One of the film’s most catchy songs, of course, is “Hakuna Matata,” sung when Simba’s new friends, Timon and Pumba, share their carefree philosophy with the guilt-ridden cub. It's a ...

A petition calling for Disney to release its trademark on the words “Hakuna Matata” has attracted more than 35,000 signatures from people calling it cultural appropriation of the Swahili language.