2025 storyline

Wonderland is coming to the Orlando Renaissance Festival!​
The White Queen of Wonderland and her court have been invited to the Duchess of Orlando’s birthday festival, and she has invited her dear friend Alice to be part of the celebration! However, just as the party is getting started, the Red Queen and her entourage arrive, and she is FURIOUS to have not been invited.
​The Duchess of Orlando suggests a game of Battle Chess to decide if the Red Queen and her court can stay at the festival, or if they must return to Wonderland! Is Alice just a pawn in this curious game? Or will she and her Wonderland friends help save the day from the wrath of the Red Queen?
Join a beloved cast of Wonderland friends in a whimsical adventure inspired by Lewis Carroll's classic stories "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass," featuring atmosphere entertainment and a two-part living chessboard show. This festival is sure to be a mad time for all!

Past Plots!

KING ARTHUR PENDRAGON AND HIS RETINUE VISIT ORLANDO SEEKING A DRAGON DURING THE DUCHESS’ BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL, BUT LADY MORGAUSE ARRIVES TO ASSERT HER SON MORDRED'S RIGHT TO THE THRONE OF CAMELOT, THROWING THE FESTIVITIES INTO AN UPROAR. CAN ARTHUR KEEP THE PEACE WHEN HIS VERY LINEAGE IS ON THE LINE? KING ARTHUR PENDRAGON HAS A PROBLEM OF SUCCESSION. HE COMES TO ORLANDO SEEKING ANSWERS FROM ITS FAMOUS DRAGON, ARRIVING DURING THE DUCHESS’ BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL.
​NOW ENJOYING THE FESTIVAL WITH HIS WIFE GUINEVERE, THE FAVORED SIR GALAHAD, AND THE REST OF HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE, ARTHUR IS SURPRISED TO LEARN OF A SWORD GIFTED TO HIM BY THE DRAGON OF ORLANDO WHICH WILL ALLOW ONLY ONE WORTHY TO SIT ON THE THRONE OF CAMELOT TO WIELD IT. MANY KNIGHTS ATTEMPT TO LIFT THE BLADE BUT ARE INTERRUPTED WHEN ARTHUR’S OLD FLAME LADY MORGAUSE ARRIVES WITH HER RETINUE IN TOW TO CHALLENGE HIM. HER SON MORDRED IS THE TRUE HEIR TO THE CROWN OF CAMELOT, SO SAYS MORGAUSE, AND SHE'S WILLING TO DEFEND HER SON'S RIGHT BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
​NOW ENJOYING THE FESTIVAL WITH HIS WIFE GUINEVERE, THE FAVORED SIR GALAHAD, AND THE REST OF HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE, ARTHUR IS SURPRISED TO LEARN OF A SWORD GIFTED TO HIM BY THE DRAGON OF ORLANDO WHICH WILL ALLOW ONLY ONE WORTHY TO SIT ON THE THRONE OF CAMELOT TO WIELD IT. MANY KNIGHTS ATTEMPT TO LIFT THE BLADE BUT ARE INTERRUPTED WHEN ARTHUR’S OLD FLAME LADY MORGAUSE ARRIVES WITH HER RETINUE IN TOW TO CHALLENGE HIM. HER SON MORDRED IS THE TRUE HEIR TO THE CROWN OF CAMELOT, SO SAYS MORGAUSE, AND SHE'S WILLING TO DEFEND HER SON'S RIGHT BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
​NOW IT'S UP TO ARTHUR TO SEPARATE TRUTH FROM LIE BEFORE MORGAUSE COMPLETELY RUINS THE FESTIVITIES. CAN ARTHUR CONVINCE MORGAUSE TO SETTLE THINGS THE ORLANDO WAY, WITH A ROUSING GAME OF LIVING CHESS, OR WILL MORDRED AND MORGAUSE'S SCHEMING GET THE BETTER OF THEM? WHO WILL WIELD THE DRAGONBLADE FATED FOR THE HEIR OF CAMELOT? THE FATES WILL DECIDE IN THIS EXCITING NEW CHAPTER OF EUROPE'S MOST TREASURED LEGEND!
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