Great place for great family fun. Reasonably priced and great little cafe. They offer special days…read morefor home schoolers as well. Always a good time.

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Booked this for my daughters 5th birthday party. I hadn't been skating here in 20 years. Honestly…read morein 20 years not much has changed. The skates looked like the original skates I wore in the 90s but they still function. I guess things were made better back then. The music was loud, too loud really, and it was crowded. But Santa was there. And the kids enjoyed the play area and it was pretty clean. The bathrooms could have been cleaner. The staff was helpful and attentive. The prices weren't terrible. Brought back memories. If the music hasn't been so loud I couldn't speak over it I would have given 5 stars.

Pros: Kids play area was fantastic. My 6 and 2 year olds played for hours. Guy at the front desk…read morewas nice, as was the lady at the concession stand. Cons: We went just for Laser Tag, and I've never seen such a poorly run operation. We were told to go to the arcade area (very small) and ask for it there. The guy signed us up, then didn't utter a word and skated off to the rink to have fun. We waited for almost 2 hours before they called the laser tag groups. Session lasted for a few minutes, and half of that was spent changing broken equipment. We tried doing another session, but were told it would be a while, and the guy skated off again. My son left in tears after that, and we'll never be back. Not that it's really the fault of the business, but there were kids throwing bouncy balls on the skating rink and chasing after them without skates on, and they were allowed to continue. Very dangerous, I wouldn't want to skate there.

We came to this skate center for their sponsored homeschool skate day and it was exceptionally fun…read more The staff were attentive and friendly. There was staff supervising the play zone. The center was clean and it wasn't too loud like other centers I've been to in the past. They offer Monday specials and other special events. Good music. Affordable skate rental and laser tag, arcade and play zone equipment for younger children. The snack bar is affordable. We will definitely be back for the next homeschool skate and are so grateful they are willing to sponsor such a great event for homeschooled children in the valley.

My 7 year old child seemed to enjoy himself until he was removed from the play area after losing…read morehis wristband and then charged 2 dollars for a small cup of tapwater when he requested a bottle of smartwater. Overall, nice esthetic, but rude and uncaring staff

My kids had a ball here and for a Saturday night it was $10 which included skate rental but my kids…read morehad their own. It seems old but nice at the same time and the DJ was playing some great music that parents could enjoy as well as the new songs for the kids to enjoy. The only thing I don't like is how dirty the skating rink floor is. From 7-9:30 my kids wheels were black from being out on the floor. I don't know how often the skate floor is cleaned but it could use a deep cleaning now. I will take them back since they had fun but I will have to take wipes for them to clean their wheels off.

Wooden molding is very disintegrated, will get your wheel caught in there. Rental skates are either…read moreplastic and the plastic is cracked or you have old-fashioned skates that have lace holes that are closed up. Therefore, you cannot lace them all the way up. Furthermore, the two times that I've went there are children that are rolling around and throwing themselves on the floor and yelling without parental figures. These seem to be the children of the employees...

This park is currently in flux due to a massive bridge project that has been under construction for…read moreyears. As such, the park access is not ideal, and the greenway trail running by the river is interrupted and requires a detour. The main section of park that is open has notable merits, including a fitness loop, a smaller pedestrian bridge, and athletic fields. I hope that eventually construction on both the bridge and park will finish and give way to a better facility, but it is a pleasant area.

Wasena Park is a big multipurpose park in a Roanoke subdivision called Wasena, and one of many that…read moreRoanoke River Greenway runs through (Smith Park is just to the east of Wasena Park). Roanoke River Greenway, in turn, is one of almost a dozen Roanoke Valley Greenways, and extends over many miles of paved trails. The park has several entry points along Wiley Drive SW with plenty of parking spaces to accommodate the locals and visitors here to enjoy what the park has to offer: the skate park is a clever use of bridge bases (pictured); the baseball and basketball courts seem popular and are often nicely crowded; several picnic areas have tables, bench seats, water fountains, and more; and the children's playgrounds are usually filled with little ones. The trails are paved all the way through, and the Roanoke River is never more than 20 metres away. Enjoy!

Restrooms are unsanitary. At opening at 6am for a skate tourney, the smell was beyond horrible. No…read moredoors on stalls. Sinks don't have hot water. The spread of germs has got to be rampant!