Can recurrent themes and issues found in Disney animations be considered an auteur signature?: Notes on the themes and issues found in The Lion King

Royalty - Mufasa is King, the new Prince has been born. "Everything the light touches, is our kingdom."
Antagonist - Scar. He wants to be king - angry that Simba has been born. - Like how the evil Queen in Snow White wants to be the fairest of them all, and Cinderella's step mother doesn't want Cinderella to be a princess, but wants her daughters to instead.

Curiosity - Simba and Narla go into the "out of bounds" area beyond the prideland, like Belle visiting the West Wing after being told not to - they too get into trouble.
Family - Simba and Mufasa are close, he also has a caring mother.

Scar - family means nothing to him, just wants to be the king. Willing to kill his own nephew and brother to become king. - arranges their killings, Mufasa saves Simba but then dies.
All the power seems to lie with the males in the film.

The hyenas and Scar chase Simba out of the Prideland, like how Snow White had to flee into the forrest to escape being killed.
Scar takes over the Prideland. Powers over everyone and everything.
Timone and Pumba take in Simba, look after him, care about him, feed him, teach him, Hakuna Matata- the importance of friendship.
Romance and love between Simba and Narla.

Rafiki helps Simba find himself and come back to be King - shows him that Mufasa lives in him.
Showdown between good and evil - Simba and Scar.

Timone, Pumba, Rafiki and Narla help in the battle - show that they are real friends.
Scar blames everyone except himself - including his "friends" the hyenas.
Simba lets Scar have a chance to go - like when the Beast lets Gaston escape, but in both cases the antagonist comes back to fight when they see the protagonist is vulnerable.
Simba pushes Scar away and lets the hyenas have him - Good beats evil, and the Prideland's life is restored.
Symba and Narla start a family together.