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If you’ve ever imagined yourself in one of theNational Treasurefilms, trying to find treasure while also preserving priceless historical artifacts, you can make that dream come true this weekend at the Westfield Century City mall in Santa Monica, California. To celebrate the new Disney+ seriesNational Treasure: Edge of History,the streamer and PEOPLE Magazine teamed up to hosta free escape room experiencethat will puzzle even the most advanced problem-solvers.
Modeled after the upcoming series (which premieres on Disney+ on Dec. 14) the room is a 20-minute endeavor featuring confusing puzzles, coded locks, hidden maps with key clues, and some tricky artifacts meant to throw you off your game, all while you try and retrieve an ancient relic.
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“I realize that I’m not as talented as [her character] Jess Valenzuela at solving puzzles,” the series' lead, Lisette Olivera (above) told PEOPLE after playing the game. “The puzzles in the game are very reflective of the puzzles featured in the series. And so are all the books on the wall.”
And all that only makes the overall escape room experience that much more thrilling. “It’s incredible to be back here and fully live the experience and the anticipation of the series being released,” she said. “To see that they’ve re-created the world we lived is [so fun] and there’s nothing like being here with my castmates and trying to officially solve it.”
The other cast members worked together to get the second tablet, which was pretty tricky to find given that the prop we needed to unlock the second lock was right in front of us. All six of us then combined all the clues we had gathered up till that point to try and get the third and final tablet … and right as we figured it out, the fire alarm went off and we had to be ushered out! (But hey, we can count that as an escape, right?)
National Treasure: Edge of Historywas shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Though the original star, Nicolas Cage, isn’t featured in season 1, the show’s new batch of talent is equally equipped to solve the mysteries of the ancient world.
Along with the cast who attended the escape room Saturday, the show features actors including Zuri Reed, Breeda Wool and Dustin Ingram — as well as Catherine Zeta-Jones, who will be on hand to help the clue crew. Original starsHarvey Keitelas well asJustin Barthaare also reprising their roles as Peter Sadusky and Riley Poole, respectively.
TheDisney+ National Treasure Escape Room Experience is open Dec. 10 - 11from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Westfield Century City.
source: people.com
