55 – Mobile Room Escape with Jason Garvett – Dec 22, 2017
Mobile Room Escape Chicago was just featured on an hour long podcast for escape rooms.
Mobile Room Escape in Springfield with Illinois SADD
Hello Escapers!
This past month the Mobile Room Escape really racked up the miles by taking a trip to Springfield! Old Abe welcomed us with opened arms so we could put on an escape for Illinois SADD.
Illinois SADD is a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing destructive behavior among young people, particularly underage drinking, impaired and distracted driving, teen violence, teen depression and suicide. The organizers contacted us to come be a part of their summit in Springfield.
For an escape room that relies A LOT on safe driving, this was a special opportunity for us to put on a great team building escape that allowed leaders to show their stuff for a good cause.
So we escorted the teen group of nearly 10 teens into the trailer… and locked them in! Once in the trailer, the teens we no longer students, but sailors in the Navy! Engineer Melina transported them back to the 1940s where they needed to solve a mission in order to get out safely… and they only had an hour to do it.
These teens went to work right away. They followed the instructions of Engineer Melina and were able to escape in the knick of time! After the event we were able to talk to the organizers and students about their experiences.
“I just thought this sounded really interesting and it gave them a chance to go through something that made them have to work together, “ Robyn Block, Illinois SADD Coordinator stated.
“Life is just a giant puzzle and there are a lot of problem solving abilities that come with it,” Rick Birt, President National SADD, said, “so there is just a lot of messages that this escape room embodies in so many different ways.”
Mobile Room Escape has done many events, but one thing that really struck us about this one was the group of teens that came in together and left together… actually never met before. In the room they worked flawlessly as a team. Without team work, you really lower the odds of being successful in our escapes. Engineer Melina and I couldn’t believe they just met in this escape room and it really showed the teens ability to work with others and form bonds in order to solve problems.
“I honestly think that escape room helped us,” Elizabeth Eckerty, an Illinois SADD Member, says, “and after it was all done we were all high-fiving and saying we did it, and now I feel we are a lot closer and I am thankful for that.”
The drive back home was a long one but we made sure to drive safely, as always, in honor of Illinois SADD! We hope to see you guys again soon!
Keep Your Mind Open,
Fundraising for the American Red Cross
Escape Rooms are all about working together and helping each other to solve problems. During the month of September Mobile Room Escape will be helping those that truly need help. We will donate $10 dollars of any private booking to The American Red Cross to support their work in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts. In addition to that we are offering $50 off to you for any new escape room booked by making a contribution yourself.* That’s right! Donate at least $1 to those in need to save $50 on your next Mobile Escape Room. In addition if you are able to beat our record time of 13:25 with out any clues Mobile Room Escape will donate an extra $100 to Hurricane Harvey relief.
Please visit the link below to make a donation and thank you for supporting those in need.
Mobile Room Escape has helped many other charities, schools, and organizations raise funds to help benefit their causes. We have worked with the Boy Scouts of America, The Easter Seals, The American Alzheimers Association just to name a few. Besides the lucrative draw of selling tickets for an escape room, Chicago based Mobile Room Escape offers their own monetary donation to any group that can beat their record escape time, and we even offer a hint system to participants that helps to draw extra revenue toward the charity at hand.
*Receipt of donation to the red cross must be shown.
Chicago Escape Room’s Newest Adventure Video!
‘Mobile Room Escape’s Newest Adventure is the most suspenseful two minutes in Chicago.
In 2 Minutes you can brush your teeth, get dressed for work, make a sandwich or play Mobile Room Escape’s 2 minute mini trailer adventure game. The high tech puzzle solving game is made up of three electronic puzzles that challenges your mental and physical abilities. The clock ticks down as you race to repair the trailers axles and get her on the road again, but too many mishaps and all you will get is a face full of smoke (literally).
The two minute mini game was developed by owner Jason Garvett and Mobile Room Escape’s Electrical Engineer Harrison Kantner. “Our innaugural year we were able to take our 32′ trailer to Fairs and Festivals during the summer to offer an escape room adventure to the attendees throughout the Chicago area. This year we are so booked with birthdays, corporate events, picnics, and field trips that we have not been able to commit to our festival circuit.” Now our 4′ model trailer can bring the escape room fun to our Summer events for the perfect Chicago Escape Room Adventure!
The mini game is the perfect addition to larger events, or even as an add on to our full sized trailer game “Down Periscope“. Call 773-219-2922 or email us at info@mobileroomescape.com to set up our mini game at your next event. We are the perfect Chicago Escape Room adventure, and, we are mobile! We will come to you for all your special events and team building activities.
3 Mobile Escape Rooms in Seattle
Check out this article Mobile Room Escape built this trailer with our partners for this group in Seattle!
Mobile Room Escape offers a turn-key solution to your new Mobile Escape Room. Our fully immersive games include Hollywood Style sets, High Tech Puzzles, Full Video and Audio Immersion, and so much more. Whether you are looking at one of our stock games, custom game design, or high tech puzzles and props Mobile Room Escape is here to build you an escape room that will be fun and current for many years. Contact us today for a quote.
Visit to: Central College – Pella, Iowa
Hi! This is Melina, Operations Manager over at Mobile Room Escape. I’ve had the opportunity to travel to many colleges over the year I’ve been with the company, and thought I would share one of the trips I had with our traveling ‘mobile’ escape room.
The colleges we’ve traveled to from Chicago have had us escaping with sororities and fraternities (a competition!), teambuilding with administration, new student orientation, and educational groups for future leaders and entrepreneurs. Our escapes are challenging for the students, and encourage them to work together, problem solve, and communicate!
I’ve taken the mobile escape room to many colleges and universities in the midwest. One of the most recent was in Iowa, and I enjoyed a beautiful, nostalgic drive. I attended the University of Iowa for college and drove I-80 every time there was a break.
Central College, in Pella, Iowa had us come out for a night of 15 minute escape rooms for the students as a mid semester night of fun. I met the Campus Activities Board student leader, Elizabeth, who helped Mobile Room Escape (MRE) plan the night. She lit up when I arrived, and kept asking me if there was anything she could do to help. That’s Iowa nice, for ya. She ended up doing the escape two times herself during the night! All the groups had a great time, and by the end of the night, Elizabeth said “Oh we are definitely having you come back next semester!”
The next morning, before I had to leave, she offered to take me on a tour of Pella. We ate breakfast at a local cafe, I admired the windmills around town, and spent too much at their local bakery. My heart warmed from the familiar Iowa kindness that I knew all through my college years. Just before I set out on the road again, Elizabeth snapped a picture for me in front of their college sign. I can’t wait to go back to Pella for our next Escape Room Adventure! You could be our next adventure-Contact us today for details.
