Dungeon Entrance Ticket

Dungeon Entrance Ticket is one of seven experiences compared on this site, it runs 1 hour, and the live listing opens at $22 a person. It carries 4.7 from 3,202 reviews, reproduced here exactly as the operator publishes it.

Overview

The Amsterdam Dungeon packs 500 years of the city's grimmer history into one hour of live theatre. A team of ten professional actors performs a string of shows inside the building at Rokin 78. You move from scene to scene rather than standing still: the list of set pieces includes a dark labyrinth, a witch burn, the ghost of a tortured woman and a trial before a Spanish Inquisitor. The newest show, The Flying Dutchman, drops you into a rough bar in the Amsterdam of 1651, ten years after the legendary ship vanished, where a sinister bar owner waits for the cursed captain's return.

The tone is deliberately split between fear and comedy, and the actors work the crowd. Performances are listed in Dutch and English. Several travellers described the show as equally funny and scary, and one said there were great interactions between the characters and the customers.

The attraction is not recommended for children under 10, and anyone under 13 must come with an adult, owing to the scary nature of the performances.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Arrive at the DungeonMake your own way to The Amsterdam Dungeon at Rokin 78, 1012 KW Amsterdam. No pickup or transfer is included with this ticket.
2. Enter the experienceThe ticket covers entrance to The Amsterdam Dungeon, and the visit runs about one hour from there.
3. Move through the showsThe listing names some of the attractions without a fixed order: figuring your way out of a dark labyrinth, witnessing a witch burn, encountering the ghost of a tortured woman and being tried by a Spanish Inquisitor.
4. See The Flying DutchmanThe newest show places you in a bar in 1651, ten years after the legendary ship disappeared, where a sinister bar owner awaits the cursed captain's revenge.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points shape how much you get out of the visit.

• Leave the camera. Photography is not allowed inside, and cameras are on the prohibited items list. Plan to experience the shows rather than record them. Pictures are also listed as not included with the ticket.
• Expect audience contact. Reviewers repeatedly mention the interactions between characters and audience members, and several travellers said the humour and the scares both landed. Expect to be part of the performance rather than a spectator behind glass.
• Know the format. One reviewer expected real-life history and found a haunted-house format instead.
• Time your arrival. Some travellers mention waits past the booked time before entry. Build some slack into your schedule and do not plan a tight connection straight after.
• Check ages first. The attraction is not recommended for children under 10, and guests younger than 13 must be accompanied by an adult. The scary nature of the performances is the stated reason.
• Pick your language. Shows are performed in Dutch and English. The full route takes about an hour, which fits easily into a day of other plans.

Common issues. Travellers mention long waits past the booked slot and say clearer timing and faster entry would help. One reviewer had only three people on the tour, which they felt hampered the experience, and another expected real-life history rather than a haunted-house format, so go in knowing the emphasis is on performance, not a lesson. No guide book or pictures are included, and cameras are not allowed inside.

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