Escape Experience
Nashville
Do
you love to solve puzzle? Work better on a tight deadline? How about
creating your dream team where you are locked in a room and
challenged to escape in sixty minutes or less?
Escape
Experience Nashville is your ultimate destination, and was nominated for best Escape Game in the U.S. by "USA Today" in 2016. Spencer Rowland, one of the owners of Escape Experience, was nice enough to invite us over to the Nashville location, at 501 Union Street, try to escape. We didn't escape, we did however have a great time and will definitely be going back to try again! We were also able to briefly interview Spencer, here’s what he had to
say:
What is the most popular experience chosen?
It's
hard to pin point one experience that people like the most. People
have always had a fascination with busting out of prison so a lot of
people love C-Block for that reason along with the mug shots before
hand. For those who love a challenge (and the Back to the Future
series), The Inheritance is the favorite. And if you're into a more
physical/intense experience, Vaccine is a must do.
Are there other experiences,
maybe for the future? Chattanooga has The Bunker coming soon.
Absolutely,
yes. Our Chattanooga location is finalizing The Bunker which we
believe will be the most immersive and expansive escape room in the
country. In Nashville, we have just started development on our fourth
experience. We are not ready to release the theme or story line on it
yet but if you're a fan of the movie Memento, get excited.
Has any one group escaped all
three experiences?
Yes.
The escape room industry has developed a hard core enthusiast
community around it which has been fun to watch emerge. Within it,
people band together to form teams where they go around the
country/world to face off against escape rooms. We've had teams come
through many times and do all three of our experiences back to back
to back. Several have escaped all three. One of these teams currently
has two of our existing records (C-Block and The Inheritance) and
narrowly missed the record for Vaccine.
How do you come up with the
ideas for new experiences?
A
lot of our design is scratching our own itch. We start with what we
would like to see ourselves in an escape room and build a story and
narrative from there. Once we have a story line in place, we begin to
build the environment in which it unfolds. Within that environment,
we try to stuff as many puzzles, challenges and surprises as possible
to make a truly memorable experience. We believe this design flow
fosters the development of what is most important in an escape room -
environmental authenticity and immersive story telling.
How
long does it take to pull an experience together from start to
finish?
Our
design team is a stickler for detail so a lot of thought and effort
is put into each experience. Typically, the complete development of
an experience takes about three months. However, we're getting better
at streamlining production which has allowed us to be more efficient.
To counter that, we are always upping the complexity and
technological innovation of each new experience which adds time to
the development process.
What do you want people to know
prior to starting an experience?
As
little as possible. The surprises and spontaneity of our experiences
is what make them such a blast. If you're new to escape rooms, be
prepared to have your mind blown.
How long have you been located
in Nashville?
My brother,
cousin and I (owners) have lived most our lives in the Nashville
area. We opened the doors to the Escape Experience - Nashville in
February of 2016.
Whether you
are looking for a venue for a team building event, an amazing
activity for a birthday party, or just a challenging but
unforgettable outing in Nashville, Escape Experience is prepared to
meet all of your expectations.
Do you have
what it takes? How well do you really
work under pressure? You have only one hour. The countdown starts in
5…4…3….
Escape
Experience Nashville
is located at 501 Union Street. Reservations may be made online
or calling (615) 891-7929.
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