Food Rocks

Food Rocks was an attraction at Epcot's The Land pavilion presented by Nestlé in the Walt Disney World Resort. The attraction, a musical stage show, with audio-animatronic figures, opened on March 26, 1994. The attraction closed on January 3, 2004 and replaced by Soarin'.

Synopsis

The show was themed as a benefit concert for good nutrition hosted by Fūd Wrapper, who was voiced by real-life rapper Tone Lōc. However, the show was continually interrupted by the Excess, a junk food heavy metal band that detests nutrition. In the end, The Excess lost their power as Wrapper exclaimed, "No power? You guys have been unplugged! There's plenty of foods out there that are good to eat, but remember, always eat in moderation."
The Audio-Animatronic characters were food items with human features. The music was based on popular songs by well-known performers, with lyrics adapted to the topic of nutrition. For example, the song "Good Nutrition" by "the Peach Boys" was based on the song "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys. Five of these acts used the voices of the parodied musicians themselves: Tone Lōc, Neil Sedaka, Little Richard, the Pointer Sisters, and Chubby Checker. The only character who was not an animatronic was "Chubby Cheddar", who appeared as a silhouetted projection on the center stage wall. The lead singer for "the Refrigerator Police" was a repurposed version of the Mr. Dairy Goods animatronic from Kitchen Kabaret. Many of the characters returned for the finale.
Tina Turner was offered a role as "Tina Tuna", a tuna that would sing a song called "What's Meat Got to Go with It", but Turner declined the offer.

History

Food Rocks debuted inside The Land pavilion at Epcot Center on March 26, 1994. It replaced the former audio-animatronic show Kitchen Kabaret.

Music acts

Act	Song	Fictional group/artist	Parody of
1	We'll Make It Count in the Kitchen	The U-tensils	Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
2	Good Nutrition	The Peach Boys	The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
3	Every Bite You Take	Refrigerator Police	The Police - "Every Breath You Take"
4	High Fiber	Pita Gabriel	Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer"
5	Always Read the Wrapper	Fūd Wrapper	Tone Lōc - "Funky Cold Medina"
6	Just Keep It Lean	The Sole of Rock 'n' Roll	Cher - "The Shoop Shoop Song "
7	Tutti Frutti	Richard	Cover song, Little Richard
8	Vegetables are Good for You	Neil Moussaka	Neil Sedaka - "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
9	Let's Exercise	Chubby Cheddar	Chubby Checker - "The Twist"
10	We Love Junk	The Excess	Original song written for the show
11	Just a Little Bit	The Get-the-Point Sisters	Aretha Franklin - "Respect", The Pointer Sisters
12	Choose Before You Chew	Entire Cast	Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"