The Grand Zeppelin

My friends and I did The Grand Zeppelin, since Time to Escape is located near AmericasMart, near our puzzle convention. 5 of us made a reservation for 9pm on a Saturday, which came out to about $45/person. As someone who is a big scaredy-cat, I asked my friend to call to see if live actor was scary, and they assured us that it was not scary. I can say that they were true to their word! We had Tanner as our live actor / guide through the experience. He was very immersive and passionate about the role. This was my first time doing a room with a live actor, so I don't have a point of comparison. I personally didn't like the way clues were given, but others may appreciate the banter and silly actions Tanner was doing to lead us in the right direction. I thought the addition of "crisis" moments was a clever way to reward strong players. My main issue with the room was that it was linear. At no point were two groups of people working on something simultaneously. That means that if you have more than three people, some members may be standing around. There was also one puzzle that is solved solely by trial-and-error, which is poor design. For the price, I had higher expectations in production value. The best part of The Grand Zeppelin was the ending, and I do want to commend Tanner for providing us with an immersive experience!

We visited for a birthday, but unfortunate circumstances meant our room was cancelled. Dan, the owner, kindly called us the following day to make things right and we were offered the chance to play the room that day. The room was immersive, and very large. Our group of two had 13 mins left on the clock at the end, but we have played a lot of games - I would say it’s suitable for a much larger group, it could easily accommodate a group of 6-8. The live actors were excellent and kept us occupied throughout the game. Although it was a little strange to have a live actor in there for full game. There were some great aha moments throughout the game and it was well themed. While there was nothing out of the ordinary in the game it was fun, and would make a good family outing.

Fun room with lots to do. We had two of us so needed help from GM/live actor to complete one puzzle. Thomas was a great GM!

This room is a good balance of challenging and funny because of the live actor - they are not there to scare. Our game master Jordan was great at his role. You play a little chess, save the blimp from crashing, and prevent an assasination (but if you paid attention in history class, you know the answer before the game starts). It also helps if you know your Greek gods. We had two first timers in our group and still escaped with 12 minutes on the clock. For a video review, check out our recap: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNVLDJjC/ For more escape room adventures, reviews, and discounts, follow @alyssaexplores on all social media platforms

The in game actor ruined the experience. They without saying it made it known they did not want to be there( maybe they were having a bad day, but still). We would be in the middle of figuring out a clue and they would give a hint/ the answer even if we didn't ask. We finished in less than 30 minutes which is great typically, but we're upset we couldn't figure out the puzzles on our own.

This was a fun room with a unique theme and nicely designed room to accompany. The story, puzzles, and end goal were familiar if you’ve played a lot of escape rooms. Nothing particularly new or innovative in this game, but we enjoyed it.

Soloed this one it was A LOT of puzzles by myself. The staff was great!!! The room was beautiful