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The haunted tour company, Wickedly Terrifying Excursions, is excited to offer haunt enthusiasts tours to the Grove Theater, a 1920s abandoned movie theater where, Cinema 7, is the last theater standing. While the rest of the Grove Theater was set to be demolished, a group called TFC has pushed to save the theater, to which because of their efforts, tours to the Grove Theater can begin.
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Overwhelmingly positive
7 escape rooms
Fun room! Not too spooky. The puzzles were on the simpler side and the flow was a bit here and there, but the atmosphere was exciting and immersive. I would have loved higher stakes in the story. Overall, I’d give it a 7/10!
Mechanical
H
25 escape rooms
This was such an awesome experience. We did Cinema 7 with 6 adults and 1 kid. It is not scary but has spooky-ish music and when a door opened, I did yelp. Fun theme, unique puzzles. We were close but did not escape. If all their rooms are like this, I highly recommend! Bee was a great GM!
Yes
Medium
We did ask for a few hints, only one had us completely confused.
Mechanical
Good mix of mechanical and high tech ones too
5
We did 6 adults and an 11 yr old. We needed the brains but not so many bodies
Spooky
16
No
No
Somewhat
Low lighting, stairs, low ceilings, bending
Yes
Easy
Parking garage. Business will give you a discount.
50 escape rooms
A perfect horror room that’s more spooky vibes than jumpscares. Excellent puzzles - varied in what to do, all logical - and a simple but perfect story. Ethan was an awesome host!
126 escape rooms
Cinema 7 is def a spooky room but has a ton of great puzzles. The idea of doing a room in an old school theatre was exciting, and it lived up to the hype. Luckily no jump scares or actors, had we known this we may have done the room quicker. We were very cautious entering and exiting rooms lol.
Spooky
k
119 escape rooms
This room had a unique theme that was fully immersive and well executed. A spooky story tied everything together and puzzles were challenging but fun. If you love old movie theatres or a good spooky story this one's for you. Definitely recommend.
Lots of novel features that were fun and flowed well. Mostly linear gameplay but some things could be done in parallel.
The atmosphere was both creepy and nostalgic. Set design was so realistic and immersive. Felt like being in a real movie theatre. Props and effects were equally impressive.
GM and staff were welcoming and friendly.
Yes
First movie theatre-themed game for us so that was different.
Just the right amount of spooky fun.
Medium
The game is rated as hard but we found it to be more medium. We only needed 2 hints.
High tech
The game has a combination of high tech effects and some key and spinner locks.
2
There are some tight spaces and I feel like more than two would start getting cramped. The website says 2-8 players but I honestly don't know how you fit 8 people in there.
Spooky
Nothing terrifying just a spooky ambiance.
12
Not for small children.
No
We had one spinner lock that hadn't been reset but everything else worked perfectly.
No
Somewhat
There are some stairs, some climbing and some crawling.
Yes
Easy
Parking is in a paid garage but if you get dinner somewhere after your game, you can get it validated.
40 escape rooms
Nice room, we had fun. More spooky than wow
Yes
Medium
2
Spooky
No
No
Somewhat
No
12 escape rooms
We barely made it out but we did it! Thank you Kris for the amazing time!
586 escape rooms
Cinema 7 is a classic escape room elevated dramatically by smart, impactful wow moments and excellent use of space. The room is slightly small, but the way the spaces transition between each other is really ingenious and makes it feel big. There’s a lot of puzzles, each of which feel highly fluid. We weren’t stuck on one thing too long, and each had a distinct connection to the environment or props in the room. In particular, one communication puzzle with a layered series of reveals was a delightful implementation of a common puzzle type that used the room’s layout well. While not every puzzle had layers, the best ones lead to unique and high energy strings of these rapid fire solves that navigated the entire game space. Speaking of which, the set was excellent - it was a small space, but it felt like a theater, and used both detailed weathering and the aforementioned layout to underscore the function of the space. Embedded in the space are a variety of reveals that I’m sure will surprise its players - they certainly surprised me. If you’re looking for an elevated take on the classic game, with a collection of strong puzzles and a very uniquely structured set, this is absolutely worth playing.
Fun, logical, and tactile classic escape room gameplay.
The atmosphere of the theater is appropriately eerie, and the use of space is really creative for its rather small size.
Chris was an excellent gamemaster!
3
2 to 4 depending on experience
24 escape rooms
Over all the theme was spooky like and cool, not scary one bit, there alot of back and forth with little to no light to see anything. Game was fun puzzles were littler all over the place. Nice to do as a random but if your really in to esacpe room I wouldn't say this Is a must do
The design and them was awesome
No
23 escape rooms
The atmosphere and theme of the room was great. I liked the interactive parts. However it wasnt like I expected a lot of physical locks and a lot of back and forth because of that i cant even remember all of it being scatered to what clues go to what. It wasnt scary but had a spooky ish theme.
