Wood’n Wheel Skating Rink

ok, my son loved it. He had his 8^th birthday party there, but I would never ever do it again. It is an absolute Nightmare for adults. They promote parties but DO NOT bring more children than adults. Even at 8 yrs old it is frightening when 3 children who don’t belong to you get totally lost in this chaotic zoo! There is no rhyme or reason to the activities except a loudspeaker that shouts the party’s name to the laser tag, and forget the bumper cars on a busy day– lines too long and some of them didn’t even work, not to mention the space they are in is so small and crammed with cars they get stuck in jams, not too fun. But the kids still enjoyed it– laser tag was the big hit but they only got a few minutes before they asked us to fork out more dough for another round. I was just about accosted at the door for daring to bring any food items other than cake to my kid’s party. They offer pizza and soda and that is all folks. oh, and they pack a serious mom and pop attitude about that too so don’t even try to reason. Beginning with the door security straight out of Maybury backing you out the door with the forbidden chips and hummus, showing no compassion for the kids at the party who are allergic to cheese and can’t eat the pizza they provide, the attitude that says what they are really all about shines through every crack of this slightly outdated arena– Money. They will take you for all you’ve got and you won’t know it until the final bill comes at the end. (Woodstock moms, forget bringing a soda alternative! Best they’ve got is water)

Great in theory… but
Wood N Wheel needs better staffing ratios, supervision, supplies, and cleanliness.
We trekked out here several times for birthday parties for my kid’s friends. One wound up with older children from another party stealing the favors, food, and gifts from the birthday boy. Another was so overcrowded that the only skates left were broken. There were adults there speed skating at the same time that young, inexperienced kids were trying to stay upright, which makes for dangerous conditions. There are not enough supplies to go around, as most kids need the upright skating trainer, and the few there are were hoarded by one or two kids for long periods of time, even when those kids were not using them.
Although there are an insufficient number of skating trainers, the staff is quick to tell grandparents they must be on skates in order to accompany the kids on the rink, which is ridiculous. The floors in the arcade are filthy and some of the machines are broken.
The idea here is good and this is fun for teens who know how to skate, but buyer beware if you have children under ten years old.