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Congratulations! Your team has won the backstage pass at the McKoy Theatre to tour the workshop of esteemed magician, Fritz Franco and his fabulous friend, Fluffy! Beyond a traditional escape room experience, this is a magical hour of performance art …and you may just become part of the show!
- 4-8
- 60 mins
- Not scary
Book experience
All (112)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
jharkey4
16 escape rooms
Another fantastic room by Black Mountain Escape! I think this is the most *whimsical* room we've done before, and we really loved that part about it. This is hard to explain without spoilers, but I'll just say that there are some delightful moments in the experience that perfectly capture the feeling of a classic magic show. Multiple moments putting a smile on your face just as when a magician pulls a rabbit out of his hat and you don't know how it got there. Very on-theme, and well done. The puzzles in this room were also very satisfying to solve. Many that were very creative and all of them felt logical and rewarding. We did have a moment or two where we accidentally guessed a clue or solved it in a way not intended, but it didn't feel too upsetting among so many good ones. We had a different game master from our first time, and he was just as friendly as the first. He actually greeted us by name when we arrived and apparently looked up we had done one of their rooms previously 1.5 years ago. I don't think I've ever received such a personal welcome at an escape room before. He was a fun actor as part of the experience. I especially appreciated the magic tricks he began with which were mostly unrelated to the room except in the way they set the tone and theme. Quality experience that you don't get most places. My one main negative remark is, just as with the first room we did, this one is a *bit* run down. The props show wear, and some items show abuse. Extremely minor complaint here.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
5
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
EscaperoosSarah
69 escape rooms
Incredible room with whimsical touches! Great props, good flow, and hilarious storytelling. Don’t miss this room!!!!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
John was an incredible owner and GM! You can tell he’s passionate about his games.
Minimum age
13
JoshWG
23 escape rooms
This was one of the most immersive and exciting escape rooms I’ve done! From the moment you step inside, you’re transported into a thrilling experience that keeps you engaged until the very end. The puzzles are not only fun and creative, but the live actor adds an extra layer of excitement with some unexpected tricks they have up their sleeve.
Gameplay
The puzzles were fun. Not too difficult, but some that made you think.
Atmosphere
From the moment you walk in to the time you are finished with the game, you are taken on a journey with your GM.
Customer service
The owner was incredibly nice and you can tell how much work has went into their business.
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Ideal number of players
1
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
cikas
12 escape rooms
Well designed room that kept us on our toes with a number of surprises.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active
Somewhat
PeytonWalton
134 escape rooms
Admittedly, I’m a huge fan of magician themed escape rooms so I may be a bit biased when I say that this was my favorite room at this location. I really enjoyed the inclusion of magic tricks and surprise components in this room. The puzzles were well executed and there were plenty of things for everyone in the party to be able to contribute. I really enjoyed this room!
Gameplay
The gameplay was really fun! There were plenty of puzzles for everyone in the party and the puzzles were very unique. The gameplay also fit right in to the magician theme!
Atmosphere
The set design wasn’t the most extravagant magician room I’ve seen but the immersivity of the magic tricks really elevated the atmosphere.
Customer service
The GM was very kind and helpful throughout the room.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The execution of the magician theme was well done and not a direct copy of other similarly themed rooms.
Story
The introduction to the theme in the lobby really set the tone for the room.
Difficulty
Medium
There is a bit more thinking outside of the box in this room than there is in the other rooms at this location. Depending on your level of experience with escape rooms, difficulty may vary.
Ideal number of players
5
There were some small spaces throughout this game but the group was never required to be in the small spaces all at once.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Kind of, the game master also served as an actor for a small portion of the game. The live actor was not in the room with you the entire time and when they did come into the room, they were not there to scare you.
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
There were some small spaces but entry into these spaces was not required from the entire party. Some puzzles involved color.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
Depending on the time or day, it may be quite difficult to find parking in the surrounding area.
delaneygrace
103 escape rooms
I’ve never done a room quite like this one, with a GM coming in and out as part of the story. I really enjoyed that added element, as it added an air of lightheartedness that isn’t always present in escape rooms. The transitions were phenomenal; the puzzles themselves were quite simple and relied a lot more on searching.
Gameplay
Very unique transitions that worked well
Atmosphere
The set itself was fine—what made it immersive was the GM’s character
Customer service
Stuart was amazing! He did a great job as our GM
Ideal number of players
4
mamakjohns
61 escape rooms
Amazing location, staff, and rooms!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
ilkristine
138 escape rooms
We loved our experience. Enjoyed getting to know the owner. He was amazingly helpful and I loved hearing the back story.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Easy to find location
Yes
STLcourt18
19 escape rooms
One my favorite rooms!! The owner is incredible, and added to the immersion of the room. The puzzles were creative, unique and functioned very. Highly recommended!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players
3
