Bill J.Kamealoha

Review of King Richard's Faire

1st time visit back in 2019. Parking out in the fi...

1st time visit back in 2019. Parking out in the field was ok. Was greeted by the dressed up employees at the front and ridiculed me in a jokingly type of manner. I took it but I guess its part of the experience. Price of admission was ok. Went in, it was mostly shops around the courtyard. And then more shops. After another. Then there was some scheduled shows which I found was entertaining. After each show was done was a bit of a "cringe" due to workers asking for tips and although they are joking that they need the tips, it makes the attending audience uneasy. Do these performers get paid enough? I assume they have other careers that working here during their opening season. I dont mind giving tips but only if the show was very good and asking for tips is not played out by some mental "give me sympathy" mind games to make the audience feel bad and give reason to tip. If I enjoyed the show, I will tip but not when the audience feels forced. The medieval era is a tough one to cover as there was early, mid and late medieval. Then there's the renaissance. Many visitors come in customs and are more fantasy rather than factual representations of the medieval era. I did see some workers with elf ears. I dont think its medieval but maybe in movies. Overall, I didn't really feel the medieval vibe. I really was hoping the faire truly brings the essence of the medieval period but i guess beggars cant be choosers. Overall, I'd still come back again if I had kids to bring here but I didn't really feel much of the medieval era. I feel that as a customer, I feel that if I want to comeback again, I would need to be able to comeback to my peers to tell them how wonderful of an experience I had coming to this place. But the food was meh, shows were 6/10 (except the cat show, I loved it!) and drink/meal ticket was .... not sure how to make of this but thats the system they follow. In the end of the day, I understand this placed is a business and they need profits to keep to entertain a large community of people. I just feel like someone needs to redesign this place and make it a medieval faire.