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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
All (101)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
PeytonWalton
129 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
90 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
55 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
136 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
hnswitzer
75 escape rooms
We had the best time in Vanishing Act! All of the rooms here are superb- but this one was my favorite!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
I was so impressed by the host! He did the best job with the special effects of this room!
Customer service
Scary
Not scary
Ciel2698
20 escape rooms
This was easily the best escape room experience I have ever had. The room had unique, fun puzzles, but the game master is what took this experience to an entirely different level from any other escape room. 11/10
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty
Hard
CurtJ
465 escape rooms
From the intro to the finish, this was an absolute delight of a game. Jon (the owner) ran our games and he was amazing. It was all such a wonderful experience…the GM interactions, the set design, the puzzles, the game flow, the whimsical nature, and the surprises.
kirkmanja3
6 escape rooms
Jon was an incredible host/owner. Really excellent work— from the cool effects to the enthusiastic performance. Really well done, and didn’t offer hints unless truly needed.
Gameplay
Really fun gameplay. A little overwhelmed with clues, but organized very well.
Atmosphere
Set design and effects were really well done. Magic is involved, and it really felt like it! Very immersive and good thinking with tape to keep people from pulling on the wrong things.
Customer service
Over the moon about Jon. Really enthusiastic and fun host/owner. This room involves performance, and he absolutely killed it! The reason our experience was good is because of him.
Scary
Not scary
Not meant to be scary!
Was anything broken?
No