escape rooms

On reviewing data from 1,381 teams at Mystery Escape Rooms, initial findings from university researchers at Carnegie Mellon University show that the most successful teams have collaborative leaders, open communication and diverse teammates.…

Creative Works, a leading entertainment attractions provider, has installed three of their immersive attractions at 814 Lanes and Games in Johnstown, PA. 814 Lanes and Games is a rebranded FEC from owners Chris and Bobby Hogue. The new…

Creative Works has announced it has developed a brand new escape room theme - Cell Block E. In the Cell Block E escape room, visitors have to find clues left behind by the prison guards to escape the evil warden's grasp. It's a…

Leading theming and design company for FECs and guest entertainment Art-FX Studios has announced the launch of a new range of escape rooms, Escape Theory. Escape Theory’s immersive rooms feature hand-crafted theme fabrication with…

Creative Works' founder Jeff Schilling passed away on Sunday after courageously battling cancer for almost four years. Jeff took inspiration from his entrepreneurial grandfather and started Creative Works in 1997. Jeff was working in the…

Seattle, USA-based Hourglass Escapes has launched a virtual escape room that can be played from home during lockdown and coronavirus restrictions. “We have taken our hit escape room and made it so you can play with your group from the…

A recent study performed by global events industry leader Evendo reveals a significant decline in customer demand for “traditional” Event offerings – typically events, where groups of people are together in confined spaces indoors or…

Modern Fables Escape Rooms in London, UK, has worked with AromaPrime, which has created smells for the likes of Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and the Natural History Museum, to concoct a range of unique fantasy scents for their escape room…

Escape room firm Riddlr has just launched in Bristol, opening a new attraction with three escape rooms, each with different themes.

Escape rooms have had healthy growth worldwide in recent years, but times are changing – smaller operators are being squeezed out while the product itself is evolving. Jon Bruford spoke to a number of leading protagonists to find out what…