So yesterday we found a crack, 6 inches of water, mold, smells, cold, some bad lines, some wasted product, and a little blood.  Look, life isn’t perfect.  Sometimes you gotta adjust your stance and hit the curve.  It’s a new day, new energy, time for round 2!   Feeling good and rejuvenated after a nights rest, I was ready to leave the crazy day one behind me.  I needed to run an extension cord to the upstairs balcony and attach a timer so all the lights come on at the same time (a wifey request, makes a lot of sense.)  I climb the stairs, stroll out on the balcony, move a potted plant and a chair, get down on a knee and try to plug in the timer.  Only one problem, it isn’t plugging in!  Hmmm, I think to myself, this piece was not soaking in water and looks perfectly…

At first I was not quite sure I wanted to share this story.  Heck, I even thought I’d use the whole “I’ve got this friend”, but let’s be honest, it was me.  But since I am being that honest, I will not disclose if this was 10 years ago, or this very Christmas!?  That will be up to you.  One thing is for sure, without wanting to, I sure channeled my inner Griswold!   It all starts with those wonderful conversations a husband has with his wife that goes a little something like this, “Honey, just stay off the ladder and hire those lights guys to put up the lights this year.”  Sure dear, no problem…until the quotes came back that is.  For those of you that do not know, some of those companies have a $600 minimum!  Some charged thousands, but for a simple roofline and garage door outlined,…

  As one of the pioneers of this industry in the US, our team at Exodus has always looked for ways to stay special.  Years ago, one such way was to launch a Christmas themed experience.  It was a hit!   Ever since that year, we chose to invest in these limited holiday experiences that would have to be flipped again as soon as the holidays were over.  But, the laughs, the smiles, and the Christmas Spirit, was (and is) totally worth it! We can truly say that is one of our favorite seasons because of all of you!   This year we launched not one, but two:  Christmas Mischief (Anaheim Hills & Rancho Cucamonga locations) and Clark’s Crazy Christmas (brand new Tustin location.)     While brainstorming Christmas Mischief, we wanted to create an experience that stayed true to our roots of being family friendly, that overflowed the Christmas spirit,…

Escape Rooms are an awesome experience for the family, friends, & co-workers this Halloween season!  Why?  Allow me to share!   Reason #1:  It’s that perfect middle ground between scary haunts and the kindergarten room w/ spider & ghost decor on the wall.  We bring just the right amount of mystery and suspense, without someone jumping out at you.  If you are one of those folks that don’t want to be unexpectedly scared or startled, or one of those that just might throw a punch if a scare-actor jumps in your face or touches you (lol)…then we are the perfect, big step down from that.  Like goldi-locks porridge, we are not too hot, not too cold, but just right.  There is something a little nerve-racking about getting “locked in” for an hour, and the timer ticking down while you try to escape.  However, at the end of the day, there…

Grads About to Escape!   Whether it be their finals, the city they’ve grown tired of, or the clutches of mom/dad, one thing is for sure…Grads are ready to escape!   Some graduates are simply looking for an escape from school in general.  After 10 plus years of homework, quizzes and tests, they cannot wait to spread their wings and make their name on a career path.  This may include those like one of my brothers.  School wasn’t for him.  So the moment he could throw that cap and never look back, he was sprinting away from anything resembling a book, paper or a pencil!  On the flip side, this may include the Entrepreneurial types that cannot fathom the idea of wasting 4 to 5 more years at College, as that would simply put them further behind the 8 ball of launching their idea (or making money!)   Then there…

Our first location in Anaheim Hills opened in 2014 and OC was loving it so much that we wanted to share that joy with the Inland Empire.  Rancho Cucamonga called to us, specifically a beautiful outdoor mall called Victoria Gardens.   We opened that summer, off Kew Ave in Victoria Gardens, next to TGI-Fridays.  It was 2015, Cody Bellinger was only 19 years old and playing for the Cucamonga Quakes.  We called it “Quake Escape”, and it was the first natural disaster escape room ever launched in the US, with special effects and the whole nine yards.  We even had real glass liquor bottles fall off the shelves and break!  We wanted it as real as it could get.  (We later eliminated the breaking bottles as one day, a glass shard happened to bounce all the way over the bar, out into gameplay.  Nobody was hurt, but if you can…

It was just last week that I was at our BRAND NEW IRVINE location when I heard that familiar comment (several times I might add), “I had no idea what this was!”   We were hosting a large group of Nurses that cover the Orange County area.  A couple of them were retired and I have to admit, I love the fact that these ladies are such a close-knit group that they still invite their retired coworkers!  Reading the room, I would say their demeanor ranged from slightly nervous, to excited, to just happy to be out with the girls.   To help ease some of the nerves we started at the beginning with a little of our company history, letting them know we were the first escape room in Orange County and about the 10th in the entire US, but the location they were standing in was our latest…

I know some of our staff want to know, I know many of our Fans want to know, Heck, even our Licensee & Vendors want to know… What can we expect from Exodus in 2022? Allow me to pull back the curtain and share a little behind the scenes with you! Last year, like many companies, we spent much of the year rebuilding our teams.  We also sold a location, opened 4 new experiences and modified 2 experiences.  It was a great year in terms of recovery from the crazy of 2020, however, it was also a year of strategy and conservative moves. This year, in 2022, it will be much more exciting!  Our Game Development department will be launching between 4 – 6 experiences.  Rather than sell locations, we have eyes open  for 1 – 2 newlocations.  We plan to give-away and donate over 200 tickets to schools, churches and people in need!  Finally, for the…

I did not think that this would be an article that I would have to write.  However, one Monday morning marketing call made it clear that there are enough people out there that are curious if our experience is safe? Now you may be thinking, oh, this is a Covid-19 related article.  You would only be partially correct.  You see, it was not too long ago that the movie production The Escape Room, hit theaters, and of course, it is a horror flick.  Well, Exodus is not horror.  Lasty, there are those of you where the mere thought of being “locked” in a room just seems like a “hell no, we won’t go” moment.  That all being said, let’s address all three:    Lions, Tigers & Bears…Oh My!  (yes, Covid)  As one of the first escape rooms to open in the entire United States, we have seen the good, the bad…