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Although nothing would come of these earlier plans, in the late 1980s- early 1990s, Imagineers created designs for a new area in the United Kingdom called The Enchanted Forest. This area would housed topiaries of scenes from Mary Poppins, Robin Hood, <ref name= "UKMARY"> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/ukef02conceptsA-M.jpg </ref> Alice in Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh <ref name= "UKALICE"/>. While inside The Enchanted Forest guests would also have meet and greet opportunities. Although not an attraction per say, The Enchanted Forest would also have included "Door-Knob Tunnel" <ref name= "UKALICE"> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/ukef03conceptsN-AA.jpg </ref>, "Cheshire Cat Maze" <ref name= "UKALICE"/>, and "Prince John's Castle Interactive Play Area". Finally, the area would have also housed facades of the English Parliament and Big Ben. The end of the area would be house Mousterpiece Theatre, where entertainment would be found <ref name= "UKALICE"/>.
==Pavilion Layout <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/walt_disney_world/theme_parks/epcot/united_kingdom/ </ref> ==
In order to show guests as much of the United Kingdom as possible, Imagineers made sure that each structure in the United Kingdom pavilion represents a different era. The center of the pavilion is known as Britannia Square. Modeled after the different town squares found in the UK, Britannia Square is where guests can find various shops and dining establishments, including the Rose & Crown. The Rose & Crown serves as both a restaurant and a pub, where guests can get a traditional British meal.
'''Rose & Crown'''- This table service restaurant features both a dining room and a pub. Here guests can get a traditional British meal, as well as different ales, lagers, ciders and stouts.
'''Yorkshire County Fish & Chips'''- The This quick service restaurant offers guests the opportunity to get authentic fish and chips. Other items such as soft drinks and snacks are also offered on the menu.
==Shopping==
'''Crown and Crest-''' This store is actually two different shops joined together. One of the shops (the Crown) sells Beatles and Epcot souvenirs, while the other (the Crest) allows guests to look up (and even purchase) their families’ coat of arms.
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* Originally, Imagineers wanted to put a statue in the center of the square, and while many different famous Brits were considered (including : kings, queens, Lord Nelson, Lord Byron, Robert Burns and William Shakespeare), Imagineers eventually decided to place a sundial there<ref name= "Jack"/>.
* The music played in the United Kingdom pavilion includes selections from Gilbert and Sullivan and Greensleeves<ref name= "Jack"/>.
* Imagineers tinted the top of the UK pavilion's chimneys to make it look like they are in use.
* The United Kingdom pavilion features three classic red phone booths.
* Outside of the Rose and Crown, guests can find a recreation of a lock found on the Grand Union Canal<ref name= "Jack"/>.
* The lock located outside of the Crown and Rose was at one time surrounded by gates. The gates however have since been removed<ref name= "Jack"/>.
* In the windows of the Hampton Court Palace, guests can see the crosses of St. Andrew, St. George and St. Patrick who are the patron saints of Scotland, England, and Ireland respectively. * A sign within the pavilion notes that Thomas Dudley is the lockkeeper at the Rose & Crown Lock. Dudley was the governor of the (English) Massachusetts Bay Colony in the mid-1600’s<ref name= "Jack"/>.
* A sign near the Rose & Crown Lock notes that Thomas Dudley is the lockkeeper at the Rose & Crown Lock. Dudley was the governor of the (English) Massachusetts Bay Colony in the mid-1600’s <ref name= "Jack"/>.
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