EPCOT

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WDW At Large

AT A GLANCE...
Attractions
Characters
Restaurants
Shopping

FUTURE WORLD
Club Cool
Innoventions
Journey into
   Imagination
Mission: Space
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
The Seas w/Nemo & Friends
The Land
--Soarin'
Universe of Energy

WORLD SHOWCASE
Mexico
Norway
China
Germany
Italy
American Adventure
Japan
Morocco
France
United Kingdom
Canada

ENTERTAINMENT
IllumiNations:
   Reflections of Earth
IllumiNations Boat
    Cruises
Innoventions Fountains
Live Entertainment
-- Off Kilter

SPECIAL EVENTS
Flower & Garden
   Festival
Food & Wine Festival

HOLIDAYS
Candlelight
   Processional
Epcot Storytellers
Holidays Around the
   World

TOURS
-- Around the World on a Segway
-- DiveQuest
-- Dolphins in Depth
-- Epcot Seas Aqua Tour
-- Gardens of the World
-- Undiscovered Future World

SPECIAL REPORTS
AllEars®
Features
Chocolate Around the
    World
Far East Finds a Home
    in Florida - The     Japan Pavilion
Exotic Treasures Found
    in Morocco
Ice Dreams and Rice
    Creams at Norway
Mission: Space - To Boldly
Go Where I Will Never Go Again
Not Just Kid's Stuff:
    Cranium Command
Re-Discovering Future World
Shopping Around the World

ARCHIVES
Captain EO
Food Rocks
Hidden Treasures Tour
HongKong DLPreview Center
Kitchen Kaberet
Kristos
Lord of the Dance
Millennium Celebration
Millennium Village
Muppet Mobile Lab
Person of the Century
Shockwave!
Skyleidoscope
Surprise in the Skies
The Power of Blast!
Tapestry of Dreams
Tapestry of Nations
Wonders of Life

1982 Guide Map

OTHER THEME PARKS
Animal Kingdom
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Magic Kingdom

Disneyland
Disney's California
    Adventure

Universal Orlando Resort

INTRODUCTION

The history of the United Kingdom is depicted through the architectural styles ranging from 1500 to 1800. The buildings represented are Victorian, London, Yorkshire Manor, Tudor, Georgian, Hyde Park, Regency and even a Shakespearean cottage design.  

ATTRACTIONS

The shops and pub are the featured attractions in the United Kingdom. 

Epcot Attractions At A Glance

DINING

Rose and Crown Pub and Dining Room - Fish and chips, bangers and Mash, Prime Rib and Sherry Trifle are among the regular items at Rose and Crown.  The Rose and Crown is open for lunch and dinner, inside or outside. 

Thirsty?? Sit at the pub and enjoy yards of Bass Ale, Guinness Stout, Harp Lager or Caffrey's Irish Ale.  

The Rose and Crown contains a varied history of pub styles, combining elements from three basic pub designs:  the street pub, the waterfront pub, and the country pub. The exterior design was modeled after the Elizabethan period of the late 16th century. The interior decor was pattered after Victorian architectural forms of the 1890s.

Yorkshire County Fish and Chips - counter service 

Epcot Restaurants At A Glance
Menus From Around the World
Vegetarian and Other Special Diets

ENTERTAINMENT

The British Invasion - Beatle imitators

World Showcase Players - Improv troupe

Pam Brody 

For more information on Epcot Live Entertainment, visit Steve Soares WDW Entertainment Website.

TOURING TIPS

Be sure to walk through the beautiful Butterfly and Knot Herb garden. The butterfly garden also has a Chyrsalis Box; approximately 35 butterfly chrysalis are pinned for display each week.

The traditional hedge maze is fun to walk through.

Explore both sides of the street. Take the path running down the side of the Rose & Crown Pub on the French side. There's a nice little sitting area there right by the lagoon. This area is sometimes reserved in the evenings for private parties.

Check out the hand-painted smoke stains on the chimneys.  

Chat with the Cast Members in the shops, they are among the friendliest in World Showcase.

The bright red phone booths are identical to those found in the United Kingdom.  

Try the Milky Bar (white chocolate), at the Tea Caddy, or the chocolate assortment box called Quality Street for a taste of genuine English sweets.

Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival Highlights - In addition to the herb and perennial gardens that are here all year, there is a special penguin topiary.

Holidays from Around the World features storytellers in each country.  In the United Kingdom, Father Christmas makes appearances throughout the afternoon. 

KIDS AND CHARACTERS

There is an English children's maze made of boxwood hedges in the back of the pavilion. 

The United Kingdom is a great place to meet characters. You can sometimes find Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore as well as Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, and Alice in Wonderland.

Each of the World Showcase Countries has a special "KIDCOT" area that provides an opportunity for your child to interact with a native of the country you are visiting.

Epcot Passports are great fun for kids as they have them stamped at each pavilion around World Showcase.

Epcot Characters At A Glance 
Character Meet and Greet FAQ!

 SHOPPING

Crown & Crest - Perfumes and potpourri.
Magic Of Wales - Pottery, candy, records, tapes, earrings, jewelry.
Sportsman Shoppe (was Pringle of Scotland) - Sweaters, knitwear, kilts, tartan fabrics.
Queen's Table - Fine china, florals, figurines.
The Tea Caddy - Specialty tea items, and you will find candies & chocolates usually only available in the UK
The Toy Soldier - British toys, games.

(Exerpt from Shopping Around the World) The shops in Merry Olde England and the rest of the UK proved rich territory for the ALL EARS® Shopping Team. The Tea Caddy, with its specialty tea items, as well as candies and chocolates usually only available in the UK or specialty shops stateside, proved to be a favorite stop. Shoppers found a tea infuser for $10 and loose Twinings Tea for $7.

Several shoppers were thrilled to find lunchboxes featuring the Beatles ($15-$20), while Donna enjoyed the Bobby Hat ($14). Others pointed out the Irish Linen Handkerchief ($15) for its authenticity, and the Small Coin Purses ($18). And what's more English than a pub? The Crown and Crest shop had a wide range of coaster assortments to choose from, including one package of 25 coasters for $8. (By the way, if you like chess, the Crown and Crest also has numerous themed chess sets, including Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland and Sherlock Holmes, although most were out of our price range.)

INTERESTING FACTS

The crests of the United Kingdom's four major schools (Oxford, Cambridge, Eton, and Edinburgh) can be seen in the upstairs window of The Queen's Table.

Changes in garden style enhance the changes in architecture throughout the United Kingdom. Landscaping styles include rural England, an open square park reminiscent of Hyde Park, and a maze fashioned after the Somerleyton Hall Maze built in 1984 in England.

If you look up in some of the shops you'll get an extra treat. In the Crown & Crest shop, for instance, you'll note several suits of armor, as well as shields, swords and a huge wrought-iron chandelier. Some of the other shops have an upstairs with little historical vignettes set up that you can visit -- Just look for the staircase or ask a Cast Member!

The Tea Caddy structure is representative of the 1500's architecture style - Anne Hathaway cottage near the perennial and herb garden.

The Cantalier Buildings, next to the Toy Soldier, represent the 1600s.  If you look at the second story of the building, you will see how it comes out over the street level.  In the 1600s, taxes were based on ground floor space.  Creative folks built structures with larger second floors that would not be taxed.

Mini Hyde Park - the 1700s buildings were more plaster and wood.  In the 1800s the buildings became stone in the Georgian Style.

There are 2 replicas of Castles:  King Henry's Court and Sir Walter Scott.