The Tournament of Kings

Tournament of Kings at the Excalibur Hotel

I was going to pay $130 to get into the Tournament of Kings show and dinner, however Shell found a deal for $75. Not paying the $130 was like money in the bank. Shell got wind of this show probably on the Travel Channel. What intrigued me about it was that you eat with your hands, no silverware. The show is made to be similar to Medieval Times where knights partied, won the battles, and got all the women.

The show takes place at the Excalibur Hotel. Upon entering the arena, it is apparent that they randomly seat you in sections of the arena, each section represents a county. Automatically when you sit, it feels like you should support your country. Our country was Russia. There was also France, Spain, Austria, etc. There were at least a 1000 people if not more. Our server brought us the first course which was tomato soup. Meanwhile Merlin warms up the crowd and introduces us to the knight we will be supporting. There is also an appearance from the dragon who is supposed to be the enemy. The knights party a bit and get ready for battle. They have a skills challenge which is overseen by the king. Our knight cheated and was disqualified, we booed and booed. It was great to be participating in the event. After the skills challenge, a winner is crowned. The enemy comes out and stabs the king. As the king dies, he appoints the winner of the skills challenge to be king. In the meantime, our server drops off our entree, Cornish game hen with potatoes and veggies. I’m just tearing apart the chicken as the events unfold. The dragon and his knights attack the newly appointed king and corner him. The rest of the knights come out and we all cheer. Now we as a crowd are all together as we need to support all the knights to kill the dragon. In the end, the newly appointed king goes toe to toe with the dragon and slays him. We all cheer for victory. The apple turnover comes out and I’m chomping on that. The event ends with everyone coming out to be applauded as fireworks go off in the arena.

Shell didn't think it was worth the $75, but I thought it was. The story line was good and it takes you through a good emotional experience. The audience gets to participate and is involved in the experience. The food was shit, but I ate with my hands, that was an experience in itself.