the song, in a darker tone than that of the 1994 film. Festival of The Lion King In Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom's Festival of the Lion King, Kiume sings the song while the theater takes on a darker tone with the male dancers carrying spears and shields, while the female dancers dance with streamers. After Kiume sings the first verse, the solo hyena performer does a tribal dance with a fire torch. In the finale, when the snippet of "Be Prepared" is sung, the hyena comes back out but dances with blades. Reception Original version The song has garnered positive reactions and reviews. Becky Fuller from Screen Rant gave the song's original version a positive review. He describes the song as "camp, fun, and just scary enough to make younger viewers feel a little on edge" and perfectly summed up Scar's character. He praised Jeremy Irons' performance, citing his deep, baritone tones is perfect for the song. Glen Weldon from NPR also praised the song as indelible and iconic for its pure expression of Scar's character. Hannah-Rose Yee from Stylist cited Be Prepared as one of the best songs in the film for mixing humor and tragedy in the lyrics that build up the character's deluded aspiration and twisted desire. 2019 remake The version of the song featured on the remake received a mixed reaction. Fuller criticized the 2019 remake of the song, commenting "it feels like Scar is merely relaying some information to audiences that could have been delivered in a speech" and felt it would have been better if the song is not included at all. Similarly, Weldon criticized the song for cutting most of the verses, commenting the song sounds more like "if the Boy Scouts imposed martial law" and make Scar's character like "a mere feckless politician attempting to sway a potential ally". References External links 1994 songs Songs with lyrics by Tim Rice Songs with music by Elton John Songs from The Lion King (franchise) Disney Renaissance songs Songs about revenge Jim Cummings songs