Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork

The Rock Group are characters from the America Sings attraction at the Disney Parks.
==History==
===Background===
The rock and roll band consists of an anthropomorphic porcupine, rooster, and stork respectively, as the name suggests. They are a trio of animal musicians playing rock and roll music often using a guitar, a drum, and a bass instrument respectively.
===Development history===
This band was created for the America Sings attraction at Disneyland in the Tomorrowland section where they were was placed in the "Modern Times" sequence where the lead guitarist sings "Hound Dog", which opened on June 29, 1974. However, America Sings closed on April 10, 1988 in order to retheme the attraction to Innoventions. While the porcupine and rooster were moved to the Disneyland version of Splash Mountain, the stork was not moved to the attraction for unknown reasons. The porcupine animatronic was repurposed as "Br'er Porcupine", and the rooster animatronic was repurposed as "Br'er Chicken". At an unknown date, the rock and roll stork was used by Imagineers for training new animatronic programmers for future attractions.
As of 2020, Splash Mountain was announced for closure to retheme it into a Princess and the Frog-inspired attraction in order to remove references to Song of the South due to controversy surrounding the film which the attraction was bsed on. Therefore, it is currently unknown of what will replace the porcupine and rooster animatronics in the Disneyland version. The Disneyland version of Splash Mountain permanently closed on May 31, 2023.
==Appearances==
===Disney Parks===
====America Sings====
The Rock Group perform in the fourth act of the "Modern Times" sequence where the lead guitarist sings "Hound Dog", followed by other singers performing their parts. They and the other singers take part in the finale "Joy to the World" just before the show ends.
==Gallery==
===America Sings===
Rock and roll stork.jpg|The Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork in America Sings (1974-1988)
Joy to the World (America Sings).png|The Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork in "Joy to the World".
Concept art of the Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork by Marc Davis.jpg|Concept art of the Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork by Marc Davis.
Joy to the World concept art by Marc Davis.jpg|Concept art of Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork in "Joy to the World" by Marc Davis.
===Miscellaneous===
Rock Group concept art for Sadie Mae's by Marc Davis.jpg|Concept art of the Rock Group for Sadie Mae's by Marc Davis.
Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork pin.jpg|Pin of the Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork.
Blue Stork from America Sings pin.png|Pin of the Stork for America Sings as an E-Ticket attraction in Disneyland.
==Trivia==
*The stork in the rock and roll band was described as a "crane" in the "America Sings" press kit book"A long-legged crane, rockin' rooster, and foot-tapin' hound dog" ~ America Sings press kit book. Storks and cranes are similar-looking but separate types of birds in real life.
*In concept art for Sadie Mae's, the stork would have been recolored with green feathers and orange hair and round sunglasses.
==References==
Category:America Sings
Category:Splash Mountain characters
Category:Porcupines
Category:Chickens
Category:Storks
Category:Musicians
Category:Males
Category:Adults
Category:Disney characters