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De Gouden Kooi in short:
Facts:
2 locations in the center of Mechelen
4 escape games
2 escape experiences
1 escape walk experience
Over 200,000 visitors
Winner of multiple (inter)national awards, making us the most awarded escape rooms in Belgium. More info can be found here.
6 full-time employees and over 40 part-time students year-round
Trivia:
Owners: Jan Gheyle and Bert Briké
Jan Gheyle is a founding member of BEFEB, the Belgian Escape Room Federation (www.befeb.be)
We create and build all our escape rooms and concepts 100% in-house
Timeline:
April 1, 2016: Opening of Gerechtstraat 10, Mechelen with 2 escape games ("De schat van Kalakmul" and "Cabin in the Woods")
June 4, 2016: Opening of the third escape game ("De meesterdief van Mechelen") at Gerechtstraat
September 20, 2016: Opening of the fourth escape game ("Lost in Space") at Gerechtstraat
March 30, 2019: Opening of the second location (Haverwerf 7) with 1 escape experience: "Het Geheim van Sint-Rumoldus"
April 27, 2021: Launch of our own planning tool, Plan2Book (www.plan2book.be)
November 27, 2022: Opening of the second escape experience ("De wraak van Han") at Haverwerf
April 22, 2023: Launch of the new escape walk experience concept ("De Nekker") at Haverwerf in collaboration with Toerisme Mechelen