Disney’s THE LION KING at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino welcomed energetic students
and teachers from Walter V. Long Elementary to its matinee performance
yesterday. In honor of THE LION KING’s 1,000th performance, fifth grader Daniel
Hernandez earned his school 1,000 tickets to the show when he submitted the
winning essay to the Clark County School District LION KING.”
The students arrived to the
beautiful Mandalay Bay Theatre wide-eyed and anxious for the show to begin. For
many of the children, this was their first experience seeing a live musical
production, and the teachers could not be more thrilled for the students to
have this rare opportunity to see THE LION KING before ending its run at Mandalay Bay
After the show, the students
were patiently waiting in their seats for their teachers’ instruction when cast
members Cornelius Jones Jr. (“Simba”), Samantha Ware (“Nala”), Zaire Adams
(“Young Simba”) and Nia Harris (“Young Nala”) surprised the kids by coming out
from backstage into the audience. The students went wild with cheers as Jones
and Ware waved and gave hugs to several children. Hernandez, donning a LION KING T-shirt and LION KING temporary tattoo, came down from his seat to
meet the cast members. When Ware asked Hernandez how he enjoyed the show, he
replied, “It was great!” Hernandez’s teacher Danielle Rayos added, “He was
transfixed the entire performance.”
As the giddy students exited
the theater, they were handed souvenir LION KING caps. The children excitingly sported the caps as they made their
way to their school buses. The 1,000 students and teachers from Walter V. Long
Elementary are seeing THE LION KING over two matinee performances, and the remaining
children will see the show Saturday, Nov. 19. THE LION KING celebrated its 1,000th performance on Thursday, Nov. 3.
THE LION KING is thanking its Las Vegas Nevada
Photo Credit: Bryan Haraway
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