Family Fun at Medieval Times in Orange County!
This past summer we had the opportunity to enjoy several different adventures while in California. One of them was Medieval Times in Orange County, which was tons of fun! There were six of us in total that went, four adults and two children, aged 8 & 12 and every single one of us had a fabulous time! As you can see from the picture above we went on a Monday night for the 6:00pm show, it was early August. Lucky for us we were staying at a hotel that was only a five minute drive away.
About Medieval Times
There's a reason Medieval Times is the No. 1 dinner attraction in North America: Our unique combination of a medieval banquet and thrilling competition between Knights captures the imagination of all ages.
This picture below just gives you an idea of the seating across from us, this goes all the way around, vast but not too big that you feel you are too far away from the action.
I was surprised when we got there at how busy it was for a Monday night but as the night progressed I came to see why it was so popular! The arena if you will is huge with a ton of different seating but no matter where you sit you get a great view, that's one of the things I liked about it was that there was no bad seating.
You get assigned your color section and seating based on your tickets, you can buy special packages that include pictures, a souvenir and seating in certain areas. We had gone with the regular seating and had no complaints, we were in the blue section which meant we were rooting for the blue knight.
Above is my daughter (on the left) and my niece (on the right) just before the show started, they were pretty excited for the show.
The gist of it is you all root for your knight, hence the color coding and a series of battles ensues as battle for the kingdom begins. There's a king and princess of course, a bad guy, magnificent horses and well just an amazing show.
How could you not be drawn in with such imagery in front of you? Here we have all the knights of the kingdom, the various colors that were represented in each section. The master of ceremonies the King's advisor would have the audience interact when we cheered for our knight and booed their opponents.
Did I mention the magnificent horses? Oh yes I did, kids and adults alike oohed and ahhed at the performance of these beautiful animals, their intelligence and beauty shone through, they were a wonder just to look at.
Check out the slideshow below to get just a hint of the action of this show!
The food was extremely good, we gobbled it so fast I forgot to take pictures! Naturally everything you get you have to eat with your hands but there was so much food I couldn't eat it all. We had soup in a metal bowl with a handle, the handle was hot so you had to let it cool first. You got a garlic bread, then a huge and I mean huge piece of chicken, ribs, unlimited pop, coffee or tea and a pastry for dessert. I was impressed by the food as it was all good, tender, not overcooked, that is quite the feat for the number of people being fed. In fact for our friend he said it was the best meal of our vacation and we had some great meals!
Overall everyone had fun, there was lots of energy and enthusiasm, the food was good and it was a great night of entertainment. I thought it would be hoky but it was a great family event, I would recommend it for anyone.
I had no idea that we have a Medieval Times in Canada, it's in Toronto, too far for me, the California one we attended is actually closer. There are eight locations in the US and the one in Canada as I mentioned so if you're ever near any of them I highly recommend you attend a show with the family.
It's great for special events like birthdays, anniversaries and even newlyweds as we saw all of those at the show. They do special announcements for all of those during the show but you don't need it to be a special event to attend. If you want to find out more and to see the locations GO HERE. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as we did!
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We received complimentary tickets for the show but this does not affect our opinion. All opinions are always 100% our own.
A great review and it sounds like a wonderful night out. I've always wanted to go to this sort of thing but so far haven't made it, still got a few years in me so we'll see. 🙂
This sounds like fun. Their outfits are so colorful. We have a Medieval Fair in Florida every year which is alot of fun. Thank you so much for sharing this
It looks like fun to me! I know my nephews, ages 5 & 9, would get a huge kick out of this place! I've heard of these types of places but never been to one.
I went to this years ago. I want to take my kids there. I know they would love it!
I have always heard about Medieval Times, But Have Never been! Thank You For This Article !! Now I Really Want To Go And Experience This!
As a food historian, i'm intrigued. so what was the pastry offered for dessert???
Hope you enjoyed yourself. Looks like you did. Maybe I will check out a Medieval Festival sometime.
I went to the Medieval Times in Dallas many years ago. We had such a great time. I would like to go again and take my grandchildren. I think that they would have a blast.
How fun that would be !
I went many years ago and probably should make a return trip!
This would be great to go check out.
will visit this place one day
It sounds like a great time was had by all! Thank you for the great review! You might be able to find a Renaissance Faire near you since you are so far away. They have them everywhere! I have always wanted to go to Medieval Times! Maybe we can get a chance to catch one, since we live only about 4 hours away.
Looks like a fun time! We have been meaning to go to one of the Medieval Times shows but have not got around to it yet. The closet one to us is a couple hours away, maybe this year!
SOUNDS WONDERFUL KIND OF LIKE AN INDOOR RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL!! I WOULD LOVE TO GO ONE DAY IF IT EVER COMES TO MICHIGAN!! BLESSED BE
Where is this at? This looks like a great entertainment of a night!
this looks awesome!!! I want to go(:
Medieval Times is such an awesome place. I went to the one in Chicago and had an awesome time too. Thanks for sharing.
I love Medieval Times in Dallas. So much fun!
I've been to one of these and omg they are so much fun!!! If you are looking for good family fun this is something to take your family to. You won't be disappointed. The horses are beautiful, but everything is gorgeous. The entire production is fabulous. Words can not do it justice, you must see it to understand. It's breathtaking!!
I would love to go, it looks like so much fun. This would be right up my alley.
My son wants to go to something like this in Maryland. I think it would be a fun time for the whole family.
This looks fun wish I could of gone. sure would of been nice.
I've always wanted to go see one of these shows. They look like so much fun to watch. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Wow! I've always wanted to go to Medieval Times. Especially after watching the movie "Cable Guy". Lol Thanks the inside scoop.
I love medieval themes, this seems very cool
this looks amazing! and definitely something I would enjoy and I know a few of my grandchildren would love to see live 🙂 thanks for share @tisonlyme143
This sounds like so much fun and one thing I've always wanted to do!
We've been there to this exact one for my son's birthday. It was so much fun, Unfortunately, we forgot my son's allergy medicine and inhaler and he and I had to leave the party early 🙁
I'm so close here in LA and should go see this. I love white horses.
THis looks so awesome! I wish they had stuff like this where I live!
There isn't one near where I live but it look like it would be fun!
WOW! I really enjoyed reading your review of the Medieval Times! It looked terrific! I can see how everyone from the kids to the adults would be caught up in the events! The horses are Fabulous and so Gorgeous! I dare to ask how much it cost to go to something like this. I mean a show and dinner! I have never been to a "dinner show" and this one looked amazing! Thank you so much for the Wonderful review and all the Fabulous pictures of the show, the horses and everything! I would love to see this sometime in person! I can see how you had such a great time! Thanks again for sharing! I truly appreciate it! Michele 🙂
I have visited the Medieval Times in Toronto and had a lot of fun! It's a good activity for families.
Great Review of Medieval Times. Sounds like a good time to be had by all!
This sounds like a wonderful show to see. I love horses and the white horse looks gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing too.