CASTLEBAR CITY TOUR FIELD GUIDE
Heist Night in Castlebar: Crack Codes, Meet the Crew, Beat the Clock
A 90-minute, city-wide interactive casino heist in Castlebar where teams use a smartphone GPS map to locate Dan Rooney’s crew, solve puzzles and attempt to open the safe before time runs out.
Heist Night in Castlebar: Crack Codes, Meet the Crew, Beat the Clock.
The Big Escape in Castlebar drops you into a compact, cinematic caper — a timed, city-wide puzzle that casts your group as the crew pulling off the Heist of the Century. Over the course of 90 minutes you follow a smartphone GPS map to rendezvous with Dan Rooney and his pre-filmed specialists, crack codes, gain access to the casino and attempt to blow open the safe before the clock runs out.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
A city-wide, interactive casino heist
This is a city-wide adventure staged as a casino heist: teams navigate by GPS, solve puzzles and work through a scripted sequence of encounters that culminates in accessing the casino and the safe.
Meet Dan Rooney and his crew
You meet Dan Rooney’s team — including pre-filmed experts and characters such as Jack Potts (the man on the Inside) and Wheels (the getaway driver) — who guide and appear throughout the experience.
90 minutes to plan, 15 minutes to escape
The experience runs 90 minutes in total; once the safe is opened you have a final 15 minutes to escape with the loot, creating a sharp, deadline-driven finish.
What the day feels like
What it feels like
You begin by following a GPS map on your smartphone to rendezvous with Dan Rooney’s crew. The team — a mix of on-screen specialists and planted contacts — helps you gain access to the casino, introducing characters such as Jack Potts and Wheels along the way. As a team you decode clues, pull together skills from safe crackers and hackers, and set the sequence that lets you blow open the casino safe; once the safe is open you then race a final 15-minute window to escape with the loot.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this experience suits — and who should think twice.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Bring a smartphone with GPS; the experience uses a smartphone GPS map to locate and meet Dan Rooney’s crew.
You must have access to a GPS-enabled smartphone for route navigation and crew rendezvous.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long does The Big Escape in Castlebar take?
The experience runs 90 minutes in total; once the safe is opened teams have 15 minutes to escape with the loot.
How many people are on a team and what does it cost?
Teams are 2–4 people; the team price is €48.
Where do we meet the crew?
You meet Dan Rooney’s crew via the GPS map on your smartphone, which directs teams to the rendezvous points.
Who runs the experience and who are the characters?
The event is presented by Dan Rooney and his team of pre-filmed experts and characters, including Jack Potts (the man on the Inside) and Wheels (the getaway driver).
What is the objective of the game?
Teams solve puzzles and crack codes to gain access to the casino and blow open the safe; after opening the safe they must escape with the loot within the allotted time.
Who is the operator of The Big Escape — Castlebar?
The operator is Team Activities.