GimpYancIent
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OR replace the worthless NBA experience.Seems like this concept would be perfect for the former NFL Experience location at Disney Springs. I know, too early!
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Rumor Escape Rooms Under Development for Polynesian
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TikibirdLand
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Wow. I really messed that joke up, didn't I?!!! That's what I meant to say!
dreamfinder
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Eh, they could prob lean pretty heavy on Lilo & Stitch. Helping Lilo rescue Stitch or something like that.
GimpYancIent
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The last thing Poly needs are rooms that guests need to escape from.
Horizons '83
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
I thought the newly renovated Contemporary Rooms would act as escape rooms.... with straitjackets and all.
Those are reserved for the new Campus and employees in Lake Nona.
I miss Disney Quest. It had so much promise, fell so short, but I have fond memories of all the old arcade cabinets on the top floor.
Gottliebjess
Member
Yes! It always reminded me of being in the show Nick Arcade but live. There is so much they could do with it and have IP related to gaming. They could have reinvented Kingdom Hearts, done escape rooms, Onward RPG opportunities. Or what a cool way to test new technology. I loved Disney Quest so much and it was its time I just wish it had been updated instead of scratched.
DisneySongbird
Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
I would definitely love to see the escape room concept come to Disney hotels; to me it'd just be one more thing you have the option to partake in on a hotel day, like trivia/games at the pool or movie night.
Having said that, if they make the experience private by default (e.g. not grouping parties together) I get way less interested in the concept - I enjoy making new friends!
If you look at Disney Quest as what it actually was - a Disney-branded Family Entertainment Center prototype that could be deployed to cities around the country - that business model was having something of a renaissance in the 2010s with trampoline parks going from a niche thing to a nationwide phenomenon and then expanding into a more diversified play center with the addition of non-trampoline attractions. (To get back to the original topic, escape rooms themselves weren't really a thing until the early 2010s and I believe the initial round of escape room rumors dovetailed with the timeline for squashing DQ.)
Having said that, if they make the experience private by default (e.g. not grouping parties together) I get way less interested in the concept - I enjoy making new friends!
Not to derail this into a Disney Quest thread, but I very much question that it was its 'time.'
If you look at Disney Quest as what it actually was - a Disney-branded Family Entertainment Center prototype that could be deployed to cities around the country - that business model was having something of a renaissance in the 2010s with trampoline parks going from a niche thing to a nationwide phenomenon and then expanding into a more diversified play center with the addition of non-trampoline attractions. (To get back to the original topic, escape rooms themselves weren't really a thing until the early 2010s and I believe the initial round of escape room rumors dovetailed with the timeline for squashing DQ.)
We have a Round One that took over the ground floor of a former Sears in our local mall, and that concept seemed pretty well accepted. There were no escape rooms, but tons of arcade machines and bowling lanes along with a food/drink venue.
Unfortunately, it opened about a year before Covid hit, so I don't know if it was able to keep a fan base in the interregnum.
cslafferty
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Iām sorry . . . Am I the only one that doesnāt get this? I mean, Iāve just spent $$$$$ and months planning a Disney vacation . . . I can find an escape room within 10 miles of my house . . . Why would I waste my Disney time in one there? When weāre at Disney, weāre either at the parks, in the pool, eating or sleeping. The ONLY time I MIGHT consider doing an escape room there is if thereās a hurricane warning and weāre stuck in our resort!
Gottliebjess
Member
I was thinking of it as a more Disney springs evening. Whenever I go to Disney I always have an afternoon or evening at Disney Springs. Sort of a recharge night. Thatās what I was thinking or a rainy day option.
TeriofTerror
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I had some friends over for dinner last night. I mentioned this rumor (as we played Cards Against Disney) and the entire group of eight was ready to fly to Orlando the second it opens, particularly if it's themed to S.E.A.
The one on 192 by Old Town is a lot of fun.
dreamfinder
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Believe that one of the reasons that has been touted in the past is for corporate team building stuff. But there are plenty of people who look to do other things while at WDW besides just the parks. IE horseback rides at WDW, I've done that, and it's also something I can do at a dozen farms/ranches within a 10 minute drive of my house. And swimming in a pool? Goodness knows there are lots of those around in peoples backyards. Not everyone is a commando when it comes to touring style.
