HUZZAH! Who doesn't love a good renaissance fair visit? This is my third time going but my first as…read morean Arizona resident. Each and every time has been great. It's a hit or miss with the weather, you might get 70° and you might get 100° but that's just the look of the draw and the season. Pro tips: arrive early to avoid crazy traffic, bring an umbrella for some sunshade, you can bring one sealed bottle of water per person, and wear shoes that you're not afraid to get dusty. There's plenty of food & drinks for purchase (cash only), lots of shops with great trinkets & garb, tons of shows like the main joust and fire whip, a petting zoo area and lots of walking. It's fun for all ages! Don't be afraid to dress up & live your full on fantasy.

Huzzah! I attended the Houston Renaissance Festival three times over the years. It's one of the…read morelargest in the world and there's even an HBO documentary about it. So, I was excited to see how the Arizona Renaissance Festival compared. I stopped by with two friends on a Saturday close to 1 p.m. The start of the experience wasn't great. We hit bad traffic on the way there which extended our commute time by about 45 minutes. From what I've read, this seems to be the norm. I wish there was someway around that. But, once we arrived, things got a lot better! Since it was our first time, we spent a good amount of time walking around and taking it all in. We drank some mead (which is obligatory at ren fest). We had some good food. I had a sausage on a stick. I'll get to the rest lately. Also grabbed a refreshing smoothie. You have a good variety of food options with all that you would expect including turkey legs. The highlight for me was stumbling across chimney cakes. If you've never had them before, it's a must. They're a famous Hungarian/Romanian dessert which I wasn't expecting to come across here. This dessert has been a thing for hundreds of years and they will make them fresh for you. I had a S'mores one. Prices for food and drinks are reasonable by festival standards. Outside of food and drinks, there's plenty to entertain you. There are vendors selling everything under the sun. A lot of people dress up (which makes for elite people watching) and they have themed weekends (Celtic Weekend when we attended as it was close to St. Paddy's Day). A bunch of performances at various stages throughout the park. They have three jousting performances daily that are held at their biggest arena. We attended one of them. While it was quite hot when we were there, we still had a great time. You can bring in an unopened water bottle and a backpack. There are water fountains outside of the bathrooms. Lines for food and drinks tend to be too long. That's one of the only downsides of the experience. Also, if you get your ticket from Basha's, you'll save less than a dollar compared to the price of buying your ticket online. So not really worth it unless you're already planning to shop there. Parking is sponsored by Basha's and it's free so that part is appreciated. While I don't think I would go to ren fest every year, it is a cool experience that I'd check out every other year or so. I'd definitely love to check out some more of their performances. And continue to get into character by referring to everyone as my lord or your grace.

This isn't the theater we usually go to, but it might start to be. We usually go to superstition…read moreHarkins which does not have the reclining seats. We also noted that this Harkins has all of the refreshments well stocked. I had wanted the dibs ice cream things last time at superstition and they didn't have any, but they had plenty stocked at this Harkins. It's only about a half a mile further for me, so I think we may start coming to this theater instead.

Customer service is completely awful. Actually no help at all. What company doesn't refund?…read moreLiterally missed my movie and came in to ask for a refund or for my tickets to be used for a different time same day and they can't do it.

There's so much to do here. From: bowling, video games, dining, and of course movies. We have…read morealways enjoyed their reclined seating while watching a movie. Popcorn is great and we have the frequent flyer popcorn bucket which is only $4 to fill once you purchase the bucket. The theater is kept cool which is greatly appreciated living in AZ Can't wait to come back and watch another movie!

So we went in to just blow off steam and have some fun and we did - we got a pre loaded arcade card…read moreand played a majorly of the carnival style games and had a blast - fun friendly staff was great and variety of games keep us going for a good couple of hours of competitive fun - yes I won at connect four basketball highly recommended !