Escape From Oz [prev. The Wicked Witch's Castle]

The set design was impressive, but we care much less about ambiance than the puzzles… and there just weren’t many real puzzles in this room. Instead, there was too much search-and-find for our tastes; a few puzzles were poorly signposted so required hints; and one puzzle basically required outside knowledge of the Oz story to make sense. So overall, this felt kinda meh for us (hence, no 👎 or 👍, and this was definitely not ❤️). Mad Hatter is very similar in concept but at least has a few more real puzzles. So if you only want to do one room here, I recommend Mad Hatter. If you love the Oz theme, then do this one, but it was a smaller/shorter room for the same price. We played as a group of 4 (3 experienced and 1 smart newbie), but that was because the room minimum was 4. As usual, we felt like that was too many as there wasn’t enough to do for all 4 people. We requested no hints/nudges unless requested, and we got out with about 15 mins to spare.

A good room based on the Wizard of Oz. Some straightforward puzzles and a nice set. A little bit older, but everything still holds. Good flow.

Wicked Witches Castle: Visiting the land of Oz we had to retrace Dorothy's steps to start the story anew. Runestone: A powerful wizard bent on destruction had to be stopped. But were we the wizards to do it? Case File X: UFOs, aliens, government conspiracies. Just call us Mulder and Scully. Pros: The set for Wicked Witches Castle was totally mind-blowing and by far our favorite set EVER. We will be talking about this one for quite a while.The set of Runestone was likewise pretty awesome. The game masters at Eludesions were very helpful keeping our game moving along with the electronic hint system. We absolutely loved the creative storyline. Cons: There were a few hiccups with the tech that disrupted our games. This seems to always happen in every tech-based room we play so we have come to expect it. For that reason, we often prefer good old-fashioned non-tech puzzles. Kudos though to any escape room owner willing to invest in tech since these puzzles are truly cool when working smoothly. We struggled quite a bit more than we normally do in all of their games and especially in Case File X. Some slight adjustments including signal markers to help guide players could improve overall game flow. The set design alone moves Eludesions to the top of our list and earned them the Escapeologists Set Design Award. The storylines were so unique that they earned the Escapeologists Storyline Award. Add this one to your escape room bucket list.

Not my favorite room here but still fun for all and immersive!

Not a bad set design. Felt a little dingy, and could have utilized its space a little better, but still a decent room. Good for beginners.

Had some fun puzzles in it and overall flowed well. Would have been nice to get some pokes for obvious thing like when something opened and we didn’t hear it or when something wasn’t positioned exactly.

Awesome room! This place as a whole has great rooms. The design and the props were second to none for this room.

A nicely-designed environment with some fascinating larger set pieces. The puzzles offered some unique interactions, but a lot was centered around searching and inputting. One puzzle evidently required outside knowledge and a snippet of the intro video (which was triggered too early for us to actually hear it), and it required staggering leaps in logic with no discernible clueing. While the hand-painted road, the spartan forest, and the house all were designed well, several props looked really worn down (especially an out-of-place keypad). This is well-worth doing, but just know that it’s an easier game made difficult only by searching and a lack of signposting.

I was traveling to Phoenix from West Michigan, I’ve done about 15 rooms and this was hands down my favorite. The puzzles were challenging enough to keep me interested but not too challenging to discourage me. The props and room design were incredible- hands down the best I have ever seen.