Overview

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The Escape Date is an escape room in Pleasant Grove, Utah. They specialize in group sizes down to 2 people. They have 3 rooms: Showtime Magic, The Escape Motel, and The Sweet Escape.

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Fees: Admission

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	12-19
	20-49
	50-69
	70+

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Links: https://www.theescapedate.com/

Getting There

Navigate to 40.359080, -111.738079.

Location

Closest City or Region: Pleasant Grove, Utah

Coordinates: 40.359080, -111.738079

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May 10, 2024 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

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

Story

Tara and I went on a double date with Ondy and Jaren to The Escape Date. We played the room Showtime Magic and had a great time, even if our playtime was only 35 minutes because we're that good. We reserved the 5:00 timeslot because on past dates, we had gone out to dinner before the escape room, but our timing was always rushed. So this time we planned to do the activity first and dinner after. However, it ended up being quite stressful since Savannah was supposed to be babysitting Killian and Calliope but she didn't get home from Lagoon until after 5:00. Madi ended up babysitting until Savannah got home, but it was quite stressful for Tara to figure everything out. After the escape room, we went to dinner at Rumbi Island Grill.

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October 21, 2021 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Savannah Dye,

Story

Escape Motel

Savannah and I went to The Escape Date for our daddy daughter date. We needed several hints to escape in time. Savannah loved it!

Pros

• Room decorating was inexpensive but fit the theme perfectly.
• There weren't a bunch of random locks on things that wouldn't normally have locks on them.
• Everything in the room could plausibly be in a real hotel room. The puzzle designers were very creative to come up with puzzles that matched the contents of a hotel. This included the TV guide, Bible, TV, luggage stand, dresser, etc.
• The puzzles matched the story and didn't break immersion.
• There was a lot of custom programming and video creation that went into the room. For example, the radio clock on the nightstand is the countdown timer for how how much time you have left, and the TV has custom programming that gives you information.
• Lighting was adequate.
• The game master was very cheerful and in character.
• The game master kept us on track and fed us hints when we needed them so that we didn't get stuck on any one problem for too long.

Cons

• About half the puzzles were good, but about half the puzzles were poorly designed. The poorly designed puzzles included ones where you were supposed to guess what the designer was thinking. They made sense after you know what you're supposed to do, but when you're in the moment there is nothing to logically tell you what you are supposed to be doing next. It's like playing a card game when you don't know the rules.
• When we finished, we didn't know it was the end until we read the card that said "the end". It would have been nice to be able to track our progress and to know when we were approaching the end.

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