![]() ![]() ![]() Some feature a single stallion performing tricks some are full-on jousting tournaments. The show has been around for a long time (astonishingly, it began in Florida in 1983), and for anything to survive that long-let alone a dinner theater show-it has to have some merit.Īs I said, there are several acts in the show. Most people just want to see horses, jousting, and some fighting.Īnd in that respect, Medieval Times doesn’t disappoint. The show consists of several different “acts.” There is a storyline concerning King Carlos and Princess Catalina, a herald to the King of the North, and a Tournament of Knights…but that’s really all inconsequential. Medieval Times has more than 400 horses spread out over their nine locations (and Texas ranch), and they are obviously the reason people visit…and return. The knights are actually very good riders, and most of them are fairly good actors, too! My guess is that many of them take on summer work at a Renaissance Festival. Wherever you’re sitting, you have a knight to cheer on. Each section is colored, and each color has a corresponding knight. In a nutshell: There are six different seating sections. And then when the doors opened, there was basically a mass of people moving in the same direction. People who thought they were waiting in a line actually weren’t. They allow staggered entry, and-at least when we were there-it’s a bit of a mess. He’s hard to hear over everyone just milling about, but he’s actually telling you how people will enter the arena. Pay attention to the guy overhead shouting instructions. There’s a “dungeon,” which apparently is a small museum, for an additional fee. There’s lot of chintzy plastic stuff for sale-swords, crowns, etc. The doors to the arena / show area don’t open until just a few minutes before showtime, so everyone is left to mingle about the gift shop. Even before we had parked, the kids were excited.Īs you enter, you’re assigned a colored (paper) crown, which designates your seating section. This location is actually part of a huge mall, but from the outside, it really does resemble a castle. We visited the Baltimore Castle, which-despite the name-is actually located about 20 minutes south of Baltimore. I was not prepared to be genuinely entertained…and surprised at how well-executed the entire experience is. I mean, the reputation kind of precedes it (i.e., The Cable Guy), so I suppose I was prepared for an evening of cheesy theatrics masquerading as entertainment. I have to admit, I didn’t quite know what to expect as we walked into Medieval Times. ![]()
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