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The United Kingdom

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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride || image=Unitedkingdom.jpg| caption='''The Rose & Crown restaurant in the United Kingdom pavilion.'''| Country=United Kingdom| land=World Showcase| park= Epcot| opened=October 1, 1982| custom_label_1 = Number of Attractions| custom_value_1 = 0| custom_label_2 = Number of Restaurants| custom_value_2= Two}}
==Pavilion History==
The United Kingdom pavilion opened with the rest of World Showcase on October 1, 1982. When the pavilion opened, it featured one restaurant (the Rose & Crown Pub) and an astonishing six shops: the Tea Caddy, the Queen's Table, the Biscuit Barrel, His Lordship, Pringle of Scotland and The Toy Solider. Although the pavilion was not home to an attraction, the original plans for the United Kingdom called for a Victorian building to be built in the pavilions rear. The building, which was going to be modeled after London’s lost Crystal Palace, would have housed a live comedy show. A description of the unbuilt attraction was given in the 1982 book, Walt Disney’s EPCOT: Creating the New World of Tomorrow: