Adam Kozlowski, Zaire Adams, Tim Johnson Jr, Daniel Hernandez, Niles Rivers, Nia Harris, Lauryn Hardy & Aaron De Jesus Photo

From: Photo Flash: THE LION KING Visits Walter V. Long Elementary

In honor of its upcoming 1,000th performance, Disney's THE LION KING at Mandalay Bay awarded Walter V. Long Elementary School 1,000 tickets at a surprise in-school assembly today with a heartwarming performance by LION KING cast members. Students from more than 80 Clark County elementary schools submitted essays on why their school deserves to see THE LION KING before the show's final performance on Dec. 30, and the winning essay came from Walter V. Long's Daniel Hernandez in Danielle Rayos' fifth grade class.