Plastic swords, shields, and helmets could be purchased for children, who commenced to have a great old time wailing on each other while their parents tried to drink themselves into insensibility. The pre-show area was also chockful of what Mary likes to call “shopportunities” to purchase a vast assortment of things, including real swords and daggers (available only to those 18 and over). Who knew tequila was a popular beverage choice of the Dark Ages? Bet that made sitting in a hovel waiting for the barbarian hordes to sweep down and slaughter one’s village that much less forbidding. Like most of the crowd, we sat near the bar and had “medieval” alcoholic beverages which appeared to be suspiciously similar to beer and margaritas. In the pre-show area there were some activities going on, such as getting a picture taken with the King and listening to the jester cracking jokes or something. We ignored the instructions to arrive 60 minutes before the show was to start, because we like to think we’re rebels. So we assume that our pictures probably didn’t pass muster. In any case we never saw the pictures, although many people around us in the stands were offered photos during the show. In this particular case, the kids taking our pictures were clowning around and I think they may have actually accidentally jumped into the shot. As I remarked to Mary, there’s nothing that gets my digestive juices flowing before dinner as much as viewing torture implements, especially badly built ones.Īfter handing in our tickets we were given paper crowns (which turned out to be color-coded to the area in which we would be seated later) and then taken though the usual souvenir photo procedure, meaning you’re hustled in front of a backdrop and have your picture taken by some bored high school kids. First you walk though an exhibit of medieval torture implements that appear to have been constructed in someone’s garage, possibly as a hobby. There’s a “medieval” village (note the quotation marks) outside the arena that is a shining example of what medieval villages were like if they were constructed of cinder block and stucco and were inhabited by high school students wearing “medieval” costumes (there are those pesky quotation marks again).Īfter a tour of the “medieval” village that took around 20 to 30 seconds, we entered the main building. The Medieval Times theater is located east of Disney World on Irlo Bronson Highway (aka Highway 192) and is easily visible from the road. According to their website the company has been in operation since 1983 and the Kissimmee location is their flagship venue. If I’m wrong about that, there’s little anyone can do about it as I rarely take responsibility for anything. I think this show is the grandfather of the horsey, almost-grand spectacle dinner shows. I can’t guarantee that, though, because after seeing four of these shows in the last five months, we’re pretty much burned out on the whole thing. Perhaps at some future point we will do an Extreme Luau Review with a side by side comparison of both the Disney and Sea World Luaus. Sign up for the FREE MouseSavers Newsletter and get a monthly email with exclusive discounts!įacebook Twitter Orlando Dinner Shows – Medieval Times & Pirate’s Dinner AdventureĪs I promised previously in Part 1, we did go back and review the last two big non-Disney dinner shows in Orlando: Pirate’s Dinner Adventure! (comes with an exclamation mark) and Medieval Times (sorry, no exclamation mark). Limo/Car/Van Discounts – Disneyland/Southern California.Limo/Car/Van Discounts – Disney World/Orlando.Disney’s El Capitan Theatre & Hollywood.Disney’s Vero Beach & Hilton Head Resorts. Six Flags Magic Mountain / Hurricane Harbor.Pre/Post Cruise Hotels & Ground Transportation.Disneyland Area / Anaheim Hotel Discounts.Water Parks, Tours & Activity Discounts.
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