Will to Escape is an escape room experience geared towards the tourist trade on International Drive, but a fun thing to do for us locals, as well. The people here were friendly and it was a fun overall experience. If you are a tourist, check it out and if you are a local like myself, go immerse yourself in the tourist stuff like here. There is a reason we are such a popular tourist destination. read more

We did the stolen relic room. I like how immersive the room was. We needed a little bit of help along the way but ended up getting out in 35 minutes. We've done a few Escape rooms so we did pretty well with this one. Everything made sense in the room and the people who ran the room were really fun. If you're in the area checking out point Orlando, I would definitely recommend adding this onto the list of things to do. I plan on going back with some friends to try one of their other rooms soon. read more

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SUPPPPPER FUN! I forgot their names i believe it was something like matt but they were super funny and immersive. I have done many different escape rooms but this place hits differently, this was my second time here and the Disappearance: Last location was incredible! read more

Went to this escape room with my work folks for a team building. This is the third escape room I have been to in Orlando and I really enjoyed it. The place is located in Pointe Orlando. We picked this Relic room that had an Indiana Jones like description. It was really creative. The staff was really nice. I usually find these things stressful and so hard. This one was hard but our awesome guide Zack gave us as many hints as we wanted. With his help.. we made it out with 6 min to spare. What a fun time. read more

Will To Escape - Team building ! - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

So we have done escape rooms before and they are always fun. Will to Escape is located at Pointe Orlando on the first floor across from Main Event. We have done many escape rooms before, but this location was new for us. We found this location because we heard there was a Christmas Story escape room. I googled it and bam, Will to Escape. I booked the four of us online. I was concerned before; I do not like to do rooms with other people not in my group. I called ahead of time and was told that the room will only be ours. The minimum they require is 2 per room except for one of their rooms, they require 3. So, I booked us online for our group of 4. It was really an easy process. I looked for coupons and groupons but didn't find any. This location is on International Drive at Pointe Orlando. There is a parking garage which you will have to pay to park and there is also valet that opens at 5pm. We usually do valet because we like to get drinks at Pointe Orlando, but our reservation was at 4 so no valet yet. The parking garage has plenty of parking, just go up a few levels. The spots are VERY narrow as well. Be prepared. Once we went inside, we were greeted by Andrew, one of the best guides we have ever had. He was so welcoming, explained their history. They have only been open for 3 months; they have another location in Jupiter which has different rooms. You have to sign waivers which can be done electronically on your phone. After that they bring you to the lockers to put your items way. These lockers were neat in that they had cell phone chargers in them. They locker with key that you carry with you. He then took us to our room. We chose the Christmas Story escape room, and I don't want to give too much away but if you like this movie and the story, then you will adore this room. You are literally standing in the living room and are immediately immersed in the movie. I cannot give much away without spoiling but make sure to look everywhere, touch everything, look up and look down. Open your mind and if you have an idea, try it. The nice thing about this escape room is that you get unlimited clues without affecting your time, they will also ask if you want a nudge if you are getting behind. We had around 17 minutes left when we escaped. That was probably our best time yet! I will say that I am used to moving through multiple rooms within the escape room, but this is not the case. You are primarily in one room, there was a small room that we used but we did not move into new rooms. This was my only disappointment, but I still loved it. After we escaped, they take your picture for their website which they email to you and will also use your own phone or camera. They have additional rooms including: The Gate, The Stolen Relic, Sector X, and The Terminal. I really like this escape game because it really puts you into the story. Christmas Story is a classic and we were right there. We all needed each other to get through the tasks and puzzles. You need to use your mind. I would definitely recommend this for a double date, team building or family fun day and then go grab drinks and dinner after. We cannot wait to go back! read more

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Great experience with great staff. We did the cinema and really enjoyed it. We've done 50+ escape games as two people and got out with nine minutes. Very active and interesting game. I would highly recommend. read more

Fun family experience. If you are looking for something to beat the heat. I highly recommend it. We took our 3 kids and did the downfall of the Don. It was so entertaining right till the last minute. Alexis was great and gave hints when needed but still allowed us to figure it out on our own. Will be back!! read more

We did the alien-themed escape room, huge fans of Aliens and other sci-fi genre films. We spent the first portion of time thinking we'd have to do one task only to end up learning we were focused on the wrong thing. So the order in which these elements are don wasn't clear. Additionally some of the effects weren't working well and had to do with progression and the aesthetic that did work was sometimes confusing or detracting. Unfortunately we felt that this room was not to the level or standards we'd expect from an escape game on International Drive. We've done a ton of escape rooms so maybe we are more accustomed to a well thought out room with clean aesthetics that enhance and not diminish the experience? read more

Kk was an amazing game master visiting from California and the best escape room I've done! We were so scared and she came in to play with us when we asked definitely go cheek it out. read more

A great escape room company. We loved the Relic, Andrew and team did a great job guiding us. The relic was AWESOME. It went very well for our experienced group of 6, everyone participated and enjoyed the puzzles and theme. read more

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I recently played a game at the Pointe Orlando location on a whim while walking by. I asked what games were still open for the evening, and was given an option between the Christmas Story and another. The woman at the desk was nice enough to hold the room for a minute for my sister to join me (although, when she arrived, we still waited another 10 minutes with no heads up as to why but the staff was pleasant when we finally got started). We were a team of two and we played the Stolen Relic game after being warned that it was the hardest game at the location. I enjoyed the fact that this was a multi-room game and an overall good archeological theme. I also really loved the fact that the lockers required to put away your purse and cellphone actually had chargers in it with two types of USB ends. After a long night out, this helped a lot to come back to a charged phone. Lastly, we were able to "escape" in the end with only a couple seconds remaining but I suspect that because we were about to solve, they actually let us run over by a minute or so. Good way to end the experience on a positive note. We had a couple of dislikes in the room that I will say without spoiling. At one point, we had solved one lock and entered the right code and both of us tried to open the lock and failed. We puttered around for a bit trying to figure out what we missed before the GM tried to "help" us but realized that we did already solve it but just needed to pull harder to open. This makes me think that they either happened to walk away at that moment or else one GM must be monitoring multiple rooms. Near the end, there was an auditory puzzle that I knew how to solve but had difficulty hearing and seeing, which turned a neat puzzle into a time suck (the GM did try to rectify this after quite some time of frustration). Although I enjoyed the experience and would be interested in seeing what their other rooms are like, I'm not sure how I feel about recommending this room to others as I would not call this one of the best games in Orlando. The good mix of puzzle types and solid theme but lack of flow would land this in a mid-tier category for me. It's probably a good game to play if you are not an avid enthusiast or if you are an experienced player that wants another local game under your belt. read more

My wife, myself, and our close friends, consider ourselves escape room nerds. We have visited almost all of them in the Orlando area. Last night all of us arrived at Pointe Orlando, to hit our favorite places for drinks. As we were walking to our destination, we came across the Will to Escape. This is located across from Main Event. As we entered we spoke with one of the employees at the front desk, I believe his name is Andrew. He gave us a detailed rundown of Will to Escape. They have one other location in Jupiter, Fl with different escape room from the Orlando location. The room we decided to do is a Christmas Story, which is based off the movie. After all of us were done signing the waivers, Andrew walked us over to the lockers area. These lockers were a little different from other escape rooms we've been to. In addition to placing your items inside, you can actually charge your cell phone inside. Once our locker was secure, Andrew walked us to our room. At the Will to Escape you will have 60 minutes to escape, you can have an unlimited amount of clues without receiving a penalty. Andrew asked us if we would want a nudge, if a lot of time has elapsed and we haven't processed. We of course said yes, please do that . I don't want to give away too much about this room. All I will say is that having common knowledge of the Christmas Story, might be a good thing. Aside from the Christmas Story, here's the other rooms. -Orlando location: *The Gate: The hidden door to an Egyptian tomb was unearthed during a top secret excavation project. We've learned the tomb is a gateway to a ancient curse that will unleash darkness upon the world if released. To protect humanity, a clandestine military organization built a device that deploys a barrier around the gate.  The device is the only thing that protects the world from the powers that lie beyond this realm. But, the device can't hold*The Stolen Relic: Legend has it.....A temple located deep in the jungles of Malaysia housed a legendary relic with special powers. This relic has been worshiped by its people for thousands of years. Recently, the relic went missing and chaos ensued amongst the people. Information about the accused thief led to the home of a crazed anthropologist *Sector X: A secret mission was created to study new life across the universe. You were chosen as the science officer. You are assigned to the research lab aboard the Orion Space Station and have been collection specimens from across the universe in hopes of understanding extraterrestrial life. In a turn of events, a malfunction occurred in the containment chamber and a new species of alien life has escaped!! *The Terminal: You are the foreman of a New York City maintenance crew working during a busy tourist weekend. The subway system is running at maximum capacity and you're working hard to keep things working smoothly. BUT, a blackout in the city has ensued chaos on the lines all over Manhattan and a runaway train is careening at full speed towards the Brooklyn terminal. -Jupiter location: *Innocence: The year is 1935 and you have been convicted of a crime you didn't commit. While being process at the maximum-security prison for a life sentence, a guard tells you that the warden has framed you and that evidence of his cover-up is still in his office* Whippleton's Manor: An eccentric professor is famous for his world travels and vast collection of amazing oddities from far-away lands. It's even rumored that some of the artifacts possess mystical powers that can cure sadness in anyone. Many people have tried to get access to this collection with little success and some have even disappeared without a trace* Subemergency: You are the captain of your nation's top nuclear submarine.  A group of assailants has managed to take control of the sub and crew.  Now you're captive on your own submarine in enemy territory!  The enemy forces left, but not before activating the self destruction sequence and placing hidden traps throughout the boat. Time is not on your side!  You have one hour to disarm the nuclear vessel and save your crew or pay the consequences*The Morgue: Area locals have reported bone chilling screams coming from an old, abandoned morgue on the edge of town. You are the investigators called to look into the situation.  All in all it was truly a wonderful experience. I highly recommend this for a family, birthday party or team building. Aces! read more

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We went with another couple who we frequently do escape rooms with. We have done quite a few in Orlando. This location is at Pointe Orlando and in the plaza with The Main Event. Upon entering Will to Escape we were greeted by Andrew, our game host. We were there to do A Christmas Story and he gave us some great insight on this room. He was telling us the owners have the actual leg lamp from the movie! How cool is that? The lockers to place your belongings were great. They actually have phone chargers inside the lockers. This is the first escape room facility that I have seen that. Now - since I can't give to much info away, I have to say this room is in my top 3. Walking in felt like you were in the actual living room. I loved it! We did escape with over 17 minutes to spare. I highly recommend checking them out. We will be back to check out the other rooms. read more

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I went to Will to Escape this weekend with my wife and 2 of our friends and we did the Christmas Story escape room and it was absolutely fabulous!! The design reminded us a lot of the movie. When we got there Andrew was behind the counter and he was very pleasant and told us a lot of history about the room. He was very engaging and it really got us hyped to play the room, and we finished with plenty of time!! We will be definitely be going back again in the near future!! read more

Will To Escape - Can't wait!! - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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We were looking for something to do on a Friday night, searched online for a "good" escape room to go to and this one was Awesome! We did the Lost Relic. It was challenging but so much fun! read more

Will To Escape - Escaped!! - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

We had an awake time here at Will to Escape. Very exciting and adventurous although we didn't finish with success it was very fun nonetheless. We will for sure be returning to try other rooms. Thanks again for an exciting all around good time. read more

I recently enjoyed playing Stolen Relic here. We had to come after having such an amazing experience at their Jupiter location. The overall experience was fun with a great ambiance, although the office setting inherently tends lean towards "standard" puzzles. You won't find next gen, mind-blowing moments here, but I would still recommend giving them a shot. Will to Escape is perfect for tourists or families looking for some fun outside of the theme parks. Even more so given its prime location. Pointe Orlando has plenty of restaurants and entertainment for before, after, or in-between games. While all the puzzles do make sense, a few were slightly frustrating or sometimes lacking flow. Without spoiling the room, an example of an annoying moment was near the end when I struggled with reading some information due to being a tad short as well as had difficulty hearing the corresponding details. We had "solved" the puzzle in that we knew what to do to get the answer and how to use the answer but were having difficulties obtaining the information to leverage. The GMs, however, are there to help overcome such challenges, making the experience more enjoyable. The employees can make or break a room. Despite the hiccups, I fully intend to come back and finish off the rest of their games. Additionally, I delayed this review by two weeks due to an unresolved issue: we never received our team picture. That is the reason for 3 stars. As an escape room enthusiast, I use game photos to help keep track and remember the rooms (shout out to the Morty app). I have played over 100 all over the world, including almost every game in the Orlando area, and for this to be one of the few that not only never sent it but also ghosted me when I followed up is pretty unacceptable. read more

The staff here is amazing! my friends and i have finished every room. the rooms are insanely cool and fun!!! Kay Kay is our favorite! She is so sweet, funny, and helpful. I would definitely recommend her for a room! Miles is also amazing and so sweet! read more

the owner called me when I was booking a room to admonish me for talking about other escape rooms "trying to influence other people". I canceled my room and the owner came on the speaker (after the waiting room was clear) to continue admonishing me, not tace to face there are better escape rooms out there. it is time for owner to retire or sell the business. read more

Alexis and Trevor were awesome! We did our first ever escape room on a Sunday night with Alexis and didn't finish because we're a little dumb sometimes. We had such a good time and needed to redeem ourselves on Monday with Trevor. The rooms are detailed, the staff is great, super helpful, and stayed in character with our clues. We did another escape room recently and it couldn't match or come close to Will To Escape. The next time we're around, we'll definitely go back. read more

Our group of 4 really enjoyed Outlawed. Just the right level of difficultly for us on our second escape room. read more

Will To Escape - Maniacs escape! - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

We had a great time! It was our first try at an escape room. We are hooked. Can't wait until the next time. Go check out this place. It is great! read more

This is the worst escape room we have ever done. To begin with, we walk in and they started to give us an unwelcoming attitude. The workers did not greet us. They made us put our phones away in a locker. The lady sounded really rude when she found out that someone in our group had to keep their phone with them because of business reasons. We have done around 100 escape rooms and this is the only one where we weren't allowed to have our phones with us. During our escape room, we asked for clues and then the people giving us the clues sounded like they didn't want to give us clues and all of the clues were very vague. Our room was so hot as the AC was not on whatsoever. This place is so overpriced for what you get. I DO NOT recommend going here ever. read more

It was SO MUCH FUN!!!!!! Chris, Trevor, and Shaw were all so so amazing and helped answer all of our questions. Look no further- this is the escape game for YOU!! The Barbz couldn't have asked for a better time! read more

Will To Escape has always had a special place in my heart. Their rooms have always been the most impressive, no other place has even come close to WTE's quality. Played ever single one and even relayed some and each time it's truly magical. Can't recommend them enough. Terminal is the best. read more

Game was very cohesive and clues where easy to understand without giving the answer away directly. Staff would even help let us know when we had a combination right but we're doing it wrong. Asked in begin how much free help you would like. Will likely come back for another game soon. read more

Played the location in Jupiter a few times, and when me and some friends went to orlando we visited this location. Amazing staff, and we really loved Terminal! Taylor (our game master) was super friendly and extremely helpful. Thanks for the experience!! read more

One of the WORST escape room experiences in Orlando. I've done quite a few and this has been by the far the worst, due to the staff. We showed up and did not feel welcome at all. We felt like we were a nuisance. They were rude, short, and smug. The stayed behind their desk (sat down) and shouted out to us to pay for an additional member we brought. Then during the game, the clues were vague. It seemed like they didn't want us there and therefore they didn't want to help. At the end (to which we didn't finish) they asked if we had questions and we asked how the rest of the room played out to which the reply was "yeah there's a lot more" and we asked how and they just say "a lot". At that point we left cause we didn't feel comfortable or welcome. Go anywhere else. Go to The Escape Game down the street. They have amazing customer service and way better quality games. You won't be disappointed there but you WILL be here. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! read more

loved the room relic was a nice challenging room for experienced players !!!! the staff were amazing and very nice. got to peak the other rooms too they seem very interesting . also there is a room themed on "a Christmas story ". cant wait to go back !! read more