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    Operation Escape

    4.6 (22 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:30 PM
    Updated a few days ago

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    1 year ago

    There were items that seemed unnecessarily hard to find. Probably just for the sake of making the room harder.

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    4 years ago

    Gold rush was challenging but sooooo fun!! Highly recommended!! Love it and the owner William!! We are local and we will be back!!

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    Thank you Chasity for your awesome review & visit.

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    5 years ago

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    Hi Kat! Thank you again for visiting us & for the wonderful review.

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    6 years ago

    One of the best escape rooms I have ever done. The detail and design of Gold Rush Room is fantastic.

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    I will definitely be back to do Gold Rush since he said Once upon a time will be too easy for us.

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    Colonial Escape Room

    Colonial Escape Room

    (122 reviews)

    Everything was so awesome, it's hard to know where to start. But here we go:…read more Took both daughters & the g'kids (15, 13 & 12) for a fun family time while visiting Williamsburg. Tip for finding it: the business park it's in has lots of buildings that look alike. The sign they put out front is quite small. We were the only ones there besides our host, Maya. She was so friendly & welcoming, such a pleasure to meet her. We got started right away in Blackbeard's Cabin, said to be the hardest room. Well, I'll tell you it IS tough! We found lots (and lots and lots) of clues but at the halfway mark had to start asking for hints. What to do when you've found 20 or 30 bits that lead to a solution, but can't figure out how to assemble them? Why, talk like a pirate, of course. With ample hints, we actually solved it with 8 minutes to spare. Many laughs and head scratches, "hmmm"s and "Oh wait, wait!" but in the end we triumphed. DGD the Younger and I don't like jump scares, so I don't know that we would ever try the Chesapeake Bay Butcher room, but I would love to try Cyberpunkd the next time we come to Williamsburg.

    We did a couple of the rooms here and we loved it. Particularly we all LOVED the Chesapeake Bay…read moreButcher room. If there was ever one escape room I wish I could do again for the first time it would be that one. The puzzles were fun and imaginative and honestly kinda scary and thrilling. We did another one about treasure after that one because we loved it so much and none of us enjoyed this one quite as much. The team was very helpful in guiding us during the times we were stuck. Really fun place!

    Escape Newport News - Party / Office / Team-building room

    Escape Newport News

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    My boyfriend and I have done over 20 rooms and sadly this was our worst…read more We booked a room at 7pm, and drove from Richmond to do the room for my boyfriends birthday. I called ahead as I saw no one had booked the time before us (5pm). I asked if we could possibly come at 6pm since the booking before us was open. The person on the phone wouldn't even let me get out the fact that we were traveling over an hour to do this room. Very short..:"You can come at 5 or 7, that's it". Okay fine, my boyfriend is a game master so we figured there may not be a game master available at 6pm. When we arrived the guy at the desk barely said two words to us. Put a tablet in our hands with no direction. Again it was a good thing we had done so many rooms so we knew to complete the waiver. After that the only communication we got "first door on the left, good luck". Okay again....direction? Locks? Did you ask us if we had done a room before? Once in the room we had to wait over 2 minutes to get clues that were sub-par, and the game master failed to even mention that one lock was not necessary since we were not playing in competition mode. When we "escaped" the room we didn't even realize we had escaped. No enthusiasm from the game master what so ever. Sadly this is our first and last experience. Disappointing since we traveled over an hour for this one.

    This is by far the best escape room ever. We live outside the Orlando area and have done numerous…read moreescape rooms in our area and on vacations in other areas as well and this one blows them all away. Very intense and keeps you on edge throughout the entire experience. Well worth the money. Extremely intense experience. Definitely recommended. 5 star plus.

    Zenith VR + Escape Newport News

    Zenith VR + Escape Newport News

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    This past weekend I did my second escape room at this location. We tried the newest room- return to…read moremisty lake, which also came with a strong warning of difficulty. Our group of 6 was able to escape but definitely used some hints along the way. One item malfunctioned requiring the attendant to come in the room with us, but we were still able to move on. Lots of nice and unique components. It is a good way to spend a cold or rainy afternoon but they often book up on those days. Currently, we hold the record for 62 mins to get out of the room (allowed up to 80 on this particular room)

    Me and my husband went for a date night and it was a lot of fun! We did the $25 for 1 hour (also…read morefor each person) to play on with their VR headset. The customer service rep was really helpful. He showed us how to use the controls and would check on us once in a while to ensure our game was running smoothly. I wish the VR had an actual category for multiplayers. Although at the front desk, it did show which games were multiplayer along with horror and family. So if you're interested in those categories, make a mental note of a few games so you know what to play instead of searching around. I also saw when playing Rotten Apple, the controller accuracy was a bit off. I don't know if the game needed to be updated or what because the accuracy was fine when I played Shooty Fruity. Overall, I would recommend people to try this place out for indoor entertainment whether it's with friends, as a date, or even by yourself! I would like to come back and try one of their escape rooms next.

    Room ESC - Busted out with 11:29 to spare!!

    Room ESC

    (7 reviews)

    Great time escaping from the Elephant Shujaa room!! It was very realistic and definitely safari hot…read more in there! We especially liked the background music and props were very cool !! You have to be very observant and work in coordination with your team, otherwise you won't make it out in time! The owner was very friendly and the clues interesting! You must work as a team and systematically work through the clues. Fresh eyes are a must, so rotate through your team! You get three hints if needed. A portion of the proceeds go toward elephant preservation! All in all, it was a fantastic experience!! So. Ring your friends and coworkers!!!

    I found this escape room which was close to upper Shirley vineyards and added this to our friend's…read morebirthday celebration! We're a bunch of escape room fanatics. :) We did the elephant shujaa room where the objective is to hunt down the poachers. You enter a tent to search for clues to hunt down the location of the poachers to capture them. I really did feel like I was in Africa with the heat (haha). Points for immersion :) We were provided with a walkie-talkie and 3 hints if needed. Sleuthing around the tent required being very observant, attention to detail and team work. The clues made sense and were not convoluted. I wouldn't recommend the max of 8 people. It can get tight in there. Maybe 2-5people. We had a good time despite the heat. We broke out with 11min and 29 seconds to spare with a group of 3. If you're in town, check this place out! I hail from VB so the next time I do come it will be if I'm in the area for other things.

    Operation Escape - escapegames - Updated May 2026

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