The Rinks - Irvine Inline — Attraction in Irvine

I've been playing here for years and my patience has finally run out for this place.

The only thing it has going for it is that it has two OK rinks and one subpar rink in a decent location in Irvine. If Huntington didn't lack air conditioning/quality rinks, and if Corona wasn't beyond the 91 parking lot, I'd be playing there.

For the many thousands of dollars they generate each season from team fees, they still only seem able to manage the place in a barely competent fashion.

Do the games generally run on-time? Sure-ish.

Do they keep adequate stats? Not really, but at least they get the score right.

Are the pucks decent? Good God, no. They started using these horrid purple pucks that bounce around the rink like lacrosse balls. I keep expecting the ghost of Robin Williams to show up as Professor Brainard. As of 27 September 2017, they appear to have returned to proper pucks, but who knows how long that will last as the a manager has a connection to the company that makes the purple ones.

Are their rinks kept in good condition? For the most part, but more than once have I had a crease that feels like someone oiled up and wrestled on it. Oh! And Rink 1 has this beautiful spot where if your defender rings it around your boards, it pops right back out into the slot.

And do they have alright refs? Once again, there are plenty of good ones and some absolute rubbish ones. That very well may just be how they're supervised, though. More than once have my team and I had to wait for 45-60 minutes for a game to start because management forgot to schedule refs, and they also don't do much about vindictive ones (not even going to waste your time going into details there).

The absolute worst part of this management team, though, is that they seem to consistently hold everything off until absolute last minute. I just now found out an hour before my game (while I was on the 405) that my game was cancelled tonight because the team we were supposed to play dropped out for the season. You mean to tell me that the team decided to drop out OF THE SEASON last minute, and Irvine Inline told us as soon as they found out? That is extremely unlikely. If it were just about any other rink complex, I'd maybe believe that, but I just can't with this place anymore.

Even more recently, a new manager took over for certain days of the week, but she failed to mention to anyone in our league that our championship game would be held as the end of a double header right after our initial playoff game. I checked the website as soon as an e-mail was sent saying that the playoff times were posted. No mention of a double header was there. No further e-mail was sent with this information. No mention of it on the website was made available until, yet again, the last minute. Why would anyone check the website again if no notice that a change to the schedule was made? The most classic part about all of this came when the girl, in a display of pure professionalism, was bad mouthing both teams for THEIR mistake at the front desk as I was leaving with the remainder of the team. Yes.Somehow, in her world, she was completely not at fault for her complete lack of communication skills. People are apparently supposed to remain ever vigilant to make up for her managing flaws. Of course, our captain had to initiate contact to reschedule, and she made absolutely no apology for the mix-up.

I was on three teams this past season, and it seemed like every week, something new was going wrong ranging from horrible officiating to lackadaisical administration.

Do yourself a favor and save up for ice hockey or pray that other roller rinks open up. The Anaheim Ducks should feel ashamed to have this place...

This inline rink in Irvine is a great spot for players and families! There are 4 rinks available, and the surrounding park views are beautiful, making it a nice place to hang out even between games. The staff is super friendly, and the whole place is kept clean and well-maintained. It’s also dog-friendly, which is a big plus!

Parking is usually fine on regular days, but during tournaments, it can get rough. Pro tip: there’s free parking behind the building, just a 5-minute walk through the park, worth it when the main lot is full.

Only real downside: the bathroom situation, especially for women. There are only 2 stalls, so on busy days, expect a wait. Hopefully that’s something they improve in the future. But overall, it’s an awesome rink with a...

Rinks are in decent shape, my bigger issue is their leagues... they do not police the level of play at all. I am in a begginer league with people that are learning how to skate and there are people in the leauge that are skating circle around us and scoring 4 or 5 goals a game by themselves... Honestly it make it no fun and dangerous. It was the reason I left this location 2 years ago and it has not gotten better since then. All I ask is a little bit of effort from the managment to look at the stats and anyone with 40 goals a season should be required...