The Escape Game at The Island in Pigeon Forge

August 07, 2024

5 Thrilling Escape Rooms in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg

In recent years, escape rooms have become some of the most popular attractions across the United States. When you visit an escape room, you are typically “locked” in a room and given a set amount of time to solve a mystery or puzzle in order to escape. These games are great for families or groups of friends, because you’re going to need all the brainpower you can get to win the game before time runs out. The Smoky Mountain area is home to a number of awesome escape games that are perfect for your next vacation! To help you make the most of your getaway,we've put together a guide to the top five escape rooms in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.

1. Gatlin’s Escape Games

The exterior of Gatlin's Escape Games.

Gatlin’s Escape Games currently offers 6 unique adventures for visitors to choose from. Each escape room includes state-of-the-art lighting, sound effects, and props. There are two locations in Gatlinburg and one in Pigeon Forge. Here is a look at the games that are presently on tap:

• Moonshine Hill Hootenanny: In this hillbilly-themed mission, you must break into the home of a rival moonshiner to steal her secret recipe for white lightnin’.

• Curse of the Kraken's Eye: Explore the wreckage of Captain Blackbeard's ship and come face-to-face with his devious devices in order to save the town from a tragic curse.

• The Boogeyman: Battle head-to-head with the Boogeyman to save the world's children from doom.

• Masters of Magic: Complete a series of trials to be initiated into the elite magicians' group and unlock secrets to earn your status as a true magician.

• The Legend of Atlantis: Make your way through hidden doors and secret passageways to find a famous explorer and collect the power crystals.

• The Haunting of Hyde House: See if you can find the troubled spirit who lives in Hyde House.

2. Trapped Escape Game

Trapped Escape Game offers five of the most challenging escape rooms in Pigeon Forge. The toughest course only has a 36% completion rate! Here are the escape games that are currently available at Trapped:

• Asylum: Your team must investigate a creepy asylum where the patients are being experimented on by a group of evil doctors.

• Alcatraz: After six months of meticulous planning, it’s finally time for your daring escape from Alcatraz prison.

• Apocalypse: You are out of food, and your friends have either been infected or disappeared. Try to survive the apocalypse.

• Haunted Cabin: The cabin of a notorious moonshiner is rumored to contain a large fortune, but the ghost of Old Man Ramsey won’t make it easy to get your hands on the loot.

• Shipwrecked: Your ship has been frozen in ice for over a year, and it's just about to go under. See if you can escape.

3. The Escape Game

The Escape Game in Pigeon Forge.

Located at The Island in Pigeon Forge, The Escape Game has built a loyal following for its movie-quality set pieces. Guests can choose from the following five adventures:

• The Heist: When a thief steals a famous piece of artwork, your group must beat the criminal at his own game.

• Ruin - Forbidden Treasure: You're on a rusty propeller plan and must find the treasure buried deep in the ancient ruins.

• Gold Rush: Can you find the greedy prospector’s hidden stash of gold before the mob does?

• Classified: Your team will play the role of secret agents as you attempt to foil a major international threat before it occurs.

• Prison Break: With a life sentence hanging over your head, your only chance at freedom is breaking out of prison.

4. Smoky Mountain Escape Games

This is home to the largest escape games in the Smoky Mountains! Whether you're visiting with your family or a group of friends, you'll love experiencing this Smoky Mountain Escape Games. You'll have 5 different escape rooms to choose from, each offering only 60 minutes for you to complete the mission and get out!

• Pirates Quest: Do what you can to find Captain Crapsalot's long-lost treasure!

• Versus Mode: There are 2 identical rooms to ignite friendly competition between two families or groups of friends. Play at the same time and challenge each other to a head-to-head battle!

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Follow Alice to a world full of strange creatures and try your best to escape.

• The Haunting: Figure out if Worthington Mansion is haunted or not and cleanse the home once and for all.

• Mad Scientist: The antedote has fallen into the wrong hands, and it's up to you to get it back and escape.

5. The Captured

Situated at the base of the Gatlinburg Space Needle, The Captured may be the spookiest escape room in the Smokies. In this exhilarating adventure, your group is lured into the home of Sebastian Craft, the leader of a family of cannibals who capture and eat unsuspecting tourists in Gatlinburg. Your group will have 60 minutes to solve riddles, find clues, and complete puzzles before the Crafts “have you for dinner.”

Where to Stay in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg

Hot tub on the incredibly scenic deck of the Mountain Breeze Manor cabin.

When you stay with Hearthside Cabin Rentals, you will be near all of these amazing escape rooms in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. With everything from 1 bedroom cabins to 18 bedroom lodges, we are guaranteed to have the perfect accommodations for your getaway. To start planning your trip, browse our selection of cabins in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg!