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Florida: Kissimmee, Go Medieval with Kings, Queens and Knights in Shining Armor. I love the thought of time travel. I mean, going back to the time of kings and knights, quests and chivalry. I know a perfect place for a mini time-travel adventure to Medieval Europe during the 11th century. How does one get there, you ask? It’s really quite simple, choose Kissimmee as your Florida family vacation base and then make your way to Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament.

A king, a wizard, a princess, handsome knights on horseback and chivalry; all of these things may be found at Medieval Times Dinner Theatre. There is a Medieval Village with crafters weaving and making chain maile and a dungeon to occupy those that arrive early.

As my 16th birthday present my family took me to Medieval Times to satisfy my “princess complex”, as my mom so affectionately calls it. I, like most girls, love being treated like a princess. Many people won’t admit it, but it’s true. In fact, everyone loves to be treated like royalty once in a while and that is exactly what happens at Medieval Times. From the minute visitors receive their paper crowns and enter the stadium they are treated like lords and ladies and waited on hand and foot.

The quality of the food (chicken and ribs) was extremely surprising. I hadn’t expected the meal to be that delicious. We were served four courses each surpassing the previous. There was a horse show, falconry exhibition, and a skill competition between the knights before the joust began. When the jousting took place I was on the edge of my seat routing for my knight. The jousting and sword fighting was extremely believable. Since the age of about six years old I have been going to Ren Faires with my family so I have seen plenty of jousts but few as cool as this one.

For me the high point of the evening was when the king announced there would be a joust to the death. Hmm, what an interesting twist! I was, needless to say, extremely excited. When the tournament was over and the champion announced (no death involved) the crowd went wild. I mean, how great is it when the bad guy gets it and the good guy comes out the winner?

After the show was over everyone exited the stadium and entered the lobby. I stuck around and waited for the knights and courts to appear for photos. After getting my picture with the king and princess, I also got a picture with each of the knights, even the evil one! After all, it had been a load of fun and I needed proof for my friends.

On the way home I kept pestering my mom, “When can we go again? Can I bring my friends? We should go again next month!” It didn’t let up until she had promised with a maybe. I sat back in my seat and ran over the events of the night in my head. I am already planning my next medieval adventure. It is a truly special place and loads of fun. Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Kissimmee, Florida  toll-free 1-888-wejoust or go to www.medievaltimes.com

Make it happen. The Kissimmee CVB website showcases oodles of vacation ideas often with savings.  Many hotels offer transfers to the major attractions either for free or for a small fee. The special family vacation offers change frequently, so to stay in the information loop sign up for the free e-newsletter, checkout Kissimmee on Facebook or follow the latest news on Twitter. See what others are saying about Kissimmee at Kissimmee's blog, i.SeeKissimmee.com and to explore all of the options log on to www.VisitKissimmee.com.
     
Content by Jule Nelson-Duac for FTF and images Medieval Times Theater. Updated in 2010. Copyright 2010.
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