Holiday Family Time
If you’re struggling with Holiday Family Time, the following conversation is probably all too familiar.
“I’m bored.”
“Can we go somewhere fun?”
“Let’s do something new!”
“Movies and bowling again? No thanks.”
Trying to keep the whole family happy and satisfied can be a struggle, and we completely understand. Plus, with the struggles of 2020 and staying out of crowded places, finding fun and safe things to do probably hasn’t been too easy.
Fortunately, we have a solution to all your Holiday Family Time ailments. Trap Door Escape Room is the perfect way to spend time with family this holiday season!
Spend Time with the Family at an Escape Room!
If you have never played an escape room, you’re missing out on some serious fun. Escape rooms can get your family out of their comfort zone while working together, creating new and fun memories for everyone.
Solve puzzles together in an effort to complete your mission before time runs out in these adventures! Here’s some more reasons why an escape room is perfect for your family:
Family Bonding
Escape rooms are perfect for strengthening those familial bonds! Everyone will have to think together to solve a variety of puzzles that test different parts of your brain.
This leads to great team bonding, which can help strengthen your family’s communication skills and even help you understand how the other members of your household think. What better way to be spending time with family this holiday season than by learning more about each other?
Ditch the Cell Phones
How often do you see your kids, spouse, or friends without a cell phone glued to their hands? Sometimes it can be rough prying people off of social media, Netflix, or YouTube. However, in the escape room, that won’t be an issue.
This is because everyone will be too focused on the game for any social media distractions. There’s no time to browse Twitter or watch the latest TikToks when you have a mission to complete! Escape rooms offer the perfect opportunity for uninterrupted Holiday Family Time.
Some Healthy Competition
Escape rooms are perfect for families who like a challenge. When you’re racing against the clock, you’ll all be pushing each other to think your way out of the situation.
Doing an escape room with a family is ideal because you already know each other’s strengths. Different puzzles will challenge you in different ways, so it’s useful to know who is best suited to take on each task.
Leave with a Memorable Photo
Who doesn’t want a fun photo of their family? Whether you win or lose, you can always take a fun photo, perfect for any living room wall. A lot of games let you take the photo right in the room using any props you want. Our Poconos location even has a green screen that offers customizable themed backgrounds!
Perfect for Spending Time with Family this Holiday Season
An escape room is a great way to end up spending time with family this holiday season. They provide a bunch of fun and the chance to escape reality for a bit.
Especially when it comes to all of the stress from shopping, cooking, parties, and extended family visits, everyone needs the chance to step back and relax. A trip to Trap Door Escape Room is perfect for helping the family de-stress together in a memorable way. Plus, our locations are open everyday, so feel free to come out on a holiday.
But Anyway...Planning to Play?
Hopefully by now you’ve decided an escape room is something you and your family must try. (We totally agree!) Picking the right room is your first quest, depending on age and skill level. We typically recommend teenagers and up for most of our escape room experiences, but you know your child best, so it’s your call. For reference, check out our blog on escape room difficulties HERE!
Bartonsville, PA
The Poconos Escape Room by Trap Door is all about the impact of humanity, from a Zombie Virus Outbreak to Extreme Weather, we have brought this upon ourselves. Bartonsville is currently hosting 7 unique escape room experiences. Check out our Poconos Page Here to find the best fit for you and your crew!
Also of note at this location is F5 Tornado! In 2021, this game won the title of Best Immersive Experience in the world. In F5 Tornado Escape, you’ll have to seek shelter from an approaching tornado. This game is great for families with children, and features a range of mental and physical puzzles and obstacles.
Red Bank, NJ
Everest takes place on, you guessed it, Mount Everest. After a previous climate research team went missing, your mission is to follow their footsteps and figure out what happened. In 2021, hardly a year after opening, Everest boasts a bronze win for the Player’s Choice Award for Best In-Person Escape Room.
Morristown, NJ
Our Escape Room in Morristown, NJ is pure magic! Super Powered Oddities to Witchcraft, it all combines for a conjuring of spectacle unlike anything you have ever seen. We are currently hosting three fantastical games in Morristown. Check out our Morristown Page Here to choose the best adventure for you!
For family-friendly, light-hearted fun, check out The Greatest Freakshow. As the newest members of Xunder’s oddity troupe, it’s up to you to save the circus from the spell of an evil mermaid. This escape room even features musical elements for a fun and engaging experience to play with children.
Witch Hunt, on the other hand, is a touch more mature. During the Salem Witch Trials, you have to prove whether a woman accused of witchcraft is guilty or innocent. This creepy game is spell-binding but dark in nature.
Finally, Day of the Dead is a great mid-ground. This game is a rich Latin-American celebration of life and death. With more challenging puzzles but a much lower fear factor than other games, Day of the Dead is the perfect family friendly challenge for Holiday Family Time. Be sure to enquire about the fiesta package for adult groups!
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Travel down the rabbit hole and experience a brand new world that just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser in our asylum escape room.
$60 Per Player
You have 120 minutes to escape the theme at $60 per person plus tax. This is the largest escape room in the country, spanning upwards of over 4,000 square feet of playing space each! Large Private Groups are welcome, as these experiences allow player dispersement with ease. All bookings for this asylum escape room are private.
You are Constables for The Sheriff of Salem and are tasked with finding evidence of Witchcraft before the town hanging.
$39.99 Per Player
You have 60 minutes to escape, at $39.99 per person plus tax. At a minimum of 1,000 square feet of playing space, this theme is sure to provide a thrilling adventure. Witch Hunt is three times larger than the average escape room experience. Most importantly, however, all bookings are private.
Journey to the Top of the World as a Search and Rescue team on a mission to find a Missing Research Team.
$39.99 Per Player
You have 60 minutes to escape this theme at $39.99 per person, plus tax. At a minimum of 1,000 square feet of playing space, this theme is sure to provide a thrilling adventure. Everest is three times larger than the average escape room experience. All bookings are private.
Trap Door Escape Company
Trap Door Escape Room has 4 locations: 3180 Route 611 in Bartonsville, PA in the Poconos; 60 White St. in Red Bank, NJ; 34A Speedwell Ave. in Morristown, NJ: and 77 Wind Creek Blvd in Bethlehem, PA. The Red Bank location was the first of the 4 locations, opening in the fall of 2015. Morristown followed in the summer of 2017, and Bartonsville opened during the holiday season of 2018. Wind Creek is currently undergoing construction and will be opening in September 2022.
History
The idea came to Tone Purzycki back in 2011 after he wrote a screenplay that developed into a live-streaming game. The game revolved around an actor trapped in a situation and the audience had to solve puzzles to figure out where he was trapped. The “Find Me Event” had more than 1,000 people playing over the course of several hours. After the success of several other streaming events, the idea of an escape room was born.
Location
Each location has different rooms from which to choose. Our Morristown location is home to Day of the Dead, Witch Hunt, and The Greatest Freakshow. In Bartonsville, you’ll find Cure Z, F5 Tornado Escape, Fear the Bogeyman, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, We’re All Mad Here, and Prisoner Z. In Red Bank we currently have Everest – our first 2 story escape room. Ripper of London is also available at this location. Our pirate themed games will soon be open at Wind Creek.
Trap Door Escape Room also offers team building, streaming events, and birthday parties. For more information on any of our games, prices, and locations, explore our website or call 570-234-3366