I’m a beginner skater and I’ve done the hour reservation with a lesson twice now. The first time was with Sunny, they were very patient, helpful, and really put me at ease. The second time my husband joined me and our instructor was Sarah. They played music of our choice and turned the disco lights on for us. Sara also shared helpful tips and was very patient. Both instructors were very friendly, and wore their masks the whole time. The skating rink was clean and well maintained, we had a lot of fun and will definitely go again!

My daughter likes to go here. We had her birthday party here and they didnt let us in early to set up. So we stood out side with all our stuff and the ice cream cake until the actual hours of operation. When I made the reservation she said we could come in 10 to 15 minutes early to set up, they came out and told us to just hold on a second and then never came back out to let us in. So it cut into our birthday party time because we had to set up everything we brought. Skate time was from 6pm to 830pm for our slot but we had to put away all our party stuff by 8pm. So it seemed like once we were done setting up we had to have cake and then take everything back down. The tiled area where the party and food court area is really slippery when the kids have on skates and i had several of the kids in my party group fall on the tile floor and almost knock over all the drinks on the picnic tables where we were having our party. Their quarter machine games are all a dollar a piece which seems a little pricy to me. My daughter seemed like she had a good time and that is what matters most of all. But as a parent I was totally stressed trying to deal with getting my kids skates, setting up the party while everyone was getting there, trying to keep an eye on the kids and greet the parents as they came in. If they would have let my wife, daughter and I in 15 to 20 minutes early to set up I would have given the place 4 stars.

Awesome place for all ages. As a parent it takes you back in time. Nice large rink to skate, they have floor games to play, as well as some of the top music choices. They have skate mates for those that need a little help getting use to skating. Very friendly staff, and always there to help answer questions. Very upbeat place to be. Would highly recommend this skating rink.

What an incredibly fun birthday we had here. The owner made it so special and a truly safe environment. We are intentionally planning on more celebrations here because of how awesome it was !! Thank you so much ! 10/10

Not the biggest DJ daftpunk fan. It could have been a lot better, however he did have a big turnout. If you like nothing but rap this is the place to go. However it gets old real quick. This is why Im leaving early because Im bored with the music. If this is all there is I wont come every weekend. The people crowding the floor not skating was not cool. I get that its adult night. Disclaimer a lot of the music has the slang word N a lot. The music that the DJ was playing was ok. The DJ really didnt play enough good music and Ive been here 2 hours.This adults night is ok and I expected more. Appears quite the turnout for this event. There are a lot of people here at least 90 at the moment, and its only 9. I am very grateful for someone purchasing the skating rink. I was a little worried that it would close. Thank you for making the skate ring better! The djing was a little rocky.

Sarah has been amazing and very prompt with helping me find skates. She went way out of her way on a day she was closed to find skates my size and educate me about them. Most skates are sold out online and she had high quality skates at the ready. Sarah also has went out of her way, on a day off, to make an appointment with me during Covid to meet up so I could purchase items and help me out. You can tell skating is her passion and she is the person you want to talk to about education. My kids love this place and she keeps it very safe.

I really did like this place, but now i don’t think it’s very fair that teenagers under 18 don’t get to listen to R&B and be restricted to earlier times. It is nice that they handled covid well, but I wish it was like older times when they would play 90’s music and you could just hangout and have fun. I still love the place, but I will no longer go because of the service and new restrictions with age.

This place use to be the best place in the world. Now with the new owner I plan to never go back! My cousin had her birthday there and they new owner was super rude. She yelled at us, rushed us, and even was rude. My friend lost her card and they wouldnt let her look for it. She made two little girls cry because they thought they left there phone in there. My cousin said this was her worst birthday yet. Such a shame.Dont act like this is our fault when you had the worst attitude. We are clearly not the only ones who think that.

We rented Skateland for my daughters private birthday party and the lady working was the most rude obnoxious woman that I have ever met. She asked how many people and we said we paid for 20 but I didnt know if any parents would come in. She says you guys dont know how many people will be coming to the party you planned. the entire time all she was doing was yelling at the kids to put their masks over their nose and she was being rude to us when we were trying to get in and out of the place to carry party stuff. Then when I paid at the end she said to me, you guys had exactly 20 people so you didnt get ripped off, bye, whatever that was supposed to mean.

This rink has been remodeled and the skating floor has been resurfaced. All things considered, (size, smoothness, grip and roll) best floor in the State. And I have skated on most.

Nice place to skate in the past when it was open but not sure about the customer service skills of the new owner Sarah. They are closed due to Covid but are advertising that they are still selling skates. The owner agreed to meet me so I could buy some. Told her it was my first pair of skates so I wasnt very knowledgeable. Figured it would be okay to ask a couple questions. Our interaction turned from civil to rude in a split second! I guess I asked too many questions or 20 minutes was too long to look and try on? I am very soft spoken and she shouted at me Cant hear A WORD YOURE SAYING! So sorry to be SUCH an inconvenience but Im not going to drop over a $100 and not try it on or ask about the quality. Maybe learn to communicate better or hire someone to do your customer service for you. I have social anxiety myself but I still dont get rude, disrespectful or curt with people.

This place was wonderful under old management but the new manager/owner, sarah is so rude and mean. She yells at people and treats people as though she is above them and as though she has no care for anyone in the world but herself. She made my daughter cry with her yelling. And more and more people have been saying the same thing about her. Its very sad the way she treats people.

Been going here since the late 80s..love it

Had a blast with a family private lesson, very affordable, very safe, definitely do again (and again). Great staff, loved it all.

Possibly worst experience of my entire life. Went there for a birthday party and felt like I was in a mixture of Auschwitz and Russian Boot Camp- listening to Sarah (the owner with short hair) bully people around on the sidelines and literally shout at both parents and children alike. We had almost left but did not believe that we would have received a refund therefore we stayed and got it over with. Absolutely revolting experience, should have read the reviews beforehand.

I was going to the western skate land and the front desk lady was acting passive aggressive and we were all getting our temperature and mine said 104 and she said YOU NEED TO GO HOME YOU HAVE A FEVER so me and my grandma left and went to cvs and got a thermometer and I checked my temperature and it was 98.7 and we called back she said i can’t come in because what hers said so that lady needs to be fired or something she’s psychotic.

*Note: Limited review; sales only.I have not been in in sometime for an open session, but did drop by recently during the pandemic -- which has contributed to a complete depletion of skates availability; that, and something called TikTok, apparently...The owner had posted on social media that they were offering an outdoor skate setup on their rental fleet boots for a relative steal pricewise in order to meet this need. They were super quick to respond to my messages, and very flexible on timing of meeting me. When I arrived, they seemed very understanding/didnt talk down to me when I admitted I knew little about skates and was probably just going through a mid-life crisis. (= Despite Indiana being open at the time, re:the pandemic, the owner was very cognizant of physical distancing, passing materials with concern to this, appropriate mask wear, etc. It was also the first retail location I visited that had hand sanitizer *easily-accessible* as a customer.BOTTOM LINE:The skates have been awesome.The owner was helpful & attentive.As a note for others -- they were refinishing the floor when I was in, so something to look forward to!

I have skated here my entire life. I love that this place is still open. Went last night and had so much fun! Service was great, especially at the entrance.

Blows my mind that the employees of this place (the short haired lady in particular) run around all narcotic literally knit picking at all the kids over the littlest things. I am no way a parent that condones bad behavior of any type from children, especially mine but that lady is a CONTROL FREAK. Sad cause this place used to be such a family friendly place.

We had a group of about 20 meeting here for a fun night, and when we tried to pay for everyone upfront, the host was very rude to us. The skating rink is still a great place for family fun, but the unnecessary rudeness was unappreciated.

Brought back being a kid. Didnt want to go fought it every step of the way only to get there and have a blast. No one judged the 40 something tattooed dad who 25 min into it was crisscrossapplessaucin all over. Nice people

Great place to skate. They play a lot of games and keep it fun. Music needs some work sometimes but that is my taste. They do take requests and the staff is friendly and helpful.

Good old fashion roller skating. Safe, fun place for all ages! My son loves this place!

One of the best places to go and have fun in Bloomington for teenagers! Its affordable and I enjoy the hip hop music.

I applaud the new owner for making this a fun place to be and adding variety! Love the guest DJs and the variety of music. Also like that they take request during regular sessions. Love that they are adding special events such as the Sensory Sensitive sessions once a month and the adult only on Sunday nights. My kids have a great time and love coming back. Fun for everyone!!

We had a great time the staff and huge wood floor was AWESOME. The snack bar was very reasonably priced too! Came down from Indy to check it out, we will definitely be back!

A little run down, but still great fun for the kids.

I always did like going g skating on the weekend. Tonight I was there for a Birthday Party. It was fun, the kids love skating.

Wanting to have a lovely day with your family? If so definitely do not visit this place. I joined my family and little siblings for a birthday party and we upon walking in to put the presents and belongings down and were promptly yelled at by the cashier, Sarah, because we had not paid to enter. She was incredibly rude for the rest of our short visit until we decided this business should not have any of our money and we left and went next door to the bowling alley and were welcomed to a nice friendly staff. Thanks for making a birthday girl cry Sarah. If I were the owner and knew she made a party of over 15 families leave because of her poor customer service Id fire her on the spot.

We have a blast every time we come. Great place to go for inexpensive family fun.

This is a classic roller skating rink with a decent sound system for the great selection of music that comes with each skating session. Live DJ (who can take requests) for every skate session.The skate floor is in good condition and is always very clean. There are usually two employees working the skate floor helping to keep the traffic moving in a safe manner.The building itself is old, and the carpet and features could use an update, but currently the features are nostalgic.A ~six game arcade is available, as well as a ski ball table.This facility can host parties (for a fee) if reserved in advance.Skate rentals are only $1 with entry fee of $5, typically.Theres also a concession stand and a seated dining area. The concession stand features chips, pop, nachos and hot dogs.

We came here for a birthday party my daughter was invited to. when we arrived I dropped my wife and daughter off at the door and suddenly I had a car repeatedly honking their horn at me while my daughter was getting out of the car, when the got clear of the car I pulled up and into a parking space on the side of the building, this woman continued to honk at me as she drove by to park. Once she got out of her car I asked if we needed to talk over this situation to clarify what had transpired, with a hateful look in her eye she screamed “you were holding up traffic for no good reason” and went on to describe how there’s are plenty of parking spots to “get out of the way”. By this time I had recognized her as the owner of the place (because we have been there multiple times in the past) and tried to explain I was dropping off my daughter to use her facilities and if this is the way she treats her customers then we will not be back. She proceeded to get into my face and tell me “all this is your fault and she no longer wants me on her property”. She just got more and more obnoxious and rude as the minutes passed then went inside and got a coworker to come take a picture of my license plate because “she didn’t want me on her property again” then I explained to her that this was actually public property but she didn’t have to worry about me being on her property again. Such a very rude person who has regretfully given this wonderful place a bad name because of her rude tendencies and hateful actions, which is very sad because I have been coming here since I was a kid, but today WILL be my LAST visit. Don’t waste your time.

Had my kids bday party there it was great the staff was awesome and helpful and friendly to everyone at my party thanks everyone. My family will be back

Nice roller rink in Bloomington. Heck, its the only rink in the area. They have adult skates on Sunday night playing various themes each week, such as hip hop night, 70s night, etc. Very nice people running it and good old fashioned family fun. The lighting show and sound system is decent. Reasonable prices at the concession stand. They dont have enough special activities during the adult skates. They could do more reverse skates or backward skates. I have never been to the afternoon session so I dont know if they have any special activity during those sessions.

Loved the atmosphere kids enjoyed it as well

Such a fun place. For social skating or private parties. Great place.

Nice rink. Music is not too loud, which is nice. Decent crowd

Always fun for all ages. Everybody there is cool, you can go for exercise, for fun or to give your kids something healthy to do in the evenings. Cash only... But you can do a local check. Nearest ATM is at the bowling alley behind the skate rink.

Great time. The only thing keeping this from being a five star review is that they only had 1 video game and the skate shop was not open when we went. Id go back again.

Love this skating rink been going for years ! However FRIDAYS are a no go for my family since new management started fitness and Latino night DJ. This is one of the only places in town for kids to hang out .would prefer the music and skating sessions to stay the same without all the special sessions.

Its awsome and i had really fun

This was the worst experience I have ever had!!! When we arrived for my 7 year old niece’s birthday at 2pm the door was still locked so we stood outside talking and welcoming guests. Sarah opened the door for us a short time later, we all walked in. She didn’t even say hello or happy birthday instead she said “do you have your $60 deposit and a list of who all these kids are that just walked in with out paying?” My sister did indeed have a list and her money ready. Sarah was rude and hostile the whole time. She even told my sister she needed a list of all the adults that would be skating with their kids because people couldn’t just skate and not pay! We had no problem paying for the people skating but she didn’t even let usPut our stuff down before she started getting rude with my sister who was trying to give her the list of people that would be skating. At this point my sister said “have we done something wrong because you seem very upset and if we have I’m sorry.” She replied “ maybe I should just lock the doors and let people in one at time to make sure everyone pays and doesn’t just do what they want.” The group of party goers that had arrived so far we’re all nicely setting in the seating are wait to be told how to get our skates and stuff, it was not like people were running around and being crazy or anything! AND we were the only people in the whole place!! At this point my brother in law said “maybe we should just leave because I don’t think they want us here, this is crazy!” Sarah said “ I have other customers to deal with do whatever you want!” All the parents present we’re just as shocked as us and my poor sister was in tears saying “I don’t understand what we did wrong I was trying to pay and giver her the list and she just kept yelling at me!” My 7 year old niece was in tears at this point too. We walked back out to the lobby to leave only to find Sarah yelling at one of our guests as well. Our guest was saying “we literally just walked in and are planing to pay, why are you being so rude. You have no reason to talk to me like you are!” At this point one of the parents present walked over to the bowling ally to see if they could accommodate us and they said “of course!” We all ended up going next door and we have a good time. I just could not believe how rude the people were at this place and for no reason!!! I would not give them a penny of my money! Several of the parents present even said they were planning to book their kids party’s there until they witnessed Sarah in all her glory! DO NOT GIVE THIS PlACE YOUR MONEY!!! Horrible customer service! This Sarah lady is not someone that should be dealing with the public, zero people skills!!!!

The staff is very friendly and the music is good. I came here as a child and now I bring my child to enjoy. This is a town jewel that I love is still around and I hope stays for many years to come.

Super friendly staff. Took my son for lessons and the teachers were attentive, helpful, and patient.

Enjoying the new ownership and how there are a ton more activities, events and ways to bring people in. Upkeep is good, amenities are just what youd expect and I will definitely be back!

Fun place to take the kids!

This place is a Bloomington classic. It has changed hands a few times, but always stays the same. The skating surface could use a few small fixes. But still a great time.

After 9 they play explicit music!!

Lots of rules out the window! Definitely not a safe place for kids past 9pm nor is it a family friendly place past 9pm. Not ideal for your easily influenced teens to hang out at past 9pm. Very sad. Music is only rap and r&b. Rules while skating on the floor are non existent; careless kids causing others to fall or blatantly getting too close to inexperienced ones. Not a good time!!!

Great spot for a Birthday Party, staff was very helpful...kids had a great time!

I want to let all parents know that if you do decide to take your kids skating, beware of the changes. There is a new owner and she changed the rules. The kids now can have cell phones on the floor, wear hats or hoods up and can have ear buds in there ears. This causes problems because those skating dont pay attention to what they are doing. I see many kids getting hurt from these drastic changes. There is no limit to the music played and cursing is allowed as long as you dont cuss at someone. It has become an unsafe place to be.

Kids had a fun, safe Halloween!

My husband and a couple of friends and I went there around a week ago on a Saturday night for the open skate and we all had a wonderful experience: the staff was polite and helpful and honestly, we were all grateful for the effort they all put in the patrons safety by making sure everyone follows the rules i.e. a lady in the staff let me know that I was not supposed to drink my beverage over the rink railing/wall. I understand why, the scenarios for disaster are endless and they can all have very serious outcomes. The rules are smart and are there for a good reason. And the lady was very friendly and not patronizing at all about telling me. I apologized, got outside the rink and enjoyed my beverage at one of the tables. Everyone was safe, everyone was happy. 10 out of 10 in my book. I wish I could remember her name.The music was fun and well selected.I have been there during daytime hours to look at some skates and was also very well assisted.I would give it a 5 star review if their bathroom didnt have curtains but actual booths with doors and if the space between tables wasnt so small. All in all, a great experience.

Very friendly!!Pandemic update!It may be slow, but still a life line for my Zoey. She loves coming here, and cant wait for a normal skate when it is allowed by CDC guidelines.Everyone bear with the staff. Remember they probably hate the masks as much as we all do...... BUT they are following all guidelines and trying to make it as enjoyable as possible. Support a local awesome business today!!!!

My kids love coming here! I love it because I use to visit here when I was a kid. Such a great local place!

Had a very bad experience at the skating rink with the new management. The employee/owner was being very rude to the kids that were skating and being hateful to all the people renting skates. I was truly shocked to see someone being rude to toddlers. My child is two and we kept getting in trouble for him falling down and being “on the floor”. This person was very aggressive and hostile to me personally and I can not recommend this as a good facility to take kids to.

Same place its been for last 40 years.!! Lol

Super fun! Really friendly staff!

Well maintained historic skating spot for kids and adults. Fun music and contests throughout the evening. Prices are very reasonable. Lots of community fundraising events, especially with local schools. Good people. Food and concessions are what youd expect.

Fun games for the kids. Concessions were cash only. No walkers for beginning skaters.

Lit game of ‘Bug Spray’. Baby asleep on floor. No refunds on game machines. Didn’t try but I ASSUME they have those rectangle pizzas. Overall, mediocre experience. Would recommend

Music too low and locker situation odd.....

Great time with naptown rollers

Very fun enough place to be. However, once our session was over the staff was relentless in making us get out or pay for the next session. It was excessive! They need to calm down. I highly doubt when you see people conversing over having a good time, who have no skates on that I am fairly certain those tennis shoes arent made to skate on the roller rink floor.

Poor management. Literally watched the younger referee (8) be heckled all night until he cried. People who kept breaking the rules and heckling the kid were allowed to keep returning to the rink even though they kept getting stopped. The same people kept cutting off poorer skaters and when the adult referee was broached on the matter, he literally just started brushed it off cause he knew the offenders and let them argue with the person who put in the complaint. Awful and sad.

Western Skateland refused to turn off strobe lights so a little girl with photosensitive epilepsy could skate with her Girl Scout troop. This is not acceptable. Western Skateland needs to enact a policy to ensure it is accessible to all.Note - without this incident, my review would be 3-4 stars - it looks and smells like the 80s with the same snack food from the 80s. Nice flashback, reasonably priced. The Saturday lessons are a great way to introduce kids to skating.

Love it... always have always will. love this place...

Best skating rink!! My kids absolutely love it there & i as well enjoyed it as a child and young teen.

Great environment with friendly owners

Used to love it the music and the ppl that worked there ..now new owners its really different and kinda is lame for high school kids .and the bracelets the parents have to wear if not skating is ridiculous .I did not like the short haired lady that was telling me to get a wrist band she was rude as hell

Slow and boring

Awesome place!

Wonderful place for the kids to hang out and burn off some energy only bad thing is its not handicap accessible for children in wheelchairs

The oner dosent respect anyone bad place for your kids to be:(

Compassion goes a long way with children. This place refuses a simple request that would have allowed a child with epilepsy to skate there with her Girl Scout troop. We wont be returning until they start honoring those requests or have no-strobe-light sessions for those who need them.

Kids loved it. Super fun and friendly environment for all ages.

Great place for kids fun and parties

Its an amazing place to hangout with friends and family. Staff is amazing and know how to make people smile. I would recommend

Sarah was so rude and mean. I will never step foot in that place again.

Only giving it a one star because I had to choose one but I wouldn’t even of chose that... very poor new management.....

Place was packed on a Saturday night. Has a snack bar with little league snack bar quality food. With okay prices. I think the arcade games are over priced but the cost for us 2 adult non skaters, one child non skater and 2 child skaters with skates was 16$ for a 930pm to 1130pm skate in the dark with lights. Some times there is a line to get it it gets so crowded. The place needs better ventilation as well. With all those people in there it gets really hot.

Only place in town that offers indoor roller skating. They are very inflexible when it comes to kids with epilepsy who must avoid strobe lights, like my daughter. They just plain refuse to turn them off, no matter what. They do offer the option for my kid to wait outside during the strobes or to get some food in the little cafe.Thats not really acceptable. Western Skateland should strive to accommodate ALL kinds of kids in the community. Maybe they could implement a once monthly no strobes day or something?

I love that its inexpensive fun and theyve got Saturday morning skate lessons.

Had my daughters Birthday there all the kids had fun. The bathrooms could use some remodeling.

Bet for bithday parties kids will love it if they get into it i come every Friday

Safe, fun place. My kids and my wife have went here for years and love it.

Good family fun. Havent skated in 30 years.

Very nice employees. The inside was remodeled awhile back, as well as getting new skates to rent out. The carpet and walls now match with a bright, colorful, fun pattern. Has arcade games for the ones who arent skating. Most arcade games have been there for decades. It also now has a skate shop right inside the building. You can purchase brand new skates, wheels, or minor maintenance there. They have a disco light that they use often. They play games during the skate session like limbo, hokey pokey, and race games. Winners recieve a little prize like a free drink. There is a consession stand where you can buy drinks, popcorn, nachos, candy, bosco sticks, and more. Food and drinks are not allowed past the tiled area in the back. You can rent the back area to have a birthday party during the skate sessions. If your child falls or needs ice for small injury, just ask the lady behind the consession stand. Parents can help beginners in the inside area of the rink, or the red oval. Helpers can go onto the rink wearing thier regular shoes if they dont have dirt and stuff that will fall off onto the rink. No cell phones or dangly clothing, food, trip hazards out on the skate rink. If you have young children, I do not recommend taking them to the late session that starts at 9pm on the weekends. That is for intermediate skaters. Lots of people skating fast and music thst isnt cut- or radio friendly- makes for a questionable environment for younger ones. They do have an employee/s out skating on the rink that keep an eye out on skaters. If needed, they blow a whistle to get your attention (over loud music), and tell you what needs changed or help people who fall. Usually minor things like cell phones for pictures are out on the rink when it is a hazard. When you arrive, you tell the person behind the window how many people you are paying for, and how many need to rent skates or brought there own. If you need to rent skates, he hands you a ticket. You go into the building and take your shoes off then go up to the appropriate window, marked boys and girls or men and women. Give them your ticket and shoes, tell them the size needed. He takes your shoes and ticket and hands you the skates. The price went up from $5 per skater, $4 if you bring your own skates (has to have wheels never used on concrete or outside) up to $8 per skater, $6 if you bring your own skates. If I could give a 4.5 rating, I would. The price is still decent and affordable, but at the price of $5 for decades children all over our community could easily earn $5 and go skating. That little extra cost could potentially be a barrier for those who earn thier way, or parents with multiple children. Overall it is a fun, safe way to pass the time that also provides excersize when younger ones dont even realize it!!

Since the change of ownership this place is more appropriate for adults and collage kids not for the very young.

Good place to enjoy with the family. Affordable

Its a skating rink... Idk what these other reviews are talking about. I never had any staff be rude to us.

Classic roller rink. Bring cash as they dont accept cards. Hit hard on the nostalgia factor and great for families with children.

Great place the food isnt that bad or expensive free WiFi too

Western skateland, aka western dirtland, is the crown jewel of btons nw side. When this place goes out of business it will be a tragedy, surpassing that of putt putt and the zoom flume. The best part of skating is its really hard to use a smartphone at the same time, so your kid will have to develop some actual life skills.

Still the only skating spot in Bloomington. VERY NICE

Love this place, sucks its closing down!

Great nachos. Wonderful staff.

It was fun but the people here are very snobby and rude when you talk to them and act like they are better than you. but the staff team was nice its a good once a year thing if your from a place like indianapolis for if you dont want to be around really ghetto thugs at wheels of wonder all the time.

Great place for saturday practice and family skate times

Took my kid for a birthday party. Didnt stay there but it looked safe and clean.