Gallery: The Lion King Musical in VR Is an Incredible Experience

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    Lion King Las Vegas

    In the 360-degree video capture of *The Lion King*, you get to see the Tony Award-winning costumes up close.
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    Circle of Life. Photo by Brinkhoff-Mogenburg

    The Total Cinema 360 crew minimized changes to the stage show, but they worked with choreographers and stage managers to optimize the performance for VR.
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    Jelani Remy as Simba Photo by Joan Marcus

    If you're afraid of heights, you may want to shy away from looking down when the camera location moves to Pride Rock at the end of the video.
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    Tshidi Manye as Rafiki. Photo by Joan Marcus.

    Actress and singer Tshidi Manye says that viewing the VR capture of the show changed her perspective on the performance.
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    Total Cinema 360 co-founder Adrian Vasquez de Velasco adjusts a rig of six GoPro cameras during a rehearsal.
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