At long last, Level99 has opened at Walt Disney World, and the Unofficial Guides team was among the first to experience the latest edition to the entertainment lineup at Disney Springs. Read on to learn nine things you need to know before visiting this new high-tech, high-touch indoor playground.
Located inside the building on the West Side of Disney Springs, which briefly held the NBA Experience and was originally home to the much-lamented DisneyQuest, Level99 is a two-story interactive entertainment center for adults and teens that is best described as a real-life version of Nintendo’s Mario Party video games. There are over 60 different rooms—with a variety of themes like pirates, ninjas, space, and tiki—each offering a unique challenge designed for 2 to 6 players.
Some rooms test your strength and balance, while others require puzzle-solving skills and agility, both physical and mental. There are rooms that resemble a miniature escape room, while others are more like obstacle courses or oversize carnival games. None take more than 1 to 4 minutes to complete, after which you’re free to try the same room again (if you don’t achieve the coveted 3-star score) or move on to another.
Here are nine things you’ll want to know before visiting Level99.
1. Admission to Level99 starts at $29.99 plus tax for 1.5 hours ($39.99, Friday and Saturday) or $39.99 for 2.5 hours ($49.99, Friday and Saturday), which works out to between 20 and 44 cents per minute.
2. On Level99.com, you can purchase timed-entry tickets and set up each player’s account beforehand, saving time when you arrive. You’ll find an informative tutorial video on the website, as well, which explains how to use the RFID wristbands to track player progress.
3. The timer on your admission is running the entire time you are inside, not just when you are actively in a game. On a busy day, you may have to wait for a few groups to go ahead of you for some challenges, which cuts into your playtime.
4. You can pause your Level99 admission timer for up to 30 minutes to use the restroom or visit the bar and restaurant, but you can’t exit and continue another day. There are also no multiday options for visitors or locals at this time.
5. There are only two challenges that are available to solo players—the signature swinging-axe walk in the lobby and a hidden-object hunt throughout the 40 pieces of imaginative original art (including works by Central Florida’s Naomi Haverland and Juan Travieso) displayed throughout the facility. Everything else requires a minimum of two people, and most are optimal with at least four, so be prepared to make friends with strangers if you visit alone.
6. After every member of your team taps their wristband beneath the touchpad beside each challenge room’s door, don’t be shy about tapping the lightbulb icon and reading all of the available hints before pressing the start button. Level99’s creators say that repeatedly trying and failing to figure out your objective is part of the fun, but most tasks are tough enough even after you know what you’re supposed to be doing.
7. Guests with mobility issues should request an accessibility guide to see which challenges they can participate in. For example, only 15 of the 45 rooms on the second level are fully wheelchair-friendly, and even the games that are mostly mental require some physical activity.
8. The bar hand-crafts potent cocktails (and zero-proof mocktails), while the kitchen makes award-winning pizza and other elevated comfort food from scratch, making the culinary options at Level99 a cut above. But don’t eat into your game time because you can eat and drink here without paying admission (as long as the facility isn’t at capacity).
9. If you get stuck on a challenge—and you will—ask a member of the friendly staff for a hand. They’ll happily give you detailed hints, and maybe even show you how it’s done.
Do you think that Level99 is a worthy successor to DisneyQuest? Let us know in the comments below!
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