ABOVE: Eveleena Fults is the new queen at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Orlando. Image from Eveleena Fults’ Twitter.
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament is quite the spectacle. For those who have never been to the family-friendly dinner attraction, you head back to the 11th century when people dined without utensils and watched knights slaughter each other to please the ruling king. But now, for the first time in the show’s 34-year history, the king is no more. The king is dead, long live the queen! Medieval Times announced that Eveleena Fults, better known in these parts as the burlesque performer Ivy Les Vixens, becomes the kingdom’s (or should we say queendom’s) new ruler — her Majesty, Queen Doña Maria Isabella.
The new queen-led shows have already been introduced at four of the other Medieval Times in the U.S. with the remaining locations to all adapt the new storyline by year’s end. With Ivy — who is openly lesbian — being named to the throne, the newest ruler of Orlando’s Medieval Times castle is not only female but also a member of the LGBTQ community. In a time where two of the biggest stories in the country are the Trump administration’s attacks on marginalized communities and the #MeToo movement, we can’t think of a better time for Queen Doña Maria Isabella to ascend the throne as our new leader. All hail to the queen!
To check out the new show at Orlando’s Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament visit MedievalTimes.com/Orlando for tickets.
