Smoke & Mirrors : Houdini's Final Escape
Smoke & Mirrors : Houdini's Final Escape
Smoke & Mirrors : Houdini's Final Escape

Smoke & Mirrors : Houdini's Final Escape

Very Positive (115)

Escape Hatch - Orlando

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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?

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Unknown

Awards


Ratings

All Ratings (115)

Very Positive

Puzzles

Very Positive


Atmosphere

Very Positive


Story

Very Positive


Customer service

Very Positive

Reviews

tripleknocker
tripleknocker

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.

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Story

How scary?

Not scary


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

Yes


Physically active

Somewhat


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Medium

Reviewed Feb 2, 2023 | Played Feb 3, 2023


e
excelxiors

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!

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Yes


Story

Difficulty

Hard


Game tech

High tech


Ideal number of players

4


How scary?

Spooky


Minimum age

12


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

Yes


Physically active

Not at all


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Easy

Reviewed Jan 15, 2023


ScottsTots
ScottsTots

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

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Was anything broken?

No

Reviewed Nov 18, 2022 | Played Nov 17, 2022


Rori21
Rori21

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!

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Such friendly staff


Particularly interesting or different

Yes


Story

Difficulty

Medium


Game tech

High tech


Ideal number of players

4


How scary?

Not scary


Minimum age

16


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

Yes


Physically active

Somewhat


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Easy

Reviewed Nov 15, 2022 | Played Oct 5, 2022


sugarbunnies
sugarbunnies

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!

Puzzles

Very fun! Flow was consistent.


Atmosphere

The set was very beautiful.


Customer service

OUR GAMEMASTER WAS AMAZING!


How scary?

Spooky

Just a little spooky! I would not consider it scary!

Reviewed Nov 14, 2022


krileyfun
krileyfun

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!

Puzzles

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


Atmosphere

It was cool, well themed room. Props and decor played into story and made the experience fun


Customer service

Curt was so nice! Got to know us and our escape tendencies and preferences. Funny, great guy!


Particularly interesting or different

Yes


Story

Difficulty

Hard


Game tech

Mechanical


Ideal number of players

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.


How scary?

Spooky

Has spooky vibes and at times lights flicker but not scary at all


Minimum age

6

Any age could have fun but there are breakables in the room


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

Yes

Only at one point for a brief few seconds but definitely not a jumpscare or anything


Physically active

Not at all

Just walking around with some bend and reaching


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Easy

Reviewed Oct 29, 2022 | Played Oct 29, 2022


a
abbey1010

1 game played

Amazing room! Love the spooky vibes and magic. Very interactive and challenging. Made it out with 00:50 seconds to spare!!

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Curt was amazing !!


Story

Loved the magic tricks


Difficulty

Hard


Game tech

Mechanical


Ideal number of players

4


How scary?

Spooky


Minimum age

16


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

Yes

No one jumping out. Just spooky vibes and the magician did spook me when he came in to do a cool magic trick.


Physically active

Not at all


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Easy

Reviewed Oct 11, 2022 | Played Oct 11, 2022


wonderlandborn
wonderlandborn

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.

Puzzles

Great flow!!!! Super on theme!


Atmosphere

The mechanics of some of these puzzles I had never experienced and were amazing!


Customer service

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!


Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Yes! I saw puzzles I had never experienced before and it’s been awhile since I’ve been able to say that.


Story

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!


Difficulty

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


Game tech

Mechanical

Very great triggered puzzles


How scary?

Spooky

I only say this bc it gets dark at some points and the theming of ghost seance - but truly nothing actually.


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

No

The game master at one point some sun but it’s fun and super on theme!


Physically active

Not at all

You walk a bunch but that’s about it lol


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Easy

Reviewed Oct 10, 2022 | Played Oct 10, 2022


alainamanlove
alainamanlove

31 games played

This game was our favorite from this location! The story and puzzles were different and challenging

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Yes


Story

Difficulty

Medium

The room has 2 game modes, expert and regular.


Ideal number of players

4


How scary?

Spooky

The room is by no means scary, but the room has an eerie feel to it


Minimum age

13


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

Yes

Sort of. The ‘live actor’ comes in for 30 seconds to give you the next puzzle piece and then leaves


Physically active

Not at all


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Easy

Reviewed Sep 23, 2022 | Played Sep 22, 2022


d
dcmanlove

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.

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Ideal number of players

4

Reviewed Sep 22, 2022 | Played Sep 22, 2022

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