Room Escape Artist

“ People came out of it sobbing from terror.”

What’s a day of family fun at Walt Disney World without churros, Cinderella’s Magic Castle, and a show so terrifying they had to strap down the hapless guests to keep them from fleeing? In today’s episode, we talk about the short-lived, bone-chilling attraction, The Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter. This attraction only existed for eight short years, but it made quite an impact, earning the distinction as quite possibly the scariest Disney attraction ever. Our podcast producer Theresa Piazza joins us again to talk about working at Great Gotham Challenge, an immersive puzzle hunt adventure that takes place in New York City. Today’s game is called A Ride Down Memory Lane. It’s a grab bag of trivia about Disney attractions that no longer exist. There’s also a bonus Before and After puzzle which combines Disney rides with movie titles.

Time Stamps

• 01:38 Game: A Ride Down Memory Lane
• 15:15 Guest: Theresa Piazza and The Great Gotham Challenge
• 18:19 Discussion: The Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter
• 27:13 Contact: Theresa Piazza and The Great Gotham Challenge
• 27:47 Credits

Guest: Theresa Piazza

Theresa has been an avid escape room (probably, over-) enthusiast since 2015. She’s played over 300 rooms, and has been known to hop flights just to escape. She enjoys puzzle hunts, collaborative board games, crosswords, jigsaw puzzles, and most other immersive entertainment. In addition to writing for REA and producing REPOD, she’s also COO at The Great Gotham Challenge.

While not puzzling, Theresa can be found outside soaking up the sunshine, SCUBA diving, birding, paddle boarding, rollerblading or listening to podcasts.

More Podcasts from Peih-Gee & David

If you enjoy PG’s Playhouse, check out Reality Escape Pod (REPOD), where your hosts David Spira & Peih-Gee Law explore immersive gaming from all angles, alongside guests with incredible experience in this realm.

And by supporting Room Escape Artist on Patreon, you’ll get access to the REPOD Bonus After Show ($5 per month and up) and the Spoilers Club ($15 per month and up) where we chat in depth with creators about iconic escape rooms… spoilers and all!

Production Credits

• Hosted by Peih-Gee Law & David Spira
• Puzzles by Peih-Gee Law
• Produced by Theresa Piazza
• Supported by Lisa Spira
• Edited by Peih-Gee Law
• Music by Matt Farthing
• Logo by Theresa Wagner