The music is familiar: Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." And then the fun begins. "Heavy metal" is literal -- a trio of 4-foot kitchen utensils atop a cartoonish stove, belting out all-new lyrics:

"When you're cooking with us there's so much you can do,
You can bake, you can fry, you can roast, you can stew!
Add fire.
Light those flames we require.
We're gonna have fun,
We're gonna make it count in the kitchen.
All-star benefit for good nutrition!"

It's all part of the rollicking fun of "Food Rocks," a mock rock concert in The Land pavilion presented by Nestlé USA at Epcot. Through Disney's Audio-Animatronics® technology, music stars become cartoon versions of favorite foods, entertaining Walt Disney World guests with rock 'n' roll classics that have been humorously altered for memorable nutritional messages.

The puppet-like characters -- almost life size -- are designed as cartoons come to life. The set is a kitchen of cartoonish proportions, creating a whimsical mood for the 15-minute show.

A refrigerator door opens, filling the stage with eerie blue light and fog. From within emerges a group, the leader -- a milk carton -- wearing dark glasses. It's the Refrigerator Police with a parody of the Police's hit, "Every Breath You Take":

"Every bite you take,
Every cake you bake,
Every milk you shake,
Every egg you break,
Will be part of you!..."

Füd Wrapper, inspired by rapper Tone Loc, is the host, steering guests through the kitchen and performing a new version of "Funky Cold Medina":

"Searching for some lunch, a kitchen expedition,
What you crave's in the microwave,
But how about nutrition?
There's a box, a can, a bag,
A package on the table,
Before you rip, have a bite or sip,
Check the contents on the label."

Other performers:

The Peach Boys -- an apple, orange, pear and peach -- harmonize a rendition of "Good Vibrations": "We're talking of good nutrition/It's not just superstition/Good, good, good, good nutrition..."

Pita Gabriel croons to the tune of "Sledgehammer": "You could have some red beans/A tortilla might be nice/How about a leafy green salad/Or a nice big bowl of rice?..."

The Sole of Rock 'n' Roll, a fish inspired by Cher, sings a new version of "The Shoop Shoop Song": "I'm for dinner/High in protein/Meat can be neat/If you keep it lean!..."

Richard, a piano-playing pineapple based on Little Richard, performs "Tutti Frutti": "Whap, babba, loo bam, good for you/I wanna nice blueberry/So extraordinary/I love a ripe banana/Makes me shout hosanna/I look to the east/I look to the west/And everywhere the fruit tastes best..."

Neil Moussaka sings Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do": "Don't take my squash away from me/Don't leave me without broccoli/Eat your spinach; yes, it's true/Vegetables are good for you!..."

Chubby Cheddar belts "Do the Twist": "C'mon baby! Let's exercise..."

Get-The-Point Sisters, after The Pointer Sisters, sing their version of "Respect": "What you want, baby, I got/Rich and sweet/Don't you want it/But moderation means eat it just a bit. (Just a little bit, just a little bit)..."

The Excess, a trio of disheveled, obnoxious hard rockers, sings "We Love Junk!" an original song that counters the positive nutritional message.

All of the performers cooperated in the production of "Food Rocks" and five of them -- Tone Loc, Chubby Checker, Neil Sedaka, Little Richard and The Pointer Sisters -- actually perform the parodies of their music.

Pre-Show Presents Nutritional Fun Facts-

The bright, spacious pre-show area for the 250-seat theater features three-dimensional food pyramids, food-fact murals and interactive meal kabobs that allow guests to design nutritional menus. Food trivia -- such as, medieval magicians believed putting celery seeds in their shoes would make them fly -- decorates the walls. Six giant "smell boxes" open to reveal familiar aromas -- garlic, chocolate, coffee, bacon, oranges and seafood. The theming even carries to the carpet's colorful pattern of knives, forks and spoons.

Type - show

Location - The Land, Epcot

When to go - Visit anytime

Duration - 13 mins

Restrictions
Guests may remain in wheelchairs or ECVs to experience the attraction

Facts/History
Bands featured include Chubby Cheddar, Pita Gabriel & the Peach Boys!

Hidden Mickeys
The rotating lights below the entrance come together in a familiar shape every five seconds.

Reviews

"We took our children to Disney in 1997 (they were 3 & 5 yrs) and this was one of their FAVORITE shows !! We had to see it twice. For my husband and I it was a little corney but the kids sang, and giggled and danced. We are going back this xmas and we plan to see it again just for old time sake since its a fond memmory. They are now 8 & 10 so we'll see if they still like it." (9/02) Vicki, Indiana

"As you are leaving 'Living With The Land' the doors to this show will open and you think you're getting into another show without a long wait. Don't take the bait. This show is torture worse than having Eminem as your son in law. Its a show with singing fruit - 'Pita Gabriel'? I normally wouldn't slam anything Disney(I even bought a copy of 'The Black Hole' when Blockbuster had it on sale for $1.99). But this deserves it. Nothing Disney about it but pumping up the message to eat right. But this just ...... sucks. Being nice our family stayed thru the whole thing (hoping it would get better) out of courtesy I guess. If you have been there you know I'm telling the truth. With luck this will be closed for something else .... anything else - The Return of Captain EO? ;)" (6/02) Marcus

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