It has just been announced that Disney is working on a 3D version of The Lion King, from one of the workers behind the project (Don Hahn)

This isn't a CGI version (phew! thank you my lord) but of course a stereoscopic version of the same Lion King film we already know, adding depth to the picture.

This follows the 3D conversion of Beauty & The Beast getting the same treatment, which was originally planned for 2010 but has been pushed to next year. All the people who have watched some screenings of the 3D version of B&TB said that it was "amazing", maybe even better than the 3D in CGI films. I'm sure looking forward that, because I really wasn't amazed by the 3D of Avatar. (very blurry)

Of course, the real big good news behind that is that...it means there's a very high probability that The Lion King will return to theaters! There's no official date, but I would estimate this to be released either in 2011 or 2012.

Will they re-release all their classic animated films the same way? That will probably depends on how many people go to see them, but I must say that I'm all for it, especially now that Disney has more or less stopped producing new 2D feature films. And if it's a very, very big success, you can bet other companies will do the same.

Don Hahn is a also involved in the upcoming sequel to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", on which he said "if you’re a fan, pretty soon you’re going to be very, very, very happy."