If you know what Hakuna Matata means, then the chances are you know all about the Lion King. It's the catchphrase of Timon and Pumbaa, the loveable meerkat and warthog duo from the series. The ...

“Hakuna Matata,” a song about having no worries, is now bringing Disney worries. An online petition urging Disney to drop its trademark on the Swahili phrase attracted more than 140,000 signatures as ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While there is certainly a cynical way to look at Disney's recent litany of remakes, it has to be ...

As Disney starts to build momentum for the live-action remake of its animated classic The Lion King, it’s facing backlash over its trademark of the Swahili phrase ...

Hakuna matata is a Swahili phrase that roughly means, “No problem,” but Disney’s trademark of the phrase is definitely a problem. That fact didn’t stop Disney ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Disney classic was released on June 24, 1994. ‘The Lion King’ broke the hearts of a whole ...

Disney fans all around the world have grown up knowing about "The Circle of Life" from the 1994 animated movie The Lion King. A major lesson "The Circle of Life" teaches everyone is that what goes ...

Disney applied for the Hakuna Matata trademark in 1994, the same year as its classic film and the iconic song The Lion King released in theaters. The main purpose of the trademark was to protect ...

When most people hear this phrase, the first thing that comes to mind, no doubt, is The Lion King and images of Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa freeing themselves of worries and heartache. This is how I had ...