At last, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced the full specs for the next in their acclaimed Platinum Edition line of animated classics, the highly-anticipated The Lion King.

Debuting on October 7th, the film arrives with a THX-Certified anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround tracks, and two different versions of the film accessible via seamless branching: the original theatrical release and an extended edition including the new number "Morning Report," featured in the Broadway show. But wait, there's more!

Disc 1 also includes "The Making of The Morning Report," 3 deleted scenes ("Bug Football," "Hakuna Matata," and "Warthog Rhapsody"), an all-new music video, a sing-along track and four set-top interactive games ("The Lion King Personality Profile," "Rafiki's Three Gourd Monty," "Timon's Grab-A-Grub," and "Pumbaa's Sound Sensations").

Disc 2 includes the featurettes "Disney Animals" (learn how real animals inspired these animated Lion King characters hosted by Roy Disney), "Storymaking Magic" (the fascinating origin and influences behind the story), "Character Design," "Computer Design," and "African Art Inspiration" (all feature additional behind-the-scenes footage and extensive stills), exclusive interviews with Julie Taymor, Elton John and Tim Rice, a "Virtual Safari" with your tour guides Timon and Pumbaa, an additional featurette on the Broadway musical, extensive still galleries with masks, costumes, people and puppets, additional music videos, and more.

Whew! Retail is $29.99.