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| - 3.5 stars, and this is simply a review of the surface, the price, and the crowds.
for starters: i remember a wooden floor back in the 80's, i believe it was called Rollerland, over on McDowell? and 23rd avenue. i guess Skateland, et al, all you can find is epoxy-coated concrete.
so, after growing up skating and giving it up for other hobbies around 16, i finally have a Wiff and Chiddrens. we went on a saturday and got some rental skates, had the birthday pizza and snacks, got back into the groove.
immediately got better skates for the four of us. so sunday, evening... not a big crowd. lots of kids to be sure, but easily maneuverable. music is modern top forties, i guess. kid stuff.
sunday, btw, is 1 dollar skating. you just cannot beat that.
they do a backwards skate, a couples skate, a couple of games like Red Light/Green Light (for free tickets, etc.) and the Hokey Pokey w/ Spongebob or the Frozen guy Olaf.
somehow my son of 8 seemed to be hitting a lucky streak as he had zero tokens for the games, found one on the floor and turned it into 64 tickets.
my daughter of 6 stayed out on the floor for about 3 hours, learning her moves. the walker/skate mate is a thing of the past.
overall, it's a skating rink. if you come here for the food, you have poor taste. the bathrooms are small but were clean, there is a drinking fountain, the rental skates are true to size as far as i can tell.
i'd like to return for Adult night, maybe they play some modern rock, and let you get up to speed. if that happens soon, i'll update this review.
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