What a great place for families or a date night or just a place to have fun!! Lancaster desperately…read moreneeded a place for skating. Super clean, fun, helpful staff, great prices! Looking for some childhood fun again or a place to take the kiddos? Get to Skates!!

From the owner: Skates is Lancaster, Ohio's best new roller-skating rink, event venue, and video arcade. Skates is…read morea classic roller rink made awesome with a host of modern twists. This roller rink is the host to weekly events, like 80's night and teens night, and it's the perfect place to host a birthday party or corporate gathering. Let loose and let the good times roll, literally. Come to skates and spend some quality time with friends, celebrate a special occasion with family, or have an out-of-the-box teambuilding event. Skating not your thing? No problem. Skates' state-of-the-art arcade will be sure to leave kids and adults alike happy as they redeem their tickets for super cool prizes. Swing by Skates today and experience everything it has to offer.

Have so many fond memories of this place, all nighters the 80-90s were the best thank you for so…read moremany great memories.

This is not a fancy roller rink by any stretch. It's in a building down by the river in the area of…read morethe fairgrounds. The building is old and you have to climb steps to get to the top, walk down a little corridor to the ticket booth. They have a nice size rink. You've got to pay for your skate rental (unless you bring your own) and of course the cost to skate. It's very inexpensive! They have some disco lights and generally the music is a mix of pop and country. I've hosted at least one birthday here and attended a couple of others. It's not expensive at all to buy a birthday package. They allow you to bring in your own food and drink and they also have a concession for snacks. They have at least one or two pool tables and some arcades. A great place to bring the kids for some old school fun.

Went to the public skate, it is a great value at $5 including skate rentals! Staff was very…read morefriendly and helpful. The rental skates were in very good condition. Facilities seemed well maintained. The ice did seem a little on the rough side like there was no Zamboni after the last event. Overall, great value, I would recommend.

Awesome place to ice skate and play! Knowledgable staff and so friendly and helpful !read more

This is a older skate rink. That's what makes it awesome. It's like stepping in to your child hood…read morein 1992. Nothing special going on here but 10 year Olds skating and a couple middle aged men trying to show off to there wife's. Pizza is ok for a place like this. Lots of staff to help your kids when they fall.

Went to Skate America in Grove City and don't ever plan on going back. Their parking lot is small,…read moregravel, and has many holes. This is a very small facility; I've never seen a smaller roller rink. There should have been a cap of how many people allowed in, because it made skating and just moving around inside so difficult. Everything looks at least 30-40 years old here, our booth was wobbly and unstable. The carpet was old and stained. It was very challenging to move around on the carpeted areas, but also the rink, due to the extreme number of people in the building. I felt like I was in a packed bar or club. I can't overstate that there were way too many people and children. The rink itself is painted concrete, which I've never seen before. It is somewhat uneven, you can feel the small rises and falls in the concrete, but it's not too severe. There were A LOT of children with the little PVC skate-aid things, but skating as an adult was made extremely challenging & nearly impossible because of this. The music they played was fun, and there was some interactions from the DJ, like a backwards skate only, and "all girls only skate," and then "all boys only skate," for a song each. I did like that there are ceiling fans over the rink, to cool you down. The ceiling felt really low, which I think made the whole place feel even smaller. The bathrooms were pretty clean and well stocked, but I didn't like that there were no hooks on the bathroom stall doors. They did let me bring my water bottle in, which I appreciated. There were lockers, but we didn't rent one. Overall, this place is probably fine if you're a kid, but terrible if your an adult skater looking to skate. Go to United Skates or America on Refugee instead!!

the kids had a blast the employees was great and helpful I always do parties here and will keep…read morehaving them there Ty Lind z arena for helping make memories

From the owner: Let the good times Roll! 'Since 1948'…read moreThe Lind Arena is a nostalgic roller rink built in 1948 with a wonderful wooden floor and neon lighting. The Lind Arena has been continuous operation since April 19, 1948. We provide family fun and entertainment that all can enjoy from the very young to the very "young at heart". Come join us during one of our public skating sessions or rent the rink privately for your next party or get together. Have a birthday to celebrate? Check out our birthday packages; you have all the fun and we'll clean up the mess. So, roll on in and do some four-wheelin'. We hope to see you soon!

This is a fun, old school skating rink. There is plenty of room to skate around, despite the other…read morereviews, we found the floor in great shape. The skates are old school,leather quads. But, they were in good shape, and fit us well. Is this place new and flashy? No. Is it overpriced for the cost? No. We've skated at other places in the area that do charge less for skating, but skate rental is extra. The $8.00 admission included skate rental. The pool was open, but we didn't go out to see it. It looks clean and well maintained from the parking lot.

small overpriced pool, pool and skating rink both need many updates.read more

The location on Refugee Road consistently does not enforce any of the rules it states the beginning…read moreof the session. Today, during the 12-3 session, immediately after the announcement of rules, the announcer had to specifically reprimand 3 teenage boys who were playing tag, reminding them that they were not allowed to play tag. They continued to play tag cutting off other people, including young children who were there from a daycare center. They skated the wrong direction causing others to have to swerve to miss them and making several people to fall. After the rules announced that no one was aloud to stand and lean over the way or stop for any reason while on the skating floor, there were about seven teenagers standing inside of the rink near the half wall just talking, causing several little kids to fall. We left after less than an hour when one of the teenagers ran into my 11 year old son shoving him to the ground because he was oblivious to others. There was a referee on the floor, but he was not enforcing any of the rules. He just helped people up if he saw that they had fallen. If the rules are made to keep everyone safe, they need to be enforced, so people don't get hurt due to negligence. Not enforcing the rules is negligence on behalf of the skating center.

Space was reserved for some Hamilton Local students and family for a discounted price. Everyone had…read morea great time and the staff was pretty attentive from renting skates to the food court. skating rink is in pretty good shape and the carpet floors are not completely dirty either!

We visited this skating rink hoping for a fun family experience, but unfortunately, it turned out…read moreto be disappointing for beginners. The rink is suitable only for experienced skaters as they do not provide skating aids of any kind. We brought our kids, who are still learning. It wasn't worth anything. Another issue was that the rink surface had about 2 inches of water(on Dec 29th 2024),this made skating even more challenging and unsafe for novices. On a positive note, their staff were very helpful and attentive.

This is really fun to do during the holiday season or just on a cold winter night. It's $12 per…read moreperson. The last time I went, they have skates up to a size 13, which I wear a 15 shoe, and the 13 fit me. You get to skate with a variety of levels from beginner to expert. I even saw some experts fall. They play fun holiday music and take in the holiday lights. Afterward, you can dine at any one of many downtown Dublin restaurants or grab some cocoa at a local cafe. If this review helped you at all, please mark as helpful and follow me for more reviews around the world.

Had called a month before to book a party they only had couple time slots open one being 9am…read more Called the day before the party to confirm the time and to find out what time we could show up to set up for the party but when I showed up for my daughter 6th birthday party they said the reservation was for 9pm( reminder this is a party for 6 year olds) not for 9am even though I confirmed it the day before on the time and when to show up to set up. But this wasn't my main issue of course it play a big part but the issue was the lady working was probably one of the rudest people I have ever met just because of her alone I will never recommend anyone to go to this place or to ever spend another dime there again. There was zero reason for her to be so rude and disrespectful when all we was trying to figure out was what happen and why her party wasn't when it was confirmed to be at.

nice little quaint place went to a birthday party there. it was nice that the had little tube racks…read morefor the inexperienced and younger skaters to use so they didn't fall.