Skateland Family Fun Center — Local services in Hutchinson

Just okay, unfortunately. We had our 6 year olds birthday party there today. Paid $110 for 10 guests to skate, a decorated table, and ice cream sandwiches. We barely invited 10 guests, and not all of them skated. Two of our guests were having trouble with the skates and wanted to see if they could get rollerblades switched, but we were told it was $3 extra each.. I didn't want our guests to have to pay any extra, and since we'd paid for 10 guests I thought maybe they'd consider waiving the upcharge for a couple pairs of skates. Unfortunately, it was a bigger issue that I'd have guessed because the woman in charge made an excessive stink about why they couldn't. I simply said okay, no problem, we paid the extra fee and went our way. The vibe overall was very lackluster, not cheery or energetic, the staff were not very friendly nor did they seem happy to be there. I used to skate here when I was little and I was happy to be able to share the experience with the kiddo, but it was...

This place used to be one of my favorite hang outs as a teenager. It has definitely fallen from grace a bit. It's not as busy as it once was when I was younger.

That being said it is still a great place to take your kid. I hadn't even thought of taking my toddler there till I went to a birthday party. My son had so much fun. It's even better cause this rink is in the Kids Skate Free program. If you sign up your kid can skate free. Parents don't have to pay to enter but you do have to rent skates if you want to skate. Otherwise you can just walk holding your kids hand if they are super little. They also have little walker type things your kids can use if they can't get skate alone. So it is a good free time.

But it's not just for kids. When mybhusband and a I went for that party we skated and it was a lot of fun even if we were horrible. Lol! It's on our list for a future...

Every Saturday you get a Free Pizza Slice ticket for Papa Johns Pizza. They serve a few varieties of flavors. They had Cheese, and Meat Lovers when I went. Next time I go I will update on additional flavors. It was simple and straightforward to hand in the ticket, and receive the pizza.

The atmosphere, and music was great. They also accept song requests. People went up to the mic, and sang along with the songs. That was so great to see, I loved that! Overall the people, and workers were nice. If anyone fell they would stop to make sure they were ok. Also everyone was a good sport, and laughed at themselves and others as they'd almost fall. It's like the scenario as close mates, first you ask if they are ok, then you both crack up laughing.

I missed the nostalgia of Skating, and will definitely be coming back...