let's skate orlando

Great place for young kids pretty much any age to hang out in a safe environment. Good atmosphere and live DJ most nights playing dance music.

Was surprised to find a clean rink, washed in sunlight, brightly painted, tastefully decorated for Hallowen, wholesome music and clean well stocked bathrooms exudes pride. We didn't eat there. Even the kitchen was spotless. Water bottles sold have sip spouts (vs caps). ...Quite practical. They have rental "walkers" for rookies. They have multiple fun areas surrounding the rink. Staff are friendly. There was good energy. Returning is a no brainer.

I was drawn here for the first time thanks to a Groupon deal. The woman working the front desk could barely be bothered to look up from her cell phone when we approached. We went to the skate rental desk and waited and waited until a kid (yes, a little boy!) showed up to get us our skates. The skates themselves were ok but had a low boot hence little ankle support. I was quite surprised by the low quality of the skating rink. I'm used to seeing nice oval polished wood skating floors but this rink is small and made of a pieced together plastic flooring! It was not smooth and in fact vibrated a little when you skated. There were also large padded support pillars right in the middle of the floor. The shape is more of a slightly stretched out circle than a nice oval. I also noticed as we skated around that parts of the wood baseboards surrounding the skating area are sticking out and screws are protruding. Not safe! Surrounding the rink are a handful of videogames, several of which were out of order. You can purchase a card which will collect virtual tickets for playing certain games which you can then redeem for junky toys. Still, little kids love this stuff. They also have rolling walkers for new skaters to rent for $5. They played a decent mix of music and occasionally would stop for a game like 4-corners or limbo. There is also a seating area near a snack bar. In the very back is a small rink for those wanting to practice and a couple of cool looking birthday rooms. One was a Frozen motif and the other, larger room was a guitar/rock n roll theme. Not really what I expected and we will be unlikely to return.