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Is 5 wits an escape room?

Nope!

5 Wits adventures are similar to escape rooms, and are sometimes considered the very first escape room-style attractions (5 Wits opened in 2004; escape rooms did not appear until 2007, and not in the US until much later.) If you’re a fan of escape rooms, you’ll love 5 Wits! However, you should NOT expect an escape room experience. 5 Wits is a live-action adventure game, and there are several major differences that set us apart from escape rooms. 

How physical is it? can we bring a wheelchair through?

Wheelchairs and walkers are welcome! We believe adventures should be accessible to everyone. Some adventures do feature elements of crawling, ducking, or kneeling, all of which can by bypassed without assistance from the staff. You will never be required to do anything beyond your level of physical ability, and all adventures are ADA compliant.

How long are the adventures?

Each adventure takes an average of approximately 30 minutes to complete. Your group may take slightly less time or slightly more, depending on your performance.

Are your adventures scary? what ages are they appropriate for?

While each of our adventures is designed to be intense, they are intended to thrill and challenge, not to frighten you.

However, there are some moments of complete darkness, loud sound effects, thrilling moments, and realistic special effects in each experience, as well as plenty of logic-based challenges. We do not advise bringing smaller children, especially those under age seven. We find that younger kids are typically either frightened or don’t understand the challenges.

All ages are admitted, however children under 13 must be accompanied by a ticketed adult 18 years or older.

How hard is it? what if we can't figure it out?

5 Wits adventures are designed to be challenging – failure is a possibility! The adventure will do its best to adjust the difficulty to match your group’s performance, with the computer responding to your input and making things easier for those who are struggling or harder for returning guests. No matter what, you will always eventually move on to the next challenge, so you will never be stuck. The adventure will keep track of your successes and failures, and the ending of the story will change depending on how you did. Put another way: getting to the end is not the same as winning, and which ending you get depends on you.

After your adventure, you will be able to see your score, what ending you got, how long it took you, and whether you uncovered any secrets.

Do i need to sign a waiver?

Nope! You may be thinking of escape rooms, which often require a waiver to be signed.

Is it just our group in the adventure?

Yes! All adventures are private at all times.

Do i need a big group to do this? how many people does it take?

Nope! The minimum group size is just 2 people, and the maximum for one adventure is 12.