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Disney is quietly converting The Lion King to 3D and readying a double-barrel blitz of the 3D version of Beauty and the Beast in theaters and on Blu-ray next year, according to a knowledgeable source.

Even though the studio has delayed the theatrical release of the 3D version of Beauty and the Beast by at least a year, the conversion has been completed on the project for a little while now. Twenty minutes of converted scenes were exhibited publicly a year ago at the D23 Expo (story + 5-minute video), which received a very strong reception. The movie was slated for theatrical release on Feb. 12, but shortly after the underwhelming theatrical re-release of a 3D double-feature of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 last fall, the studio pulled Beauty and the Beast from the theatrical schedule.

via Disney 3D in 2011: THE LION KING and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Theater and Blu-ray).