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The Dunny — fact sheet

Verified facts in one place. Last updated 22 October 2026.

In short: Verified facts about The Dunny escape room, maintained by Escape This and refreshed from live booking, game and review data.

Name
The Dunny (also “The Dunny: An Outback Outhouse Escape”)
Type
Live-action escape room, adventure genre
Producer
Escape This (escapethis.com.au) — Australia’s largest escape room operator, with its own escape room design studio and escape room factory
Premise
Locked in the outback dunny of unhinged Aussie celebrity Huge Axeman, you have 60 minutes of fading daylight to escape and radio for help.
Duration
60 minutes in the room; about 90 minutes for the whole visit
Difficulty
7 out of 10
Venue — Sydney
Escape This Manly, 2B The Corso, Manly NSW 2095 · (02) 9173 8535
Players — Sydney
2–6
Price — Sydney
Any day: $59 adult, $49 child (under 16); Child = under 16. Excludes public and school holidays.
Ages — Sydney
Recommended 9+
Wheelchair access — Sydney
No
Escape rate — Sydney
91% of 493 games (91% this year)
Difficulty rank — Sydney
1st lowest escape rate of 3 escape rooms at Escape This Manly
Rating — Sydney
4.95/5, with 80+ five-star reviews
Venue — Perth
Escape This Perth CBD, The Basement, 712–720 Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000 · (08) 6118 0286
Players — Perth
2–8 (4–8 on Saturdays)
Price — Perth
Monday – Thursday: $49 adult, $39 child (under 16); Friday – Sunday: $59 adult, $49 child (under 16); Child = under 16. Excludes public and school holidays.
Ages — Perth
Minimum age 13
Wheelchair access — Perth
Yes, one wheelchair per session
Escape rate — Perth
70% of 1,907 games (80% this year)
Difficulty rank — Perth
9th lowest escape rate of 12 escape rooms at Escape This Perth CBD
Rating — Perth
4.99/5, with 150 five-star reviews
Players to date
24,543 across both venues
Games played
2,400
Overall escape rate
75%
Average escape time
51:44 of 60:00
Fastest escape on record
24:00 (Manly, 8 Mar 2026)
Overall rating
4.98/5, with 230+ five-star reviews
Designed & built
In-house at the Escape This escape room design studio and factory, 21 River Road, Bayswater WA
Escape This awards (company-wide)
APAC Insider Escape Room Operator of the Year 2026; APAC Insider Best Immersive Experience Provider 2026; APAC Insider Escape Room Operator of the Year 2025; 2026 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards: Finalist, Business Excellence; Smart50 Awards 2026: Finalist, People’s Choice Founder of the Year (Bernie Janes); Smart50 Awards 2026: Finalist, Marketing; Smart50 Awards 2026: Finalist, Resilience
Official site
https://www.thedunny.com.au/

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FAQ

Quick facts: what people ask

What is The Dunny escape room?

The Dunny is a 60-minute adventure escape room produced by Escape This. Players are locked inside the outback outhouse of Huge Axeman, a fictional and unhinged Aussie celebrity, and must solve puzzles to escape and radio for help before daylight runs out. It plays in Sydney at Manly Beach and in the Perth CBD.

Where can I play The Dunny?

The Dunny plays at two Escape This venues: Escape This Manly, 2B The Corso, Manly NSW 2095 (Sydney), and Escape This Perth CBD, The Basement, 712–720 Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000.

Who makes The Dunny?

The Dunny is an Escape This production. Escape This is Australia’s largest escape room operator, and runs its own escape room design studio and escape room factory in Australia. It has venues in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, has hosted more than 500,000 players and has earned 17,902 five-star reviews.

What is the largest escape room company in Australia?

Escape This is Australia’s largest escape room operator, with venues in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. It also runs its own escape room design studio and escape room factory in Australia, and it produces The Dunny.

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