Overview

Hype:

Escapes in Time is an escape room in Orem, UT. They have several very fun rooms.

Time:

Fees: Admission

Recommended Ages:

	0-3
	4-11
	12-19
	20-49
	50-69
	70+

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Links: escapesintime.com/

Getting There

Navigate to 40.283151, -111.686180.

Location

Closest City or Region: Orem, Utah

Coordinates: 40.283151, -111.686180

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December 15, 2022 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Rodney Mayo, Jacob Crump, Emily Crump, Scott Quigley, Cole Quigley, Levi,

Story

Scrooge's Fate

We played this room with our escape room employees. I give this room 3 stars.

Pros

• There was a good physical manipulation puzzle.
• There was a good coordination puzzle.
• There was a good music puzzle.
• In general, most of the puzzles had clear entry and exit points. A couple did not.
• Lighting was mostly adequate.
• Climate control was good.
• Most props and puzzles were functioning and in good repair.

Cons

• Our game master didn't know the room very well.
• There were mistakes by the person resetting the room.
• Even though the room is new, there was painted writing on some props that started peeling off and was impossible to read.
• There was a lot of down time where players didn't have anything to solve.
• A color-dependent puzzle was hard to make out in the available lighting.
• A picture cypher puzzle had inconsistent pictures.
• The player experience didn't follow the introduction, rising action, and conclusion sequence typical of a good story. We didn't experience the adrenaline and excitement that comes from a well-designed experience.
• There were way too many combination locks.
• Although they were fun, the puzzles didn't seem cohesive and didn't add to the story.

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January 8, 2022 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Greg Dye, Laura Dye, Anthony Dye, Arianne Dye, Miller Dye, Ondylyn Wagner, Jaren Wagner, Killian Wagner,

Story

Santa's Been Kidnapped!

We played this room with my parents, my siblings, and their families. It was a Christmas present to each of our families and a good excuse to go together.

Pros

• Some of the puzzles were specifically designed for kids and were marked as such so the adults could save those puzzles for the kids to solve.
• Room decorating and theming was very well done.
• The props were well done.
• The puzzles matched the story and didn't break immersion.
• There were several very creative puzzles.
• The puzzles had clear entry and exit points for the most point, meaning you were able to figure out what was a puzzle, what the objective of the puzzle was, and when you had the right answer.
• Lighting was adequate.
• The room was large and had plenty of space for our group size. It was nice to not have multiple rooms when playing with kids.
• The game master was just the right amount of helpful during the game.

Cons

• Because so many things had to do with Santa, it was sometimes hard to figure out which clues went to which puzzles.
• They used a lot of locks.

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May 29, 2020 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Greg Dye, Laura Dye, Ondylyn Wagner, Jaren Wagner, Rodney Mayo, Jacob Crump, Emily Crump,

Story

Moriarty's Mishaps

Rodney paid for all of us, and we all did the Moriarty's Mishaps room. We cruised through the puzzles and finished in about half an hour. We then had the game master walk us through all the puzzles because we felt like each individual was only able to experience some of the puzzles. Afterward, we met with the owner and discussed some of the aspects of opening and running an escape room. She was very open and helpful.

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February 16, 2019 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, ,

Story

Baker Street Mystery

For Valentine's day weekend, Tara and I did the Baker Street mystery with a group of 4 that we didn't know. It was a fun room with some great puzzles. 

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November 7, 2018 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Jacob Nelson, Shelby Nelson,

Story

Paranormal Parlor

We took the Nelsons to the Paranormal Parlor room as a thank-you for Jacob helping with our concrete sideyard pad. The room was a lot of fun. The description says that you can have groups of up to 10 people, but I would highly recommend against it. Even with 4 people, we still spent quite a bit of time standing around because there were not enough simultaneous puzzles to solve. Our major complaint was with our game master. He entered the room near the end and did the last, big meta-puzzle for us and didn't give us a chance to even try solving it, even though we were 10-15 minutes under time.

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June 16, 2018 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Ondylyn Wagner, Jaren Wagner,

Story

Crazy Hoarder's Attic

We took Ondy and Jaren to the Crazy Hoarder's Attic room as a thank-you for watching our kids while we were in Hawaii. We really like the room. There were a few props that weren't working, but the game master was fun about it. We also got stuck on a couple of items and needed some help with those. We found the inheritance in time!

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January 26, 2018 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Greg Dye, Laura Dye,

Story

OK Corral Room

We needed a few hints, but we escaped with 5 minutes to spare. 

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December 26, 2016 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Greg Dye, Laura Dye,

Story

Leonardo's Loot

We found the puzzles very fun, but there were too many combination locks. They did a nice job with the props, not cheap, but also not Hollywood.

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