>>109736787From what I remember they use 3D models, which apparently Disney just GAVE them the money for since that would've been the easy thing to use, and then use those models as a reference whenever they animate with Flash. It's why you see more diverse movement and poses than anything else using flash these days. The models let them know how this character would look from this pose or that pose.
Also no this series sold pretty well because it's still Lion King. Although for some reason Timon and Pumba took up so much in the toy department even though they were barely there. Also Jasiri was repeatedly the most popular among children(and uh, a lot of people here), which is even stranger cause she only shows up a handful of times.
ALso apparently there was plans for a light up volcano with a scar projection or something on top that got canned because Disney didn't want kids jumping into real life volcanos.