JLG
86 escape rooms
Very very creative and fun room. Brings me back to my movie theater working days. Fun puzzles. Amazing location. Every room is a hit
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The Reel has the best movie theater popcorn that money can buy. Radically buttery, salty, and crunchy – no other concession stand can compete. Literally! You are the disgruntled owners of a rival theater in town, and the only hope of saving your business relies on a heist most triumphant! Luckily, The Reel’s bogus manager brags about his "secret recipe" to anyone who will listen. More than once, he has let slip that the key to ultimate popped perfection is locked up somewhere on the premises. You can only hope to have enough time to find and snag the secret recipe for your own devilish snack-selling plans!
- 2-6
- 60 mins
- Medium
- Not scary
Awards
- Nominee (2020) - TERPECA
All ratings (103)
Mostly Positive
- Gameplay
- Very Positive
- Atmosphere
- Very Positive
- Customer service
- Very Positive
Reviews
Jul 3, 2026 | Experienced Jul 3, 2026
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niftynaynay
24 escape rooms
What a clever escape room! We absolutely loved the theme and loved even more that you leave with a souvenir. Our game master (Izzy?) was wonderful and the puzzles were unique and engaging. We liked this experience so much we booked another room for the next day!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Game tech
High tech
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
Safety
Yes
DarthMommy
65 escape rooms
This was a fun room that was perfect for 3
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Being in a theater was fun and a great theme
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Game tech
Mixture
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
D
DistortedLeaf
152 escape rooms
This room was a fun experience that was close to being incredible. The single GM on staff was extremely kind and welcoming, and the theming of the room was unique as I’ve never seen a movie theater theme before. The set was well designed but many of the puzzles were very worn. The puzzles themselves had hints of being super special, but the wear and tear on them broke the immersion a bit. Some of the puzzles were a fun mixup on ways to input codes. Fun experience and great for newer players as it isn’t very difficult and extremely linear.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Setting of a movie theater was unique
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
6
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
kkatqueenofrap
63 escape rooms
my family and i stopped in slo on our drive up to monterey, and decided to do an escape room while here. the reel is such a cute room, and has some unique and clever puzzles! our GM patrick was amazing and was super welcoming! we escaped with over 20 minutes remaining, and plan on coming back to do some of their other rooms. i would highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
it was so cute, and it felt as if we were in a real movie theater!! plus we got to bring home a bag of popcorn!!
Customer service
we had patrick as our GM and he was super friendly!
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
Yes
there was a slight mix up where two items were switched, but our GM came in and fixed it super quickly. he gave us time back for it as well
Live actors
No
Easy to find location
Yes
Princesscheena
105 escape rooms
Cute theme. I have played over 80 escape rooms and I don’t think I have ever played a movie theater theme. The game was fairly linear and mostly gen1 puzzles. Fairly lock/combo heavy, but a couple fun and unique ways of getting a code. I took a group of 5 teens and they did an amazing job. Perfect family theme and a great beginner level room. Overall, we enjoyed it.
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jamster
5 escape rooms
This one was my favorite at this puzzle effect location. I love the movies so the atmosphere was awesome! Not a fan of how many lock puzzles there were. But overall it was great!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Scary
Not scary
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
GarlicBreadDog
26 escape rooms
Good simple room: good set design and good puzzles. The story was meh though.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
6
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
Yes
One of the locks was left unlocked.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Amos
133 escape rooms
I rate this room a 3/5 (ck out my bio for rating system). All categories (theme/set, puzzles, and my experience) garnered 1 pt each. So, pretty average but enjoyable nonetheless. It was a linear-type room with relatively easy puzzles for two people with escape room experience.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
Yes
There was a puzzle in the room that was no longer part of the experience so a little confusing as to why that would still be there.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
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SylO
131 escape rooms
It was a fun, well-done room but pretty easy. We completed it in only 35 minutes with just my son and I. It's a good room for beginners. Pretty linear.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Live actors
No
