Phantom PeakPhantom PeakEscape roomOther Don’t approach Phantom Peak like an escape room, and you will have an extraordinary time in this open world quest-driven adventure. You will only be able to complete 2, maybe 3 trails per visit, if you try to do more, you’ll blow through what makes this fun. The whole point is interacting with the actors in this wacky world, being shady, coming up with covers and fibs, and embracing Jonas with all your heart. It’s unlike anything else, a must do.
Life and Trust [Immersive Experience]EmursiveEscape roomOther Store brand “Sleep No More.” The choreography is broken. They hired Broadway choreographers, big mistake. Everyone in my large party reported constantly being in the dancers’ way, no matter where they stood, all evening. Led to feelings of shame. The dancers don’t establish their dancing space, and they don’t stay in one space for long even if they did. This results in injuries to audience members. We saw one audience member get kicked in the neck by a performer. Another night someone got punched. The production doesn’t have the experience that the Punchdrunk team has, and it’s definitely missing the soul of Punchdrunk shows. Worth checking out but temper expectations. It’s a professional show mounted by noobs.
The Real Unreal [Immersive Art]Meow WolfEscape roomOther This is a solid Meow Wolf introduction, but will disappoint anyone who has been to House of Eternal Return, as it bares too many similarities to that exhibit. I’m baffled why they did a near-replica of the Santa Fe House and not some crazy mall department store instead. Go when it won’t be busy, that’s the only way to have a good time. The floor plan is wild and wonderful, the art excellent or very flat, it varies, the story shallow.
Bridge CommandBridge CommandEscape roomOther Set is lovely. Onboarding took over an hour. Game was chaotic in an un-fun way. Basically the bridge simulator part of the experience is not approachable to people off the street. No drama or real storytelling despite the presence of professional actors.
Stranger Things: Face the DarkNetflix House - DallasEscape roomOther Other reviewers are noting technical problems with the headsets. Believe them. 2 out of 2 people in my party had substantial problems with headsets; different problems, both flagged aggressively, one of which got fixed, one of which was shrugged off but blew up his experience (the second half played during his first half). The show ought to be shut down until the tech is redesigned. When the headsets were working, it was still an incoherent experience. Do better, Netflix. You should be leading, not glitching.
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