Magic Kingdom

This may have been a good room when it first opened, but everything has gotten old and needs refurbishing. The basic set-up is okay, with lots of imagination put into it, but when spoken audio clues within the game play only once, and at a barely audible level, it feels more like an idea of a room then a well executed one. There was one place where the prop was so used, that the instructions written on it had become illegible. And there is no sensible flow leading through the room. We managed to escape even though we completely skipped two puzzles, and solved a third by mistake. I admire the creativity and design that goes into Maze Rooms, but they tend to lack in both storytelling and basic maintenance.

Magic Kingdom pretty much sums up how I feel about Maze Rooms as a whole. They come up with some genuinely creative concepts, but the execution doesn't always live up to the idea. During our game, the tech stopped working, and several of the props looked noticeably worn and could definitely use some refreshing. That said, I did enjoy the storytelling. The room weaved its lore into the puzzles well, and we encountered giants, fairies, and gnomes along the way, which helped bring the fantasy theme to life. Our game master was warm and friendly, and while it sometimes took a little longer than expected to receive a nudge, she was helpful whenever we needed guidance. The puzzle flow is linear, though a few of the puzzles required some leaps in logic. Feedback also wasn't always obvious. There were a couple of moments where we entered the correct code, assumed nothing had happened, and only realized later that something had opened on the opposite side of the room. My biggest piece of advice is to be patient and pay close attention to your surroundings. You may have solved the puzzle without realizing it.

Non linear room, amazing set design as usual and super fun concept. Not the traditional lock and key sort of escape room

Game was fun and whimsy, but most of the puzzles are built into the atmosphere of the room itself. While this makes the gameplay more interesting and story driven, I do think that the wear and tear on these puzzles can make them a bit trickier to complete or you may have issues getting them to work in general. Our game master was absolutely wonderful! Overall, not a bad room but not really great either. I think a refurbishment would go a long way for this room.

Cons This room is exceedingly mid. Puzzles were disjointed and there was not much logic linking it together. Some puzzle elements did not work. Tight spaces for no reason. Lighting is very bad, flashlight should be provided. Pros The host was awesome and super helpful!

I rate this escape experience a 3/5 (ck out my bio for rating system). I give the set/theme 1.5 pts. There were some very cool elements (literally! 😆) and unexpected surprises but one thing that annoys me is puzzles that are no longer part of the game, STILL in the game! I mean, how hard is it just to remove an old or outdated puzzle. I rate the actual puzzles only a half a point. There was one clue not fully reset, a broken item and one puzzle did not appropriately trigger which makes me feel like I didn't really get the full experience. Also, there was one particular puzzle that had absolutely no connection to it's counterpart and that's annoying too! If you're trying to get thru a room with no hints, this particular one would make that impossible. I give my enjoyment 1 pt. It might have gotten more had it not been for the incomplete or broken parts but still worth doing.

The room is a little bit outdated. It's an average room now, nothing really new. Our group prefers rooms with twists and not everything happening in the same place, also the plot is not very interesting. They were missing a key and not everything was working as it should.

Fun room. Very whimsical with a bunch of magical creatures you get to have satisfying interactions with. I would give a little bit more background around the wands at the beginning of the room to help the users interact with them and understand that there are different rooms for each element, but other than that the room was great. Not super linear or straight forward, but still fun!

Cute room! Not super straight forward, but one of their easier rooms at this location.

It was a cute set with some surprises. We really enjoyed this one. Looking back, we've seen even more impressive rooms now, but this one is still solid with a decent enough magical theme. We barely escaped with under a minute to spare. I think we spent a good amount of time uncertain what we were looking for, especially early on. Not sure if it was inexperience at the time or what. Once we got to a certain point, it became clearer what we were trying to solve so it went better.