Looking for an exciting date night that will keep you on your toes and get your brain working overtime? Consider checking out escape rooms in Orlando. Each has its own theme, aesthetic and level of challenge for all skill levels.
Escape games and escape rooms are interactive, adventure scenarios where multiple players are locked in a room and have to work together to find clues, solve puzzles, and crack the code to escape within a set amount of time. Many involve a quick video introduction.
Not only does this work as a date idea, but it doubles as a team building experience. And if your goal is to build a long term relationship, working as a team is important.
You'll need to bring your best problem-solving and sleuthing skills but it will be a blast and a date night you won't soon forget.
Updated April 2024 by Meghan Roth
Escape Rooms on I-Drive
The Bureau Adventure Game Orlando
5400 International Drive, Suite B, Orlando, FL 32819
Cost: $41.99 per person
One of our picks for Best Escape Room in Orlando
One of our picks for the best escape room experience in Orlando is not actually an escape room. Unlike traditional escape rooms that use typical locks or keys, you're working together towards a goal. Instead of escaping a room, you’re on an adventure to achieve a greater goal, whether it’s hatching a Loch Ness creature, foiling an evil genius, stealing an ancient relic alongside a puppet sidekick, or launching a UFO back into outer space. The dedicated designers and scenic artists made The Bureau Orlando a really cool place.
Escapology – Sunset Walk
3255 Margaritaville Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34747
Cost: $44.99/person, Thursday – Sundays (or $39.99/person Monday – Wednesdays)
Located by SeaWorld Orlando and the Orlando Beer Spa, this escape room game has been praised by locals and tourists alike for its thrilling game experiences and wonderfully-planned clues. With its exciting location, Escapology is a fun attraction. One of the great advantages of this place is that there are nine different challenges to choose from, including a few different rooms inspired by popular movies and characters. Each room is perfectly themed to match the challenge. Escapology also has rooms suitable for children in case you need to bring the kids.
The Escape Game Orlando
8145 International Drive, Ste. 511, Orlando, FL 32819
Cost: $41.99 per person
This escape room game is one of the best in Orlando. Gold Rush challenges teams to find a prospector’s secret gold stash from back in the 1850s before the mob can find it. The teams use hidden objects and solve puzzles in a confined area before time runs out. The game was difficult and featured many twists and challenging tasks. The Escape Game Orlando has plenty of other escape room experiences. Each one is highly themed, detailed, and full of immersive sets. Parking is available for free in the lot behind the building.
Escapology
11951 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32821
Cost: $44.99/person, Thursday – Sundays (or $39.99/person Monday – Wednesdays)
Located at the Promenade in Sunset Walk on Margaritaville Boulevard, just off of West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Escapology is the place to go for fun near Celebration, Lake Buena Vista, and Bay Lake. Just yards from Margaritaville Resort Orlando, this brand new location is ready for you to book your escape room adventure today! One of the great advantages of this place is that there are 4 different challenges to choose from, with four more on the way, including a few different rooms inspired by popular movies and characters. Each room is perfectly themed to match the challenge. Escapology also has rooms suitable for children in case you need to bring the kids.
America's Escape Game
8723 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
Cost: $39.99-$48.99 per person (Active and retired military receive 30% off)
Also located on International Drive, America’s Escape Game is known for having some of the most challenging escape games in Orlando. It is important to note that of the escape rooms on this list, the ones here involve the most adult situations, and some experiences can be scary. America’s Escape Game’s The Caretaker game experience boasts having the “Hardest Escape Room in the USA,” and an escape rate of only 8 percent. The Lost Tomb of Monthu game has also been updated with new clues, designs and challenges. The different escape rooms include: Oakridge Lunatic Asylum, The Caretaker, Crisis at 1600, The Lost Tomb of Monthu, Infected, and the newest room, The Contract.
Lockbusters
8326 International Drive, Orlando 32819
Cost: $41.99 per person
Lockbusters offers five rooms, with five unique and immersive adventures. Each of their themed escape rooms provides a completely immersive experience that lets participants become a part of the story with a problem to solve in only 60 minutes or less.
The Escape Effect
11701 International Dr #420, Orlando, FL 32821
Cost: $44.95-49.95 (Save $10 on games before 12pm and after 9pm)
The Escape Effect was the first in Orlando to make escape rooms longer than 60 minutes, and the first in Florida to design a 2-hour escape room! You’ll find yourself in a custom, immersive environment filled with clues waiting to be uncovered and challenges waiting to be solved. The Escape Effect has a sensible rescheduling policy AND will make your game private for you and your family/friends.
Universal's Great Movie Escape
6000 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819
Cost: $49.99 per person, or $240+ for private groups of up to 8 people.
Universal Orlando Resort debuted Universal’s Great Movie Escape – featuring two next-level escape rooms that pack the innovative storytelling and theming Universal is known for into “can’t-miss” experiences. Choose between rooms inspired by the blockbuster films Jurassic World and Back to the Future.
Concepted and designed by the same creative masterminds responsible for the wildly immersive haunts of Halloween Horror Nights, Universal’s Great Movie Escape brings two distinct and extraordinary escape adventures to the heart of Universal CityWalk.
There are also two small bars inside. The bars at Universal's Great Movie Escape are free for anyone to visit – you do NOT need to purchase admission to the new Universal's Great Movie Escape. This escape room-style experience is awesome for movie fans, especially of Back to the Future and Jurassic World.
Why Universal Orlando's Escape Room Experience Should Be Your Next Date Night
Escape Rooms in Orlando
The Great Escape Room
23 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando, FL 32801
Cost: $40 per person
One of our picks for Best Escape Room in Orlando
The Great Escape Room was Orlando’s first escape room and has been entertaining guests for years. It is located in the heart of downtown Orlando and is popular for large groups and team-building. It features three game rooms, each one is an exciting mission. The best part is after you escape the game room, you and your team can walk to Wall Street to celebrate your victory or explore other downtown Orlando date ideas!
Escape Artists Orlando
4859 New Broad St, Orlando FL 32814
Cost: $35-$45 per person, depending on room and day of the week
Located in Baldwin Park, you'll have to work together to solve puzzles, decode cyphers, and find secret passages in order to escape. You only have 60 minutes to make your way out and every minute counts! Additionally, you'll find special themed rooms like Baldwin Manor and Ninja. Since it is centrally located and not among the busy tourist areas, this is one of the best escape rooms for locals.
The Escape Ventures Orlando
570 N Alafaya Trail Suite 109-110, Orlando, FL 32828
Cost: $45.99-$57.99 per person
If you're in the UCF area, this is a great date idea for you. The Escape Ventures Orlando is in the Waterford Lakes area and likes to call itself “Orlando's most immersive escape room.” The five themed escape rooms are very creative and so much fun. The “Bros for Life Fraternity Heist” is especially fun considering the location near UCF. When you sign up to their email list you receive a 10% discount.
American Escape Rooms
12074 Collegiate Way, Orlando, FL 32817
Cost: $25-35 per person
Are you a practiced code breaker or a puzzle enthusiast? Do you love strategizing in a game like chess or checkers? American Escape Rooms is the best escape room experience in Orlando for people like you! Their 4 award-winning rooms will force you to use 120% of your brain power to escape!
The Escape Company
8580 Palm Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32836
Cost: $30-38 per person
Located across the street from Disney Springs in Vista Shoppes, The Escape Company prides itself on creating fun for all ages! Whether a first-time player or an expert escapist, they've got rooms that range in all difficulties and challenges! They also serve beer, Wine, and other beverages – and even provide refills during games!
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Feature image credit: The Escape Game Orlando