Saints North

Great place for a fun family roller rink feel. Staff was super nice and made us feel very welcome and appreciated as customers. My only complaint was that they are a little over the top with the Jesus stuff. Maybe because it is Christmas time. Although not religious, I absolutely love Christmas and embrace all the lights and celebrations around the city with joy each year. I’m also all about being who you are and not silencing your beliefs around others. So okay, if they wanna go the extra mile and put up some «Happy Birthday, Jesus!» signs along with the decorations, I can deal. Go for it. My problem is that during our time skating around the rink, along with many other families and children of different backgrounds, they began to preach over the loud speaker about Jesus and saying «Hey, kids!!! Do you know who’s birthday is coming up? … Jesus’!!!» and went on a little more about it. I think that is definitely a bit much trying to preach your religion to kids who are there to skate and have fun. I don’t think people are trying to go to church at the roller rink! Plus, with it being a public place of business in the city, they would want to be more open-​minded and consider the diversity amongst the many potential customers. I, for one, was put off by their «teachings».

I can’t believe this place has never been reviewed! I have been here three times. Twice for kids birthday parties, and once for a girl scout outing. Did you rollerskate in a roller rink when you were a kid? Its the same place. Some video games, frozen pizza and pop, popular radio tunes and crazy lights. There is a mech section which I don’t think was part of the roller rink of my youth, which is very Chucky Cheese-​ish, and i really don’t like those, but its a minor complaint given the general really fun vibe this place exudes. They play fun games (though a couple too many maybe) and the kids really have a good time. Parents have some good views of epic crashes, though no injuries to anyone any of the times I have been there. Its fun, I’d recommend visiting — either to re-​live roller skating memories from your past, or to bring the kids for a fun time.

Roller Skating was intimidating. I was determined to lace up and conquer the fear of falling… which could lead to breaking or bruising something. LOL… Well, after two events, I am a #skateo’holic.

Skating in the name of love…
My husband and I were looking for something fun and nostalgic to do one night so we stumbled accross this place. Neither one of us had been roller skating since probably the late 80’s back when I was still rockin the Garfield skates.
This place does allow rollerblades. I brought my rollerblades and my husband rented some 4 wheelers… he was pretty good. I managed.
Ok size rink. Great people watching, Nice staff. The little older lady at the ticket booth is adorable. Music selection could use a bit of an update. There is only so much Miley cyrus party in the USA a person can handle.

My wife got the bright idea of roller skating for my daughter’s 9^th birthday party. That’s great, but that meant that *we* had to roller skate as well.
Since I don’t rollerblade, I figure I haven’t had wheels on my feet for 30 years. That was an experience, let me tell you. It took a while to get used to and I watched some of the experts out there to pick up some tips. By the end of the 3 hours, I was doing pretty well. I only fell three times, but twisted an ankle and knee in the process. I bet it looked pretty funny those couple of times I managed to catch myself, arms and legs flailing like Elaine Benes’s dance moves.
The rink is only open for 3 – 4 hours at a time. It doesn’t look much different than I remember since I was there last in elementary school (from what I can remember of it, anyway). It’s definitely an older building, but it’s got a rink to skate on and you’re not there to pick up decorating tips, so what’s the difference?
There were about 6 other «official» birthday parties there. Ours wasn’t official because we didn’t have enough kids (only 3 of the 10 we invited could make it), but the DJ did mention my daughter’s name a couple of times. The have some fun games for the birthday parties and a hoola hoop contest, a moon-​walking contest, and a limbo on roller skates. I would have rather they kept the open skating going all the time, but the games did break up the time a bit.
I had forgotten how much fun it is just to go around in circles. It’s worth the $ 5 – 7 admission for 3 hours. Where else are you going to get that kind of value? Plus, they have group rates for $ 140 for 20 that include pizza and drinks. We’re thinking about a neighborhood party there.
Go give these places your patronage. They are dinosaurs that probably won’t be around much longer. They are disappearing like other classic forms of entertainment such as the drive-​in.

It’s pretty standard for a skating rink. The floor isn’t that great, it’s pretty small, and it can get crowded.