Annie N.
Yelp
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament is your classic dinner show. It has been a tourist stop in Orlando for many years but I have never been until recently. My husband and I went for a family friend's birthday. She booked the VIP ticket which included closer seats, special lanyards, the ability to enter first, a photo for each member of your party and a special dessert. Our friend also received a special shout out during the show.
This is a dinner show included with your ticket. You receive a meal and get to take part in the show. You are seated in a section which dictates your knight's color and who you should be cheering for. It takes you back into Medieval times with knights, the king and queen, horses and jousting, hawks flying over your head and so much more. It is so much fun! We were in the Blue Knight section and were seated in the second row from the front.
My husband and I got there first, about 30 minutes before our friends. We were able to check the two of us, but not them, which was a little annoying. I thought we should have been able to check the whole group in. After your photo, there is a waiting area with a few tables, bars and tons of merchandise. It reminded me of a circus, just things to catch your eye and to buy. Everyone is given a plastic flag to cheer your knight on, but I wanted a "nicer" flag, which was better material. We went to look at them and the the employee let us know that since we had the VIP ticket, we could upgrade our flag at our seat for only $2. He saved us money for sure and we both upgraded our flags.
While we waited we hit the bar. There are many souviner glasses you can purchase with cocktails, but they were all batched made and frozen. We both just wanted wine. Luckily we were able to purchase a glass with the specialty souvenir glasses. When we went up for the second glass, one of the bartenders suggested we buy the bottle. We were skeptical since I was drinking white and my husband red. However, after talking to her we discovered it was cheaper to get the bottle than to keep buying drinks. What was also really great, is we did not have to hold the bottle, they sent it directly to our seat and since we didn't finish our bottles, we could take them home. This is the way to go for sure! Especially with a group, grab a couple of bottles and call it a day!
Food wise, they start with tomato bisque and a piece of garlic bread. You are then given a piece of rotisserie chicken, corn on the cob and a half of potato. This was all really good. The chicken was juicy and had a great flavor. The potato was good, I would have preferred toppings on the potato like a potato skin, but it was fine. The corn was also tasty, it was buttery and had some light seasoning on it. For dessert you are given an eclair which was ice cold, it was not very good. But since we had the VIP ticket, we also received a piece of yellow cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles. I enjoyed this much better. My husband did not eat his so I did take it home, they kind of insisted. But overall the food was good. You are not given utensils since everything can be eaten with your hands, but if you need them just ask. I would say the soup was the most challenging. It had to be sipped and it was just weird to me to sip soup from a bowl and not a spoon.
The show takes you back into time and the basic story is all the houses are competing. Each color section has a knight that represents them and you can cheer for your knight the whole time. The actual show includes beautiful and majestic horses, jousting and sword fights. There is a portion during the jousting and sword fighting that they lower a screen for protection. This was a great show, we loved it!
Overall this was a great experience, we truly enjoyed ourselves and I can not wait to return.