Very Positive (115)
Real Life Escape Room
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A group of local magicians has recently purchased an abandoned theater where Harry Houdini performed in the 1920s, with the plan to reopen it as a Houdini museum. They believe the dressing room is being haunted by his spirit! Renovations have started and the contractors have reported flickering lights, strange noises and objects moving by themselves. Your team of paranormal investigators has been hired by the owners to look into the reports of ghostly activity and attempt to put Houdini’s spirit to rest. A group of investors is coming to tour the theater in one hour. If they find out it’s haunted, they will back out of the deal and the theater will end up being demolished! Does your team have what it takes to get the job done before time runs out?
All Ratings (115)
Very Positive
Puzzles
Very Positive
Atmosphere
Very Positive
Story
Very Positive
Customer service
Very Positive
134 games played
This one is pretty much what you would expect from a seance room. Some similar mechanics to others in the genre. Good overall, just nothing that was a stand-out. Our GM, Mel, was very friendly and helpful.
Not scary
No
Yes
Somewhat
Yes
Medium
Reviewed Feb 2, 2023 | Played Feb 3, 2023
13 games played
We love the Escape Hatch! The rooms are consistently great and this one is no exception. Definitely the hardest of the 3 rooms we’ve done here; we are usually done with time to spare and minimal clues but this one took us the entire 60 minutes plus more clues than we usually need. Great atmosphere, fun story, and a little spooky (but not TOO scary, for those of you like me who don’t like to be scared). Plus, the staff here are always so great. Every game master we’ve had has been awesome, and Zac was no exception!
Yes
Hard
High tech
4
Spooky
12
No
Yes
Not at all
Yes
Easy
Reviewed Jan 15, 2023
241 games played
Overall a pretty good room as long as you are not allergic to large amounts of lockboxes. Though there was some tech involved too. Had s couple of cool moments and some decent puzzles. We definitely didn’t feel immersed, though I can see if you have an enthusiastic gamemaster it might be a little better. Worth checking out if you’ve already played Orlando’s heavy hitters
No
Reviewed Nov 18, 2022 | Played Nov 17, 2022
124 games played
This was such a fun and unique room. Escape Hatch really has surprised me with some of their newer rooms and what they bring to the table. This company is super affordable, has such wonderful staff, and has great rooms for a dynamic duo, or more, but wouldn’t really recommend over 4. I highly recommend this as a top 5 company in Orlando and a must-do!
Such friendly staff
Yes
Medium
High tech
4
Not scary
16
No
Yes
Somewhat
Yes
Easy
Reviewed Nov 15, 2022 | Played Oct 5, 2022
17 games played
To start, our gamemaster was AMAZING. I believe her name was Melody; PLEASE REQUEST HER! We had so much fun. My husband and I played the advanced version, and even though we’re escape room lovers, we still needed help here and there! This room is VERY lock heavy! Almost everything is number/word lock or key lock, but the way they do it still makes it fun despite being repetitive. We literally had about 30 seconds left before we escaped LOL We definitely want to go back and play more. The owner is also extremely kind, and had a very long chat with us about escape rooms. Can’t recommended this business more!
Very fun! Flow was consistent.
The set was very beautiful.
OUR GAMEMASTER WAS AMAZING!
Spooky
Just a little spooky! I would not consider it scary!
Reviewed Nov 14, 2022
21 games played
Had a ton of fun in this room. I’ve done nearly 20 rooms and this one is pretty high on the list. The puzzles were challenging but made complete sense. The puzzles flowed well into the next and were relevant to the storyline. We played with two people and there was just enough for us to do. I would say 3-4 would still be fun but any more than that, there could be moments where people are waiting on others since the puzzles are pretty linear. The decor was great and the room had some great surprises and immersive elements at times. Curt was a fantastic host! Definitely recommend!
The puzzles were a lot of fun. Some were challenging and some were simple enough that it was easy to over think them. All of the puzzles flowed into the next pretty well but still enough different components that there’s something for everyone to do
It was cool, well themed room. Props and decor played into story and made the experience fun
Curt was so nice! Got to know us and our escape tendencies and preferences. Funny, great guy!
Yes
Hard
Mechanical
2
We did it with 2 people and finished with a lot of time to spare. 3-4 people would fit in the room well but some people may be without things to do at certain points.
Spooky
Has spooky vibes and at times lights flicker but not scary at all
6
Any age could have fun but there are breakables in the room
No
Yes
Only at one point for a brief few seconds but definitely not a jumpscare or anything
Not at all
Just walking around with some bend and reaching
Yes
Easy
Reviewed Oct 29, 2022 | Played Oct 29, 2022
1 game played
Amazing room! Love the spooky vibes and magic. Very interactive and challenging. Made it out with 00:50 seconds to spare!!
Curt was amazing !!
Loved the magic tricks
Hard
Mechanical
4
Spooky
16
No
Yes
No one jumping out. Just spooky vibes and the magician did spook me when he came in to do a cool magic trick.
Not at all
Yes
Easy
Reviewed Oct 11, 2022 | Played Oct 11, 2022
32 games played
Wow! What a great room. The flow was absolutely beautiful and well thought out. It was doable and challenging for me and my husband. Our game master also definitely made the experience great. Used only 2.5 hints (got a nudge), and I enjoyed that our game master asked if we wanted nudges or not! Very cool puzzle triggers for certain things that truly took us by surprise of cool puzzles that were on theme and different from what we’ve seen! HIGHYL recommend this room.
Great flow!!!! Super on theme!
The mechanics of some of these puzzles I had never experienced and were amazing!
Super nice game master Zac! Very into their job clearly and was incredibly kind and I appreciated that he asked if we wanted nudges given!
Yes
Yes! I saw puzzles I had never experienced before and it’s been awhile since I’ve been able to say that.
I at some point did forget the story and I felt some things in the room changed it a bit but the overall end of the story was clear and I did love it!
Medium
I think the puzzles were great and just the right amount of difficult! I think if we had one more person or two we would’ve noticed some things quicker that would’ve had us solve things faster
Mechanical
Very great triggered puzzles
Spooky
I only say this bc it gets dark at some points and the theming of ghost seance - but truly nothing actually.
No
No
The game master at one point some sun but it’s fun and super on theme!
Not at all
You walk a bunch but that’s about it lol
Yes
Easy
Reviewed Oct 10, 2022 | Played Oct 10, 2022
31 games played
This game was our favorite from this location! The story and puzzles were different and challenging
Yes
Medium
The room has 2 game modes, expert and regular.
4
Spooky
The room is by no means scary, but the room has an eerie feel to it
13
No
Yes
Sort of. The ‘live actor’ comes in for 30 seconds to give you the next puzzle piece and then leaves
Not at all
Yes
Easy
Reviewed Sep 23, 2022 | Played Sep 22, 2022
26 games played
Great room decor, nice theme with Houdini. Loved the use of multiple puzzles. A lot of locks but kinda goes with the theme of Houdini. I enjoyed it.
4
Reviewed Sep 22, 2022 | Played Sep 22, 2022