Rose & Crown Pub Musician

Rose & Crown Pub Musician: show at EPCOT, Walt Disney World — showtimes, live status, and planning data on MouseHub.

The MouseHub take

A resident musician works a piano on the bar side of the Rose & Crown, the British pub in the United Kingdom pavilion at EPCOT World Showcase, and the act is built on the crowd singing back. Sets run about 20 minutes. The songs come from pubs around the UK, guests raise a pint on cue, and requests shouted from the floor shape what comes next. The room does half the work: the Rose & Crown opened with EPCOT on October 1, 1982, and its design borrows from several kinds of British pub, including London's Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.

Where you stand decides the experience. The bar side is small, regulars take the tables before the set starts, and anyone arriving later ends up packed in behind them with heads in the way. Groups who want a loud, participatory 20 minutes with a drink in hand get what they came for. Guests with strollers, guests hoping to talk over a pint, and anyone looking for somewhere to sit tend to leave early. At 20 minutes it fits into a World Showcase afternoon without rearranging anything.

At a glance

Best for
Adult groups who want a loud, participatory 20 minutes with a pint in hand.
Skip if
You are pushing a stroller, or you want a quiet seat and a conversation.
Ride type
Live pub sing-along inside the Rose & Crown
Intensity
Amplified piano, loud singing, a packed room, and standing space only. No motion, heights, or darkness.

The good

  • The whole room sings the choruses
    Disney bills this as a sing-along and the crowd treats it that way. Strangers link up on the big choruses, which is the part guests remember rather than any single song.
  • Shout a request and you may hear it
    The set follows the room instead of a fixed list. Guests call out songs between numbers and the pianist works them in.
  • The performer carries the room
    Holding a bar full of drinkers for a full set takes stamina and timing, and visitors single out the crowd work as much as the music.
  • A set only costs you 20 minutes
    Disney lists the performance at 20 minutes, so it slots into a World Showcase lap without eating an evening.
  • The pub has been here since 1982
    The Rose & Crown opened with EPCOT on October 1, 1982, and the room blends several styles of British pub, including a nod to London's Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. The set dressing is the reason the act works.
  • It gets you out of the Florida sun
    This plays indoors, so a set doubles as a break from the heat or a passing afternoon storm on the World Showcase promenade.

The bad

  • Most of the room cannot see the piano
    Sightlines from the back go straight into the backs of other guests. Past the first couple of rows you are listening, not watching.
  • Tables are taken before the music starts
    Fans settle in early and hold their seats through the set. Walk-ups stand for the whole thing.
  • It gets too loud to talk
    Singing bounces off the hard surfaces of a small room. Conversation at your own table stops once the set is underway.
  • Strollers have nowhere to go
    The aisles between the bar and the tables are narrow, and a stroller blocks the one path other guests are using.
  • Getting back out takes a while
    Once the room fills, the crowd stands between you and the door. Leaving mid-set means working through it.

Veteran tips

  • Check the day's showtimes before you walk over
    The set times move from day to day. Use the showtimes listed on this page or in My Disney Experience rather than assuming yesterday's schedule holds.
  • Arrive before the set for any chance at a table
    Seats go to whoever is already sitting in them, and they do not turn over once the music starts. Show up while the room is still quiet.
  • Order your drink first
    The bar backs up as soon as the set begins. Get the pint in hand before the first song rather than standing in line through it.
  • Park the stroller outside
    Leave it on the promenade and walk in. There is no space inside to keep it with you and no good place to leave it out of the way.
  • You can stay in a wheelchair or ECV
    Disney lists this one as May Remain in Wheelchair/ECV, so nobody has to transfer. The standing crowd is the real obstacle, so come early while there is still room to position.
  • Stand near the door if crowds bother you
    Deeper into the room you are committed until the set ends. Near the entrance you can hear the whole thing and step out whenever you want.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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