FAQ
Before you enter the castle
The Wizard's Chamber is a 60-minute adventure escape room by Escape This, set in the candlelit sanctum of a castle’s Headmaster. Your team plays students sent to uncover the secret of an immortality elixir and destroy its formula before the Sorcerers of the Dark Side break in. It plays at Escape This Perth CBD and Sydney CBD, and a Brisbane CBD castle is set to open in the first half of 2027.
They are the villains of The Wizard's Chamber: dark magicians hunting for immortality by any means, so they can use their powers unchecked in the magic realm and the ordinary world alike. While your class searches the Headmaster’s sanctum, they are massing at the castle walls.
No. The Wizard's Chamber has an original story and isn’t licensed from any book or film, so nobody needs to know a famous boy wizard’s spells to escape. Fans of Harry Potter, Gandalf, Merlin or Hocus Pocus still find plenty to love among the castle maps, potions and candlelight.
It already does in one place: Escape This describes Magic School, at its Manly venue, as the sequel to The Wizard's Chamber, and Magic University in Melbourne shares the same world. Escape This’s Coming Soon page also lists a further Wizard's Chamber sequel in production, with no title, venue or date yet.
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Yes. The Wizard's Chamber is rated 6 out of 10, a level Escape This aims at newcomers and switched-on kids. What you need is usually in front of you, from numbers to patterns to places where something obviously belongs. The challenge is linking it together, and the gamesmasters send extra clues whenever you ask.
The castle walls hold for 60 minutes once the door of The Wizard's Chamber closes. Add 15 minutes beforehand for the briefing and about 15 afterwards to recover, and the whole visit takes around an hour and a half, less if your class escapes early.
Not in the way a horror room is. The Wizard's Chamber is a candlelit adventure with an ominous story, sound effects and moody lighting, but no monsters lunging from corners. Like every Escape This room, the lights can dip into darkness or flash, so mention any worries at check-in.
Often, says the Escape This team, who have noticed that children tend to outshine the grown-ups in The Wizard's Chamber. Young players spot patterns and hiding places quickly, so treat them as full members of the class rather than passengers.
In Perth CBD, The Wizard's Chamber is $49 per adult and $39 per child Monday to Thursday, rising to $59 and $49 Friday to Sunday. In Sydney CBD it is $55 and $45 Monday to Thursday, $65 and $55 Friday to Sunday. Children are under 16; public and school holidays are priced separately.
Choose Perth or Sydney on the booking page, pick a time from the live calendar and your class is confirmed on the spot. You can also phone Escape This Perth CBD on (08) 6118 0286 or Sydney CBD on (02) 9173 8535 to book The Wizard's Chamber.
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It suits one well. The Wizard's Chamber takes up to eight young witches and wizards, with a paying adult inside if anyone is nine or under. Bigger parties can book a second room at the same start time, and weekend sessions are worth booking early.
Two to eight in both Perth CBD and Sydney CBD, with four as the minimum on Saturdays. Escape This keeps the cap of eight firm so every student in The Wizard's Chamber has something to do.
Nine and up is recommended for The Wizard's Chamber, and seven- and eight-year-olds can join their family as paying players. Any group with a child of nine or under needs a parent or guardian playing alongside them.
The Wizard's Chamber plays at two Escape This venues: Perth CBD, in The Basement at 712–720 Hay Street Mall, and Sydney CBD, at 630 George Street. Each has its own booking calendar. A third sanctum is planned for Escape This Brisbane CBD in the first half of 2027.
Same story, same 6/10 rating and the same two to eight players. Escape This brought The Wizard's Chamber to George Street as an all-new build of a room it calls one of Perth’s most popular. Sydney prices are $6 higher, and its page puts more weight on English reading.
As of 29 October 2026, 65% of the 7,954 classes sent into The Wizard's Chamber destroyed the formula in time. City by city: Perth CBD 53%, Sydney CBD 84%.
Players think so: The Wizard's Chamber averages 4.94 out of 5 across Perth and Sydney, with 363 five-star reviews from students. Reviewers keep mentioning the castle atmosphere, the special effects, family-friendly puzzles and how quickly the sixty minutes disappear.
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A comic, fictional diary on this site, written in character by Wendell, a made-up Sorcerer of the Dark Side who has spent years outside the castle walls of The Wizard's Chamber. He grumbles about the Headmaster, the students and the house rules, and every note sits beside the real room facts.
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