Hakuna Matata was the wonderful phrase parents got to share with their children as they watched the remake of the 1994 animated classic, The Lion King, for the first time.
Cinemas have been filling up fast with the new release of The Lion King, which is screening for the first time in cinemas across the country today. YMCA Out of School Care and Recreation (Oscar) manager Natasha Leong said the organisation took 25 children to see the new film at Event Cinemas in Tauranga for the first time.
"All of the kids were super excited to see the remake," she said. "It is awesome to be able to be the first ones to see it."
Leong said most of the children had not seen the original film.
"It was great to be able to share with them something that I watched as a child," she said.