Food Rocks was an attraction at

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's '' The Land'' pavilion presented by

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in the

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. The attraction, a musical stage show, with audio-animatronic figures, opened in 1994.

Synopsis

The show was themed as a

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for good

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hosted by Fūd Wrapper, who was voiced by real-life rapper

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. 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 Peach Boys", singing "Good Nutrition", was based on

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' song " Good Vibrations". Five of these acts used the voices of the parodied musicians themselves:

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, and

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. The only character who wasn't an animatronic was "Chubby Cheddar" who appeared as a silhouetted projection on the center stage wall. The lead singer for "The Refrigerator Police" (parody of

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) was a repurposed version of the Mr. Dairy Goods animatronic from Kitchen Kabaret. Many of the characters returned for the finale.

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was offered a role as "Tina Tuna" who would sing a song called "What's Meat Got to Go With It?", but she 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". Food Rocks closed on January 3, 2004 in order to make room for Soarin'.

Music acts

References

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External links

All Ears Net Food Rocks page
{{Epcot Former Walt Disney Parks and Resorts attractions Epcot Audio-Animatronic attractions Future World (Epcot) 1994 establishments in Florida 2004 disestablishments in Florida

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