Skatetown

For a child of the 80s, there are few things more nostalgic than lacing up a pair of good old-​fashioned roller skates. None of this rollerblade business. I’ve been to SkateTown twice (in less than a year) to enjoy some laps around their big wooden rink. It was pretty crowded on both visits, but still such a fun experience. One thing’s for sure, I do A LOT of smiling and laughing when I’m roller skating.
It’s about $ 10 total for the session fee and skate rental. That’s a bargain in my book! The music they play is a good enough mix of old and new songs from several different genres. What more do you need? There’s also a snack bar and a small game arcade, but most everyone comes to SkateTown to skate!

As an update to my previous post a few years ago.
We had my daughters birthday here back in November and it was outstanding! More than a handful of her classmates have had parties here as well and they went really well like hers. For sure won’t break the bank, kids will have fun & if your creative you can make the goodie «bags» cheep by giving kids glow sticks of some sort as they come in for the black light times.
We came up tonight to use a free pass that comes with the party we got; basic; and right now they are doing $ 2 Tuesday. (Plus $ 2 skate rentals.)
The one major knock off for the missing 5^th star is that most of the games seem in some sort of disrepair and it’s not always clear which are broken so check with kids playing before getting tokens. As well I’m sure there could be some updates and renovations done; but some think that’s part of the charm; but it also helps keep prices reasonable which honestly grapevine sure could use more reasonable priced indoor places for kids to go play & not be glued to a screen of some sort.

I’ll just dive right in… I had to visit Skatetown (again) recently for a birthday party. First thing I noticed was that 2 broken down arcade games that were broken from when I reviewed THREE years ago were STILL broken and just turned around to face the wall (trashy.) The same chaos of skaters going the wrong directions, kids cutting across the skate floor, kids/​adults walking out onto the skate floor, oblivious referees doing nothing to control/​monitor the skaters. Some creepy old dude skating around the middle of the rink doing some sort of routine. The bathrooms were absolutely WRETCHED. Urine all over the floor around the stalls and urinals, paper towels everywhere (however NONE in the dispenser.) Clearly the bathroom had not been cleaned in days. Complete lack of seating outside of the rink. Your choice is to either fight for the tiny amount of table space in the snack bar area or to try and share one of the skate benches. This place is a horrible dump with owners who either gave up years ago, don’t care, aren’t aware of how bad the facility is being run (or all of the above.)

I loved it here. It was well lit and the music had a good mix of tunes. I enjoyed the «v» skate helpers for beginners and they also offer lessons on Saturday for $ 5. During the birthday recognition by the DJ he asked for people to stop skating to recognize the bday people but there were still people skating and this was not enforced. They also did not ask people to reverse the direction of skating. Overall a good experience.
They also offer lessons on Saturdays from 11 – 12 no registration required

First visit. I was amazed at how clean and well maintained the rink was: o
It wasn’t crowded; only one day care with 10. We paid $ 6 per a person for entrance; we bring our own skates. The price is well worth it for how the facilities look. They have clean lockers to place your items $ 0.50. We didn’t eat there. but my friend saw they had funnel cakes. Very well air conditioned.
I was also amazed how attentive the staff was to a skater that fell due to their own negligence. fast skating around people at such a pace is dangerous no matter how seasoned you are. I’m glad the patron was okay. However, the staff came out, assisted with skate removal; iced the injured part of the persons body and assisted them cautiously off the floor.
Oh yes, the music was a great variety from latest popular music to a few oldies but goodies. Throw a little Luke Bryan Kick the Dust Up in there and it will be all complete.
Overall, great skating rink. I enjoyed it as well as my child.

We love it here!!! Awesome family day out with good music and a chance for great exercise. The rented skates are in good shape and the employees are quick to help someone when they fall. Plenty of room for parents to watch their kiddos skate but it’s so much more fun to get out there and skate with them!!!

After reading other reviews of this rink, I wasn’t sure what to expect when we arrived but I was pleasantly surprised. We visited mid-​day during the week of Spring Break so the rink was packed with kiddos and even a few day camps for kids. I thought this venue handled the crowd just fine compared with other rinks we have visited. They even offer inexpensive lessons on Saturdays from 10 – 11. I thought the venue was very clean. The actual skating rink is very nice and looks well taken care of. As to the «stinky feet smell» others have commented on, if people show up with stinky feet and then take their shoes off, I hardly think the venue should be counted at fault. When we were there, there was no such stench. Overall, it was great and I would recommend it.

Went on a Sunday afternoon. Not as many children as on a Saturday was our hope, and we were right, but the floor is large enough navigating around those in attendance wasn’t bad.
Like the fact there is no step up or step down to get off or on the floor. LOTS of lockers and storage space. Concessions were reasonably priced.
Music? Awful for skating, but this is the 3^rd rink we’ve visited in the area and have decided we’ll just have to bring our own since bad music seems to be the trend at rinks in the area.

We had our daughters 5^th birthday here. Very nice skating rink. Very family friendly. No bad music that little kids should listen to. The staff did a great job. Mike the owner was really nice. He spent time teaching my daughter to to skate. How cool is that. I would recommend this place to anyone looking to have their kids birthday party some place.

My 11 year old daughter had her Ugg boots stolen from Skate Town today at a birthday party. The staff gave zero f@cks and were completely unhelpful.
Just an awful place.

I used to go here all the time when I was in middle school. I actually broke my ankle at this particular location trying to learn to skate backwards (my own fault).
I went Saturday and it was like a blast from the past! I loved the place then and I loved it this time too. The only thing I thought was strange was they had like 7 or 8 birthday parties going on all at one time and the snack bar area was PACKED. Every table was full of kids from the different parties.
Other than that, it was very clean and they played pretty good music.

This company discriminates against special needs children. Completely unprofessional customer service. Do not recommend.

Do not go here!!! They discriminate against special needs children. Instead of trying to make things right the OWNER throws a birthday party out!!!
We have held b-​parties/​fund raisers here, BUT we wont anymore!!!

It’s a poor design for a skating rink. There’s only two narrow entrances to the skate area, and they are jammed up with those stupid walkers that the wimpy kids use these days.

Visited here for my nieces 6^th birthday. Just walking in the place stunk SO BAD! It had a musty, stale foot smell. I’m sorry that’s the best I can describe it. The floor itself was fine, the wood seemed to be smooth. But everything else in the building needs to be demolished. The seating around the skate floor is old and gross. The snack bar/“party” area is old and gross. I can not IMAGINE going into the restrooms. I literally hated this place. I wish there was a skating rink that was well kept and not so grimy but I don’t think that is going to ever happen.
Skating is good fun. If this place were clean it would be in regular rotation for family days. But it’s not. Kids seem to enjoy skating but my older kids did notice the grim and gross smell. EVERYONE in our party noticed that smell. blugh…I’m sorry. I really don’t like giving bad reviews.

Lots of fun for the family! Loved the instruction class. Reasonably priced. Snacks available

Good clean fun. We went in the morning. No riff raff or punks ruining things. Top 40s music, helpful staff. Skates were in good shape and they also offer roller blades. Price to skate was pretty low. You’ll be hard bet to find a fun indoor activity that’s cheaper than this.

This was really fun!
We brought my mom (who worked in a skate-​rink throughout college in the 70’s) for her birthday and she had a blast in her old skates. There were a fair amount of kids, but the music was a fun mix of current and oldies. The skates you rent were decent they needed some cleaning, but they were cheap so can’t complain. The price is definitely fair.
Our only request is that they change the direction of the skate rink a few times. Maybe once an hour. We were there for an hour and they didn’t change the direction of skating, after an hour you get bored but the first hour wasn’t so bad.

This skating rink meets expectations for what it offers — a skating rink, lol.
It’s not the filthiest I’ve seen, but also not the cleanest. The skates do stink tremendously bad, so if/​when we go back, we will be bringing our own. Who likes to wear skates worn by thousands of other people anyway? The food, I’m sure, is skating rink quality — we don’t go skating to experience exceptional food — and didn’t try any. I did notice they charge for cups of ice.
To be quite honest, when I walk into a skating rink, I expect a regular quality rink. My kids had a fun time here, it wasn’t overly crowded, the music was decent (no vulgar language or un appropriate music for children), felt safe, and it was affordable. They did offer the little «walker» type things for new skaters to rent for $ 2 per hour, so this was a plus as I’ve noticed not all skating rinks offer that.
Mind you, we did go on a Saturday afternoon, so we didn’t stay too late. Not sure how the music/​ambiance/​crowd might change at that hour. I think we left by 6pm.

This place is one of the nicest rinks I’ve been to in the Texas area. I think that the rink being built in 1997 speaks volumes. Most rinks in the DFW area are very old and dark. The hardwood floor is pristine and the place is clean and refreshing. You can tell that the owner/​proprietor takes great pride in keeping this place looking good. The staff was friendly and the music selection was great.
Overall — 5 star experience, looking forward to going back!