Boda Borg

Boda Borg
IndustryEntertainment facility
Founded1995
Headquarters
Laguna Hills, California
,
United States
Number of locations
10 locations (2020)
Area served
  • Sweden
  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
  • United States
  • Germany
Key people
  • David Spigner (CEO)
Websitehttps://www.bodaborg.com
The original Boda Borg location in Torpshammar, Sweden
Boda Borg in Karlskoga, Sweden

Boda Borg is a Swedish indoor amusement park chain located throughout Sweden, as well as in Ireland, Switzerland, Germany and the United States. Each location consists of multiple "quests," which each contain a series of rooms. The patrons of the facility must use mental and physical skills to proceed through the quests. As of 2020, it operates seven locations in Sweden, located in Karlskoga, Karlskrona, Oxelösund, Skellefteå, Sävsjö, Torpshammar, and Östersund; one location in Ireland, located in Lough Key Forest Park; one location in Switzerland, located in Zürich; and one location in the U.S., located in Malden, Massachusetts.

History

The first facility was opened in 1995 in Torpshammar, a village located in Medelpad, Sweden. Built on the site of the former Bodaborg insane asylum, it was the result of a project to revitalise rural development in northern Sweden.

In 2008, current CEO David Spigner and three other investors purchased Boda Borg and formed the international Boda Borg Corporation, which is headquartered in Laguna Hills, California.

In 2015, entrepreneur Chad Ellis opened Boda Borg Boston in Malden, Massachusetts. This was Boda Borg's first location in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ "Room Escape Artist, Boda Borg Boston [Review]". Room Escape Artist. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Swedish import Boda Borg will bring 'questing' to Boston area". Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bodaborg – från barnanstalt till ett äventyrshus" [Bodaborg – from a children’s asylum to a house of adventures]. Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Journalerna berättar om när 23 sinnesslöa barn flyttas till Bodaborg från idiotanstalten i Sollefteå" [The journals tell of 23 retarded children transferred to Bodaborg from the Sollefteå loony bin]. Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Det spökar på Boda borg" [Boda Borg is haunted]. Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Nordberg, Stefan (15 December 2010). "Rivningshuset blev modern lekstuga" [From a dilapidated house to a modern playground]. Byggvärlden (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Coming to Malden: Real-life entertainment quests called Boda Borg - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "New Malden 'Questing' Center Attracts Millennials And Corporate Trainers Alike". www.wbur.org. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.