Starlite Skating Center

I came here for a friend’s niece’s birthday. The sign here isn’t too big so you will have to slow down when you get closer. The building is pretty big, it has party rooms so you can hold events. They have a arcade and games that you can win prizes. I can’t skate but I loved watchingi everyone skate around. They played great music and even played a lot of 90s. I would love to come back again… to people watch.

As a teenager, it was fun a few years ago, when Saturday nights (6 pm — 11pm for $ 10) was a routine hang out. It was so much fun until about 2 or 3 years ago when they introduced cop security. Now, I understand that they were there to keep peace, (no fighting, drug deals, or other illicit activities). A few of the cops, the guys, were cool. You could walk up and ask them questions, have a conversation, and they were nice. There was one cop, a woman, who was just down right rude to everyone. She would kick us out or make us call home if girls’ shorts didnt cover thier knees (not just reach, but COVER,) if shoulders were visible, if a neckline was not crew neck or higher. She would yell, and make the entire experience horrible. She is the reason my best friend and I stopped going every week. Finally, after about 8 months, my friend and I decided to try again, because we needed somewhere to have a double date, hers being a blind date. We walked in, and there and it looked like a daycare. There was no one over the age of 7.
I havent been back since… its a cool family place, but for a Saturday night get together with a bunch of friends, definitely not. Im actually afraid to go back because of that one female cop.

My boyfriend and I went here to celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend and we had a fantastic time. We went on Saturday afternoon and of course it was crowded, but it was a very good family atmosphere with (thankfully) edited music.
Among my (and my bf’s) critiques…
1) Needed more employees present. Getting in the door was one thing; renting the skates was something totally different. There was only one person working the rental area and we stood in line for 20 minutes waiting for our turn. The same was the case at the snack bar. One person working and a lengthy line. Since all we wanted was a drink to split, we just used the soda machine and we were done.
2) Music selection could have been better. It’d be awesome if there was a request area or a machine where you could put money in to get a song played, that would be even better. The songs they did play though, were great. Just wondering who the DJ is.
3) Needs several ceiling fans on the rink floor. It was burning up in there, and naturally because of all the movement and all the people. But it was as if there was no air conditioning whatsoever in the skating rink area itself.
4) Needs NEW locker storage! This was a big complaint for us. Took us trying three different lockers to find one that would close, lock and allow you to remove the key. ***Important note: Make sure you have stored all you want to store BEFORE locking it. It takes 50 cents in quarters to use it. If you open it again with the key for any reason, you will have to pay *another 50 cents* to close it again. So you see how this can get really irritating really fast if you don’t know about that rule, which by the way, is not written in the locker instructions.
Those things keep this place from being a 5-​star rating, but what matters is having fun, and we did.

I think the playground should be priced a little cheaper, even free, but other than that I have no real complaints. The music is good, and the kids always have loads of fun.

Average local skating rink. Get in for 99 cents on Wednesday night. Check thier website for coupons good for half price entry and discounts on the food. (
) Better yet, eat before you get there and save yourself the trouble.
The arcade has a few gems in it. In the back is a multi play game machine where you can play all of the old school hits. Centepede, Dig Dug, Mr Do!, All the Donkey Kongs, Pac Mans and Space Invader derivatives are packed on this machine. I need to get one of these one day.