Our Visit to Medieval Times
February 15, 2017
We have been to Medieval Times around five times. I remember seeing it in Orlando whenever we went to Disney when I was younger, but we never went; so when we moved to the Dallas Metroplex area we booked a dinner reservation almost right away.
It is truly great, we have always enjoyed it.
During the summer, we visited it once again. This time we went with my in-laws and my sister-in-law and her family to celebrate our son’s birthday. He turned seven and watching him hear his name called as they knighted him during the show was amazing… he had a blast!
They had said they would change the show, but I couldn’t tell the difference. The only change I saw was now they gave us a towel and a VIP lanyard whenever you buy the “Royalty Package” and the fact that the apple pastry is gone and now you get chocolate cake with vanilla filling (I liked the apple pastry better).
After you arrive you get sorted into your “house”, or knight table (out of 6), and then wait if the doors haven’t opened outside the court. There, you can buy drinks, souvenirs, visit the horse stables and even visit the torture museum for $2. Before the doors opens there’s a small ceremony where they announce the tournament is about to begin and they let you go find your table.
The show starts slow, but it gives you time to have dinner. Dinner is a feast, so it’s better to go hungry. You don’t get any silverware, so you need to each the soup, chicken, corn on the cob, potato and dessert with your bare hands (medieval style). Once dinner is over, the tournament begins. You cheer for your knight and hope one of your party will get a flower from the knight.
The tournament is choreographed, but really, it still looked pretty dangerous. I mean, I would never jump off a running horse. There are games the knights play on their horses, the jousting and even sword fighting. And then there’s also a story, in which another kingdom demands to marry the princess and one of out knight must defeat in order to bring peace.
It’s all a lot of fun. You yell, you boo, you eat and are excited to watch the knight do their thing.
Unfortunately, it’s been a while since it gets really full. There are many advertisings now where they offer reduced pricing. It would be too bad if they closed the Dallas location. I admit it is far from most of the growing neighborhoods, but it is a great show and one I hope remains open for a long time to come.
