QUESTIONS WE GET A LOT

Nope! While both forms of entertainment are interactive and involve touching things, 5 Wits does not work like an escape room, and with two decades in business actually predates the escape room industry by several years.

That said, if you’re a fan of escape rooms, odds are you’ll love 5 Wits! However, you should NOT expect an escape room experience, as our attractions work very differently from what you may be used. 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 containing those challenges 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.

There is no set difficulty level. 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. You will always get to the end, but you may not win. 5 Wits adventures are not meant to be insanely difficult, but they are designed to be challenging. Failure IS an option!

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.

Yes. All of our attractions will feature brief moments of flashing or strobing light effects.

To avoid a wait and guarantee that you can enter at your preferred time, please book a reservation online. Walk ins can be accommodated, but are not recommended. 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.

Ticket costs vary by location and date. Prices are typically lower for those who book in advance online, so be sure to get your tickets before arriving! Please click on Reservations for your location to see real time pricing and availability for any given day and book a reservation online.

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

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.

Yes, we require everyone in your party to sign a waiver. You will be texted a link to your waivers at the time of purchase. It is important that everyone in your party fill out their own waiver prior to arriving, so please forward the link to everyone who needs it.

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! However, we get extremely busy on those days – please book ahead!

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

While they are designed to be modular, we purposely do not change themes often. That’s because the same adventure is never exactly the same twice.

Each adventure has multiple endings (based on performance) and varying content, such as randomly generated game sequences or changing solutions to a challenge. While an adventure may appear seamless, it is actually a living, responsive environment that will respond to your performance and change the difficulty and story accordingly.

There are also secret challenges and extra content hidden in each adventure that you are very unlikely to unlock on your first time through an adventure. You can find hints on how to unlock this content on any adventure’s page, but 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!