals gathered at the foot of Pride Rock by standing towards the edge and holding the cub high above their heads, while Mufasa and Sarabi observe from behind them.<ref name=":8-1" /> The scene is considered to be one of the most famous from ''The Lion King'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winning |first=Josh |date=December 1, 2011 |title=50 Greatest Disney Movie Moments |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-greatest-disney-movie-moments/circle-of-life |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903132817/http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-greatest-disney-movie-moments/circle-of-life |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=August 13, 2013 |website=[[Total Film]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sessa |first=Andrew |date=July 29, 2019 |title=The Real-Life Locations That Inspired the New Lion King Movie |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-real-life-locations-that-inspired-the-new-lion-king-movie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130150233/https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-real-life-locations-that-inspired-the-new-lion-king-movie |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |work=[[Condé Nast Traveler]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Winer |first=Stuart |date=October 22, 2018 |title=Israeli photographer's real-life 'Lion King' photo grabs headlines |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-photographers-real-life-lion-king-photo-grabs-headlines/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205150229/https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-photographers-real-life-lion-king-photo-grabs-headlines/ |archive-date=February 5, 2024 |access-date=February 5, 2024 |work=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> and has been parodied in several projects since the film's release.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Davis |first1=Richard Brian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_16YEAAAQBAJ&dq=pride+rock+rafiki+%22iconic%22&pg=PA147 |title=Disney and Philosophy: Truth, Trust, and a Little Bit of Pixie Dust |last2=Irwin |first2=William |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |year=2019 |isbn=9781119538318 |location=United States |pages=147 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Several fans have recreated the image using their own children or pets,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Richards |first=Kimberly |date=May 11, 2016 |title=These Parents Recreated 'The Lion King' Scene With Their Newborn In The Sweetest Video |url=https://www.romper.com/p/these-parents-recreated-the-lion-king-scene-with-their-newborn-in-the-sweetest-video-10466 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129185213/https://www.romper.com/p/these-parents-recreated-the-lion-king-scene-with-their-newborn-in-the-sweetest-video-10466 |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |access-date=January 29, 2024 |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Romper]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 10, 2016 |title=Parents Recreate Scene From 'Lion King' for Newborn Daughter |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/parents-recreate-scene-lion-king-newborn-daughter/story?id=39007311 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317145500/https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/parents-recreate-scene-lion-king-newborn-daughter/story?id=39007311 |archive-date=March 17, 2017 |access-date=January 29, 2024 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> including, controversially, singer [[Michael Jackson]] in 1992,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |date=November 20, 2002 |title=Michael Jackson Calls Baby-Dangling Incident A 'Terrible Mistake' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458799/michael-jackson-apologizes-baby-incident.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221034019/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458799/michael-jackson-apologizes-baby-incident.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2013 |website=[[MTV]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schmader |first=David |date=May 11, 2005 |title=The Week in Review |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/last-days/Content?oid=21270 |access-date=July 28, 2013 |website=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |publisher=}}</ref> and [[Brendan Fraser]] at the end of the film ''[[George of the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Olson |first=Scott R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MGI2vdGPN6UC&q=george+of+the+jungle+the+lion+king+parody&pg=PR15 |title=Parody As Film Genre: "Never Give a Saga an Even Break" |date=January 1, 1999 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0313261862 |editor-last=Gehring |editor-first=Wes |location=United States |page=XV |access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |people=Weisman, Sam (director) |date=June 16, 1997 |title=George of the Jungle |medium=Motion picture |publisher=Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |location=United States}}</ref> During the [[Once Upon a Time (season 3)|third season]] [[Snow Drifts|finale]] of ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'', the main character [[Emma Swan]] asked her parents [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Snow White]] and [[David Nolan (Once Upon a Time)|David Nolan]] if they were going to hold up her yet unnamed baby brother like in ''The Lion King''.<ref>''Once Upon a Time'', Season 3, "[[Snow Drifts]]"</ref>

Since the release of ''The Lion King'' in 1994, the name "Simba" has increased in use and popularity among pet owners, specifically dogs and cats.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nannestad |first=Chloe |date=February 1, 2024 |title=184 Magical Disney-Inspired Names for Your Dog |url=https://www.rd.com/article/disney-dog-names/ |access-date=February 6, 2024 |work=[[Reader's Digest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Finch-Brand |first=Vincent |date=May 19, 2023 |title=160+ Dog Names from Movies for Your Furry Film Critic |url=https://www.dailypaws.com/dogs-puppies/dog-names/dog-names-from-movies |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=[[Dotdash Meredith|Daily Paws]]}}</ref> According to [[Comcast]] in 2010, the use of Simba as a dog name reemerged in popularity in 2009 after experiencing a noticeable decline in 2001, ranking the name ninth out of 10 on its list of "Top 10 Trendiest Dog Names of the Year".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/news-trendydognames/9/ |title=VetStreet.com: Top 10 Trendiest Dog Names of the Year |year=2010 |access-date=August 6, 2013 |website=Comcast |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130719090845/http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/news-trendydognames/9/|archive-date = July 19, 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref> In May 2013, [[Yahoo! Lifestyle]] included the name on its list of "Trendiest Dog Names".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/general/galleries/photo/-/17310815/trendiest-dog-names/17310829/ |title=Trendiest dog names |date=May 24, 2013 |access-date=August 6, 2013 |website=Yahoo! Lifestyle |publisher=Yahoo!7}}</ref> According to YouPet, Simba is the 17th most popular cat name out of 100 candidates.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youpet.com/cat-names/ |title=Cat Names |access-date=July 29, 2013 |publisher=YouPet, LLC|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140814150839/http://www.youpet.com/cat-names/|archive-date = August 14, 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> Care2 included Simba in its article "All-around Cool Cat Names,"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.care2.com/greenliving/cool-cat-names-vote-for-your-favorite.html |title=Cool Cat Names: Vote for Your Favorite |date=December 2, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2013 |website=Care2 |publisher=Care2.com, Inc |last=Udell |first=Cherise}}</ref> while DutchNews.nl reported that Simba ranks among the country's most popular cat names as of July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/07/luna_most_popular_name_for_dut.php |title=Luna most popular name for Dutch dogs and cats |date=July 2, 2013 |access-date=July 29, 2013 |website=DutchNews.nl }}</ref> In its list of "Top Popular Pet Names," BabyNames.com placed Simba at number 64 on its list of most popular dog names out of the 100 that were considered.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.babynames.com/Names/Pets/ |title=Top Popular Pet Names |access-date=July 29, 2013 |website=BabyNames.com |publisher=BabyNames.com LLC|url-status = dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207162823/http://www.babynames.com/Names/Pets/ |archive-date=February 7, 2010}}</ref> [[Yahoo! News Underground|Yahoo! News UK]] reported that Simba was one of the most popular pet names in Britain in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 12, 2016 |title=These Are The Most Popular Pet Names In Britain |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/most-popular-pet-names-britain-113924926.html |access-date=February 6, 2024 |work=[[Yahoo! News]]}}</ref> Corresponding with the ''Lion King'' remake in 2019, Simba was that year's most popular male cat name.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Larson |first=Jessi |date=December 26, 2019 |title=The Lion King Dominates Top Cat Names of 2019 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-lion-king-dominates-top-cat-names-of-2019-300979333.html |access-date=February 6, 2024 |work=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref> According to ''[[Daily Hive]]'', Simba ranked among Toronto's 10 most popular dog names in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Brooke |date=December 1, 2021 |title=Here are the most popular dog and cat names in Toronto |url=https://dailyhive.com/toronto/most-popular-dog-cat-names-toronto |access-date=February 6, 2024 |work=[[Daily Hive]]}}</ref>