Irvine School of Wizardry and the Goblin's Secrets

The wait is finally over! This room has been stirring in the pot since the pandemic and it’s now open and I finally got to try it out. I like Goblins Secret more than their first room, Dragons Wand. I lost track of time as I was wandering through each space admiring the production quality of the props and set design. The puzzles are definitely an upgrade from their first room and I loved how well they worked with the story. There were some unique variations of similar puzzles I’ve seen from other rooms and that made it really fun! I would definitely come back and do this again! Also it will have another game mode that will open early next year and I can’t wait!!! It’ll definitely be worth the wait!!!

Another banger! :)

Wow. Amazing set design and interesting puzzles. This was extremely well done and very fun. We truly enjoyed it and our GM Said was great!

Wow, this game just kept going! If you’ve played dragon wand, think the same premise but bigger and better. Can’t wait to come back and play again!

WOW!!!! Once again Hidden Donkey’s Irvine School of Wizardry goes above and beyond to create a fun, immersive, and ENGAGING experience that truly raised my expectations as to what escape rooms can and should be. I HIGHLY recommend you play this room! My family has been waiting for this room since we completed the “Dragon Wand” room last year, and we finally were able to snag a reservation! We were all so excited since their other room here is easily all four of us’s favorite room we’ve ever done (and I’ve done over 20!!)! Without spoiling anything, Hidden Donkey utilizes so many elements that make you feel both immersed in the wizard world but also truly challenge the way you have to look at puzzles and obstacles. Their set design, music design, puzzle design, and overall room design were top tier!!! They’re also still working on the room to add an element of re-playability so that is really exciting as well! (Don’t worry, it won’t take away from your experience!) One of my biggest pet peeves in escape rooms is when I feel like I’m solving puzzles for no reason, or I have no clue where to go next/what to do. With this room, I constantly felt engaged with the task at hand and never felt lost or confused (minus one puzzle, but it was just my group not thinking straight for a few minutes, haha!) I will say, I wouldn’t recommend doing this experience with more than 4 people. There is definitely adequate space, but the puzzles are linear so if your group is super hands-on and wants to be involved with solving every puzzle, I would wait and develop a smaller group for this room just because it is so cool and you wouldn’t want to miss any of the action! Our game master, Said, was amazing! So kind, warm, friendly, and he made sure to answer any questions we had before and after our game! We’ve had a great experience both times we’ve visited and are excited to replay this room when they’re finished with it!

Came here for my birthday. No free room for the birthday girl unfortunately, but I was able to bring some friends that had never played! I wish the room wasn’t linear because with such a big group, we do bottle neck a lot. But the set was great! We had fun nonetheless! Thank you!

Man the flow of this room is great! It's linear but the tech and special effects are top notch. I've played their Dragon Wand room and I had high hopes for this one. Let me tell you that it did not disappoint! These guys know how to make a quality room and do a great job of giving their guests a worthwhile experience depending on their skill level. I think I like their Dragon Wand room just a tad bit more, but this is still one you don't want to miss. The GM mentioned their will be a part 2 to this room and I'm so looking forward to coming back. This is definitely a room I highly recommend, especially if you are a Harry Potter fan. So put this on your wishlist, fo sho!!

Hidden Donkey knocks it out of the park again with this one. Little bit more compact room than the Dragon Wand, but the puzzles were enjoyable nonetheless. One of the rooms has a very neat “special effect” that I enjoyed a lot. Hope they keep the rooms coming cause it’s definitely one of the consistently top tier productions in the area.

This room exceeded our already high expectations. The theming, puzzles, and items we interacted with were great quality, as was the setting. This is a top room for us.

Such a great room. Amazing design and set. Fun puzzles. Strongly recommend