Medieval Tiles

The first two Medieval Times-styled shows were developed in the late 1960s by Jose Montaner in Spain at Mallorca and Benidorm. Montaner converted the barbecue restaurant on the family farm to entertainment and food venue. Actors portrayed 11th-century jousting of knights of the northern Spanish and southern French kingdoms of Aragon, Navarre, and the village of Perelada, using stories derived from Montaner's family history. Montaner claims to be a descendant of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor. Accounts indicated that Tino Braña, who was involved in the jousting scenes from the 1961 film El Cid, was involved in staging the jousts since he started working with the Spanish…

The dinner theatre was featured in a pivotal scene in the 1996 film The Cable Guy, where the titular character (Jim Carrey) engages in an intense duel with a reluctant Steven (Matthew Broderick). The scene also features a humorous scene where a "serving wench" (Janeane Garofalo) tells her customers that there were no utensils during the medieval times before offering them a refill on their Pepsi beverage. It was filmed at the Buena Park, California location in January 1996 while the location was closed for nine days. Around the same time, the chain collaborated with select Sony movie theatres to send ticket-buyers for "The Cable Guy" discounts for the Medieval Times. As a result of the…