My family and I had the pleasure of going to Medieval Times this evening. Myself and hubby had been once about 6 years ago, but our daughter had never been.
What a treat it ended up being! I wish I had thought to record the expression on her face when the music started and the first horse came out. Awe doesn't even come close to describing it.
I was truthfully a bit worried that she'd be too young, at 3 years old, to really enjoy the show/meal experience. But I was beyond wrong. She didn't even get antsy until the last 30 minutes of the 2 hour show. And for her that's an achievement. She was really captivated by the whole show. She had a ton of fun waving her flag and cheering for our knight, the red knight!
The whole thing from start to finish was just wonderful. We were greeted outside of the "gates" and handed our tickets in. We were giving a colored and numbered card and told that would be our dinner card. From there you go inside where there is a very nice bar, with tons of light up/glow cups for the show with the logo on them. Also a wide variety of gift items. Jewelry, headbands, knives, even a suit of armor! Hubby really wanted it too. Originally $3,800 and on sale 50% off. I almost, almost let him have it!
About a half an hour before show time, the king came out to "knight" guests that had purchased the knighting package. Now I had done this years ago for my little sister on her birthday, but this evening we skipped it and opted to watch instead. One thing I did not skip was upgrading our seats to the "royalty" package. It was an additional $10 per person. Normally it guarantees 2nd or 3rd row seating, but we ended up getting lucky and getting front row seats!
About 10 minutes before show time the "MC" knight came out and bantered a bit with the guests as he directed the seating process. I was concerned it was crowded and there would be a rush for doors. But they've got the process down and make it easy to navigate. When they call your color (from your dinner card) you get to to go sit down. As a mom dragging a small toddler, it made me feel better not to have to protect her from trampling people.
Once we got in and seated, there were servers for each section/color getting everyone pumped up for their knight. The server came by and explained the menu to us. Everyone gets the same thing, even the kiddos. The menu was pretty filling but not diet wrecking. First course was garlic bread and tomato bisque. I passed on that, not being a huge tomato fan, but my daughter LOVED it.
Next was half a roasted chicken, potato wedges, and a spare rib. All of it absolutely delicious. Being as how I'm trying to lose weight, I did pull the skin off my chicken and only have one potato wedge. But again, everything was toddler approved. My daughter cleared her plate. The dessert was an apple turnover pastry. I did allow myself that little treat. It was amazing, light, sugary, perfection. I may have also took half my daughters.
The show itself is phenomenal. I won't spoil it for anyone. But there is just so much to it. There's a story line. But also lots of tricks from the horses and even a knight with a hawk that soars above the crowds. Every second of the 2 hours is packed with action and something to see.
My little one alternated between eating and waving her red flag, she really got into it. All in all I'd say it's a great family day/night out. It seems a bit expensive when you're looking at the prices. But honestly, it's a big dinner and a show. We definitely thought it was worth it.
Now I'm home with a full belly and looking forward to a quiet week of things getting back to normal. Getting back to organizing my sewing room and doing some spring cleaning.
Til next time!
~AJ
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