QUESTIONS WE GET A LOT

Nope!

5 Wits adventures share a few common elements with escape games, but actually predate the entire escape room industry by several years. (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. For an in-depth breakdown of what makes us different, click here!

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.

Each adventure is designed to take an average of approximately 35 minutes to complete. That is an average, not a maximum or minimum – your group may take less time or more, depending on how your adventure plays out. Bear in mind that time has little to do with score, so completing an adventure faster will not necessarily mean a better score.

Specific games or activities within your adventure may feature a time limit (for example, defusing a missile before it launches); however, the adventure itself does not have a set time limit.

Our adventures are intended to thrill and sometimes challenge you, not to scare you.

That said, 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 tasks. We do NOT advise bringing smaller children, especially those under age seven, as the experience can be too intense and sometimes even frightening for younger guests. Children under 13 MUST be accompanied by an adult 18 or older.

5 Wits adventures are not meant to be insanely difficult, but they are designed to be challenging. Failure IS an option!

There is no set difficulty level, as the computer is constantly adjusting based on your performance. Even if you fail a task, you cannot get stuck in the story – however, your failure may change the outcome. Put another way: you will always get to the end, but you may not win.

A 5 Wits adventure has little to do with figuring what to do – most activities are clearly explained or self-explanatory, and the challenge comes from actually doing it. In a couple instances, you may be tasked with figuring out what to do; even if you fail, you will move forward. It is impossible to get stuck.

After your adventure, you will be able to see your score and details about your ending. Bear in mind while we keep an eye on things for safety, our Adventure Guides cannot control your experience in any way, so you will not be able to ask them for help or hints from inside the adventure.

You can see availability for any adventure at any time by heading over to the Reservations page and choosing an adventure.

To avoid a wait and guarantee that you can enter at your preferred time, please book your tickets in advance online. Wait times often exceed 60 minutes on weekends or peak times such as Monday holidays or school vacation weeks. Our entire schedule can be viewed and booked at any time on the Reservations page.

If your group is 8 people or more, you may be interested in purchasing one of our group packages and paying per timeslot instead of per person!

Yes. Please click the Reservations tab to get gift cards for your location.

Prices may vary by location and date. Please click on Reservations for your location to see real time pricing and availability for any given day or book a reservation online.

If you are booking online a minimum 24 hours in advance, matinee prices may be available at certain times of day. These are only offered online and do not apply over the phone or in person.

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

If your group is larger, no problem! Our adventures are extremely high capacity, and we can accommodate groups of more than 100 extremely quickly, with very little waiting. To learn more and book a group, head over to the Groups tab.

If you need to reschedule your tickets, hold them for another time, or make an adjustment to your reservation, we’re happy to help! Just drop us a line. All tickets are non-refundable.

Some 5 Wits locations will require a waiver to participate. If this is the case, a link will be texted to you when you purchase tickets.

Yes! All adventures are private at all times.

Admission tokens never expire and are adventure-specific, but not location-specific. In other words, an admission token for Deep Space may NOT be used to visit Tomb, but MAY be used for Deep Space at any 5 Wits location that offers it, without expiration.

Unless that holiday is Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter, the answer is always yes!

5 Wits is named for the Five Inward Wits – Common Sense, Imagination, Estimation, Fantasy, and Memory.

The adventures are designed to be modular, and are capable of being changed out, although we do not do so on a specific basis. One of the main reasons for this is that the adventures we have are not the same every time!

It’s easy to visit a 5 Wits adventure and imagine that you’ve now “done” that adventure, but that’s really not the case – adventures are designed to be replayed over and over again! Each adventure has multiple endings (based on performance) and multiple solutions to each puzzle (randomly selected). While an adventure may appear so seamless it would have to be scripted, it is actually a living, responsive environment that will respond to your performance and change the difficulty and story accordingly. Returning guests may find additional layers of challenge that they were not expecting to encounter.

There are also secrets and what we call “easter eggs” hidden in each adventure that you are very unlikely to unlock on your first time through an adventure. Some are hidden references or sly nods, others are extra content or an additional challenge, and most of them are very difficult to figure out!

We do! All of our attractions are designed and built internally by 5 Wits.

We offer snacks and drinks, as well as catering menus for corporate groups. If you’re looking for a sit-down meal, there are several great restaurants located steps away from each of our locations!