Food Rocks

Food Rocks
Epcot
Area	Future World The Land Pavilion
Coordinates	28°22′25″N 81°33′08″W
Status	Closed
Opening date	March 26, 1994
Closing date	January 3, 2004
Replaced	Kitchen Kabaret
Replaced by	Soarin'
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Audio-Animatronic Theater show
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Theme	Nutrition
Duration	12:39
Host	Fud Wrapper
Sponsor	Nestlé

Food Rocks was an attraction at Epcot's The Land pavilion presented by Nestlé in the Walt Disney World Resort. It was a musical stage show, with audio-animatronic figures.

Synopsis

The show was themed as a benefit concert for good nutrition hosted by Fud Wrapper, who was voiced by real-life rapper Tone Loc. However, the show was continually interrupted by the Excess, a junk food heavy metal band that detests nutrition. In the end, Excess lost their power as Fud 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 with 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 Peach Boys", singing "Good Nutrition", was based on The Beach Boys' song "Good Vibrations". Five of these acts used the voices of the parodied musicians themselves: Tone Loc, Neil Sedaka, Little Richard, The Pointer Sisters, and Chubby Checker. Many of the characters returned for the finale.

History

Food Rocks debuted inside The Land pavilion at Epcot Center on March 26, 1994. It replaced the former audio-animatronic show, "Kitchen Kabaret". As the attraction was created, it was quickly rated a B-Ticket attraction. It has been said that the storyline to this show was better than Kitchen Kabaret's, but Kitchen Kabaret's show had better detail to the audio animatronics. Food Rocks closed on January 3, 2004 in order to make room for Soarin'.

Music acts

Act	Set	Fictional group	Parody of
1	We'll Make It Count in the Kitchen	The U-tensils	Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
2	Good Nutrition	The Peach Boys	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	Fud Wrapper	Tone Loc - "Funky Cold Medina"
6	Just Keep It Lean	The Sole of Rock 'n' Roll	Cher - "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
7	Tutti Frutti	Richard	Little Richard - "Tutti Frutti"
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	Give Us Junk	The Excess	none - original composition
11	Just a Little Bit	The Get-the-Point Sisters	Aretha Franklin - "Respect" (song parodied), The Pointer Sisters (name parodied)
12	Choose Before You Chew	Entire Cast	Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

See also

• Epcot attraction and entertainment history

References

• "Food Rocks". WDWHistory.com. Retrieved April 12, 2006.

Notes

External links

• All Ears Net Food Rocks page