Skate World

Went to all skate with my husband because we were in the area and we wanted to check it out. We should of kept driving!
The staff is so rude (older lady in office in her late 50’s glasses and long brown hair. Darlene) I believe she was the manager. And also a girl with name tag ce-​ce. Just rude and have no customer service what so ever. Maybe thats why there was only 7 people skating!
Its sad that they have such awful reviews and they obviously do nothing to improve.
Its not hard to be nice to your customers, if you hate your job that much maybe find another one. I was thinking about having a party there with over 150 people, forget it! Im all about suporting bussiness that care about the customer, a place where people are happy when they enter and leave. I do not recomed this place to anyone. What i do recomend is for the owners to sell it to someone that knows and cares about their customers and business. Thanks for creating the worst skating rink in the world.

This rink definitely needs some TLC the carpet walls that surround the rink are terribly filthy with what can only be described as past crime scenes every inch your eye lands on look like blood splatter on horrible shade of green carpet. If they changed only the rink surround that would be a major improvement I’d pay more ifv they invested more in their establishment. The food looks like an inevitable case of food poisoning, sick to vending machines. And don’t look up! This place look like they just open and close daily, no cleaning or maintenance. And the staff seems like they would rather be anywhere but here. I want to point out something redeeming but it’s hard. .oh they play fun games intermediately with the kids..

Great place for a fun evening. It does feel a bit retro, but I enjoy that.

I suggest going to the new rink on vandyke near 23 mile. Great skate is more expensive and their staff is very rude to their customers!

Right when my friends & I arrived, a worker looked at me and said «you better have shorts under that dress.» In a rude tone. I wasn’t even wearing a dress. I was wearing a cute oversized shirt that covered my shorts. I was then forced to spit out my gum which I believe is a stupid rule.
The same lady then told my friend along with 2 other girls that they could not skate because of their leggings. «Nobody wants to see your lumps, bumps and animal parts.» Lucky my friend had a long winter coat in her car to «cover her butt.»
We finally all got in and started skating. Their skates are horrible. At least the ones they gave me. The brakes were completely gone & they smelled like feet.
It was about 9:30 when we decided to leave. On our way out, the 5 of us were stopped. They basically told us we were not allowed to leave until our parents came. Hello?! WE ARE NOT 12! WE ARE 18! We had to explain how we drove ourselves.
I ended up smiling and thanking them even know I did not enjoy my time because of them.

Went there for a break from winter break with my friends and all our kids. The place is filthy! I understand it’s a roller rink but my blades were trashed after skating (all sticky) and this is really really gross but if u look around you will notice the walls are carpet. Understandable BUT they are also blood splattered every inch of that place! On the back wall it’s really extreme! So gross! There are all kinda of enzyme eater cleaners that would get that out but at this point they need a hazmat team to remove all of it. I mean honestly a pair of gloves and some peroxide cleans fresh blood when it happens. We had fun, but won’t go back, no wonder they don’t do glow skate anymore.

We took our youngest tonight because he had friends going. It was our first time there. We found the employees rude & abrasive. I was scolded for bringing in water. If you have water fountains, why can’t I bring in my own water? My 7 yr old had a good time but my 12 would never have gone. Way too young. I would prefer to find another rink that appreciates their customers.

If you want a flash back to the 1980s, this is it. Total retro feel (and smell). Note: Music is updated to current.
We went on Saturday night which was apparently Teen Night. You can bring your own skates or rent theirs. Old school or inline.
$ 7 a person (at that time) and an extra $ 3 to rent a pair of rollerskates. Printed $ 1 off coupon from their website. Takes Discover Card among others.
Nice big rink. Staff «policing» the skaters. Had a good time.

Not my cup of tea — but then again I am not a child, nor do I have children. This place is heaven for the kiddies, not only with the skating but also because of a large game area for when your legs are tired and you wanna take a break while still being entertained.
It’s got that retro «we haven’t updated in 30 years» skating rink vibe that you can’t help but love. And I have to admit I enjoy seeing this place packed out, showing that even in this digital day and age there are plenty of families who still enjoy good old fashioned active fun over sitting in front of a screen.
Watch out if you book a birthday party here for a child — they allow 2 – 3 different parties in the «party room» area at a time, you’ll be cramped in with strangers who aren’t part of your group, and the whole thing is a chaotic mess for the 60 – 90 minutes you’re allowed to be in there. The rest of the time you’re part of regular skate. For the sad looking piece of pizza the kids got in the party room, you’d be further ahead just going there to skate then hosting everyone back at your own place for pizza delivery later.

If I could, I would rate the management ZERO! Not sure of the manager’s name, but she was extremely rude and unaccomidating! My daughter had won free admission for 10 people way back in Feb. She set the date for April 22, due to spring break. We show up and they claimed we needed an admission slip, which we never received, and after searching for their own copy of the admission slip it stated that our date was scheduled for April 14. The manager was not cooperative and demanded that we «step out». I asked her politely if she could check to see that we did not come the week before and she snapped back with «I can check when the line clears.» She even told us to leave! What’s a manager for if they can not fix the situation?! She needs to relax… it’s only roller skating. Simply poor management! My daughter, and the rest of the kids were devastated!

I am typing this as I attend a kids birthday party and all I can say is do not book your kids party here and if you get invited bring your own skates! The girls in our party are all 6 – 7 years old and can barely skate, but skate world policy is to not tighten the wheels of any skates over size 1!?! As you can imagine our party is now full of little girls falling on their butts, faces and every other part imaginable because of these loosey goosey wheels… I asked several employees to remedy the problem and tighten up the wheels and all I get is «sir, our policy is not to tighten wheels over size 1». I have been to 3 or 4 skating rinks with my kid and they always have people floating around with a skate key adjusting the wheels for anyone who looks like they need it! So I ask for the «manager» and I am introduced to this tiny weirdo who proceeds to explain to me in broken english how its bad for business to tighten and loosen every kids skates! I am now enraged and explaining to this fool how his business is all about getting kids to learn to skate. By this point the «manager» understands by my elevated tone and staring him down that he has a choice to make. So now all of the girls skates are tightened and the falling has decreased significantly and a much better time is being had by all! My advice… if you gotta book a party here ask them up front about locking the wheels for kids, and if they say they will… get it in writing!!!

Been a few times… each time my children enjoyed themselves. I like going on certain day, less people. The staff have always been nice. The rink is a little dated and they could provide more tighten skates for the much younger inexperience skaters.

Had my daughters birthday party here. This place offered better deals for the price than other skating rinks around. They did offer a lot of special incentives like secret stickers to find around the rink so the kids can redeem them at the prize counter. The food isn’t good at all, so fill up before coming! The skating is good, and the staff seem to take care of what is going on inside the skating rink-​which is good. There are staff at all entrances, which I appreciated-​so no one can run off with your child.
Bathrooms where okay-​could be better.

i would give this zero stars if I could. Roller rinks should be fun but skate world is managed by a woman named Darlene who is horrible and rude. After skate world eagerly took our money (for five of us) Darlene approached my ten year old daughter while she was putting on her skates and told her her outfit (t-​shirt and leggings) was inappropriate and she needed to change. Darlene clearly doesn’t have children of her own as any other competent adult would have approached a parent, not a small child. My daughter was very upset. she started to cry and was embarrassed. what was supposed to be a fun outing was ruined by a manager who has no communication skills or common sense. When I had words with Darlene, she was unapologetic and continued Down her path of rudeness. Not someone I would ever have representing my local business.

Great place to take the kids on a rainy day!
I hadn’t been roller skating in 25 years but after about 20 turns around the place, I started to get the hang of it again! So fun!
Definitely felt my muscles but wasn’t sore the next day.
The 6 year old boy thought it was fun but kinda hard. We ended up needing the locked skates so he wouldn’t fall, but the staff really helped us out there.

Skate World is totally awesome!
I grew up in roller rinks (not around here) and think it’s great exercise and a ton of fun. Recently, my friends have picked up the Wednesday night adult skate. Skating is a lot more fun when there aren’t a billion snot-​nosed kids (and their ridiculous parents) swarming around you.
The rink is large and well kept. It’s probably the largest skate floor I’ve ever been on… by about 25%. The building and lighting reeks of nostalgia, and the music was the kind of jam skate music that I grew up on. The DJ wasn’t annoying, nor were there a lot of interruptions in the all skate. I had a great time, worked up a sweat, and pledged to come back again.
The weird «everything is a vending machine» snack bar is unusual. Also, they don’t allow drinks outside the snack bar area… which is a departure from all other rinks I’ve been to.
TLDR: Adult Skate Wednesday Nights!

Hello All,
My name is D. Fuller and I took my 10 year-​old to Skate World yesterday and I was very displeased with the lack of respect and complete disregard of common courtesy displayed by the Skate World staff that assisted with the skate races. I will say in fairness, that I had a nice experience with the other staff members I came in contact with.
I had to speak up on behalf of my child twice in less than 5 minutes and she wasn’t even participating in the races. She is a skating novice so it was taking her a little longer to make her way around the rink to get to me, so the staff decided that it was appropriate to talk down to my daughter because she was taking a bit too long for their liking.
So, my only advice is if you take children to Skate World just be alert to this type of behavior.

My review is in regards to having a Birthday Party at Skateworld. I have always had a good experience taking my kids to roller skate and we decided to have my daughters 7^th Birthday Party at Skateworld. I would strongly discourage you from doing this. It was very poorly organized and executed. They seem like they are trying to make the process go well but it was a complete cluster. There is no place for the party people or the parents to meet up and they have this backwards system that is very unorganized for collecting gifts and you have to give your guests tickets and you only get a half hr in a overcrowded table for pizza and cake. It just was not a good experience as a parent, paying top dollar for a birthday party venue. Skateworld really needs to work on their policies.

I used to go to Skate World as a kid but never truly appreciated how great it is until I moved away and got the chance to skate in bumpy, boring rinks that weren’t nearly as well-​maintained and didn’t have half the amenities that Skate World does.
The most important element is the rink itself, which is quite large and smooth as silk. While some like to practice backwards skating and doing tricks in the center oval, there’s also a separate practice area off the main rink so you can get your skate legs without fear of being flattened by a speed skater. All the paint and carpeting looks fresh and the lighting effects have gone from «dated» to «retro» and help make the experience fun. In addition to the rink, they have a fully loaded snack bar (slurpees, ice cream, pizza, etc) with plenty of seating, and a really fun arcade area with pool tables, air hockey, skee ball, pinball, and more. I haven’t shopped there yet, but they do have a skate shop onsite too.
Personally I LOVE «Adult Night» (Sundays & Wednesdays) because they play good dance music and you can really get your skate without tripping over little kids who either can’t skate at all or skate a little too well for their own good. But, if you have a family, I can’t imagine anything better than a skating adventure for good clean active fun — they have plenty of open skate time for all ages too!
If you don’t have your own skates, you can rent either traditional quads or inline rollerblades (inlines are a few bucks more). Also they have 50-​cent locker rentals for your purse, shoes, skate bag, what have you. So what are you waiting for? SKATE!

I’m a child of the 80’s and just like any child of the 80’s should, I hold a warm spot in my heart for roller skating. So, what better way to harken back the old days then to make a trip to Troy’s Skate World.
Located on Maple Road this skating rink offers oodles and oodles of fun in a clean and well maintained environment. Skate World offers fun for both kids and adults alike. For example several nights a week this rink has adult night for patrons 18 and older, Tuesdays are Family night where 25 bucks will get you 4 admissions, a pitcher of pop and a whole pizza! Not too shabby.
Oh and to really get nostalgic, Skate World has got the black and neon lights that we all remember. In addition, Skate World of troy has a pretty rad game room with pinball and more! So, if you’re planning and birthday party for your kid or just looking for something different to do on a Wednesday check out Skate World. For more info and a schedule of events check out their website.