The Lion King in 3D?

Just when you thought the 3D craze had reached the stage where Hollywood studio executives need an intervention, producer Don Hahn revealed Disney is working on 3D conversions of Beauty and The Beast and The Lion King.

When it comes to exploiting an idea and driving into the ground out of pure greed and opportunism, Disney has no peers.  This is the company bringing you Step Up 3D this summer and produced the DVD releases of sequels to Cinderella, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Bambi and more.  It's a craven strategy to suck every dollar out of your pocket by disguising it as manufacturing/sharing childhood memories with your family.   

However, this new plan may top them all.

If Beauty and The Beast 3D or Lion King 3D do well, how long is it until we get Cinderella 3D, Snow White 3D, Bambi 3D and more?  I'd like to think someone has come up with a good reason why the 3D conversion of these movies will help enhance our experience or make the artist's vision come to life.  I know.  I choked on my popcorn typing those words. 

Some of my favorite movie memories are seeing films like Snow White and Cinderella with my family.  They are great films without any new bells and whistles added.  The films don't need tricks to appeal to any generation.  This has been proven for decades.