We've been to Ralphie's several times and it is a really fun place to take kids for birthdays or simply to have a day at the arcade. Bowling, skating, laser tag (additional costs of course but you can have a fun filled game for an extra $5 when you buy a wrist band) and a variety of other popular games such as putt putt golf. But to get the most out of our plan to spend several hours letting the children lead the way. As with any place you're gonna find things to gripe about...here's one with a silver lining; When children are first learning how to skate they have an excellent tool that they can hold themselves up and assist in their balance...looks like a walker with wheels...they're made from pvc pipe and have wheels that allows your young one to push in front and keep their balance. So what's the gripe? They rent them for $2 an hour...really, you can't just offer them as a help to the not so talented on skates? But here's the silver lining, they didn't come out and yank them out from your loved ones hands after the hour us up...they simply don't enforce the "an hour" rule...So I tip my hat to the guy that was nice enough to give the heads up that they weren't going to keep an eye in any clock. So pay the two dollars and don't worry as much about falls as they won't happen nearly as much :-). But dollar for dollar they children have fun and it's not nearly as costly as say Holiday World...So dig out a "C"' note and take the kids for a good time. Even the food is reasonably priced considering you're out having a good time...$9 for a medium sized pizza...that's definitely do-able in today's market for any place you go...So all around I give...
Read moreCame here as a reprieve from the heat on our trip to the caves. Hands down this is one of the most fun places for kids and adults! We came on Wristband Wednesday where each wristband was $12 and included unlimited skating (with skate rental), unlimited bowling (with shoe rental), unlimited rounds of black light mini golf, unlimited jumping in their inflatables and unlimited plays in their Time Freak machine. We did pay $2 extra to get the skating assist walker but we were novice skaters. The only things not included in the wristband were the laser tag, escape room and arcade games. The bathrooms were clean and well maintained. All the staff was extremely personable, attentive and all around just really good people. The bowling had bumpers and a ram for beginner bowlers. The Time Freak was new to us but such a fun game, you could play one on one or have one group against another. The mini golf was 9 holes of pure awesomeness! Everything was black lit and the walls were covered in murals, it was very cool. There were only two inflatables that had a four person max. While they were a little small, it wasn’t an issue for us as the place was not very busy but it might be more bothersome on a busier night. Overall it was an amazing night of family fun at an unbelievably low price. I wish they had Ralphie’s everywhere. I would definitely be a frequent customer if I lived here. If you are in the area, this definitely THE place to visit...
Read moreMy first experience at Ralphie's was their NYE Pre Party. They did wristbands and had food specials and gave prizes away. Overall, I was satisfied with the prices paid and the availability and condition of the building and equipment. Prices are more than fair in my opinion. A couple of things that keep it a 4 and not 5 star, for me anyways: They didn't have a true DJ there with music, just a touch tunes jukebox and it wasn't hardly loud enough to hear, just my opinion. And on the skating rink side, it was more of a Spotify Playlist and no DJ, no ref, no games. They were also limited in men's sizes of skates if you get into bigger numbers, 12,13, etc. Lastly, the first hole of putt putt is about impossible to see, maybe one more black light would help. Again, not BIG things, but a few tweaks and the experience would've been 5 star. I will still return with the family, we had a good time and folks were friendly. The most important thing is : There's cold Ski Soda in the vending by the skating rink. That's...
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