{"id":1607,"date":"2018-05-31T05:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T05:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myvacationpants.com\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2020-10-17T21:51:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T21:51:56","slug":"put-on-your-room-escape-vacation-pants-southern-california-edition-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/myvacationpants.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/31\/put-on-your-room-escape-vacation-pants-southern-california-edition-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Put On Your Room Escape Vacation Pants &#8211; Southern California Edition, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well it&#8217;s been over a year since my last room escape post on the old bloggy blog and I have been to even MORE room escapes.\u00a0 What can I say?! I am still obsessed.\u00a0 I even create one in my classroom each year.\u00a0 There is nothing like unfolding a story and working toward a goal together.\u00a0 It&#8217;s so much fun!\u00a0 So, now I have even more reviews to share.\u00a0 Please read on to find out more room escapes you need to check out this year. If you missed part 1 of my post, check out the link below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myvacationpants.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/\">Put On Your Room Escape Vacation Pants, Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainroomescapes.com\/\">Mountain Room Escapes <\/a>&#8211; Big Bear, California<\/h3>\n<p>I love this room escape, not only because my beloved family owns multiple locations, but because the storytelling in the room actually make sense and the puzzles you solve go with the story of the room.\u00a0 My room escape team (yes, I have friends who are on my room escape team) went and beta tested their newest room, The Cabin.\u00a0 Plus they have a really cool new location in a place called The Village in Big Bear Lake.\u00a0 When you enter their place, it looks like you&#8217;re walking into a cute mountain village, outside, in the nighttime.\u00a0 So cool!\u00a0 They recently added VR experiences to their menu and that is definitely something I recommend trying at some point.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a really fun experience.\u00a0 They are working on their next room in this location as well. Stay tuned for more fun.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cabin-The room&#8217;s story is that a criminal mastermind has locked you in his cabin and you have one hour to solve puzzles before a gas is released into the room.<\/li>\n<li>VR Room &#8211; They have several stories to choose from.\u00a0 It&#8217;s so crazy how you feel like you are actually in another place.\u00a0 It&#8217;s like the Oasis is real!!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Mountain-Room-Escapes-Big-Bear-225x300.jpg?resize=364%2C485\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"485\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1665 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/October-2017-575-225x300.jpg?resize=362%2C483\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"483\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Cost: \u00a0Mountain Room Escapes has two locations.\u00a0 One in Big Bear City and one in the Village in Big Bear Lake.\u00a0 They book by the person, but have a very unique option. \u00a0If you have four people or more, you have the option of paying $35 instead of their normal price $30 and you are guaranteed a private room. \u00a0If you want to pay the normal price, you can pay the $30 and not have a guaranteed\u00a0private room, but you can book all the slots in the room at that price.\u00a0<strong>Use code MYVACATIONPANTS for $3 off a ticket. \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/brainyactzsocal.com\/escape-rooms\/san-diego-ca\/\">Brainyactz Room Escape<\/a>&#8211; San Diego, California<\/h3>\n<p>I like to surprise my hubbo and kids with fun little travel related things.\u00a0 This year I surprised them with a trip to San Diego for my husband&#8217;s birthday.\u00a0 It consisted of getting a hotel by my husband&#8217;s favorite record store and letting him shop until he dropped.\u00a0 We also stayed in a lovely hotel called<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardifflodge.com\/\"> Cardiff by the Sea<\/a> with a jacuzzi tub on the roof.\u00a0 We capped off our stay at Brainyactz.\u00a0 It was a perfect San Diego weekend.\u00a0 Brainyactz has several locations around southern California and this particular location has two rooms.\u00a0 We did the Great Carnival Challenge!!!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Great Carnival Challenge &#8211; You and your team work with a carnival troupe and the deed to the carnival is at stake.\u00a0 You need to find the deed to the carnival before the place is bulldozed to the ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1655 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/San-Diego-Room-Escape-300x225.jpg?resize=481%2C361\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1674\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/December-2017-107-300x300.jpg?resize=442%2C442\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"442\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/December-2017-113-225x300.jpg?resize=331%2C441\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love that front and center on their website they say this is a room escape for adults and children.\u00a0 Although they wrote the room experience with the kids in mind, the puzzles were not over simplified.\u00a0 There was plenty to do for both kids and adults.\u00a0 The room also had an actor, which we usually don&#8217;t enjoy, but we really liked the way this particular room utilizes the actor.\u00a0 Plus, he was noticeably impressed by our kids&#8217; intelligence.\u00a0 At one point in the game he is supposed to take a seat while we solve a puzzle, and we did it so fast, he never had a chance to sit down.\u00a0 That was fun to be noticed for our teamwork and intellect.\u00a0 Anyway, the room is huge and has room for plenty of people, but they cap it at 10.\u00a0 We got through the room with the four of us, but we cut it until the last couple of minutes because there was a lot to do for four people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: \u00a0Brainyactz is $30 a person, but I bought a deal on Groupon.\u00a0 Check for any online deals before you book because different locations have different offers throughout the year.\u00a0 You are only guaranteed a private room if you book the entire room.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapelakegregory.com\/\">Lake Gregory Room Escape\u00a0<\/a> &#8211; Crestline, California<\/h3>\n<p>We did this one on a double date with a couple from our room escape team.\u00a0 It was a great room to do with a small group.\u00a0 Lake Gregory Room Escape is on the way to Big Bear, so it&#8217;s a lovely drive up into the San Bernadino Mountains.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t too far from Redlands, where we had dinner before heading up the hill.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mugsy&#8217;s Great Escape &#8211; It is a known fact that during the roaring 20s, criminals would escape to their mountain hideouts when they wanted to hide from the law.\u00a0 Mugsy Malone ran a speakeasy in the area during the prohibition era.\u00a0 You are invited to find out how Mugsy escaped his speakeasy when the place was busted by the authorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1658 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lake-Gregory-Room-Escape-300x300.jpg?resize=474%2C474\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We made it out, despite my bathroom emergency during the middle of the room \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 There were some clever puzzles in the room, but we were confused by a couple of them too.\u00a0 We love doing room escapes for date nights.\u00a0 It is the perfect mix of fun, entertainment, and good ole hang out time.\u00a0 The owners were very knowledgeable and shared the lore about the area when it came to the 1920s.\u00a0 Apparently, the story of the room is based on local legend and history, which was pretty cool.\u00a0 This is a low tech room, there was nothing too high tech, but a room doesn&#8217;t have to have that to be enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: \u00a0Again, I got a Groupon deal for this room escape, but it is a really good deal at $25 a person.\u00a0 If you want to have a private room you have to book all 6 slots.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redlanternescaperooms.com\/\">Red Lantern Escape Rooms<\/a>&#8211; Brea, California<\/h3>\n<p>Now I told you we are obsessed with room escapes, so obsessed, that for my mother-in-law&#8217;s birthday weekend we booked six room escapes in one weekend.\u00a0 That&#8217;s right, six room in one weekend!\u00a0 Not even a long weekend, just a regular old weekend. Our previous weekend record was three, so I am pretty impressed we beat it by that much.\u00a0 Red Lantern was part of our room escape weekend and it did not disappoint. (Well it did a little because it was the only room we didn&#8217;t make it out of the whole weekend, but more about that in a bit.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Midnight on the Bayou -You are at your high school reunion. It is a little creepy because they\u2019re holding the event on the old Boudreau property at the edge of the swamp, where decades ago several students died in a barn fire. And it is odd that all the carnival workers are mysteriously absent, with the exception of your reunion host who keeps nervously glancing at that creepy old chest\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Red-Lantern-Room-Escape-2-300x225.jpg?resize=555%2C416\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"416\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Red-Lantern-Room-Escape-300x225.jpg?resize=464%2C348\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This room escape is huge, like over 1000 square feet huge.\u00a0 We did it with 10 people and were able to really spread out.\u00a0 That was part of the challenge because we had to run across the room if we needed help or needed to look at a different puzzle.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also pretty stunning to look at.\u00a0 In fact, it is easily in the top ten when it comes to set design.\u00a0 Plus, some of the tech and effects involved were very impressive.\u00a0 There is an actor in the room with you, but it was very well done.\u00a0 \u00a0He was pretty hands-off, and played his part well.\u00a0 We liked that we could talk to him only if we needed to talk to him.\u00a0 We got to the final puzzle with plenty of time to spare, and we even solved it, but there was an extra tech step after we solved it and they definitely had a strict end time, so we didn&#8217;t make it out.\u00a0 They were nice enough to let us see the finale because we were so close, but that bummed us out a bit.\u00a0 Again, I have to reiterate that the tech in this room is state of the art and really gave us some &#8220;wow&#8221; moments.\u00a0 Make sure you only go with a large group of people because it will be hard to solve all the puzzles without a larger group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: \u00a0They only have one room and it costs $35 a person to book up to 12 people in the room.\u00a0 The only way to book an entire room for your party is booking all 12 spots.\u00a0 The $35 pricing is pretty standard for room escapes in the Orange County area, especially one of this magnitude.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/chronosescaperoom.com\/\">Chronos Escape Room<\/a>&#8211; Pomona, California<\/h3>\n<p>The room escape marathon weekend continues as we move on to Chronos Escape Room in Pomona.\u00a0 This was truly unlike any room escape we have ever done before.\u00a0 It is more like a horror maze that you would do at an amusement park.\u00a0 There were multiple rooms and as you progress through the rooms you have to find your way out.\u00a0 They now have three different themed adventures, but we did Awakened when we went.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Awakened &#8211; A long time childhood friend comes back to town and invites you and other schoolmates to a reunion party at an abandoned high school. Is he really the same person that you knew years ago? You and your friends decided to attend the party to find out\u2026\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1666 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Chronos-Room-Escape-300x300.jpg?resize=543%2C543\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"543\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We made it out of this room.\u00a0 It was really intense because we did not know how much time was left in the room.\u00a0 They told us that the countdown clock was not working at the time, so we had to check in with them.\u00a0 I did not like that feeling.\u00a0 This was also a horror themed room, so not really for everyone.\u00a0 There were no live actors, but there were a lot of gross scenes.\u00a0 The room design and the puzzles made up for theme of the room in my opinion.\u00a0 I really want to go back and try their new rooms because they don&#8217;t have a horror theme, and we really enjoyed this unique approach to the room escape experience.\u00a0 Please do not bring your young kiddos to this room.\u00a0 It really isn&#8217;t appropriate for them.\u00a0 You must call if you are arranging to bring children younger than 13 to the room anyway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: Chronos charges $30 per person. If you would like to have a private room you must select the button when booking.\u00a0 Extra fees may apply.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/exodusescaperoom.com\/\">Exodus Room Escapes<\/a> &#8211; Anaheim Hills and Rowland Heights, California<\/h3>\n<p>Next up on our room escape marathon weekend we did three different rooms at different locations for Exodus Room Escapes.\u00a0 I mentioned in my first post that I absolutely love Exodus room escapes.\u00a0 They have solid story lines and solid puzzles.\u00a0 We also enjoy the fact that they have a leader board and we have actually made the leader board here twice.\u00a0 I love Exodus so much that in a couple weeks I am throwing my 40th birthday bash at one of their new rooms at their Rancho Cucamonga location.\u00a0 What a great way to bring in the first four decades of my life!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sherlock&#8217;s Study &#8211; Anaheim Hills Location &#8211; In the midst of a murder investigation, Sherlock Holmes has been kidnapped by the very murderer he was trying to catch! Now, it is up to you to piece together the evidence he has left behind in his study. Will you be clever enough to step into Sherlock\u2019s shoes and solve the mystery?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1667 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sherlock-Exodus-Room-Escape-300x225.jpg?resize=520%2C390\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apocalypse &#8211; Rowland Heights Location &#8211;\u00a0You and a few remaining survivors awake in an apocalyptic world.\u00a0 You start to gather supplies for survival and quickly realize that food is scarce and most of the water is contaminated. After a few hours you notice a nearby power plant that appears to show signs of activity. You and the other survivors start heading towards the plant in hopes of finding an explanation of what happened, or even confirmation of what year it is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Apocalypse-Exodus-Room-Escape-300x225.jpg?resize=520%2C390\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bank Heist &#8211; Rowland Heights Location &#8211; You and several others have been handpicked by a professional thief named Curns. Each of you is an expert in your respected field. This bamboozling stranger has requested your services to break into vaults and infiltrate government facilities to steal from corrupted, unethical people! A modern day Robin Hood, you will be taking from people known to be involved in highly illegal and unethical ventures that go against the common good. Your goal, once you\u2019ve broken in, is to collect a valuable cd, a diamond, and cash!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1677 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bank-Heist-Exodus-Room-Escape-300x300.jpg?resize=525%2C525\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were the first group to ever make it out of Apocalypse without needing a clue so we jumped to first place on the\u00a0 leader board. \u00a0That was an amazing feeling.\u00a0 Lots of good puzzles in this room.\u00a0 We were complimented by our game master for our teamwork and collaboration.\u00a0 Sherlock&#8217;s Study was really fun and, as you can see, we have over 28 minutes left on the clock from our picture.\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t make the leader board on that one but it was a super solid room with a fun theme.\u00a0 We also did Bank Heist, which was kind of a frustrating room for us.\u00a0 We made it out, but there were some issues with the locks and puzzles not working and it just soured the experience a bit.\u00a0 \u00a0They no longer offer the room at the Rowland Heights location, but I noticed it was available in other locations. Hopefully, those versions have been revised, as I believe they were planning to do.\u00a0 Both locations we visited had very friendly staff as well.\u00a0 Exodus has multiple locations throughout Southern California, and a few out of the area locations as well, including Monterey in California and across the country in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: $35 per adult per room and $25 for children (ages 7-12), under age 7 is free.\u00a0 I LOVE that they are a family friendly room escape that actually gives a discount or even free room for children.\u00a0 Plus, they give a lot of coupon deals through your e-mail.\u00a0 Check it out.\u00a0 You must book the whole room if you would like a private room.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escaperoomera.com\/\">Era Escape Room<\/a> &#8211; Anaheim, California<\/h3>\n<p>This was another room escape we did on our marathon weekend and it was truly unique and fun.\u00a0 When you do multiple rooms in a matter of days you can start to get confused.\u00a0 Puzzles and rooms may blend together.\u00a0 I feel like the puzzles in this room were truly unique and I remember them vividly.\u00a0 We had a blast.\u00a0 This room had a great combination of low tech and higher tech puzzles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Invention Room &#8211; You are a member of the Secret Freemason Society during the Revolutionary War. Your task\u00a0is to find Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s greatest invention, a new weapon that can defeat the British soldiers. The British are coming! They are trying to steal Franklin&#8217;s invention. They will arrive in one hour. Can you find the weapon in time, use it on them, and win the war?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1669 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Era-escape-room-300x225.jpg?resize=568%2C426\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see by the picture we made it out before the British came.\u00a0 This had a great twist with the game master that I don&#8217;t want to give away.\u00a0 It was definitely a fun situation.\u00a0 There were some puzzles that were so unique and cool, and I was just bewildered on how they were even built.\u00a0 I loved the colonial theme as well.\u00a0 It was a great family friendly room, and as you know, I love a room I can do with the my sweet, intelligent, kiddos.\u00a0 This was a very fun and unique room experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COST: \u00a0Era Escape Room offers a midweek special if you go Monday &#8211; Thursday it is only $24 (what a steal).\u00a0 On the weekend, it is still very affordable for the Orange County area at $28 a person.\u00a0 You do have the option of requesting a private game if you book four or more people and e-mail them that you would like a private game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/escapeps.com\/\">Escape Room\u00a0Palm Springs<\/a>&#8211; Palm Springs, California<\/h3>\n<p>I have gone to this room escape multiple times.\u00a0 We went here last year on a few occasions and we enjoyed ourselves.\u00a0 Plus they made some changes to their games which I was excited about.\u00a0 They added some games you could bring children to. (They used to have a no child policy.)\u00a0 \u00a0Also, they added puzzles and all their rooms are now 60 minute rooms where they used to be only 45 minute rooms.\u00a0 I love that they have truly engaging room themes and that they are always so nice when we go. They also rework their themes quite often, so even though I have gone a total of four times, I can still go back because they have added some new rooms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Locker Room &#8211; Trapped in an abandoned locker room, you and your team will battle wits with a sadistic serial killer. Uncover the fate of the prisoners captured before you and if you\u2019re clever enough, maybe you\u2019ll save more than just yourselves. In this game you\u2019ll face both mental and physical challenges to test your mind and spirit.\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1670 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Escape-Room-Palm-Springs-300x284.jpg?resize=443%2C419\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"419\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mystery Room -This room is no longer available, but it was kid friendly.\u00a0 Since it&#8217;s gone, I can&#8217;t find an official description, but I know you were trying to find a way out of the room for some reason.\u00a0 It was a good beginning room, but they have other rooms now that you can do as instead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1671 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Palm-Springs-Room-Escape-2-300x225.jpg?resize=441%2C331\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our experience with The Locker Room was extra special because somehow my husband and I convinced 8 of my work peeps to go to a room escape about a serial killer.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t <em>too<\/em> creepy.\u00a0 As I mentioned above, I am not into horror themed rooms, but that one worked the best with our work conference schedule, so we did it anyway.\u00a0 My work friends had a blast and we made it out of the room.\u00a0 I also learned I work with a couple of brainiacs.\u00a0 If you can do a room with people from work, you should definitely do it.\u00a0 What a great teamwork activity!\u00a0 On a separate visit, we also did the Mystery Room (before they changed it to a new room.)\u00a0 It was fun to be able to bring my kiddos to the room, and we enjoyed the kid friendly theme.\u00a0 I am definitely looking forward to trying their new rooms at their new location. They have a Bank Heist one, a Jack the Ripper one, and one called Merlin&#8217;s Magic, so all very cool themes.\u00a0 I am disappointed they don&#8217;t have their online leader board anymore.\u00a0 They were the only ones to have one and they kept it updated regularly.\u00a0 I liked seeing my team name and feeling all famous and stuff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COST: $33 per person.\u00a0 Make sure you check which rooms are child friendly.\u00a0 They do allow children to come.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoorescapegames.com\/\">Open Door Room Escapes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Redlands, California<\/h3>\n<p>Open Door Room Escapes was also a repeat room escape.\u00a0 We don&#8217;t ever do the same room twice, but we definitely go back to do additional rooms if we try a place and we enjoyed it the first time.\u00a0 Open Door was one we really wanted to do again.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrested\u00a0 &#8211; You are in jail for a crime you didn&#8217;t commit and you are awaiting execution.\u00a0 Luckily, there is someone who believes you are innocent and leaves you clues to find a way out of jail before the sheriff comes and gets you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1672 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Arressted-Room-Escape-300x300.jpg?resize=540%2C540\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This room is very different than their other room we did at Open Door.\u00a0 We really liked the theme and the special effects.\u00a0 You can tell from the picture that this room has a high-concept design.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not hard to imagine you are really back in an old western jail.\u00a0 This room had some solid puzzles, and one in particular was something we&#8217;ve never seen at another escape before, which is impressive.\u00a0 We were a little stressed because the room didn&#8217;t have a timer, and there wasn&#8217;t an easy way to find out how you were doing on time.\u00a0 (I am always the resident time keeper on my room escape team.)\u00a0 I talked to one of the owners and she said they are working that out.\u00a0 We did make it out, but it was super close. Apparently we solved the last puzzle right on the buzzer!\u00a0 We also went on Mother&#8217;s Day, so that was a super fun thing to do on my celebration day.\u00a0 It was a high quality room, and a little bird told me that they are working on their third room set to open this summer.<\/p>\n<p><b>COST: The cost is $30.74 a person with taxes and booking fee. You can book a whole room for $152.64 a group. \u00a0Both the rooms were perfectly appropriate for children, although they do recommend for ages 13 and older.\u00a0 Also, both rooms are intended for a max of six people, but they were very accommodating\u00a0for our 7th friend.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.endgameescaperooms.com\/\">End Games Riverside<\/a> &#8211; Riverside, California<\/h3>\n<p>Who doesn&#8217;t love a good pirate adventure?!\u00a0 Everyone dreams about uncovering a pirate&#8217;s treasure, so that is what we did.\u00a0 End Game has some solid puzzles and some very unique special effects.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Pirate&#8217;s Cabin &#8211; While sailing the Caribbean in the year\u00a01720\u00a0tasked with\u00a0learning the family business\u00a0your ship was savagely attacked.\u00a0 The infamous\u00a0Captain Bartholomew Roberts &#8220;Black Bart&#8221;\u00a0has locked you in his quarters aboard his ship the\u00a0Royal Fortune, what happens next is up to you&#8230; will you walk the plank? or will you escape?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"comp-ixtk7byp\" class=\"wp2\" title=\"\" data-exact-height=\"221\" data-content-padding-horizontal=\"0\" data-content-padding-vertical=\"0\"><\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1654 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myvacationpants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Escape-Games-Riverside-Room-Escape-1-300x214.jpg?resize=507%2C361\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We talked to the owner for awhile after we did the room and he was really cool and seemed to have a passion for what he was doing.\u00a0 They have now opened a 2nd room that I would really love to go back and check it out.\u00a0 I enjoyed that the room was family friendly.\u00a0 Since this is the first room I did without my super intelligent husband, I am going to arrange a daddy \/ kid date to the room.\u00a0 It does recommend that kids be older than 12 on the website, but the owner said it is not a problem to have kiddos in the room.\u00a0 Also, there is a super amazing movie reference in the room.\u00a0 See if you can figure it out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COST: The cost is $30 a person and you can book through their website.\u00a0 They do say if you have four or more people in your party you can e-mail them and request a private game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My Vacation Pants (MVP) Tip: \u00a0Always check the reviews on TripAdvisor, Google, or Yelp before you book an escape room. \u00a0We have been burned by really shady businesses in this industry in particular, but the reviews (especially Trip Advisor ones) never lead us wrong. \u00a0We just made the mistake once of not reading the reviews before we booked. \u00a0Oops, lesson learned.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>MVP \u00a0Tip #2: \u00a0Many room escapes have promotions running at any given time, so make sure you check Groupon and Living Social before you go. \u00a0(Just make sure you read the reviews\u00a0first!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>MVP Tip #3:\u00a0 Make sure you have a plan with your team before entering the room escape.\u00a0 Have someone who will be time keeper, someone who will get clues, choose an area in the room to put puzzles that have already been completed.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget to communicate.\u00a0 It seems weird\u00a0narrating what you are doing and seeing, but someone across the room could have something related to a puzzle you are solving.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Well, there you have it, part 2 of my room escape adventures in the Southern California area.\u00a0 I am sure I will have a bunch more to add to the list when I do my annual post next year.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve also tried some rooms out of the area, and even the state.\u00a0 Check out my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myvacationpants.com\/2017\/05\/26\/put-on-your-rhode-island-getaway-vacation-pants-new-england-part-2\/\">post<\/a> on the ones we tried in New York.\u00a0 They were seriously the most high tech room escapes we have ever done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Please share if you found this guide helpful, and comment below if you have any questions at all.<\/p>\n<p>Follow My Vacation Pants on Social Media:<\/p>\n<p>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/myvacationpants\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/myvacationpants\/<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myvacationpants\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myvacationpants\/<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/myvacationpants\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/myvacationpants<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4BsQxDyGJdgUa6lTjdvafw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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