What to do in the United Kingdom at EPCOT
The short answer
The United Kingdom pavilion opened in 1982, built around a Hampton Court Palace façade. It has 4 attractions, shows and meets, 4 places to eat and drink and 3 shops. To see: Command Performance and Rose & Crown Pub Musician. You can meet a friend from the Hundred Acre Wood and Alice. The cheapest meal on our pages here is Yorkshire County Fish Shop, about $20 a head.
Shows and performers
Set times change daily and are in the Disney app; the links go to Disney’s page for each.
- Command Performance
A band playing hits from the British rock-and-roll era. - Rose & Crown Pub Musician
Pub sing-alongs in Rose & Crown Pub.
Character meets
None is on Lightning Lane. The wait is the average posted wait in our own record; see every meet at Disney World.
- Meet a Friend from the Hundred Acre Wood in the United Kingdom · no wait posted in our record
Winnie the Pooh, for a photo and a hug. - Meet Alice in the United Kingdom · no wait posted in our record
Alice, telling tales of Wonderland.
Where to eat
Places we have written up come first, cheapest first, with the opening line of our verdict. The rest link to Disney’s page.
- Yorkshire County Fish Shop · Counter service, about $20 a head
Yes, if you want fish and chips — which is all it sells. - Rose & Crown Dining Room · Sit-down, about $42 a head
The food is fine and the terrace is the product.
Bars and drinks
- UK Beer Cart
For a pint without queuing at the Rose & Crown's bar, yes. - Rose & Crown Pub
Yes, as a stop on a World Showcase evening.
Shops
- The Crown & Crest
Crests on mugs, family coats of arms, Beatles memorabilia and Rose & Crown merchandise. - The Tea Caddy
Twinings tea, British sweets and biscuits, and royal memorabilia. - The Toy Soldier
Toys and gifts from Disney stories set in Britain — 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh — and plush corgis.
Around the lagoon
Every pavilion has a Kidcot Fun Stop, where children colour and collect a stamp from each country, on Disney’s own description. Next door round the lagoon: France and Canada. Or see all eleven pavilions.
Sources
- Walt Disney World official — the finder’s attractions, entertainment, dining and shops in World Showcase, read 13 September 2026. Each is placed in the United Kingdom from Disney’s own page for it; shops the finder leaves out are added from the outlets below. — Disney official · checked
- Wikipedia — United Kingdom Pavilion at Epcot: the year it opened, what it is modelled on, and its history. — aggregated, cross-checked · checked
- Wikipedia — World Showcase: opening years and the landmark replicated in each pavilion. — aggregated, cross-checked · checked
- Laughing Place, 24 September 2022 — The Toy Soldier reopens at EPCOT, with merchandise themed to Disney characters from British stories — reported by · checked
- WWYW wait record and restaurant pages — posted waits for rides and meets, typical spend and verdicts, each page carrying its own dated sources. — our own measurement · checked