See these incredible Disney musicals in the West End

Enjoy family-friendly shows for all ages across London's theatres and book your tickets to watch your favourite Disney films come to life in the West End and beyond.

To take a line from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Disney stories are tales as old as time. Disney films adapt centuries-old fairytales with a sprinkling of fairy dust while adding original songs to further enhance the magic. Some of Disney's well-known films have also been adapted into musicals too, like The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Newsies, to name a few.

If you're a Disney fan, there are plenty of Disney musicals to enjoy in the West End. Why not go on a journey to the Serengeti in The Lion King or see a winter wonderland at Frozen? Begin a lifetime of making theatre memories with visits to Disney musicals in the West End.

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The Lion King

It seems almost impossible to imagine the West End without The Lion King. The Lion King began performances at the Lyceum Theatre on 19 October 1999, where it's stayed ever since. In fact, The Lion King is the fourth-longest running West End musical, behind Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, and Mamma Mia! Talk about that for Disney power!

Like most Disney musicals, The Lion King started out as a film. The 1994 film and the musical follow the same story — a young lion cub, Simba, ventures through the wilderness in order to become King of the Pride Lands and defeat his evil uncle Scar. The Lion King is a family-friendly musical, but there are moments of jeopardy too: Watch out for the evil stampede towards the end of Act 1. Get your tissues ready.

The Lion King's music is by Elton John and Tim Rice, and songs include "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and "He Lives In You." Don't live in The Lion King shadowlands. Experience the Circle of Life for yourself at The Lion King in the West End.

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Hercules

Whose daring deeds are great theatre? Hercules! That lyric from "Zero to Hero" alone proves why the 1997 Disney film Hercules was bound to get the musical treatment eventually. Inspired by Greek mythology, Hercules tells the story of a demigod who goes on a series of trials to prove himself as a hero, falling in love along the way.

The film first took the stage in New York City in 2019, and productions in Millburn, New Jersey, (2023) and Hamburg, Germany, (2024) followed. Even before then, Alan Menken and David Zippel's songs from the film like "Go the Distance" and "I Won't Say (I'm In Love)" were Disney classics.

In summer 2025, the Hercules musical will come to London under the direction of Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Mean Girls, Aladdin). Bless my soul, "Herc" is on a roll!

Check back for information on Hercules tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Top image credit: Frozen (Photo courtesy of production)