United Kingdom Pavilion, British themed pavilion at World Showcase, Epcot, Florida.
The United Kingdom Pavilion is a British-themed area in the World Showcase section of Epcot park in Florida. Multiple architectural styles including Tudor, Georgian, and Victorian buildings surround a central courtyard with gardens and pathways, alongside shops and the Rose & Crown pub for dining.
The pavilion opened with Epcot on October 1, 1982, as part of the World Showcase ring around the lagoon, between the France and Canada pavilions and closest to the International Gateway. Its buildings draw on Hampton Court Palace and Anne Hathaway's Cottage, with Tudor, Georgian and Victorian styles. A Mary Poppins expansion announced at the 2019 D23 Expo was shelved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pavilion's shops sell British goods: Twinings tea and teapots at The Tea Caddy, football shirts at Sportsman's Shoppe, and Beatles, Paddington Bear and Doctor Who items at The Toy Soldier. The Crown and Crest stocks Keep Calm and Carry On merchandise, and the Historic Research Center displays coats of arms and swords and traces the history of visitors' surnames. British-based Disney characters such as Mary Poppins, Alice and Winnie the Pooh appear for greetings during the day.
Multiple shops throughout the pavilion sell British products including tea, biscuits, sports items, and traditional toys. The location in the middle section of World Showcase makes it easy to reach on foot, and there is plenty of space to wander and explore at a relaxed pace.
The red Gilbert-Scott telephone boxes stand by a rose garden near the pavilion's restrooms, and one often carries a direct line to a matching box in the Canada Pavilion next door, so a visitor can pick up the receiver and speak to someone across the lagoon.
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