I'm from Cincinnati area but was visiting family in Dayton in July and me and my cousin decided to…read morego here. It was a different atmosphere than Cincinnati and Kentucky rinks. It was cool though, more outgoing, more laid back. There was a lot of people doing dance skating and jumps. One annoying thing I noticed, There were groups of people that would be in the middle of the rink, not in the center area but right smack in the middle of where everybody is skating, and they would be doing a dance in one spot where everybody was trying to skate. That was kind of annoying and that would never fly in Cincinnati rinks! If you weren't careful you might plow right into them. And if you are skating they won't move out of your way, you're expected to go around them! It would be ok if they went into the center circle but they don't, they are out where everybody is skating. I was told by an experienced skater that this is "Dayton style skating" and every city has a different style of skating. The other thing that I didn't like was that there are no refills on water, even if you reuse the same cup! I asked the owner about this because I drink a lot of water and my rink in Cincinnati gives free refills as long as you use the same cup, but he said he couldn't do that. So if you drink water plan on paying for each refill! The rink floor is very slick as well, you can tell because of how shiny it is. A few times I felt my skates sliding sideways when going around curves. I ended up falling here and I hadn't fell in a long time. I fell right on my tailbone hard and it's been 4 weeks now and I'm still having pain. Either cracked or bruised my tailbone. So take precaution and maybe slow your wheels if you come here. I loved the music they played which is mostly hip hop and R&B and the atmosphere was very cool and different than what I'm used to. Three guys were doing jump after jump after jump and I asked them if I could record them and they happily let me. Everybody was very friendly. The owner seemed like a nice guy. I loved the light show and they kept the lights off most of the time so you can appreciate the lights and I think there are black lights too. I can't rate the food because all I got was water. Overall I would come back here if I was in the area again.

We recently had my daughter's birthday party at Orbit Fun Center. It's a great place to take a…read morelarge group of 5 and 6 year olds because even if they can't skate Orbit has video games and a bounce house. We had 10 children and it ended up costing right around 100 dollars. This was including pizza,bounce house,party area and skate rental. The only two negatives are that they only offer pepperoni pizza,so if you have picky eaters they are kind of out of luck. Also,the later it got the harder it was for the little kids to skate safely. There were lots of (well behaved) middle and high school kids going too fast for beginning skaters.

This rec center is an absolute beast. As someone who loves to work out at recreation centers and…read morehas been to many throughout her life, this one takes the cake as one of the cleanest, most modern, and largest. It has an indoor fitness pool, an outdoor pool (looks like mostly designed for families with kids), an ice skating rink, a huge weight lifting and cardio machine area, multiple group fitness rooms, and a full-sized basketball court (that they use temporary drapes to turn into multiple courts for pickelball or pick-up basketball). There's probably more I'm missing. I've never actually walked through the entire place. They have a ton of community and fitness programming for the area. From 8 to noon then 4 to 9 most evenings, they have different fitness classes going on. They aren't just your basics either. They have enough TRX bands to support TRX classes or some of their strength-based classes use workout areas they've had installed. They have lots of spinning bikes and classes the support them. I've never actually encountered any machine or part of the fitness center that didn't work. Everything is well-maintained, and I've never even encountered an empty cleaning spray bottle before. The biggest "issue" I've had is when the water tastes a bit off because the red-light says the filter needs to be replaced on the water fountain. Prices aren't cheap, but they aren't expensive either. When a yoga class elsewhere will cost me $40, it's only $11 here at Kettering. If you get one of their multi-class passes or a membership, it's even cheaper on a per-class basis. They have lots of kids camps and kids activities including some homeschooling group play classes and more. I haven't paid much attention to the kid things, but I know they have some! Great spread of bodies and ages here too. You'll mostly see older adults, and it's really refreshing to see a ton of different types of people instead of the college-aged adults. Everyone here is super friendly, and it's clear a lot of the community uses this place as a great place to see and hang out with friends while staying active. Huge parking lot, but if there's a lot going on (like a kid's hockey meet), there have been a few times I've been unable to find a single parking spot in this beast of a parking lot. Bathrooms are clean too.

I love the Kettering Rec Center! That place made my whole childhood and early teenage life THE…read moreplace to be kids. I feel it allows kids to try something/sport they may want to pursue as a lifelong dream but wouldn't know where to start. Basketball, Running, swimming, pickleball, volleyball, ice skating, ice hockey, and a lot more but I'm sure I've forgot. Just such a great place for the whole family to go. Who else misses when the middle school mascot was a wildcat?

So glad Dayton finally has something like this. We joined when opened last Fall and love the parent…read morechild classes. They also offer weekly practice and many holiday parties. We aren't old enough yet for parents night out but those are great for date nights and fun for the kids.

My kids continue to love the playground here. My son has a great love for Owen's Place Park and the…read morehill you can slide down on cardboard. He finds it the most fun thing to do. I love all the different play options then just a playground. The music area is cute and the little houses encourage imaginative play. Parking right by the park can be tight, but you have a bigger lot across the road. This park also have a lot of baseball and softball fields plus soccer areas. They are all well maintained. The bathrooms all over the park are nice and clean. They have a really nice paved path that goes from the front of the park to the back sports fields. They also have a wetland path that connects to the other wetlands in the area. We just started playing more regularly on the baseball fields in the back and they are nicely maintained. Lots of sitting options including benches and bleachers. Overall a really great park.

Such an awesome park. I actually came here with family on the 4th of July for the fireworks display…read morethey have here every year, and it hasn't ceased to be amazing!!!!

Basically taught my daughter how to drive from using the go cart area. It was so much fun overall…read moreand love taking dates here.

It really is an impressive place, but they're lagging because they really need much more staff and…read morethey need to fix some equipment. We had long wait times because of this. For example, I stood in line for twenty minutes to get drinks from the bar because they only had one bartender working. There's only four of ten bumper cars working, or nine of twenty go-karts working. The lines build because there's only so many seats for these, or staff to assist. It dampened what would have otherwise been an amazing experience.

Great for birthday parties! We've had a number of friends who have had bday parties here and it's…read morebeen so much fun for the kids...and they leave exhausted! The owner is super nice and participates and helps as much as he can. Even explains things to the adults who are wanting to try obstacles out!

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Love this park! I'm so happy another moment mentioned it on one of my Facebook groups because it's…read morein a part of town we're always in AND it's got the coolest little zip line slash swing thing! It's so awesome! The kids love it and even adults have fun!! I do have to say there isn't much for the real little kids. It's just got one little train with a small slide and for some reason my daughter just isn't into it. But by next spring she'll be big enough for some other things and she'll be more entertained. This place also has swings, trucks to dig in a sand pit and some big slides and things to climb.

Super fun park! I take my kids while my daughter does gymnastics. They love the playground,…read moreespecially the swing/zipline! They also have a nice picnic area!

This place is dope. Always a great time riding. Pleasant staff. Great owners. Need a little more…read moreinventory in the bike shop but still great.

Awesome time. Took a 6, 9 and 13 year old boy and two girls. They had a blast. Will go back again…read more The staff are really great. We rented a bike and soon realize we should have rented a scooter they exchanged with no stress. Advice- take water and snacks, do the waiver before you go. Plan to according to weather- we went during peak summer, it was humid and hot- they have fans running but I think it would be better during the fall/spring.