Disney's Food Rocks at Epcot

(Food Rock's logo).

(Food Rock's building entrance).

What was Food Rocks?

Food Rocks was a musical stage animatronic show that was used to be at Epcot
in Disneyworld from 1994 to 2004. The attraction was in The Land Pavillion and teached about good nutrition.

Ride Through

With a theme of "benefit concert for healthy nutrition," the show was presented by real-life rapper Tone Loc as Fūd Wrapper.
But the band Excess, a junk food heavy metal group that hates health, kept stopping the show.

However, The Excess lose their power. Wrapper cheered, "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 represented food items with human characteristics.
The music drew inspiration from popular songs by renowned artists, with lyrics modified to align with the theme of nutrition.
For example, "the peach boys," singing "good nutrition," was based on the Beach Boys' song "Good Vibrations."

Five of these acts featured the original voices of the parodied musicians themselves: Tone Loc, Neil Sedaka, Little Richard, The Pointer Sisters, and Chubby Checker.
A teacher was observed teaching her students about a seal. A restaurant submerged in the water is then displayed.

The only character that was not an animatronic was "Chubby Cheddar," who appeared as a silhouetted projection on the wall of the center stage.
Many of the characters returned for the finale.

Music Acts

Act	Song	Fictional Band/Solo Artist	Parody
1	We'll Make It Count in the Kitchen	The U-tensils(U2)	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	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	We Love Junk	The Excess	Original Song
11	Just a Little Bit	The Get-the-Point Sisters	Aretha Franklin - "Respect"; The Point Sisters
12	Choose Before You Chew	The Entire Cast	Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Why did the Ride Close?

Food Rocks would close in 2004 to make way for Soarin. A ride from Disney's California Adventure which opened in 2001.

Fun Facts!

This ride replaced a similar show called, "Kitchen Kabaret."

The Mr. Dairy Goodz animatronic from Kitchen Kabaret was later reused for the lead singer of The Refrigerator Police; a parody of The Police.

Tina Turner was asked to voice her parody character but declined.

After Soarin took it's place, the stage for Food Rocks was left abandoned.

The former Food Rocks theater are still visable when Soarin's virtual/fast pass queue was expanded.

Many of the animatronics were sold on Ebay and some were displayed at the Disneyland Hotel in 2010.