Roller World

I used to go here every weekend when I was a kid in the 80’s, and it hasn’t changed much! Reminds me of that Beyonce music video Blow~

I love Roller World. I have 4 children and all of them have had at least 2 parties each. The price has remained the same for at least 10 years. Very affordable B-​DAY parties. Food decent (roller rink food) never any problems. Staff is always monitoring everything (which is a good thing)
Great place to bring the kids and let them have at it.
4 kids getting roller blades and pizza and fries and pitcher all under $ 50

The off-​brand hot dogs and stale buns really reminded me of my childhood. The carpets even had the sweet aroma of secondhand smoke. I miss you, Grandma.

This place is so Mismanagement and out of control. Friday and Saturday is kiddie club. Sat here and watched three fights break out and I and another Parent broke it up. Why is the police officer in the ticket booth not out be seen? It’s nice kids are out an having fun. Staff needs BRIGHT COLORED SHIRTS to been seen in the dark and not black!
SPEAKING OF STAFF… Where are they on the rink and your older staff can’t break up fights. Also why aren’t the fight groups sent out for the night?
Then the creepy guy who is Always here with his glow top hat who does his ballet and leg flips on the walls!!! He doesn’t care about anyone else and actually if you are in his way he’ll knock you down.
You have a amazing establishment that could make more money and have a better flow of clients but it’s going to take some housecleaning and new rules.

This place could be great, a little less Rap music would be great. Hip hop and top 40 should be played not explicit Rap. And they should update the sound system. Someone should open a newer spot and put this place under

On a Saturday night, this is a legitimately fun spot for people of all ages. I recently went back for my first time in over a decade (I used to go frequently as a kid), and some things have changed, while others have stayed the same.
The music was fantastic — plenty of underground hip-​hop, reggae, soul — mixed with classic bad-​but-​good jams like In the Club and Candyshop. It’s LOUD (but fun), with a great sound system. You can feel the bass in your skates. Definitely a far cry from the Chicken Dance that they used to play in my youth.
The vibe is almost like a nightclub… A group of 20-​somethings would have no problem coming here and having a blast without feeling awkward (again this is on a Saturday night. I’m not sure what the scene is like other times) — but with that said, there are plenty of very small kids here also having a great time.
It certainly is quite a bit grittier than the ‘Chicken Dance’ era. I remember the staff keeping a close watch on the rink, with a whistle in hand, making sure nobody was too rough or skating too fast (you couldn’t even wear baseball caps for safety purposes). Nowadays, it’s a bit more of a ‘survival of the fittest’ — which is also fun — and these kids aren’t afraid to take chances (I saw lots of shirts from Everett, Malden, Revere, etc).
While some of the charm (the metal detector, for example…) might get a little lost in translation for the yuppie parents of Lynnfield, Wakefield, Reading, etc — this is a great place for kids of those towns to mingle with a bit more ‘reality’ than they are used to.
I would definitely recommend Rollerworld to just about anyone, from anywhere, at any age… Just know that this place is a little more Rockefeller Records than Rockefeller Center.

Where do I begin? We were so happy and excited to have our son’s 8^th party here. We had invited friends and family with the youngest being only 3 years old. During the hour we were there we were harassed by the staff. First rule: If a child fell we were not allowed to help them up. We were supposed to keep skating no matter what. Second big mistake was when my nephew (3 years old) skate came off while skating on the big rink. It picked him up and quickly got off the rink. That’s when the same guy who already yells at me 3 times came to tell me I could not pick and help the child. I guess I was supposed to leave him there (on the rink) go take off my skates, then go back and get the kid. –leaving him to get trampled on. I told him that I clearly understand the rule however, to stop harassing me every two seconds. There has to be small exception every once and awhile in certain situations. Just when I thought I could move on, another one of the staff came over to yell at me again for what had already happened. I could not understand why another staff had to come and enforce what the first person said. At the point I walked away from her because she was rolling her eyes at me when I said I couldn’t leave the child alone to get trampled on. Then I the staff was pointing and laughing at me and when I approached them, another lady shouted in my face and kept putting her finger in my face. That’s when I had finally had enough. The staff is so rude and UNPROFESSIONAL! Business must be real good since they treat their parties so poorly. The police had to come so I could get my money back.

Roller World is the best place to rollerskate in the boston area the staff is very friendly the prices are great ! Also a very safe place for family there is a separate rink for children who are inexperienced only rollerworld has two rinks ! The cleanest rink I have ever been as I have been rateing all the rollerskateing rinks in massachuetts, there is freedom to skate, rollerblade, and even bowl as they have a small bowling lane in the building. Also on saturday afternoon and evening they have the best skaters in new england on the main floor as well as a very safe, comfortable, and family operated business!

I took my daughter’s to Rollerworld last night and felt the need to rave about the employees. The front desk folks were at ease and so inviting upon our entrance. The girl at the skate counter was informative and kept directions extremely simple as I was confused about how to switch my daughters size skates for my own size when she was too afraid to skate. She didn’t break a sweat. The girl Alex who staffed the prize room engaged with my young daughters for a fun 20 mins while they decided what toys to choose. She was so sweet and professional, the kind of girl that many recreational businesses would love to have! She’s a keeper. And to top it off, the security guys at the door wished us a lovely farewell. The energy was happy and the music was great. Good vibes, good times:) Cheers to that.

Will never go back. Took a group of Eight 10 yr old girls for a birthday at 4 PM. 3 staff in a plexiglass glass booth checked us in. 1 guy who had dual role of DJ and Guard. If under 16 years old — Do Not Go to Roller World. Mean girls and 18 year old guys with headphones were knocking our girls down. Majority of skaters are speed skater older teenagers and young adults who intentionally knock little kids out of the way. 5 of our 8 kids were knocked over multiple times and had bruises. We felt so bad for choosing this place. They played rap music with explicit lyrics — fine for adults but not for kids. 90% rap music. Dark and dingy. On a positive note the skates were in good condition. But the whole vibe from the Mandatory Bag Check sign to the lack of staff and total disregard for safety on the rink made me write this review. I do not want other families with young kids to make the same mistake. This is a place for 16 up! Not for birthday parties or kids.

Low price to skate all day and it includes the skates. The music and neon glow paint on the walls and such bring the place out and makes it look pretty cool… The rink is also big enough for a lot of people.
The only downfall is that the food is bad. I had the buffalo chicken wing dinner and it tasted like microwaveables. I wish it was made fresh and they had real blue cheese sauce. Lol but otherwise, this place is pretty chill and fun.

Wonderful friendly staffs. We booked this place for a birthday party for my fourteen years old autistic son during off hours on a Saturday morning. We invited his class friends from his special needs school. They all had a wonderful time. All the staffs were very helpful and accommodated all our requests. Price is very reasonable.

The first thing I said to myself, a 26-​year old guy, was «lolz»
I went here for my friend’s 25^th birthday and had such an enjoyable time. Roller World is exactly what you imagine: many teens, sterile walls, terrible food court food, outdated décor, and a great mural of the universe. So much fun, though.

I dont know why previous people reviewed this place so poorly. Its one of the last great locally owned businesses people can bring their kids to have fun. The price is cheap and you can literally skate all day if you’d like. The food is average but what do u expect from a rollerrink… My 8 yr old daughter loves skating here and has had a birthday party there in the past which went very well. Great establishment

If I could give this place zero stars I would. I came here with my wife and 1 year old son for my nieces an (8 year old girl) birthday party. And we walked in with her cake and cupcakes and I had my sons bag with his water and snacks and my coffee in my hand. When we got to the door that’s setup like the entrance to a prison their «doorman» who was most likely an extra for the jersey shore told me no food and drinks even for my son. BUT THE CAKE AND CUPCAKES WERE OK!!! Seriously WTF!!! I’m a 33 year old. Not some teenager. This place should really learn how to pick its battles. Seriously it’s not 1986 anymore you aren’t the «cool» place to be still. Good luck when you end up like the hilltop…

This is a really fun place to hang out with friends or take kids when they’re bored.
It’s not too expensive and it’s easy to get the skates.
The rink is huge with fun lights and music. If you’re not too confident there is a kiddie rink.
The food is DISGUSTING the pizza was greasy and my friend found a fingernail in her slushie.
The bathrooms are pretty dirty as well but don’t let that stop you from going!

A bunch of my friends and I came here for a close friend’s birthday (and no, she’s not 12) but it sure was fun considering most of us haven’t skated (at least not on 4 wheels) since HS.
I recall the very few times I came here — again, back in HS days, with my cousins. The place hasn’t changed one bit, with the exception or price and the metal detector. OUCH — what does this say about the establishment.
None the less you have to pay about $ 7.50 to get in… then you’d also have to pay 50 cents if you want to use the locket and it’s one time use only so you’d have to keep putting money in if you take stuff out.
The front of the area has lots of tables and fast food and drinks. The back to the left is a smaller area for those wishing to do some practicing. I still remember being there and falling and busting my butt trying to learn how to skate — and to this day, i still don’t know how — or well. Luckily, i had a friend who helped me a lot and gave me the nerve to get out there and even more fortunate, hands were locked so i couldn’t possibly fall without dragging him down with me. LOL
some friends skated and others were observers. Those with skates went out there and skated til you sweat — which didn’t take much for some of us. The music was ok. They placed a good variety. I missed Gangman style apparently — THANK GOD! as catchy as the song is, i dislike it with a passion… lol.
Overall, it isn’t the best skating places as I’ve heard better… but it isn’t the worst either as I’ve heard. Will have to come back another time. :)
Oh by the way — i didn’t fall — not even once but i did glue my body to the block of a cement wall with the solar system quite a few times wondering which one of those i will fall backwards because there was no place to hold on to anything …

It’s impossible to give Roller World five stars because I don’t want to feel like a criminal when walking into a business. We’ve been conditioned to just start removing belts and jewelry when entering Logan… but a roller rink, seriously? I had a ton of things in my pockets, a belt, rings, a watch, cellphones… can you at least offer up a bin to put this all in as I’m unloading things from my body? So F’ing stupid and so annoying, I never understood the deterrent system in doing this. If someone wants to walk in with an AR-​15 rifle, the metal detector isn’t going to stop them from doing so before they begin to do damage.
And as much as I complained with the treatment at the door, it was ALL uphill from there! The prices were reasonable, especially for a four hour session on wheels. $ 8.50 gets you your skates straight outta 1986 but they were in good shape and didn’t have any funky smell to them. I had a small issue with the laces being long enough, I decided it was ok to not take them to the last loop on the skates and had no issues.
Sure, a weekend is going to be full of tweenagers on cheap dates. But that’s the allure, especially for those of us who are older and grew up in the skating rinks. I think I was there a ton from like age 7 — 13… then it became uncool to go roller skating, it has now gone full circle and I LOVE it again. I can’t wait to go back and take my small cousin, an amazing workout on the el-​cheapo that is a ball full of fun.
I grew up DJ’ing and appreciate all sorts of music. It ranged anywhere from dancehall to 90’s hip-​hop (yes, they played Biggie) back to «Gangnam Style» which I never thought would be that much fun to roller to until I saw all the young kids around doing the dances while skating, hilarious. It’s still hard to wipe the smile off my face just thinking about it.
I didn’t try out any of the food, it’s your standard greaseball snack counter. My friends got some water and I didn’t hear any complaints about the prices, plus this is exactly what I needed after about 50 laps. The place was rather clean for a roller rink and there was plenty of space to put your shoes and coats without paying for the locker rental. Never did my personal items feel unsafe on the racks since there were so many people around it the entire time.
There were no horrible accidents and even had a pro skater kid literally LEAP me after my lone fall when I looked back to check up on a friend who was having problems. I am one of those that does tend to go a little faster around the rink than most but didn’t mind the noobies in the middle crossing over to get off the hardwood. It was a nice mix of people too which reflects the eclectic area we were in.
RW, drop the ghetto metal detector and you’re just about as perfect as a Saturday night out can get.

«If you don’t like Rollerworld you need to stop taking yourself so seriously» — Paraphrased review lower down on this page.
All you need to know is I went here on a Saturday night, got barked at by a pimply-​faced girl through a plexiglass window and paid way too much money to skate around a rink a couple times and fall on my ass and almost get taken out by 11 year olds to the blaring soundtrack of Drake, Lil Wayne and some other guy who kept rapping loudly about the asses of white girls.
I used to come here as a kid. They now have a metal detector if you want to exit the establishment, as well as a big sign that says BAG CHECKS MANDATORY
btw I’m from Lynn so I should be used to all this by now, but it was really horrible.

First, you just have to reconcile yourself to understanding that you are not 12 years old again. You can’t skate as well as you did back then, you can’t go as fast, and, at your age, falling down hurts like a MF.
I was quickly reminded of all these facts as soon as I got my rented skates from the skate check-​out on a Friday night skating adventure with my friends.
Roller world is kind of awesome. It’s exactly like your middle school roller skating rink, right down to the carpeted floor, glitter ball, wall painted with florescent galaxies. When you walk into the door, you’ll step into a wall of teenage funk, but once you get past that, and permit yourself to fall down, to feel old (but not that old), and commit to having a good time, as we did, you’ll have a blast.
The folks who work there are efficient (don’t you have to be when dealing with kids?), and things run smoothly. It’s a cheap date for a Friday night, as others have said.
It’s really only about 25 minutes from Boston. Go. Have some fun. Take an Aleve when you get home, and make plans to return sometime soon.