I had not been to Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament in about eight years, so I was very excited to check it out and find out what changes had come about. The Medieval Times I am referring to in this article is the one in Buena Park. When arriving at Medieval Times, it seemed smaller than I remember…I think it is because I went there so much when I was younger. The castle is still quite easy to find on Beach Blvd. in Buena Park located next to the Pirate’s Dinner Theater and across the street from the new Titanic & Bodies Exhibits (formerly the Movieland Wax Museum) It is conveniently located off the exit of the 91 freeway.
There are several other Medieval Times Locations throughout the US and one in Canada. See my Castle Map picture for all locations. Medieval Times currently is celebrating 30 years in business! Tickets are $35.95 for children and $57.95 for adults plus taxes and processing fees. For several special offers for Medieval Times, there is a special offers section on their website as well with coupons and there is a group discount section as well. For special offers, click HERE For group discount opportunities, click HERE Medieval Times also has many reasonable celebration packages for celebrating birthdays, corporate events, etc. See link here for packages: CLICK HERE.
When entering the castle there is a picture opportunity with “a lord and a lady.” After taking our group picture (which you have an opportunity to purchase at dinner time and I did…) we proceeded to enter the main building. When entering, there is a bar with several fabulous mugs to choose from as souvenirs and plenty of poisons to select to fill in your glass. There were a great variety of “fruity drink alcoholic beverage options” that myself and my two girlfriends selected and my husband had a gin and tonic. As we purchased our drinks and continued to enter the large room, there was a gift shop with swords in which my husband’s eyes gravitated to. In the gift shop there were options to purchase many type of different swords as well as fun flags by color to cheer on the color of your team in the show to come. My husband bought the four of us flags and we were excited to enter the dinner theater for our show to start. While waiting for the show, there is a “knighting ceremony” where lucky people are selected to be knighted by Medieval Times Staff and have awesome picture opportunities.
As the time for our dinner show approached, we were shown to our seat by color and the excitement began! Upon being seated in the color section you are chosen to represent, the excitement grows. Medieval Times has an impressive size stadium and the utensil-free meal is certainly a feast fit for a king!
“His Majesty” feast at the Medieval Times includes tomato bisque soup, garlic bread, herb roasted potato, spare rib, oven-roasted chicken, pastry of the castle and nonalcoholic beverages. The only thing we were bummed about is beer used to be included with your meal, but no longer is. I
must say I was quite impressed with this feast, as my foodie husband was as well. All of the flavors made our taste buds happy and we were thoroughly satisfied at the end of our meal. The feast is served course by course as the show proceeds on the stage below. There are gorgeous horses, strong knights, jousting and excitement as the show continues. The crowd gets very excited because as the knights are riding across the floor on their horses and jousting their swords, certain color teams are ahead or behind in the race to win! People in the audience cheer for their team and wave their colored flags to cheer their color on. Even though our team did not win, we had a fabulous time. 🙂
If you would like to win tickets to Medieval Times (this contest is open to win tickets to ANY location throughout the United States and Canada) to go check it out for yourself for FREE, please enter my contest here to win!! a Rafflecopter giveaway
I will have 2 lucky winners that will each win a pair or tickets for the show. Winners will be announced on Thursday, August 15th, as contest will end that morning at 12am. Please see all contest disclosures in my about me section here: ABOUT ME Good luck to everyone participating in my contest. 🙂
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I’ve never attended the Orange County Fair. I hope I can still enter! I’ve always wanted to try Medieval Times.
Good luck:) It is a great time:)
Do you remember when you’d get a coupon for free bacon at Ralph’s if your pig won the Pig Races at the OC Fair? That’s one of my many favorite memories. I really miss the Youth in Motion building too.
I never heard about that one, but it sounds like a great memory.:)
Great post! Medieval Times definitely allows the adult to enjoy some young-at-heart festivities. Well-organized silliness is in store for guests. So glad to hear that the food was good – a big statement from foodie vets!
Thanks for the comment Stacey:) The food was great:) We have so many great memories there.:) We definitely must go back:)
I don’t see my earlier comment. Am I allowed to enter even though I don’t have an OC Fair memory? I’ve always wanted to go to Medieval Times.
It was supposed to be a Medieval Times memory..I apologize! Of course you are entered:)
I don’t have one of those either! Haha! I’ve never been there, but I’ve always wanted to.
Good luck in the contest!
How can you pick just one favorite memory of the fair? =) One of favorite memories was the beam from the World Trade Center that was at the fair last year. I always enjoy seeing what new fried items there are- even though I’m not brave enough to try most of them!
Awesome Michelle:) Sounds like great memories..I meant to ask about your favorite memory of Medieval Times and did not get to change the wording yet..hahaha:) Thanks for the comment:)
The food is amazing and FUN!
Oh yes!! 🙂
It actually was this year, we had the best time ever celebrating my Friends birthday at the J-Boog Concert
Very cool:) Good luck in the contest:)
My favorite Medieval Times memory was the first time that we took our kids. It was my son’s 4th birthday. We had a blast!
Sounds awesome Heather! Thanks for sharing:) It is a great place! 🙂
It looks like so much fun 🙂 I can’t wait to be 21
🙂 Betsy you can still have fun at Medieval Times even if you are not 21, but it is fun when you turn 21!! 🙂
My favorite memory is my grandfather catching the carnation the knight threw into the crowd and giving it to me.
That is soooo cute! You have posted my favorite memory so far! I love it Stephanie! Thank you for sharing.:) I love it:)
My favorite memory was when our knight won!
That is a great memory Alex! 🙂
I went once when I was like 19 or 20 for my birthday. That was a looonnnngggggg time ago!
Sorry..fave memory…um…so freakin’ long ago…my mom was there. She passed 3 years ago, so the pic I have of us is a good memory.
I am so sorry about your mom’s passing:) I am sure that is a very happy memory with her at Medieval Times:)
Thanks for the comment DebnMike:) Good luck in the contest!
I’ve never been there, so I’d like to go because it sounds really fun!!
Awesome Chau:) Good luck!
I’ve never been to Medieval Times, despite having been raised in the O.C. How bad is that?? My 12 yos would love to go. My fave OC fair memory would have to be when my husband surprised me with tickets to see Duran Duran there back in 2009. SO much fun.
Good luck in the contest! Thanks for sharing the memories!;-)
Never been, would love to go on a date night.
What a fun place to go for a date night!
I have fun memories of going with one of my best friends as a teenager and eating with our hands 🙂 I haven’t been since so it would be so fun to win!
The eating wirh your hands part is really fun, isn’t it? Good luck!
I have never been, but would love to go there for my husband’s birthday
Sounds like a fun place to celebrate a birthday. Good luck!:-)
I am crossing my fingers I wing! My boys would love it!
Good luck!
Would love to go with the hubby because I lived in HB off Beach Blvd. for so many years and never went. Now that I live in Oceanside, I really want to go to Medieval Times and get my jousting and turkey leg eating on!
Thanks for the comment Lalita! It is defintely a fun place for some good times;-) Good luck!;-)
Had a fabulous time with you guys! Company, food, and entertainment was all fabulous!
That is so very awesome! Had a blast with you too. It was a great night! Thank you for the comment.
So much I love about the show! The food is delicious, it’s fun eating with our hands & the show itself is outstanding!! Would love to be able to share the experience with my daughter! 🙂
Very cool:) good luck Devon:)
Medieval Times is a fun place. I haven’t been their in so many years. I remember it was entertaining and the food was great!
Well Deanna good luck in contest if you entered:) It is a fun time for sure:)
Looks like the a great time..The shows are usually pretty cool!
Yes they are:) You should enter the contest to win:)
i think i entered? at least i thought i did.
If you went in Rafflecopter link and did some of the activities in there then I am sure you did:)
What a great post Dani, I wish I could attend this festival, They are so much fun.
Dov, it is a dinner show not a festival. Good luck:)
I’ve only been to medieval times once but had a lot of fun..
Very cool:) I wish you luck in winning so you can go back a second time:)
These things are a lot of fun! A friend of mine recently attended a medieval theme wedding and the pictures were pretty cool!
That sounds like an awesome wedding theme:)
Thanks for sharing this cool experience!
Thanks for reading:)
That looks like a fun experience!.. Never went to one.. Looks like fun!
Most definitely:) You should check it out one of these days:)
Wow what a great post. So many engaging pics. I have never been but feel like I have through your sharing. It looks like so much fun.
Thank you so much Irene! That is so sweet of you.You should enter the contest for a chance to go:)
I love the braid on the horse’s tail! Is it for REAL??? Your pictures are amazing and share your stories so well!
Thanks Norma.:) Yes the braid is real:) Super pretty huh? Thanks for the compliment:)
I have not been since my kids were younger so probably about 20 years:) in FL
Teresa you should enter the contest for a chance to go since it has been so long:)
Looks like you had a great time!!
Always:) This is great place to go for fun times:)
This looks like so much fun.
It sure is:) enter contest to win:)
Never been and always wanted to as a child. Now that I have children of my own would love to finally attend as a family! Kids love horses, castles and medieval everything!
Stephanie, I am sure your kids will love it there:) I wish you luck in my contest;)
Dani, this sounds like so much fun! There is a Medieval Times restuarant in the Chicago area, but I haven’t been to it. I will definitely have to check it out.
Robin, you should enter the contest to win free tickets and share with others:) My contest is good for tickets to any of the Medieval Times castles:)
I’ve never been to medieval times but I would love to go because I really like the idea of being transported to another place and time through food and a show.
Katie it is an awesome time:) I wish you luck in my contest:)
I’ve never been to mediveal times but I would love to.
Good luck in my contest:)
wow looks like a great time! I’ve always had an interested with the Medieval Times
Thanks for the comment Tyler:) Have you ever been You should totally check it out:)
I have never been to medieval times (it was always too expensive for our family) even though I used to work just a few miles away. My husband has never been either. It would be great to go as our first time together!
I wish you good luck in my contest Audra:)
That does look fun Dani!
Oh yes it is:)
I remember going here on a band trip in high school about a million years ago. It was definitely lots of fun. Perhaps if we’re ever in the same part of the country again as one, we will take our kids–they’d definitely enjoy it.
They have Medieval Times locations all over the country:) Thanks for sharing your fond memory:)
I enjoyed midieval times back in high school on a class trip with my friends.
Very cool that you got to make a class trip there:) It is a fun place! 🙂
I have not been there before and would like to experience this! It looks like fun!
It is May:) You should totally enter my contest if you have not already 🙂
Oh, how fun!! I have a cousin in the San Francisco area who would LOVE this!! I’ll send this on to him!!!
Awesome:) I hope they have a castle over there:) It is always a fun time:)
Have never gone but REALLY want to 🙂
It is super fun:) I hope you get the opportunity to go soon:) Good luck in my contest::)
I have never been to Medievel Times but have driven by it several times when I come up to Orange County from San Diego. I would like to go and take my 3 daughters because we enjoy going to Renaissance Fairs and would enjoy the show with dinner.
It sounds like it would be a great time for you and your family 🙂 Good luck in my contest!
I live near the one in Buena Park, CA. It is a great time.
Awesome:) I had not been in like 8 years and had a blast:)
I have never been there, but I’ve always wanted to go! Now’s my chance!
Good luck in my contest Darlene!
We have a local Renaissance Festival every year. Have gone to it many times. Great fun with or without kids & grandkids accompanying us.
The Renaissance fair is always a fun time:) You should check out this place if you like the Renaissance fair:)
I,have never been to medieval times, it looks awesome and I think my family would love it, we are on a tight budget so have not been able to afford to go
Good luck in my contest:) Hopefully you will get to go for free:)