Oooh!

[KatieMac]

[Excerpt from a press release at
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...6&newsLang=en]

Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament Celebrates Twenty Years

KISSIMMEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2004

-- A Brand New Show Adds a Romantic Twist with Daring New Stunts
and Spectacular Special Effects, Bringing a New Adventure to the
Knights of Medieval Times...

It was twenty years ago that Medieval Times Dinner and
Tournament opened the gates of its 1100-seat castle to skeptics
and people uncertain of eating in a restaurant with horses. That
was 30 million guests ago and now Medieval Times, not only
continues to draw huge audiences to its legendary dinner and
tournament in Kissimmee, but has just opened its 8th castle in
North America located in the Washington/Baltimore metropolitan
area...

In recent months Medieval Times' creative team joined together
with award-winning composer Daniel May to create a dramatic new
show. The results of the collaboration are phenomenal with all
of the lance-splitting action of the jousting matches and
tournament games guests have enjoyed for two decades, but now
with a new, more romantic storyline, visual and audio special
effects using state-of-the art technology, the debut of an
exquisite coal-black Friesian stallion and breath-taking
choreography . . .
both by the actors and the horses. The biggest and most
significant change of all is the orchestration and original
score, recorded by the City of Prague Philharmonic and
accompanied by a 60-voice professional Czech choir. The newly
scripted and scored show has received exceptional acclaim by
visitors to Medieval Times' castles throughout North America.

[Mistress Kristi]

I've been to both the medieval times in FL and the one in NJ. The one in NJ was a high school trip. I happened to sit in the green knight section, ironically enough, 5 years later or so i ended up with said green knight for a while. Strange huh? But anyway, I loved both of the experiences. Too bad I no longer live near either of them.

Kristi

[Ysobelle]

DC area, hm?

I smell road trip!

[Bronya]

Here in So Cal., every year, in the fall, a huge (last year over 100) group of us go in garb. Before the show, we have a "dragontail" (tailgate ) in the parking lot, then enter enmass. They love us there. And I must brag-"WE LOOK MAHVALUS" .They reserve a section for us, even give us a deal and let us stay in the bar between shows. The mundanes love it At first they arent sure if were part of the show or not-but soon find out we're from RPFS-The Drunken Dragons.

[Sorcha Griannon]

Oh Bronya, can I come next time? Pleeaaseee?

Sorcha the lonely

[Bronya]

Oh course!!! Do you read the Friends of Faire message boards? Jason posts it there as soon as he picks the date. We'll talk at opening day,ok?
Be ready...opening day its April 17

[emalia]

You know it is odd.. I have been to the one in FL only, and I find myself less than thrilled.. Really... I didn't find them to be all that good of horsemen, as everyone of them had problems with their horses, and even worse jousters. They have NO OOOOOMMMPH! Factor. They were bored and it showed, as were the horses.

[justLori]

DC area, hm?

I smell road trip!

Arundel Mills, actually. http://www.arundelmillsmall.com/index2.html

Also home to Muvico...and heaps of discount shopping...

Come on down!

just Lori

[Maddie]

Here in So Cal., every year, in the fall, a huge (last year over 100) group of us go in garb. Before the show, we have a "dragontail" (tailgate ) in the parking lot, then enter enmass. They love us there. And I must brag-"WE LOOK MAHVALUS" .They reserve a section for us, even give us a deal and let us stay in the bar between shows. The mundanes love it At first they arent sure if were part of the show or not-but soon find out we're from RPFS-The Drunken Dragons.

Oh wow, that sounds like so much fun! So who in NJ/NY is up for a trip in garb to Medieval Times? Hell, I'd be willing to organize such a thing.

[Ysobelle]

I'm thinking it's more, "Who in the NY/NJ/PA/MD area...?"


A four-Local gathering. Now, would that rock or what? I'm guessing we could get a pretty nifty discount for that. And maybe some cool mutual publicity.