Medieval Times

Josh, Tyler, and I had never been to Medieval Times and we found 2 for 1 passes so why the heck not. For an extra $2 a person we could visit the Hall of Torture. Sure! Torture sounds like fun. It was pretty interesting but I am glad that Josh doesn't understand as much as other 6 year olds because it would have been terrifying. They had a bunch of old (probably remakes of) torture devices and signs describing their uses. Some I have heard of, others were new, all of them horrifying to see and touch in person. We all squirmed and gave uncomfortable giggles and moans. Just the reaction they were going for I would guess.

Going into the Knight's Club to wait to be seated there was so much to see. In one of the rooms, they had stables behind plexy glass with horses in stalls on every wall. At first I thought they were animatronic horses--they were too clean, too well groomed, too still, too white to be real. But to my amazement they were, in fact, the actual real horses to be used that night. Josh convinced Sharon a suit of armor with a sword (sword #3 of the trip, we brought home a whole arsonal).



We were rooting for the green knight and soon we were sitting in our seats



The show was spectacular! The horses were so well trained and they even had a falcon that did some hunting tricks.



The food was yummy and plentiful. Our knight was definitely the best looking. The actors all did a great job. And Josh likes cheering for just about anything.



When they started jousting and sword fighting Josh was mesmerized. When the first guy got "killed" Josh was shocked and frightened. He looked at me like, "Did you see that mother?! They just killed that guy!" I tried to convince him they were pretending but the look on his face said he didn't believe me. Although he did seem to think we were watching a blood bath, he still looked like he enjoyed himself although a little stunned. I am not sure if that is a good or bad thing.