Nhi B.
Yelp
Sometimes, as adults, all we want to do is realize our childhood dreams. When I was little, I was always fascinated with the upside-down WonderWorks building, but never had the opportunity to go inside. My mom used to tell me that a hurricane flipped it upside down -- don't @ me, but I believed her for a shamefully long time. Hey, some kids have Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, I had the WonderWorks building. LOL.
We decided to check out the 'The Outta Control Magic Comedy Dinner Show' since I figured that I was older than the target demographic for the other activities and exhibits. The show advertises itself as Orlando's best dinner show; while I wouldn't necessarily agree, I thought it was ok.
The magic is fine; don't go expecting Shin Lim or David Copperfield, but most of the kids in the audience seemed to like it. I remember being impressed by similar tricks at that age. They have an above-stage camera set-up that's meant to display close-ups of the tabletop magic, but because not all the tricks were those types of tricks, the cameras were mostly showing live video of people's heads. I appreciated Tony Brent's humor; he does a great job at engaging the kids who come up on the stage and the ones in the audience.
My only real tiff about the performance is that right when the show is done, the music is blasted at an uncomfortably loud volume to make people leave. Maybe Brent could've stayed on-stage and indicated that the show was over by waving good-bye to people. The lights turning on and waiters opening the doors were also enough of an indication that we should leave, no need for the psychological warfare. It was a jarring ending to an otherwise ok evening.
Food was fine. It's pizza you'd find at children's amusement space. The first pizza they serve is half cheese, half pepperoni. If you know your group prefers one over the other, I recommend asking the waiters for your desired pizza beforehand. They make it fresh if you ask for only one topping and the fresh pizzas are much more tasty. It takes about 15 minutes for a fresh pizza to be made. The salad is a basic iceberg salad with cherry tomatoes. It's only served with ranch dressing.
For drinks, they serve Pepsi products, Bud Light, Amberbock, Chadonnay, Moscato, and some red wines (didn't pay attention to the red wine options, tbh). Pours are very generous -- one regular glass is equivalent to a single pour in a traditional wine glass. Is it the finest quality? No, but you can't complain as it's all-you-can-drink for the hour-long show!
Service was also pretty good. Our waiter was helpful and attentive. We never ran out of food or drink (probably an unexpected perk of sitting near the back instead of near the stage).
Overall, it was an ok experience, but I probably won't come again. I'm super happy that I was able to help my inner child realize one of her dreams though -- so I guess that's truly priceless.
COVID Tip: Little to no social distancing. We had a table to ourselves by chance, but other tables were pretty packed. We came on a Sunday, so the room itself was not completely booked up. Employees wore masks.