UK Beer Cart

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The MouseHub take

The UK Beer Cart is an outdoor drink stand parked right outside the Rose and Crown Pub & Dining Room in EPCOT's United Kingdom pavilion. The menu is four items long: Harp Lager Draft and BrewDog Punk IPA at $12.00, a Seasonal Hard Cider at $12.75, and a bottled water at $4.25. Disney lists it as a bar and lounge and posts hours of 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. You order at the cart and walk off with the cup, which is the point of the place. Nobody has to find a spot inside the pub to get a cold pint on a Florida afternoon.

Most guests treat this as a stop on a lap around World Showcase rather than a plan, and that is where it earns its keep. The recurring complaints are the price, the sun, and the standing: one cup runs $12, the line has no shade over it, and there is nowhere at the cart to sit down. People who wanted a cold beer without working their way into a crowded pub come away happy. People who wanted a seat and a roof over it should head inside to the Rose and Crown instead.

At a glance

Best for
Anyone walking a lap of World Showcase who wants a cold pint without stopping for a sit-down pub visit.
Skip if
You want a seat, a bigger drinks list, or anywhere to stand out of the sun.
Worth ordering
Harp Lager Draft, BrewDog Punk IPA, Seasonal Hard Cider
Reservations
Walk-up only. Nothing to book, and the posted window is 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Value
A pint runs $12.00, and the price is the complaint visitors raise first.

The good

  • The line beats the one inside
    Visitors consistently find the outdoor line clears faster than the wait to get served in the pub, which is the reason most of them stop here at all.
  • The beer comes out cold
    Guests drinking here in the summer single out the temperature, which is not a given at an outdoor cart in Florida.
  • Cast Members keep it friendly
    The people working the cart draw steady praise for staying cheerful while the line stacks up behind the last order.
  • Grab a bottled water instead
    A DASANI bottled water sits on the same menu at $4.25, so the non-drinker in the group has a reason to stop too.
  • It sits right on your walking route
    The cart is parked outside the Rose and Crown in the United Kingdom pavilion, so it costs no detour on a lap around World Showcase.

The bad

  • Twelve dollars buys one cup
    Harp Lager Draft and BrewDog Punk IPA are both $12.00, and the Seasonal Hard Cider is $12.75. The price is what visitors bring up first.
  • The line stands in full sun
    No shade covers the queue, and that lands hardest in the afternoon when the pavilion promenade is already baking.
  • The menu is four items
    Two beers, a seasonal cider, and a bottled water. That is the whole board.
  • One Cast Member pours and rings up
    Visitors describe the line crawling when a single Cast Member handles both jobs, so a short line here is not always a short wait.
  • Nowhere to sit at the cart
    You drink standing where you ordered, or you go hunting for a bench somewhere else in the pavilion.

Veteran tips

  • Look at the pub line first
    Check what it takes to get served inside the Rose and Crown before you commit to the cart. On a quiet afternoon the indoor bar can be quicker.
  • Pair it with fish and chips
    Yorkshire County Fish Shop is in the same pavilion and does the fish and chips, so a pint from the cart finishes the plate.
  • Take the pint to the hedge maze
    Walk behind the shops and restaurants of the pavilion and you'll find a hedge maze cut low enough to see over, with a gazebo at the center where bands often perform. It's the quietest spot in the pavilion to stand with a drink.
  • Ask what the seasonal cider is
    The board lists it as Seasonal Hard Cider at $12.75 rather than naming a brand, so what lands in the cup changes. Ask before you order.
  • Dining Plan meals don't work here
    Disney's page for the cart lists Dining Plan meals as not accepted, so plan to pay for the round another way.
  • Buy before the 9:00 PM close
    The posted hours run 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Pick the drink up before you stake out a spot for the nighttime show, not after.

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

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