Looking for something unique and fun to do in Wichita Falls? Well then, you will want to try out Wicked Andy’s Escape. It is located in the Greenbriar Road shopping center, but once you enter one of the escape rooms, you will find yourself in a very different place indeed.
The business has 4 rooms. The rooms create scenarios such as the lair of a serial killer. The object is for a group of people to solve the puzzles and crack the codes to figure out the clues in order to escape before the killer returns. It is a timed game, with the game master feeding you information through a monitor. In fact, all of the rooms have the monitor and a game master.
Chad and Melissa Lagunas own and operate the business, and have had experience with scary situations before. They have owned Wicked Andy’s Scare Shop and Insane Acres in Charlie, Texas since 2012. Both businesses are Halloween attractions, and they tested the idea of an escape room in the scare shop last Halloween and had great reviews. That led to their newest business, Wicked Andy’s Escape.
“So, we decided to build 4 rooms and open it year-round for people to enjoy,” Andy said. “The escape rooms are really good for team building for companies, and we have different difficulties and different levels. The companies can bring in their employees, and we analyze their team building skills individually. You really have to work together as a team to get out,” Andy stressed.
“It is really fun and is unique in Wichita Falls”, Melissa explained. “It’s new and it’s a challenge to your brain and your patience.”
“In the serial killer room you have 45 minutes, and it is a 6 player game. The object is to free your friends before they get killed. Two of the team members are in shackles and 4 are locked behind a gate, and they are all blindfolded, which adds to the suspense. It is kind of like the movie Saw,” Andy explained.
There is also the Zombie uprising room with very real looking Zombies. This room is a 60 minute game and up to 6 people can play. The group is split up, and they eventually have to find a way to get back together and escape. Both of these rooms are recommended for ages 18-25.
The props are very high quality, and they can be frightening in the first 2 rooms. However, they give the rooms an authentic feel.
The Egyptian Tomb Escape room and the Bank Heist room are more for families.
“In the Egyptian room, the group is a team of archeologists. A recent discovery of a pyramid has set the world on fire. They have to work together get into the tomb to identify the pharaoh and escape so that they don’t fall under the pharaoh’s curse,” Andy said.
In the Bank Heist room, they must get the money out of the vault and escape before law enforcement arrives.
Both the Egyptian room and the bank heist room are 60-minute games and up to 8 people can participate.
“It is really goo d for team building for companies, and good for families to get together and work together. It is clean and safe family friendly environment,” Melissa said.
“We have families that want to challenge each other to see who can get out the fastest,” Melissa added.
“It is a great place to bring your first date,” Melissa said with a smile, “You will find out how well you work together by coming here and whether you are compatible.”
“This is a great alternative to the bar scene, and it is family friendly,” Melissa said. “You can add it to your night out, and it is a great place to meet people, since a small group may be paired with another small group. You can even bring a party here to do a room.”
“We had a married couple in here and they worked really well together, but you get 6 or 7 friends in there together and it really gets crazy,” Andy said.
To schedule a room, call 940-264-6040 or go to wickedandysescape.com. The hours for the public are Fridays 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. and are subject to change during Christmas holidays, Spring break, and summer.
During the week, companies can schedule rooms for their team building skills.
The group with the best time of the week will get a prize.
Everyone who plays has to sign a waiver. There is a panic button, and anyone can get out if they feel the need; but there are no small spaces that people have to crawl to or get in to play the games.
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– Cindy Kahler Thomas
