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The United Kingdom

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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 six shops: The Tea Caddy, the Queen's Table, the Biscuit Barrel, His Lordship, Pringle of Scotland and The Toy Solider.
The first change to the United Kingdom pavilion came in 1986, when the Biscuit Barrel became the Country Manor<ref name= "intercot"> http://www.intercot.com/edc/wsfoodshop.html </ref>. Although the shop’s name was changed, its merchandise remained essentially the same. Then, in the late 1980s the Country Manor was renamed the Magic of Wales, and His Lordship was renamed Lords and Ladies<ref name= "intercot"/> . Subsequently, in 1995 Lords and Ladies was renamed The Crown and Crest<ref name= "intercot"/> .
The next major change in the United Kingdom pavilion came in on October 1, 1999, when Harry Ramsden Fish & Chips House was builtopened<ref name= "intercot"/> . The new restaurant was a counter service restaurant which (as its name suggested) specialized in fish and chips. Since the millennium, there have been two major alternations to the pavilion. In the early 2000’s, Pringle of Scotland was renamed the Sportsman Shoppe. Then in 2006, Harry Ramsden Fish & Chips House was renamed Yorkshire County Fish Shop<Ref> http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/ep/epcot-guidemap-2006-october-04.jpg </ref> <ref> http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/harry-ramsdens-epcot.94956/page-2 </ref>.
===Unbuilt Attractions===
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 <ref name= "Progress"> http://progresscityusa.com/2009/04/02/neverworlds-epcots-united-kingdom-pavilion-victorian-music-hall/ </ref>. The building (which was going to be modeled after London’s lost Crystal Palace) would have housed a live comedy show <ref name= "progress"/>. A description of the unbuilt attraction was given in the 1982 book “Walt Disney’s EPCOT: Creating the New World of Tomorrow”: