LootHunter: You said youself that you liked they made a goofy tv show about superpowered teenagers into a serious sci-fi movie. Essentially it's the same as making any Disney cartoon into horror.
Uh... no. I like the fact that they made the crappy TV show look like it may not be so crappy. Whether they go the fun way, or the serious way, in this case I don't much care, as long as it's any good. The show wasn't.
I would not turn the Lion King into a horror. Though yes, if I was making itthe tone would be a little more serious. I'dd drop some of the songs (not all), and I would dial down the humor near the end.
This scene always made me cringe. We're building up to the final showdown with the main villain here and this thing just robs the proceedings of any gravitas.
tinyE: Disney has made plenty of horror films before; live action and animated.
The "Sorcerer's Apprentice" could be seen as horror or not depending on what the acid you dropped before watching it was laced with.
My favourite Disney villain (and one my favourite Disney movies).