Field Trip and Review : Medieval Times, Toronto

Imagine my delight, when after a year of studying the Middle Ages, we were offered the chance to go to Medieval Times, Toronto and review a show?   Could I have asked for anything better?  And Boy Oh Boy did we ever have a good time!    Let me tell you all about it.

As we drove around the building to find parking around the building we saw glimpses of the Rivalry, Chivalry and Revelry we were about to experience.   This just led us to further anticipation.

First off I have to apologize for the quality of my pictures.  I thought they turned out better than they seemed to have, and I'm not so great with playing with the settings on my camera.    Much of the show was done with dimmed lights creates and additional challenge in taking pics.   So my apologies, please DO NOT let it stop you from going to the show!   Really Don't!!!

From the get go we were treated ever so nice.     From the moment we passed through the doors of the building everyone was so very considerate of us.  Helping us to get ourselves situated, explaining everything as we went along.

We were given three green cards.  This meant we were assigned to the green area.   I can't recall the numbers on the cards, but we were sitting right next to the arena.  We were able to clearly see the actors and their animals going in and out.  But I'm getting ahead of myself.  On our way to the sitting area we had our pictures taken, each person in our party got a copy.   We each received a green hat.   As we walked toward the area, all the people with various coloured hats gathered in one area which was surrounded by a variety of different shops.   Each colour group was called in, in order.  Green, yellow, blue, red/yellow, black/white and yellow.   There were six colours in all, each colour sitting in it's own area. 

I wanted to know if the shops had as good a customer service as the front service people and they did.  My boy asked a question of me that I didn't know the answer to so I sent him up to the service people to ask.  He's known to be quite persistent at making sure he understand things well, and they responded to him very nicely.  I noticed they did this with other customers as well.  I was pleased that they didn't brush him off as has happened in other venues.  :)

Once we were sitting down, the wait staff came around to get our drinks organized.  I asked him how he kept the drinks straight and he told me his trick.  He arranges the mugs to show the drink that people want.  I asked him what happens if someone isn't paying attention and moves the mug... he said he always double checks right before he pours the drink.  And he does!  :)   He was very pleasant through the meal.

I should mention that the family sitting next to us had a different meal.  It was vegetarian.  I asked if they enjoyed it "very much so, it was good".  They serve Vegetarian, Halal & Kosher meals and well as providing full bar service.  I noticed some families could not finish their meal and had it packaged up to take home.

I have to admit, my son felt challenged throughout the meal.  He's a bit of a fussy eater and getting tomato soup and potatoes served in a different fashion was a bit of hard thing for him to do.  :)  But he enjoyed the butter tart (plus mine), garlic bread, and corn (plus mine) and left feeling quite satisfied overall -- and I ate most of his chicken (Dad had the extra soup).   Everything was eaten without utensils.   The food was placed on our platters

We also received this very nice program.  It gave some of the details behind the show and kinda what we could expect.

Throughout the meal we enjoyed the show.  They timed it really well.  :)

This was an immensely enjoyable evening.  Well put together with the royalty talking and dispensing rewards, the Lord Chancellor did an excellent job of keeping the show moving along well, the knights competing to show who was best, and even having a villian!   Oh.. I wanted to get a good pictured of him, but he was dressed in dark clothing in a darkened arena....I just couldn't get a good shot of him.  :(.   Green team one!!!!!   In case you didn't know WE WERE GREEN!   My son was ectastic!!!

most of the time my son was so busy watching he would forget to eat. He was so intent.

The battles at the end of the show totally captivated my lad.   He was so intrigued wanting to know who would win, cheering madly for the green knight and beyond excited when he won.  The villain got thoroughly booed and it was good to see him get trounced by the green knight. 

I was happy to see various methods of weaponry used so that what my son has been learning about he could actually see put in to action.   The flail is quite a deadly weapon!    Seeing the great sword in action, my lad said "that weapon is massive mom, and it's as slow as I thought it would be.   He must be strong!"

So do i think you should go out to Medieval Times and take in the show?  YES!
It is a very well done show.   I am so happy we were invited to take it all in. 

What did we take home with us?
Three copies of a good family picture, including the King (each coming with it's own blue protective folder).   A green ribbon, a green hat, and nicely put together program.

Some Pertinent Details.

Medieval Times is doing some Knight Training in April.   You can learn more about that by going to THIS LINK. 

Pricing information can be found at this LINK for the regular shows.

They can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Medieval Times has been in the Toronto area for over 20 years and are the destination for celebration: birthdays, anniversaries, grad trips and bachelor & bachelorette’s. When you come to Medieval Times you will experience spectacular pageantry, dramatic horsemanship, breathtaking swordplay and falconry while feasting on a four-course medieval banquet. The experience culminates in an authentic jousting tournament between six brave Knights of the Realm.