Where Fantasy and History Collide

Video Transcript

*cars lined up in traffic jam*

*woman turns to see horse with knights regalia trotting past the car as the Narrator begins speaking*

Narrator: Isn’t it time to bring a little magic into the real world?

*woman looking in car mirror puts on lipstick as the knight trots past her car, causing her to put lipstick on her cheek*

*camera switches to knight proudly riding down highway*

Narrator: Where knights ride in shining armor.

*scene changes to a man dressed in 1500’s garb while approaching bank teller with a burlap sack full of coins, which keep dropping on the floor*

Narrator: And pirates always have a bag of loot.

*scene changes clay stein slamming down on a wooden counter, splashing beer*

*buxom woman in period clothing smiles and flirts as she serves a man drinks at the bar*

Narrator: Where everyone is welcome for a toast.

*scene changes to a large van with the words ‘Fairy God Mail’ pulling up to a suburban house. A woman in a witches garb walks up the stairs of the porch to deliver an antique box to the front door*

Narrator: And you never know who will come knocking.

*a young girl in a pink dress opens the door, picking up the box*

*she takes the box inside to her bedroom where she opens it. Red magic light glows from within, and the scene switches to her face lit up with excitement and wonder*

Narrator: Where wonder and fantasy awaits you around every corner.

*the young girl in the pink dress lifts a magic wand from the box, embracing the call to adventure*

*the scene changes to show the young girl walking down the aisle of a chapel with dozens of people in renaissance garb waving, clapping, and sheering for her as she approaches the dais*

Narrator: Transport yourself back in time to the festival 500 years in the making.

*scene changes to a clip of people in full armor and weapons fighting in a ring for the crowds*

*scene changes to a group of four people in period garb clacking their mugs together for a toast inside a tavern. A second scene shows another group of people cheering along with them in joyful camaraderie*

*scene switches to a pirate on board a ship swinging their sword*

*scene changes to three pirates performing acrobatic stunts as they fight one another*

*brief glimpse of Queen Elizabeth I covering her face in excited shock*

*scene changes to a family with a father, mother, two boys, and the featured young girl in the pink dress crossing a wooden bridge as they point at attractions*

*scene changes to the girl in pink dress shows off her wand casting skills to a witch in front of a fountain*

*scene returns to the dais where a knight on horse back exits stage left to reveal Queen Elizabeth Ist sitting on a throne. She rises to address the camera*

Queen Elizabeth I: Come experience a realm outside of the everyday, at the Ohio Renaissance Festival!

*quick scene changes from a young boy holding a toy ax, a group of people laughing and celebrating in the tavern, a noble woman with a parasol cheering, and a knight raising a halberd high as the narrator speaks*

Narrator: Discover it all at renfestival.com

*logo for the Ohio Renaissance Festival appears on screen before it fades to black*