In early October, Walt Disney World Resort announced that the Rose & Crown Table-Service dining location in the United Kingdom World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT would close for refurbishment next year. On Tuesday, Disney moved up the closure and extended it to encompass both the restaurant’s dining room and the separate pub area, which guests originally assumed would remain open.Rose & Crown Closure Moved Up At EPCOTCredit: DisneyOriginally, the Walt Disney World Resort website stated that the dining room at the Rose & Crown in the U.K. World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT would close for refurbishment on February 15, 2027. At that time, the pub was expected to remain open.On October 13, Walt Disney World Resort updated its website with a notice informing guests that both the Rose & Crown dining room and pub will close for “planned maintenance” on January 11, 2027, a month earlier than originally planned.Credit: Disney DiningDisney expects both the Rose & Crown Dining Room and the Rose & Crown Pub to reopen “later in 2027,” but has not announced an exact date. Rose & Crown most recently closed for refurbishment in early 2021, and began accepting reservations again roughly a month after it shut down.EPCOT guests hoping for a taste of the U.K. in early 2027 can still visit the Yorkshire County Fish Shop nearby, which will continue to serve its normal menu of fish and chips and Irish beer.Walt Disney World Resort is not expected to make any significant or noticeable changes to the U.K. World Showcase Pavilion restaurant during its closure in 2027; instead, cast members are expected to perform standard maintenance and repairs that aren’t possible when theme park guests are dining there daily.Have you ever dined at the Rose & Crown in the U.K. World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT? Tell Inside the Magic about your experience in the comments!The post Disney Announces Closure of United Kingdom Area at EPCOT, Effective January 2027 appeared first on Inside the Magic.