Local Business Spotlight: Escape Room Park City

Photo: Solving Puzzles at the Escape Room Park City – photo: Shirin Spangenberg

PARK CITY, Utah. — Located on Main Street, Escape Room Park City is an adventure game with interactive puzzles requiring teamwork and wit to solve problems, find clues, and escape the room.

Escape room owners Shirin and Dirk Spangenberg are long-time Park City residents.

“Dirk and I met teaching snowboarding at Park City almost 30 years ago. We decided that this was the place we wanted to live and raise our children,” Shirin says.

A family vacation to Seattle and a sub-par experience in a puzzle room inspired Shirin and Dirk to create Escape Room Park City, a one-of-a-kind experience.

“All our rooms are designed with adults in mind and are challenging, but in a good way,” Shirin says.

She and Dirk worked closely with Park City Museum to create their signature room.

“The Mine Trap is our signature room and the most popular. We’ve had people from all over the world who have played hundreds of rooms, and they always place that room in their top 10,” Shirin says, “We tried to stay as historically accurate as we could. The room is clever and fun for almost any group.”

Escape Room Park City has two new rooms on the horizon, which Shirin and Dirk design, engineer, and build themselves.

“Don’t be surprised if we stop you on the street to ask you to test a clue for us,” Shirin jests.