Roller Garden

My boyfriend cheated on me and this is where he brought the girl before attempting to fuck her.

What a blast! I had such a great time here even though I did not know to skate well. We were here on an adult night, so it was not too crowded. We got a raffle ticket for each entry for a cash prize. Make sure you don’t leave before they pick a winner. They had pretty sweet old school funk & disco music as well. Aside from the skating ring, there were also many arcade games to entertain your inner child!

When I was younger growing up in Massachusetts, my siblings and I would go to Roller Kingdom for fun. It was a lot of fun and at that point, I did not want to grow up. Then my family moved out to Minnesota.
A friend decided to have a birthday gathering here. We are all grown ups. Some did not’ know how to skate and some were ok. I was ok but not the greatest (ok, I lied I really do not know how to roller skate.) No need, to take pictures and post it here. This place was packed when we showed up. It was filled with families and teenagers. It is huge with loud music playing the latest hits. And if you want to request a song just go up to the DJ Booth. They are very nice. I requested some 90’s music because the birthday girl loves it. There is a food section that offers pizza and soda.
I hear they offer classes for this. Maybe check out their website for it. Oh, I almost forgot be careful with the teenagers out there because they go fast and they tend to run into you. Intentionally. I had a kid tried to roll into me and hit my skate, but instead he fell down.
If my nieces and nephews lived up in the cities, I would take them here for sure. Parking is always full but there is street parking. Enjoy.

I had no idea this world existed.
A group of us went skating at the Roller Garden last Fri, which was the first roller skating most of us had done in 20 — 30 years. We were surprised to see people lined up and waiting for the doors to open at 8:30. While waiting we noticed that there were people with their own skates, and people that had their skates in special carrying cases. We also noticed people talking to each other and realized there were Roller Garden regulars.
Upon entering, I was brought back to elementary school skating field trips (most likely to Saints North). The snazzy carpet has probably been there since the 80s or early 90s. And then my attention was turned to the rink as we watched a woman glide by with one leg lifted high in the air like an Olympic ice skater. And she was not alone. We were all shocked and impressed by many of the skaters who were doing really amazing things, some solo, some in couples, some switching off. There were people getting funky, people bumpin & grindin, people getting their groove on, people clearly as comfortable on skates as in regular shoes. I even saw some Roller Garden Drama, as an argument broke out between a man and a woman and then the woman’s man got involved, and then an employee came and broke it up.
Meanwhile, I enjoyed awkwardly making my way around the rink for almost two hours (it took me a couple wall-​hugging rounds to get my skate legs back) as the DJ played mostly R&B jams from the 90s and early 00s. While there were a few showy Stars of the Roller Garden, there were more average skaters just having a good time, and a few people that were even worse than me. But everyone was enjoying themselves and while I witnessed a few spills and collisions, no one was seriously injured. The crowd was incredibly diverse, I mean people of all ages, races, and styles were there together, it was pretty cool. And it was fun to see older people reliving the glory days of their youth mixed with younger people into skating even though it’s no longer all the rage.
Roller Garden has a concession stand (no alcohol though) and some arcade games. There is plenty of room to sit or be on carpet if you need a break from the rink. We kept our stuff in a locker for just 25 cents. Entry is a reasonable $ 8 and skate rental was $ 3. The skates looked like they had been around since I was in elementary school, and I had to just not think about all the previous feet that had been in them. This is not a sport or spot for germaphobes (unless you own your own skates).
We went to Roller Garden on an adult only (20+) night, but I suspect it is overrun by children most of the time. Adult, kid, or family, Roller Garden provides some good clean fun and exercise at the same time. And for me and my friends, an unexpected chance to witness an unknown world of talented and hardcore skaters. I can’t wait to go again!

The kids love it here, we’ve gone to several birthday parties and school get togethers. I think the skates are the same ones I remember from when I used to go roller skating in the 80’s, but that is part of the fun– good clean fun!

Went here during Christmas Break while we were in town. The price was right, the place is clean and huge. Much better than rinks we’ve been elsewhere. My nephew brought his own blades, but I don’t know what is on the floor because he was slipping all over so he did have to end up using a rental pair. Maybe that’s standard, I’m not sure. The kids had a great time. Enjoyed the fact they could request music and the DJ would play the songs. It was a good day. The only reason I’m not giving 5 stars is because the guy behind the skate counter seemed disgruntled. As far as rinks go, this is one of the best ones we’ve been too. Also have food options and games to play.

Nice floor, but that’s the best I can say. The music is generally extremely boring and the employees need to break down and go after that dream of attending police academy and becoming the cops they’ve dreamed of being since they were little girls. Repeated bad experiences here. I’ll stick with the other venues in town. Saints North is always a treat.

It’s been so long that I forgot about this place after my last visit which was like 20 years ago. It sure feels great being under this atmosphere. This brings back lots of fond memories when we used to go every weekend 80s and early 90s. We used to tell our friends at Fulton Elementary every Friday at the end of the day that we’re going roller skating on sunday and sure enough me and my friends were there. I’m so glad I decided to come back here again after so long. I sure missed the good old times in the golden 80s. Roller Garden ROCKS!!!

My daughter and I love spending an afternoon here! Couple hours skating. Games. Snacks. Bonding. Priceless.

Love this place. it gets very crowded during family skate tomes on the weekends. Adult skste om Friday is the place to be!

My family and I come here once in a while on Saturday evenings. They have christian night on Saturday evenings. We’ve always had fun and the crowd is pretty good in general. Winter time can be a little busy but overall, it’s fun and the music is great!

Staff are really really rude if you aren’t a regular.

I’ve only come here during Adult free skate to practice some derby moves. I found the location to be slightly intimidating (I’m used to the bright lights of the Roller Dome). It was harder to practice my moves with the dense crowd, so I mostly just did cross-​overs and weaving. Not my favorite, but I suppose it’s a nice change of pace. I’ve been meaning to go to a class, but I haven’t had the chance yet.

Boy has it been a while since I’ve went skating. My niece had her bday party here recently. We had a great time, of course there are some things I would like to change but overall it looks like we will be visiting this place quite often, my boys had a blast.

My family and I love Roller Garden! Though much of the staff seemed really young, they were really professional and friendly nonetheless. Really nice mix of music, games, and lighting.

This is such a family friendly place. The people that work here are awesome.
My wife and go here for her roller skating classes every Sat morning at 9. The instructors are very sweet and understanding. They teach right from the basics and are always very patient and helpful. It’s a delight to watch little kids falling down and getting up immediately to skate like nothing hurts them.
It’s a fun place to go on a weekend and spend some time listening to good old music and watch people learn to skate while pros skate like there is nothing stopping them.

I think my husband and I just found a new date night place. We’re always trying to find something new to do in the TC.
Roller Garden is fun, fun, fun. every song the DJ played brought me back… great music selection (hip-​hop, R&B and funk), great crowd, amazing skaters. I’m talking a few Brian Boitano’s of the roller rink. and one 50 + old disco diva who was an amazing skater. Watching was just as fun as skating.
The rink is huge. Plenty of room to skate. It does get a little bit busy depending on the song. If you’re not a strong skater like me, stay in the middle. Most of these skaters can stop on a dime and will move out of the way for you.
People are respectful, music is one big stream of nostalgia and the people that work there are nice and thanked us for coming.

What a crazy place.
We went on adults-​only night; what amazing people-​watching and zaniness. The crowd definitely skews toward excellent skating abilities — people were just doing crazy stuff out there. I hadn’t been skating in about 15 years, so the crowds stressed me out — the rink was nearly completely full, and the hot-​shots on skates kept speeding by me WAY too close and stressed me out. Still, very entertaining for the price point — the disco skating divas and crazy hip hop skating guys fill me with awe.

I went with my boyfriend to the Roller Garden on a date because its something I haven’t done in like a million years. I figured it would be cheap and entertaining — it did not fail on either of those accounts and the people watching was phenomenal.
We went on a Sunday afternoon, which apparently is a huge time for families — I would probably warn against doing this again because every other lap, you have tiny tots trying as hard as they can to fling their bodies beneath your roller skates, which adds a certain fear-​factor into the mêlée. The other skaters in the rink were of the trick skating variety and would fly past you at the speed of light. So its not exactly like the elementary school skating party days of yore. Oh, and the music was a little bizarre.
If I had a friend who was dying to go roller skating, I would go with them. But frankly, it would probably be more fun to run/​walk/​bike/​blade around Lake Calhoun and grab a Jamba afterward.

A lot of people are big fans of Roller Garden. I am not because the adult nights (Tuesday 18+, Thursday 21+, and Friday 25+) are SO crowded. I think the floor is really slippery too so between that, the lack of air conditioning or decent airflow, and the jam skaters who have little regard for those around them, it’s just not that fun.
But if you’re a fan of R&B/hip hop/​rap and large crowds where you can see and be seen, this is the place for you.
One thing it does have going for it is a small but decent selection of skate parts and fairly knowledgeable people who can fix your skates. You get get your bearings replaced and add pom-​poms and sparkly laces! Whee!