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Still dreaming up the potential of partaking in an epic quest, in pursuit of an unimaginable mystical relic? Well, you’re in luck!
The holiday season is well and truly here! If you are looking for ideas on how to spend those not-so-chilly December days in Orlando, the below list should give you some festive inspiration!
Are you looking for gifts to give your favorite escape room fan? We’ve put together a list of gifts that escape room fans are sure to love.
Get an early start on your Christmas shopping with our epic Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal!
The Escape Effect is open as usual on Thanksgiving! If you book a game and celebrate with us this year, we have extended holiday hours and epic offers!
With spooky season done for another year, the holiday season is quickly approaching. Take inspiration from our November to do list, and get making amazing memories!
With so many escape rooms out there, some themes have become more popular than others. Here are the 5 most common escape room themes that we’ve seen.
Phone Escape: Hopeless is an escape room game you can play right on your phone. It sports immersive storytelling and thrilling puzzles, all set in a macabre atmosphere.
Grab your ghoul-friends and take on a chilling challenge! Read more to find out about the devilish deal we have for you this Halloween.
Some of The Escape Effect’s escape rooms are a little dark, so just how spooky are they? Let’s see The Escape Effect’s spooky escape room rating!
Are you overwhelmed this October with a scary amount of Halloween-themed offerings? If so, here is a special non-spooky edition of our Things To Do monthly blog series.
Ditch the pizza party. Give your work team an experience they’ll really enjoy. See why our escape rooms are perfect for your holiday party plans!
From the minds of Neil Patrick Harris and theory11, Box One is a one-of-a-kind puzzle experience. Here’s our spoiler review!
Escape rooms are designed to be a challenge, but some of them can be ridiculously difficult. What is it that defines the hardest escape rooms?
We’re working a shift at Rusty Lake Hotel in this deadly escape room game!
If you’ve been searching for spectacular savings, look no further. This September, only, we are offering sensational savings in Sherlock Studies, one of our award-winning escape games!
Hey, y’all! I finally played Portal. Hope I’m not too late to eat cake with everyone! Here’s my retrospective review.
Orlando is absolutely the place to be on Halloween. This guide will walk you through some of the biggest attractions on offer.
Fall is finally here, and there is more to explore around Orlando aside from the usual Halloween offerings. Check out our blog to find out more!
If you’re looking for a great deal on a fun activity, The Escape Effect has you covered! Spend the Labor Day holiday escaping from the heat!
If you’ve booked your first escape room experience, but are stuck for what to wear, you’ll want to follow our outfit-planning tips for foolproof fun!
Find out why escape rooms can be great for 2 people, and then book your pick of one of our epic rooms ideal for duos.
The Case of the Golden Idol is sure to satisfy lovers of puzzle games and aspiring detectives alike. Read on to see what we thought of this investigative indie game.
In Orlando, August means the start of Spooky Season! Plus, find out how you can celebrate International Cat Day and National Rollercoaster Day!
We were voted the #1 Entertainment Experience in Orlando Magazine’s “Best of Orlando” for the fifth year in a row! Thank you once again to everyone who has supported us throughout the years!
Escape rooms aren’t just for kids or adults. The Escape Effect has escape rooms for all ages. You can bring everyone from kids to grandparents to play!
Read on to find out about the incredible offerings in this palm tree-filled paradise, perfect for loved-up sweethearts on their honeymoon.
Sun-believable fun awaits you this month, with an absolutely incredible array of Orlando offerings. Don’t miss out on these summer adventures!
Come celebrate 4th of July with us this year! A whole land of opportunity awaits you when you celebrate at The Escape Effect!
We delve into the utter absurdity that is the Middle Ages, and discuss our own medieval masterpiece, A Knight To Escape.
We’ve got an awesome offer you can take advantage of! Bring your kids to our escape rooms and they could get 50% off, or even be totally free to enter!
Celebrate Father’s Day with The Escape Effect! If you play a room on Father’s Day, Dad’s ticket will be free! Read the full blog for more details.
Read our suggestions on how to spend these sublime summer days, and you’re bound to have sun-believable fun this June!
Summer boredom will be a thing of the past, with this awesome scavenger hunt stuffed full of riveting riddles.
Brave an escape room experience to remember this Memorial Day. This year at The Escape Effect, it’s time to celebrate in red, white, and clue!
Make incredible memories this Mother’s Day at The Escape Effect, when Mom plays free! Read the full blog for more details.
The four Harry Potter houses all have very distinctive differences, but how will these spellbinding skills aid in your escape room experience?
Thinking of visiting an escape room soon? Discover why The Escape Effect is voted Orlando’s best Entertainment Experience.
Create your own epic saga at The Escape Effect! The 4th will be with you when you redeem this incredible offer.
With May just a day away, it’s time to mark your calendars and make the most of the all that Orlando has to offer in the springtime!
Orlando is a big place and there’s a lot for kids to see and do. Here are a few kids activities that you may not have known about.
Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl, we have epic offers that everyone can take advantage of!
Escape those April showers, with our pick of the best happenings in Orlando this month. Number 4 may surprise you!
Our new job listing is simply to die for! Do you have the guts to be our next magician’s assistant? Apply within.
We’ve been anticipating the arrival of SeaWorld Orlando’s new roller coaster, Penguin Trek. Let’s talk about what makes this family-friendly ride so cool!
Ready to put together your egg-sploration team? Chick out our incredible deal to make your Easter egg-stra special!
Learn how escapology, the art of escaping, became the fantastic stage performance that it is today! Lock yourself in for a thrilling journey!
Treat yourself on Tuesday with our new epic offer! Because we’re not shellfish. Only for a limited time!
Spring break makes you think about parties, but there’s a lot more that you can do on vacation, especially in Orlando. Here are a few fun ideas to enjoy!
Love escape rooms? Love books? Why not embrace them and have both at once? Check out our list of perfectly puzzling reads!
Looking for an idea of how to spend those swell spring days in Orlando? Make your March magical with our handy guide!
It’s one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations, but what is it like for locals? Let us show you what hype there is from living in Orlando!
Summers in Orlando are beautiful, but we do get a lot of rain that can hinder our plans. Here are some of the best things to do on a rainy day.
Read on to find the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day that says ‘I love you’ and ‘I love puzzles’ in equal amounts.
Celebrate your shared love of escape rooms this Valentine’s Day with a puzzle-loving partner! Come show us why you are a perfect fit for eachother.
Here are five must-play escape room video games for all you puzzle enthusiasts. If you crave the joy only puzzle games provide, this is the list for you!
The Escape Effect has four amazing games that are perfect for escape room first-timers. We’ve put together this guide to help you choose your first game.
Escape rooms are fun, but there are a few things that can trip up newbies. Here are common mistakes that escape room beginners make and how you can avoid them!
Escape rooms are thrilling live-action adventures. Discover what makes them so fun with Escape Effect’s guide. Perfect for Orlando visitors!
The Tetris Effect is a well-known phenomenon where people start seeing Tetris in their daily life. For escape room fans, this phenomenon is the Escape Effect.
This New Year’s, join us at The Escape Effect, and start 2025 off packed full of puzzles!
It’s our favorite time of year – two months of non-stop holidays! Here’s our guide to all of Orlando’s best events for Christmas and the new year.
The most-watched show on Netflix is coming back with a vengeance with Squid Game: The Challenge! And I’m not sure who asked for this!
We can help bring happiness to your holiday! If you are seeking something fun during Christmas, look no further than The Escape Effect!
Paddy the Padlock will teach your kids how to play this fun family matching game with a twist. Makes a great stocking stuffer for the holidays!
This Veteran’s Day, we want to thank you all of the military service members for going the extra mile to protect us.
2021’s Emmy Award winning survival drama is gaining traction as we anticipate season 2! We’re taking a look at Squid Game Season 1 and giving our thoughts here.
There are many types of ghosts (or so the stories say). Have you ever wondered what type of ghost you might become?
We’ve written before about five puzzle movies for escape room fans. Now it’s time to look at some scary movies for the horror-loving escape room enthusiasts!
Cube Escape Collection is a point-&-click puzzle anthology that packs a lot of punch! Read our thoughts on the start of the Rusty Lake game series here.
Saw X is a gut-wrenching addition to the franchise, adding more character depth to John Kramer than we ever expected.
The most exciting holiday of the year for sleuths and power-puzzlers is here! National Escape Room Day is on October 1st, so be sure to join us!
We dare you to play one of our rooms dressed fa-boo-lously this October. Come in costume to get your free fang-tastic Fright Before Your Eyes comic book!
A Haunting In Venice throws Branagh’s Poirot in a spooky, fun direction. This in-depth look at the film comes from a fan of puzzles and mysteries.
When you play escape rooms at The Escape Effect, you’ll watch our introduction videos with the lights off. Have you ever wondered why? We’re here to explain.
With summertime ending, what last-minute adventures are you taking your kids on? We’ve curated six amazing experiences for them before they go back to school!
Looking to escape the heat? Escape Rooms are exciting indoor activities for you and your family! Next time you want fun under a cool A/C, be sure to visit us!
For the fourth year in a row, we were voted #1 Entertainment Experience in Orlando Magazine’s “Best of Orlando” poll! Thank you once again for the recognition.
Whether you like escape rooms for the puzzles or story, these five tv shows are a must-see! Hope you like sitting on the edge of your seat!
Escape room puzzles come in all styles, from ciphers to riddles and more! Here are the 10 favorite puzzles of an escape room host and enthusiast.
Expanding on The Room and The Room Two, The Room Three features an engaging story and plenty of puzzle-based gameplay.
There are many types of games to play and many types of players! Everyone enjoys games in their own way. What type of gamer are you?
Puzzles are everywhere and many people love solving them. But what is it that draws us to figuring out solutions? That’s a puzzle we’re going to solve!
The sequel to the popular puzzle game, The Room, The Room Two offers even more puzzles wrapped in a delightfully atmospheric package.
Orlando is well-known for theme parks, but that’s not all that this city has. Discover what makes escape rooms some of the best things to do in Orlando.
A lot of new terms have cropped up as escape rooms become more popular. Our escape room glossary will help you figure out what all of these new terms mean.
Escape Room Academy is an escape room game for casual players. How good was it? Read on to learn more.
We’ve previously shared social media posts on the Zodiac signs’ escape room team compatibility. We’ve collected those posts into a complete compatibility chart!
Escape rooms are a lot of fun, but they can also be quite the challenge. Here are some things in escape room centers that you might find surprisingly difficult.
A new Dungeons And Dragons movie is coming out at the end of March, and it’s shaping up to be a lot of fun.
Don’t limit your baby shower to the same old party games – think about amping it up at The Escape Effect!
Did you know that theme park employees get a discount at The Escape Effect? If you work at Disney, Universal, or SeaWorld, your team can save big!
A Knight To Escape is truly a Night To Remember! Join Creative Director, Dan Suleski, as he recounts his experience developing this two-hour masterpiece!
Escape Simulator is a game for people who love escape rooms. With lots of rooms available to play, does it deliver on the experience? Read on to learn more.
Universal Studio’s Great Movie Escape is finally here! Let’s see what’s inside the theme park’s escape rooms.
Introducing The Escape Effect’s marathon escape room experience! Play four hours of our escape rooms back-to-back! It’s the best deal you’ll find anywhere!
Our gift boxes are the best way to share your love of escape rooms at any time of the year! Choose from a variety of affordable options!
Discover what really happened in the Grand Compass Theatre in this exciting comic book prequel to Fright Before Your Eyes!
What better way to celebrate five awesome years of escape room fun than to run a special promotion! And many more to come!
Take your students on a unique school outing! See what makes The Escape Effect a great destination for your next field trip or school event.
The Escape Effect is hosting a Halloween costume contest! Wear a costume when you play an escape room to enter our raffle!
For the third year in a row, we were voted #1 Entertainment Experience in Orlando Magazine’s “Best of Orlando” poll! Thank you for the recognition.
Escape Academy is a new escape room video game that we just had to play. Set in a school for escape artists, it’s loaded with unique puzzles. Read on!
Are you looking for something fun to do after school? We have a special discount for students and teachers!
Dungeons and Dragons is a great game to play with friends, and playing it can actually help you with escape rooms! See what escape rooms and D&D have in common.
Originally released in 2012, then remastered and released in 2014, The Room is a charming puzzle game with a great atmosphere.
Escape rooms are a fun and engaging activity that kids are sure to love! Here are five reasons why they’re such a great place to bring your kids.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s much-anticipated sequel was pushed to 2023. Here are some ideas for what you can do while waiting for it to come out.
Universal Studios is getting ready to release a Jurassic World escape room. We ask, “What’s going to be in it?”
Summer is finally here! The sun is out and and it’s time to play. What are your plans for this summer?
This year, the Pokemon Go fest is taking place on June 4 and 5. Join us this weekend for a special challenge to earn your own badge!
June is Pride Month! We want to celebrate the LGBT+ community and support the work being done to help them. Proceeds from our new Pride magnets go to charity!
Do you consider yourself a modern-day Sherlock Holmes? Find out which movie and TV version of Sherlock matches your style!
If you’re on vacation and visiting Orlando, be sure to check out The Escape Effect’s amazing escape rooms! Our unique games are a memorable experience.
Trying to keep up with young attention spans? Here are a few games that you can play to make family game night even more fun.
Have you ever wanted to go to war with your family and friends? Well now you can, with The Escape Effect’s first-ever card game!
Dan Suleski discusses how Encore came to be, including what inspired the theme and how it was built.
This Valentine’s Day, tell us what makes you and your partner the perfect fit. Chance to win your very own companion shirts and free tickets our escape rooms!
Whether you’re here on vacation or a local looking for something to do with your loved one, we have some romantic date ideas for you!
If you’re looking to spend Valentine’s Day in an escape room, take this quiz! See what kind of escape room couple you and your partner are.
Check out our special Night Owl discount! You’ll save a hefty $10 off each ticket, when you play games after 9pm.
If you love escape rooms, you’ll surely love the 2+ hours of clips we’ve compiled for you. A weird connection, we know, but a great time nonetheless.
Betty White has been a cultural icon for decades. On what would be her 100th birthday, we would like to remember the part she played in our lives.
This holiday season, we’re donating to The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando! Show your support for this fantastic veterinary and adoption organization.
Here’s our take on a classic Christmas poem, with an escape room spin, as Santa spends the night before Christmas at The Escape Effect!
Looking for some Christmas escape room fun? Here are some ideas to make your escape room adventures a little more festive.
In the spirit of Halloween, our hosts have shared these haunted escape room stories. Take a look at what sort of haunting experiences you can find here.
Before playing at The Escape Effect, get in the mood with these five exciting puzzle movies! They’ll get your brain ready to tackle our games.
October is the perfect time to play a haunted escape room, but just how haunted is it? Follow this chart to see whether or not your escape room has ghosts.
Take a look behind the scenes of The Escape Effect and see how our escape room maintenance team keeps the rooms looking their best!
With the extended cut of Escape Room 2 coming to streaming services, Dan Suleski got to thinking about what sort of meta-twist may happen now.
If you love the thrill of game shows, you’ll want to watch these hilarious takes from SNL. They’ll definitely make you laugh.
Escape room teams feature all kinds of people, but some of them aren’t always fun to play with. Here are some less pleasant personalities that come through.
Art Director, Russell Barton, shares his process for creating these awesome game posters on display at The Escape Effect.
August 18 is Mail Order Catalog day, so we’d like to talk about the history of mail order catalogs and how they evolved into modern online shopping.
Voted #1 Entertainment Experience in Orlando Magazine’s “Best of Orlando” poll for the second year in a row! Thank you for your recognition.
We ran a contest for people to caption an escape room meme. Check out the winning entry, which earned a four-pack of tickets to one of our rooms!
Get ready for Escape Room 2! Check out the exciting sequel to the 2019 Escape Room movie, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions.
The 2019 Escape Room movie was fun. With the new sequel coming out, we’d like to take a closer look at the rooms in the original.
After looking at the best Pokemon teammates, we wondered which Pokemon would be the worst in an escape room.
The Escape Effect is a great place to celebrate your birthday with friends and family! Take a look at what we can do to make your day extra special!
With so many options to choose from, what makes the best escape rooms? Here are some details that can make a room stand above the rest.
Escape rooms can be intense. Prepare yourself for the roller coaster of emotions that come with being an escape room player!
Escape rooms attract all kinds of people. We look at what escape room teammates have the best chances of beating our rooms.
SNL is no stranger to the hottest video games, and they definitely know how to poke a little fun at the people that play them.
We read through numerous nominations and selected one teacher to be recognized. Find out who the winning teacher is!
If you’re planning a bachelor or bachelorette party, look no further than The Escape Effect! Our escape rooms will make your party unforgettable.
Escape rooms can test a wide array of skill sets. Besides teamwork and communication, there’s a lot more.
Sometimes, Saturday Night Live can turn a mystery into pure comic gold. Here are three times SNL solved a crime.
With escape rooms growing in popularity, we want to show you why The Escape Effect is a great place to host an exciting team building experience.
We wondered which Pokemon would make great teammates in an escape room.
Let a host from The Escape Effect guide you to select the perfect game for you and your team.
Introducing a new ghost hunt escape room with the mix of exciting entertainment that only The Escape Effect can pull off.
What’s that saying? The early bird catches the great deal? At The Escape Effect, save $10 per ticket if you play early!
Thank you for recognizing The Escape Effect as the #1 Entertainment Experience in Orlando in Orlando Magazine’s “Best of Orlando” poll!
Whether you consider yourself a left brain or right brain type of person, learn how an escape room exercises both sides of the mind.
There’s set designers, then there’s escape room set designers. Find out what’s similar and what’s different from your local Escape Effect expert.
Equality should be a concept that everyone understands, without question. Treat one another with respect. Be kind.
Here at The Escape Effect, we especially want to show our appreciation for the people that do so much to keep us safe.
Sherlock Studies, a 75-minute experience, was another first in Orlando. Take a look at some of the challenges the team experienced when bringing it to life.
Did you know that The Escape Effect offers Florida residents a special discount to play here every day? Another reason why more locals choose Escape Effect.
Whether you work with the animals, operate the rides, or manage those who do those things, here’s an opportunity for you.
It takes more than one type of escape room player to have a successful experience! Which type of player are you? Read on and find out!
A special discount for those that work at Universal! Take some time after a thrilling day at the park to step into a different kind of story.
At Odds with the Gods was the first room in Orlando to break the 60-minute mold. Read on for the story about how this unique game came to be.
To make sure that everyone can enjoy the game instead of fighting with escape room locks, we’ve written these tips to explain how the locks work!
Not so sure if an escape room is right for you and your partner? We’ll give you 7 BIG reasons to make date night at The Escape Effect next on your radar.
Ever wish you could ask for more hints while playing in an escape room? Well, at The Escape Effect, you can! We’ve changed how escape room hints work here.
There’s a lot that goes into playing an escape room, but these five escape room tips are sure to help you come out on top.
A special discount for those that work at Disney! After spending a day at the park, take some time to experience a different kind of magic.
You most certainly are seeing double! Reserve any two escape rooms at The Escape Effect and save big! Two games are better than one!
The Escape Effect introduces the nation to the only 2-hour split escape room, A Knight to Escape. Orlando’s biggest game with a unique play style.
Creative Director, Dan Suleski, has just finished building A Knight To Escape and shares his expectations on Orlando’s longest escape room!
After the grand opening of The Escape Effect, CEO Dan Suleski recognizes those who helped The Escape Effect on this grand journey.
Today is a special day: it’s the 25th anniversary of The 7th Guest, a video game that has been very influential with escape rooms.
The Escape Effect introduces yet another first in gameplay in their game, Encore. Read on to see what this game is all about!
The Escape Effect is here, bringing escape room experiences like nothing Orlando has seen before! See what new escape rooms we have to offer!
Introducing Orlando’s first and only 75-minute mystery escape game, Sherlock Studies! Check out this exciting murder mystery.
Orlando’s first 90-minute escape game, At Odds with the Gods is here! Come see the unique room that The Escape Effect has created!