The arriving guests are served bread and soup as they wait for the show to begin.
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It has also been featured in episodes of TV shows such as Cake Boss, Hell's Kitchen, and Celebrity Apprentice.Ī new show premiered in late 2017, and for the first time, the lead role was filled by a female queen. The chain was featured in the 1996 film The Cable Guy, and the 2004 feature film Garden State. In 2006, the ninth location opened in Atlanta, Georgia. The eighth location opened in Baltimore, Maryland in 2003. When asked why the company was filing for bankruptcy the company's bankruptcy lawyer, Alan Friedman, said, "one of the primary reasons for filing was to prevent the IRS from beginning to seize any assets." According to the IRS, Medieval Times improperly deducted royalties, loan interest and management fees in the 19 tax years. In April 1997, Medieval Times' owners sought bankruptcy protection after losing a court battle to the IRS that required the Buena Park location to pay $7.5 million and the Orlando location to pay $2.5 million in back taxes. In 1995, the seventh location opened in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It's the only one outside of the United States, and is housed in the Government Building, a Beaux-Arts structure, as opposed to an 11th-century castle replica. In 1993, the sixth location opened in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Due to the proximity of it to the headquarters, it's often used as a test location before changes are implemented to others. In 1992, the fifth location opened in Dallas, Texas. It has the largest arena out of them all, as it can seat up to 1,425 patrons, while most can seat up to 1,000 patrons. In 1991, the fourth location opened in Schaumburg, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The third location opened in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, in 1990, close to New York City. To this day, it's the only one to have that. In 1989, a medieval village was added to the Orlando location to augment the experience. The second location opened in Buena Park, California, in 1986. With the support of investors the show moved to the United States the first of nine Medieval Times locations opened in Orlando on December 20, 1983.
Later a private company was formed, and in 1977, a castle was opened in Benidorm, Spain. In 1973, a medieval re-enactment dinner theater was set up by Jose Montener on his estate on the Spanish island of Mallorca.