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A circus Troupe arrived at the edge of a town called Solvang.(seemingly overnight and unannounced claiming to be "The Ultimate Circus Experience".
- 1-10
- 60 mins
- Not scary
Book experience
Reviews
hamiltontiffany
42 escape rooms
On the good side some unusual hand built props that you can’t see anywhere else. On the bad side some props were old and either completely broken or not working well. Game had consistent and fun theme but some of the puzzles were a bit obtuse without any logical way to find the solution. Part of a 4 location chain that is clearly more than the owners can keep up with. This could be a successful and consistently fun room for any level of escapers but instead it’s more of a classic old toy that needs repair and some TLC.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
7
Was anything broken?
Yes
One prop game broken since gamemaster started there. Other prop had to be banged repeatedly to make function.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
On street with no parking in front but easy nearby.
lcoleman
24 escape rooms
We booked all three rooms the same day, this was the one I was most excited about. It ended up being the worst escape room I've done so far. Granted, I've maybe only done 30 or 40 but this one was exceptionally bad. The game master showed up 15 minutes late to a game we showed up 15 minutely to and never even apologized. He made weird voices for each room but kept going in and out if them. The worst part was we walked in and he pointed out "this prop is broken, this prop is broken and this prop is broken-don't touch them". Also, we asked for a hint several times with no response so eventually after 5 minutes or so we all just sat down until he came on to ask how we were doing. I don't think the puzzles were very intuitive so at times it was hard to know how we would have come to a conclusion.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
13
Was anything broken?
Yes
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
hfriedman
21 escape rooms
Fun for the family. We had lots of fun trying to solve the puzzle.
david08
15 escape rooms
Overall, not a bad way to kill an hour, but for experienced escape room players, it had some disappointments.
Gameplay
There were some great concepts and ideas, but not everything really flowed that well into the next thing.
Atmosphere
Circus atmosphere was pretty well designed.
Customer service
Mostly well. We were left hanging for a few minutes while we were trying to ask for a hint with no response though.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Some unique puzzles and ideas, but not always the best implementation.
Story
I don’t know. It was something about a missing magician. Not really sure how that linked to us escaping the room.
Difficulty
Hard
Hard, but not because it was challenging puzzles. If everything worked right and had no logic jumps, it would have been Medium.
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
3
There were two of us and we still got in each other’s way. I can’t picture more than 4 in here.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
Yes
One puzzle was fully broken, and the GM gave us the reward for that right at the beginning. 3-4 other puzzles worked, but were a bit more finicky than they should have been.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
The room itself is accessible, but it is on the second floor. I did not see an elevator.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
muellerteresa
38 escape rooms
I wouldn’t say it’s the worst game we’ve played but it was a frustrating game because it didn’t have the best user experience and could use more refinement. Since it’s the only escape rooms in Solvang, I would say you should play it but just don’t have high expectations. And also expect some puzzles not to work since a review from a year ago and half a year ago both say it had broken puzzles.
Gameplay
Flow wasn’t clear of what goes with what and clues weren’t intuitive of linked well enough.
Atmosphere
I wish I could give it a thumbs up but there was a broken puzzle and a few others didn’t work the way they should have. If it had been done well it could have been a really good game.
Customer service
They were very nice and welcoming. Most of the time gave clues in a timely manner.
Story
Story wasn’t strong but I don’t think that really matters, if the all the puzzles worked and all the clues have better connections it would be okay story isn’t strong.
Difficulty
Hard
I would agree with others about being hard but not because it was designed that way, just because it wasn’t designed well enough.
Ideal number of players
4
No more than 4. We had three and I don’t think many more would have helped.
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
Yes
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
caseyjacobs
59 escape rooms
This room was all over the place. We played with 6 people and it was WAY too many for such a small space. Too cluttered and a few of the puzzles didn’t work.
michelenguyen
128 escape rooms
Solo’d this room! Did not get out in time. I had so much left to do but I started out so strong. The carnival puzzles were really cute. One wasn’t working, but that was alright. There was plenty more to do here. I think the puzzles get progressively more difficult as you go along so keep that in mind when considering time/hints.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
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