Ferocious Roar is an original realistic Lion Roar sound effect created by Disney. This sound effect will replace Jumanji Lion Roar in the Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Franchise. This sound effect is portrayed by James MacDonald where as Jumanji Lion Roar and Jumanji Lion Growl and Cinderella Lucifer Meow are portrayed by June Foray. This sound effect Beast's roar voice in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Info[]
- First recorded: 1941
- Creator: James MacDonald
- Owner: Dumbo (1941), Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University (2025-present)
- Origin: United States
- First heard: Dumbo (1941)
- Library: The Disney Sound Effects Collection
Description[]
Debuted in Dumbo in 1941.
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- Elliot Moose
- The Flintstones
- Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
- Mickey Mouse (Used for Beast when he roars at Donald Duck.)
- Monsters at Work (Used for Sulley when he roars.)
- The Muppet Show
- Sesame Street
TV Specials[]
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (Used for Beast when he roars.)
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Movies[]
- Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Used for Beast when he roars.)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Dumbo (1941) (Debut.)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) (Used for when Jack Black when he fights with the snake.)
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
- Jumanji: King of the Jungle (2025)
- Jumanji: The New King of Jumanji (2027) (Used for Lambert the Sheepish Lion when he heroically roars to protect the land of Jumanji from the evil curse from Van Pelt.)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- The Little Kids 2 (2026) (Used for Mandy when he super heroically roars at sharks.)
- Melody Time (1948) (Used in a high-pitched version for when young Pecos Bill roars.)
- Mickey's House of Villians (2002) (Used for Beast when he roars at Donald Duck.)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) (Used for Sulley's roar as of the 2025 version re-release of Monsters, Inc. and used in a deleted scene in "Original Sulley Intro".)
- Monsters University (2013) (Used for Sulley's roar as of the 2025 version re-release of Monsters University.)
- Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- Trouble (2019)
- The Hunt for the Coachman (2029) (Used for Lambert the Sheepish Lion when he heroically roars at the evil coachman in the final battle to stop him from invading the whole world.)
Shorts[]
- Disney Cartoons (Shorts)
Video Games[]
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Video Game (2027) (Used for Lambert the Sheepish Lion when he roars.)
- Sleeping Beauty: The Video Game (2029) (Used for Lambert the Sheepish Lion and Prince Phillip when they roars.)
- Monsters, Inc. Interactive Story (IOS) (Used for Sulley when he roars replacing Jumanji Lion Roar.)
- Kingdom Hearts 3 (Used for Sulley when he roars replacing Jumanji Lion Roar.)
PlayStation 4
- Lego The Incredibles (2018) (Used for Sulley when he roars replacing Jumanji Lion Roar.)
Microsoft Xbox One
- Lego The Incredibles (2018) (Used for Sulley when he roars replacing by Jumanji Lion Roar.)
Commercials[]
Theme Parks[]
- Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor (Theme Parks) (Heard in the Pre-Show when Sulley roared in the door back when there were scare floors replacing Jumanji Lion Roar.)
Promos[]
Trailers[]
- The Young Black Stallion (2004) (Trailers)
TV Spots[]
Other Media[]
- Baby Einstein (Used for Issac the Lion when he roars.)
YouTube Videos[]
- The Annoying Orange (Used for the Shocktober jumpscare voice.)
- Beanie Babies 4 (2018)
- Best Pals Hand Toons
- Daneboe Exposed
- Superhero School
- Webkinz
- Бернард
Image Gallery[]
- Main article: Ferocious Roar/Image Gallery
Variants of Ferocious Roar[]
- Standard version debuted in Dumbo (1941)
- High-Pitched version debuted in Melody Time (1948) (This version of Disney's Ferocious Roar sound effect does sound slightly like a horse neighing.)
- Short version debuted in The Jungle Book (1967)
- Long version debuted in Bednobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Beast's roar voice debuted in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- John Goodman vocal version and Deep-Pitched version debuted in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Audio Samples[]
(Ferocious Roar with Normal Version in Dumbo (1941), Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952), Social Lion (1954), The Sword in the Stone (1963), Napoleon and Samantha (1972), Monsters, Inc. (2001, 2025 re-edited version), Monsters University (2013, 2025 re-edited version), etc.)
(Ferocious Roar with High Pitched version in Melody Time (1948).)
(Ferocious Roar with Short Version in The Jungle Book (1967).)
(Ferocious Roar with Long Version in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).)
(Ferocious Roar with Beast's Roar Voice Version in Beauty and the Beast (1991).)
(Ferocious Roar with John Goodman Vocal Version in a Deep-Pitched in Monsters, Inc. (2001).)
(Ferocious Roar with Sulley's Roar Version in Monsters, Inc. (2001).)