Smoke & Mirrors: Houdini's Final Escape

Smoke & Mirrors: Houdini's Final Escape

Very positive (160 ratings)

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  • IRL

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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
  • Not scary

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Ratings

All ratings (160)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

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bethany28

94 escape rooms

A good solid room with good props and some interesting puzzles. Despite the spooky description, this room was not scary at all and it shouldn’t put people off! Enjoyed it and we were treated well.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active

Not at all

Aug 17, 2023 | Experienced Aug 17, 2023
@kimberly44
kimberly44

61 escape rooms

This game was pretty fun! I think this is a great game for beginner enthusiasts/smaller groups. The game flow was great and the puzzles were pretty solid.

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Atmosphere
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Minimum age

8

Aug 10, 2023 | Experienced May 15, 2023

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swolf

15 escape rooms

This room flowed well and had lots of puzzles and riddles to solve. The decor and props were great! Unique twists near the end!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Game tech

Mechanical

Jul 18, 2023 | Experienced Mar 16, 2023
@destinywalker
destinywalker

57 escape rooms

This was a fun room- nothing spectacular but I loved the theme and how the room was decorated! We did the expert mode and all the puzzles flowed very nicely and we didn’t use any clues! We can’t wait to come back to do some of their other rooms!

Jun 25, 2023
@wilsonhannah
wilsonhannah

31 escape rooms

This room had a lot of fun puzzles. We did the hard difficulty version and found it flowed well and was fun . The magician theme was all throughout the room and was great.

Gameplay

This was a very fun experience! We did the “hard difficulty” and had a great time.

Jun 21, 2023 | Experienced Jun 21, 2023

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michaelmunoz

43 escape rooms

We played this on expert mode, which includes a few additional harder puzzles. This was an absolutely fantastic room. You definitely feel immersed in the magic. This room kept surprising, and I loved all of the nods to Magic, and how the puzzles incorporated the theme of the room. There were only two of us, we did escape, however, we did go two minutes over the time. We only had to ask for a few clues. However, the added puzzles to make this room harder did take a lot of additional time, so if you are not an experienced escaper, I would recommend not adding the extra level of complexity. If you are an experienced escaper, definitely add the extra puzzles. The tech in this room was super cool. This company continues to amaze as we work through their rooms, nothing has disappointed yet.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Hard

Jun 14, 2023 | Experienced Jun 12, 2023
@christopher43
christopher43

168 escape rooms

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.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Feb 2, 2023 | Experienced Feb 3, 2023

j

julie57

21 escape rooms

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!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jan 15, 2023
@lfrank
lfrank

258 escape rooms

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

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Was anything broken?

No

Nov 18, 2022 | Experienced Nov 17, 2022
@heather38
heather38

129 escape rooms

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!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Such friendly staff

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Nov 15, 2022 | Experienced Oct 5, 2022

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