- Beverly Adams
- breakdown/inbetweener: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- Jo Anne Adams
- blue sketch artist (as Joanne Tzuanos)
- Sue Adnopoz
- assistant animator: "Adult Nala"
- Joyce Alexander
- painter: special edition
- Tim Allen
- animator: "Pumbaa"
- Kathy Altieri
- background artist
- Paulo R. Alvarado
- inbetweener: "Hyenas"
- Leyla C. Amaro Nodas
- painter (as Leyla Amaro Pelaez) / registration: special edition
- Scott Anderson
- supervising character lead: "Adult Nala"
- Merritt F. Andrews
- key assistant: special edition
- Tony Anselmo
- key assistant character lead: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- Sunny Apinchapong
- background artist
- Ruben A. Aquino
- supervising animator: "Adult Simba" (as Ruben Aquino)
- Carlos Arancibia
- inbetweener: special edition
- Max Arlington
- assistant animator: Young Simba
- Debra Armstrong
- supervising character lead: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- Laurie Ashbourne
- blue sketch artist (as Laurie Sacks)
- Barry Atkinson
- background artist
- Kirk Axtell II
- painter / painter: special edition
- Hans Bacher
- character designer
- Janet Heerhan Bae
- breakdown artist: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- Dale Baer
- animator: "Adult Simba"
- Chris Bailey
- additional animator
- Kathleen M. Bailey
- character co-lead: "Scar"
- Dorothea Baker
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Simba" (as Dorothea Baker Paul)
- Thomas Baker
- scene planner (as Tom Baker) / scene planning supervisor: special edition
- Doug Ball
- artistic supervisor: background / artistic supervisor: background, special edition
- Tom Bancroft
- animator: "Young Simba"
- Tony Bancroft
- supervising animator: "Pumbaa"
- Kevin A. Barber
- breakdown artist: special edition (as Kevin Barber)
- James Baxter
- supervising animator: "Rafiki"
- Noreen Beasley
- breakdown artist: "Hyenas"
- Brian Beauchamp
- inbetweener: "Zazu"
- Janelle C. Bell-Martin
- breakdown artist: special edition (as Janelle Bell)
- Bill Berg
- supervising character lead: "Adult Simba"
- Mitchell Bernal
- key layout/workbook artist
- Rachel R. Bibb
- inbetweener: "Hyenas"
- Phyllis Bird
- painter
- Katherine Blackmore
- assistant animator: special edition
- Aaron Blaise
- supervising animator: "Young Nala"
- Travis Blaise
- assistant animator: "Zazu"
- Russell Blandino
- painter
- Jamie Kezlarian Bolio
- breakdown artist: "Scar"
- Daniel Bond
- inbetweener: "Adult Simba"
- Elliot M. Bour
- rough inbetweener
- Rejean Bourdages
- animator: "Hyenas"
- Philip S. Boyd
- key assistant character lead: "Hyenas"
- Ken Boyer
- animator / animator: "Hyenas"
- David Braden
- 2D animation processing supervisor: special edition
- Russell Braun
- inbetweener: special edition
- Jo Ann Breuer
- 2D animation processor: special edition
- Jeff Brown
- inbetweener: special edition
- Janet Bruce
- animation check supervisor
- Robert Bryan
- animator: "Adult Nala" (as Bob Bryan)
- Dave Burgess
- supervising animator: "Hyenas" (as David Burgess)
- Annette Byrne-Morel
- inbetweener: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
- Joey Calderon
- painter / painter: special edition
- Ofra Afuta Calderon
- painter (as Ofra Calderon)
- Tim Callahan
- layout assistant
- Brooks Campbell
- background artist
- Dominic M. Carola
- inbetweener trainee
- Irma Cartaya-Torre
- color modeler (as Irma Cartaya)
- Randy Cartwright
- animator: "Zazu"
- Hortensia Casagran
- paint/final check supervisor (as Hortensia M. Casagran) / paint/final check supervisor: special edition
- Janice M. Caston
- painter: special edition
- Michael Cedeno
- animator: "Adult Simba"
- Lillian A. Chapman
- assistant animator: "Adult Nala" (as Lillian Amanda Chapman)
- Chang Yei Cho
- inbetweener: "Adult Nala" (as Chang Yei Kim)
- Moon Choi
- inbetweener: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Moon Hwan Choi)
- Inna Chon
- assistant animator: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters / key assistant: special edition
- Wesley Chun
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Simba"
- Casey Clayton
- painter: special edition (as Kristine Clayton)
- Brian Clift
- supervising character lead: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
- Merry Kanawyer Clingen
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Nala"
- Diana Coco
- breakdown artist: "Scar"
- Casey Coffey
- rough inbetweener: special edition
- Karen Comella
- color models supervisor / color models supervisor: special edition
- Lorna Cook
- animator: "Adult Simba"
- Dan Cooper
- background artist
- Frank R. Cordero
- breakdown artist: special edition
- Robert O. Corley
- rough inbetweener (as Rob Corley)
- Jesus Cortes
- key assistant character lead: "Hyenas"
- Annamarie Costa
- scene planner
- Penny Coulter
- color modeler / color stylist: special edition
- Fred Craig
- key layout/workbook artist
- Don Crum
- breakdown artist: special edition
- Lynnette Cullen
- digital mark-up: special edition
- John Cunningham
- scene planner / scene planner: special edition
- Sherrie Cuzzort
- color model mark-up: special edition / painter
- Florida D'Ambrosio
- painter
- Dan Daly
- breakdown/inbetweener: "Young Simba" / key assistant: special edition (as James Daly)
- Margie Daniels
- key assistant character lead: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" / lead key assistant: special edition
- Anthony de Rosa
- supervising animator: "Adult Nala" (as Anthony Derosa)
- Guy Deel
- key layout/workbook artist
- Andreas Deja
- supervising animator: "Scar"
- Lou Dellarosa
- animator: "Hyenas"
- Tom Derosier
- breakdown artist: special edition (as Tom de Rosier)
- Robert Dettloff
- painter / painter: special edition
- Jeff Dickson
- key layout/workbook artist
- Frank DiGregorio
- inbetweener: special edition
- Dominick R. Domingo
- background artist
- Robert Espanto Domingo
- breakdown/inbetweener: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- Marcia Kimura Dougherty
- key assistant character lead: "Zazu"
- Amy Drobeck
- assistant animator: special edition
- Greg Drolette
- background artist (as Gregory Alexander Drolette)
- Debbie Du Bois
- background artist
- Ken Duncan
- additional animator
- Lee Dunkman
- assistant animator: "Zazu"
- Russ Edmonds
- supervising animator: "Sarabi"
- Joe Ekers
- animator: "Adult Simba"
- Raymond Fabular
- inbetweener: special edition (as Ramond Flores Fabular)
- Jeremy Falkowski
- inbetweener: special edition
- Perry Farinola
- breakdown artist: special edition
- Brian Ferguson
- animator: "Timon"
- Chadd Ferron
- breakdown/inbetweener: "Young Simba"
- Phyllis Fields
- painter (as Phyllis Estelle Fields)
- Cindy Finn
- color model mark-up
- Christine Lawrence Finney
- animator: "Young Simba" (as Christine Lawrence)
- Trey Finney
- animating assistant
- Wendie Fischer
- breakdown artist: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
- Tom Fish
- inbetweener: "Young Nala" / key assistant: special edition (as Thomas Fish)
- Laurey Foulkes
- breakdown artist: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
- Gail Frank
- key assistant character lead: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- Doug Frankel
- animator: "Scar"
- Natalie Franscioni-Karp
- background artist
- Brigitte Franzka-Fritz
- assistant animator: special edition
- Cliff Freitas
- breakdown artist: special edition
- Tony Fucile
- supervising animator: "Mufasa"
- Edmund Gabriel
- rough inbetweener: special edition (as Ed Gabriel)
- Mike Gabriel
- animator: special edition
- Danny Galieote
- breakdown/inbetweener: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters (as Daniel James Galieote)
- Sean Gallimore
- inbetweener: "Adult Simba" / key assistant: special edition
- Matthew Garbera
- production coordinator: animation/effects (as Matt Garbera)
- Raul Garcia
- additional animator
- Paulino GarcÃa
- painter (as Paulino)
- Tom Gately
- rough inbetweener
- Mike Genz
- rough inbetweener (as Michael Genz)
- Mac George
- key assistant layout and design
- Ed Ghertner
- key layout/workbook artist
- Jean Gillmore
- character designer
- Patricia L. Gold
- painter: special edition
- Dean Gordon
- digital background painter: special edition
- Judy Grabenstatter
- inbetweener: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- Daniel A. Gracey
- supervising character lead: "Young Simba"
- Joe Grant
- character designer
- Debbie Green
- painter: special edition
- Vernette Griffee
- painter: special edition
- Troy A. Gustafson
- animating assistant
- Edward R. Gutierrez
- assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Edward R. Guiterrez)
- John E. Hailey
- assistant animator (as John O Hailey)
- Carl Hall
- breakdown artist: "Adult Nala" (as Carl Philip Hall)
- Barbara Lynn Hamane
- assistant paint supervisor
- David Hancock
- assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
- Karen Hardenbergh
- assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- James A. Harris
- inbetweener: "Zazu" / key assistant: special edition
- Ray Harris
- key assistant character lead: "Hyenas"
- Randy Haycock
- animator: "Adult Simba"
- Mike Hazy
- assistant animator: "Scar"
- Chris Hecox
- ink and paint assistant manager
- Kris Heller
- assistant animator: "Rafiki"
- Mark Henn
- supervising animator: "Young Simba"
- Karen Hepburn
- animation checking
- Leland J. Hepler
- inbetweener trainee
- Rhonda L. Hicks
- assistant color model mark-up supervisor
- Grant Hiestand
- rough inbetweener
- Leslie Hinton
- painter
- Stevie Hirsch
- painter
- Tim Hodge
- breakdown/inbetweener: "Young Simba"
- Mike Hodgson
- character designer (as Michael Hodgson)
- T. Daniel Hofstedt
- animator: "Young Simba"
- Kent Holaday
- assistant animator: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- Allison Hollen
- key assistant character lead: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters (as Allison Prout-Hollen) / lead key assistant: special edition
- Caroline Hu
- assistant animator: "Adult Simba" (as Caroline K. Hu)
- Karen Hudson
- assistant paint supervisor (as Karen L. Hudson)
- Janette Hulett
- final checker
- Tom Humber
- key layout/workbook artist
- Michael Humphries
- background artist
- Will Huneycutt
- breakdown artist: "Hyenas"
- Ron Husband
- animator: "Pumbaa" / animator: special edition
- Cynthia Ignacio
- layout assistant
- Roland Mechael B. Ilagan
- key assistant: special edition
- Janice Inouye
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Simba"
- James Young Jackson
- animating assistant
- Ron Jackson
- scene planner: special edition (as Ronald Jackson)
- Emily Jiuliano
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Simba"
- Broose Johnson
- animator: "Young Simba"
- Leonard Johnson
- assistant animator: "Adult Simba" (as Leonard R. Johnson)
- Phillip A. Jones
- breakdown artist: special edition (as Phillip Jones)
- Chan Woo Jung
- inbetweener: "Scar" (as Jung Chan Woo)
- Mark Kalesniko
- layout assistant
- Gayle Kanagy
- painter: special edition
- David Karp
- painter
- Angelika Katz
- painter / painter: special edition (as Angelika R. Katz)
- Ernie Keen
- inbetweener: "Hyenas" (as Ernest Keen)
- Lisa Keene
- artistic supervisor: background, special edition / character designer
- Misoon Kim
- painter: special edition
- Yung Soo Kim
- assistant animator: "Hyenas"
- Ken Kinoshita
- breakdown/inbetweener: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters (as Kenneth Kinoshita)
- Johan Klingler
- assistant animator: "Scar" (as Johan Klinger)
- Norma Klingler
- breakdown artist: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi" (as Norma Rivera)
- Nancy Kniep
- supervising character lead: "Scar"
- Mark Koetsier
- animator: "Scar"
- Monica Kogler
- final checker / painter: special edition (as Monica Marroquin)
- Rick Kohlschmidt
- assistant animator: "Zazu"
- Jody Kooistra
- inbetweener: "Scar"
- Barry Kooser
- background artist (as Barry R. Kooser)
- Brad Kuha
- animator: "Mufasa"
- Alex Kupershmidt
- supervising animator: "Hyenas"
- Oliver Kurth III
- character designer
- Tom LaBaff
- inbetweener: "Hyenas" (as Tom Labaff)
- Samantha Lair
- inbetweener: "Hyenas"
- Cynthia Lalla
- animation checking (as Cynthia Goode) / scene planner: special edition (as Cynthia Goode)
- Susan Lantz
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Simba"
- Lisa G. Lanyon
- breakdown artist: special edition (as Lisa Lanyon) / inbetweener trainee
- Christine Laubach
- digital background painter: special edition
- Calvin Le Duc
- key assistant: special edition
- Boowon Lee
- assistant animator: "Scar"
- Mi Yul Lee
- key assistant: special edition
- Tracy Mark Lee
- supervising character lead: "Young Nala"
- Karan Lee-Storr
- paint mark-up (as Karan J. Lee-Storr) / registration: special edition
- Mary Lescher
- scene planner / scene planner: special edition
- Kellie D. Lewis
- assistant animator: "Young Simba"
- Daniel Yoontaek Lim
- inbetweener: "Adult Simba"
- Russell Lingo
- inbetweener trainee
- James Lopez
- animator: "Timon"
- Steve Lubin
- assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
- Kaaren Lundeen
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Simba"
- Tamara Lusher
- key assistant character lead: "Hyenas"
- Greg Manwaring
- animator: "Hyenas" (as Greg S. Manwaring)
- Craig R. Maras
- rough inbetweener
- David Martin
- layout assistant
- Lorenzo Martinez
- key layout/workbook artist
- Gretchen Maschmeyer Albrecht
- ink and paint manager
- Tim Massa
- inbetweener: special edition
- Pamela Mathues
- breakdown/inbetweener: "Young Simba"
- Michael D. Mattesi
- inbetweener trainee
- David McCamley
- background artist
- Beth Ann McCoy
- paint mark-up (as Beth Ann McCoy-Gee)
- Paul McDonald
- rough inbetweener
- Teri McDonald
- final checker (as Teri N. McDonald)
- Miriam McDonnell
- breakdown artist: "Rafiki"
- Randall McFerren
- painter (as Randy McFerren) / painter: special edition (as Randy McFerren)
- Brian B. McKim
- assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- Mike McKinney
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Nala"
- Harlene Mears
- painter
- Mary Measures
- breakdown/inbetweener: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- James Melton
- animation editor (as Jim Melton)
- Kent Melton
- character sculptor
- Mario J. Menjivar
- inbetweener: "Young Nala"
- Sarah Mercey
- inbetweener: special edition (as Sarah Mercey-Boose)
- Serge Michaels
- background artist
- Sam Michlap
- layout assistant (as Samuel Joseph Michlap)
- Jane Misek
- breakdown and inbetween artist: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- Deborah Mooneyham
- painter: special edition (as Deborah Jane Mooneyham)
- Albert Francis Moore
- animation checking trainee (as Albert F. Moore)
- Don Moore
- background artist
- Rick Moore
- layout assistant
- Maurilio Morales
- breakdown/inbetweener: "Young Simba" / key assistant: special edition (as Juan Morales)
- Jean Morel
- animator: "Scar"
- Wendy Muir
- breakdown artist: "Adult Simba"
- Sean P. Mullen
- assistant animator: "Adult Simba" (as Sean Mullen)
- Monica Murdock
- key assistant character lead: "Hyenas"
- Margarito Murillo
- painter: special edition
- Terry Naughton
- key assistant character lead: "Zazu"
- David Nethery
- key assistant character lead: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" / key assistant: special edition (as David T. Nethery)
- Tao Huu Nguyen
- breakdown artist: special edition (as Tao Nguyen)
- Sue C. Nichols
- character designer
- David Nimitz
- painter: special edition
- Phil Noto
- assistant animator: special edition (as Phillip Noto) / inbetweener: "Hyenas"
- Victoria Novak
- animation checking trainee (as Victoria Winner Novak)
- Karen Nugent
- painter (as Karen Lynne Nugent)
- Helen O'Flynn
- animation checker: special edition
- Michael O'Mara
- key assistant layout artist
- Madlyn O'Neill
- blue sketch artist
- Dan O'Sullivan
- inbetweener: "Adult Simba" (as Daniel O'Sullivan)
- Devon Oddone
- painter: special edition
- Bill Ohanesian
- painter
- Eduardo Olivares
- inbetweener: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Eduardo Oliveras)
- Eric Oliver
- painter: special edition
- Jennifer Oliver
- animator (as Jennifer Gwynne Oliver)
- Karen S. Paat
- animation checking / assistant supervisor: animation check, special edition
- Vera Pacheco
- artistic supervisor: clean-up (as Vera Lanpher) / lead key assistant: special edition / supervising character lead: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters (as Vera Lanpher)
- Gilda Palinginis
- animator: "Adult Nala"
- Patricia Palmer-Phillipson
- background artist
- Marsha Park
- assistant animator: "Scar" (as Marsha W.J. Park-Yum)
- Ginny Parmele
- key assistant character lead: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
- James Parris
- breakdown/inbetweener: "Young Simba"
- Jason Peltz
- assistant animator: special edition
- Bruce Phillipson
- painter
- Philip Phillipson
- background artist
- Eric Pigors
- key assistant character lead: "Hyenas"
- Barbara J. Poirier
- 2D animation processor: special edition
- Cheryl Polakow
- breakdown/inbetweener: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- Dolores Pope
- painter: special edition
- Ruben Procopio
- artistic supervisor: clean-up, Florida
- Kevin Proctor
- inbetweener trainee
- David Pruiksma
- animator: "Pumbaa" (as Dave Pruiksma)
- John Puglisi
- layout assistant
- Teresa Quezada
- inbetweener trainee
- Saskia Raevouri
- final checker / painter: special edition
- John Ramirez
- rough inbetweener
- Andrew Ramos
- breakdown artist: "Adult Nala"
- Jerome Ranft
- animator
- Peter Raymundo
- breakdown artist: special edition
- Yolanda Rearick
- painter: special edition
- David Recinos
- breakdown artist: "Hyenas" (as Dave Recinos)
- Dana M. Reemes
- assistant animator: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- Mary-Jean Repchuk
- breakdown artist: "Rafiki"
- Daniel Lawrence Riebold
- breakdown artist: special edition (as Daniel Riebold)
- John Ripa
- animating assistant / animator: special edition
- Richard D. Rocha
- inbetweener: "Zazu"
- Karen Rosenfield
- assistant animator: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters
- Maria Rosetti
- assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- Jacqueline M. Sanchez
- rough inbetweener
- Randy Sanchez
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Simba"
- Carmen Sanderson
- painter
- Henry Sato Jr.
- rough inbetweener
- Marty Schwartz
- breakdown artist: "Scar" (as Martin Schwartz)
- Natasha Selfridge
- key assistant character lead: "Scar" (as Natasha Dukelski-Selfridge)
- Gary Shafer
- animation checking
- Mavis Shafer
- animation checking
- Tom Shannon
- key layout/workbook artist
- Mel Shaw
- character designer
- Grace H. Shirado
- assistant paint supervisor
- Michael Show
- animator: "Timon" (as Mike Show)
- Debra Y. Siegel
- color model mark-up
- Sherrie H. Sinclair
- breakdown/inbetweener: "Young Simba"
- Vincent Siracusano
- assistant animator: "Hyenas"
- Ric Sluiter
- background artist (as Richard Sluiter)
- Lon Smart
- inbetweener: "Hyenas"
- Bob Smith
- character designer
- Kevin M. Smith
- breakdown artist: "Adult Simba" (as Kevin Smith)
- Marc Smith
- inbetweener trainee
- Bryan M. Sommer
- assistant animator: "Young Simba"
- Fumiko R. Sommer
- painter
- Chris Sonnenburg
- rough inbetweener: special edition
- Ann Sorensen
- color modeler
- Kenneth Spirduso
- layout assistant
- Daniel St. Pierre
- artistic supervisor: layout (as Dan St. Pierre)
- Tony Stanley
- inbetweener trainee
- Robert E. Stanton
- artistic supervisor: background, Florida
- Paul Steele
- scene planner: special edition
- David Stephan
- additional animator (as Dave Stephan)
- Michael Stocker
- inbetweener trainee
- Bruce Strock
- key assistant character lead: "Zazu"
- Juliet Stroud
- key assistant character lead: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Juliet Stroud Duncan)
- Dave Suding
- key assistant character lead: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- Susan Sugita
- assistant animator: "Rafiki" (as Susan Y. Sugita)
- S. Ann Sullivan
- painter
- Michael Surrey
- supervising animator: "Timon"
- Mike Swofford
- animator: "Zazu" (as Michael Swofford)
- Allen Tam
- key layout/workbook artist
- Trevor Tamboline
- key assistant: special edition
- Dan Tanaka
- lead key assistant: special edition / supervising character lead: "Zazu"
- Roxanne M. Taylor
- painter / painter: special edition
- Myrian Ferron Tello
- paint mark-up: special edition
- Barry Temple
- animator: "Zazu"
- Tami Terusa
- painter: special edition
- Bill Thinnes
- breakdown artist: "Zazu"
- Chad Thompson
- inbetweener: special edition
- Peggy Tonkonogy
- assistant animator: "Adult Nala"
- Marshall Lee Toomey
- supervising character lead: "Rafiki" (as Marshall Toomey)
- Alex Topete
- supervising character lead: "Hyenas"
- Kim Torpey
- key assistant: special edition
- Ann Tucker
- scene planning supervisor
- Marianne Tucker
- character co-lead: "Scar"
- Patrick Tuorto
- breakdown artist: special edition
- Kevin Turcotte
- background artist
- Theodore Ty
- breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba" (as Theodore Anthony Lee Ty)
- Britt Van der Nagel
- painter (as Britt Vandernagel)
- Irma Velez
- paint mark-up
- Helene Vives
- key assistant animator: "Adult Simba" (as Helene Vives-Tennesen)
- Charles R. Vollmer
- background artist (as Charles Vollmer)
- Chris Wahl
- animator: "Mufasa"
- Doug Walker
- layout assistant
- Robert Walker
- artistic supervisor: layout, Florida
- Eric Walls
- animating assistant
- John R. Walsh
- lead key assistant: special edition (as John Walsh)
- Elizabeth Watasin
- assistant animator: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
- Dan Wawrzaszek
- animator: "Young Simba" (as Danny Wawrzaszek)
- Darren Webb
- inbetweener trainee (as Darren R. Webb)
- Sherilan Weinhart
- layout assistant
- Donna Weir
- scene planning assistant
- Ron Westlund
- breakdown artist: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- Larry White
- animator: "Hyenas"
- Matt Whitlock
- inbetweener: special edition
- Susan Wileman
- painter
- Barbara Wiles
- animation checking
- Alexander Williams
- animator: "Scar" (as Alex Williams)
- Rowland B. Wilson
- painter
- Tanya T. Wilson
- key layout/workbook artist (as Tanya Wilson)
- Ginger Wolf
- assistant animator: special edition (as Virginia Browning)
- Ellen Woodbury
- supervising animator: "Zazu"
- Thomas Woodington
- background artist
- Terry Wozniak
- key assistant character lead: "Rafiki"
- Rebecca Wrigley
- breakdown artist: special edition
- Phil Young
- animator: "Mufasa"
- Jennifer Yuan
- key layout/workbook artist (as Jennifer Chiao-Lin Yuan)
- Arthur Zaslawski
- painter: special edition
- Ron Zeitler
- assistant animator: special edition (as Ronald Zeitler)
- Tammy Zeitler
- assistant animator: special edition (as Tammy Daniel-Biske)
- Jane Zhao
- inbetweener trainee
- Bruce Zick
- character designer
- Stephan Zupkas
- key assistant character lead: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
- David J. Zywicki
- color model mark-up / color model mark-up: special edition
- Carl Bell
- assistant animator (uncredited)
- Anthony Cipriano
- rough inbetweener (uncredited)
- Sasha Dorogov
- rough inbetweener (uncredited)
- Ralph Eggleston
- animator: "Young Simba" (uncredited)
- Teresa Eidenbock
- assistant animator: "Zazu" (uncredited)
- June Fujimoto
- key assistant character lead: "Adult Simba" (uncredited)
- Vance Gerry
- character designer (uncredited)
- Rob Gibbs
- animator: "Adult Simba" (uncredited)
- Joe Haidar
- animator: "Rafiki" (uncredited)
- Dan Haskett
- character designer (uncredited)
- ItzKiff
- animator (uncredited)
- Bert Klein
- inbetweener trainee (uncredited)
- Kevin Lima
- character designer (uncredited)
- Ann Neale
- paint mark-up (uncredited)
- Brett Newton
- key assistant character lead: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi" (uncredited)
- Gary D. Payne
- breakdown artist: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi" (uncredited)
- Jason Pichon
- inbetweener: special edition (uncredited)
- Nik Ranieri
- visual development artist (uncredited)
- Wes Sullivan
- breakdown/inbetweener: additional "Young Simba"/miscellaneous characters (uncredited)
- Taaes2008
- animator (uncredited)
- Thomas Thorspecken
- key assistant: special edition (uncredited)
- Eunice Ok Yu
- inbetweener: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (uncredited)
- Kathy Zielinski
- animator (uncredited)