5 Wits

5 Wits is an interactive, immersive adventure experience featuring thousands of square feet of theme-park style special effects and unique challenges!

2-36

Players

Games

13+

Years

< 13

Children

Starts
From$29/ person

4.7 (1188)

About the company

5 Wits Erie was established in 2004, and Matt DuPlessie owns the brand.

The owner began his career in managing themed park projects in Florida. He conceived the brand 5 Wits to offer people a new kind of live-action entertainment.

The venture offers three thrilling state-of-the-art escape room experiences at the moment, challenging players to dynamic roles in each escape game.

Begin your exciting escape room game at the 5 Wits Erie today with your gang!

About this location

5 Wits is located at 4270 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack and is inside the Palisades Centre

It is among the top ten most visited malls in America. It is a one-stop place for shopping, dining, and leisure.

Q&A

Listing last verified on 24th Jan 2025

Reviews

4.7 out of 5

1188 customers ratings

Cici C.

ESCAPETHEROOMers visited this location in July 2018. This is location is upstairs of the Palisades Center Mall. We had a group of six and got to the place right when it opened. The game masters were very accommodating and started us right away and there was no wait in between each rooms. The lobby is an open area with just the entrance to the three rooms. You enter into the same hallways but get debriefed at a different door each time depending on the game you are playing. It's definitely a more fun experience if you attend with people that you know share the same momentum and goal. Purchasing all 3 games is the most worth it, but when it gets busy you may have to share the room w/ random people or have to wait in between rooms. We're glad that we decided to try all 3 and receive the full experience. As for the rooms, if you like Disney rides, you are going to love these! The high tech quality of the props, storyline, and surround sound system implemented were all state-of-the-art. One minute, you'll feel like you're in an Egyptian tomb, the next in a futuristic spaceship, and then entering a hundred year old castle. The puzzles were not hard, some were actually pretty much geared towards kids. This is not your typical puzzle-heavy escape room. You are really here to experience a movie set and immerse yourself into it like an actor on set. We enjoyed all 3 rooms, but if we had to pick a favorite, I would say the "Tomb" is up there. They will give you a score at the end, pending on the time you spend in there, how many errors you've made, and if you used any of the clues or not (the clues are "voluntarily" given pending on the time you spend at a specific location because remember these are 30 minute rooms so the game will push you along and will not let you be stuck at a place for too long). Check out our proud scores below. Maybe not the castle one. For more info, check out my Yelp profile.

Amanda P.

This place is great! A speedy escape room at the Palisades Park Mall and it's great. Such a great set up! So they're located at the top level of the mall, next to Target. They have the option of three separate rooms which is pretty cool. So it costs $36 and some change in tax for all three rooms, but this means you can come back and try out the others on separate days. The people who work there are super friendly and make it really easy to enjoy! They're pretty dramatic which is pretty fun so they make it enjoyable. So each room takes about 30 minutes to finish so it's something cool to do before dinner or after a couple of margaritas. I would definitely recommend it and think it's worth it for anyone to do! Super fun and not to heavy.

Christopher H.

The adventures were all very well done. Lights. Music. Sound. Effects. All on point. The girls working also did an amazing job of starting each adventure out with a great lead in to the adventure as well. Loved each adventure differently, however some tasks were much more difficult than others and may require a group larger than 2 to complete efficiently. Still got good completion scores and ended up with good endings! Would definitely recommend.