My husband and I took our kids to Roller Kingdom thinking it would be a different, new, fun experience for them. We drove down from Concord, NH, spent $70, stayed for two hours (with us begging the kids to keep trying) and only got to skate about 30 minutes. The day we visited, admittedly stupid on my part, being during Christmas break, the place was MOBBED. There was a line to get in, a line to get skates, a line to return skates, a line to the food area, a line to get onto the skating floor.... people everywhere and almost impossible to move without running into someone. The lines weren't made any easier to deal with as the MC kept asking everyone to, "Clear the floor! It's time for girls only!" or, "Clear the floor! It's time for races!" It was so annoying, and hard for the kids because they wanted to get started right away and couldn't because the floor was only open to experienced skaters at that time. So we had to stand around on the carpet for 10 minutes before we could even start. Then the area in the middle of the rink is coned off and reserved for "beginning" skaters. If I'm being honest I hadn't been skating in almost 30 years so I considered myself a beginner - getting back into skates is NOT like riding a bike, LOL! So my husband took two kids and I took two kids and we had to shuffle our way across the floor through the mob of experienced skaters to get to the middle, which was mobbed with beginners. It wasn't easy trying to use skates with one kid falling and pulling your arm down on the right and another doing the same thing on the left. Once we made it to the middle, they CLEARED THE BLEEPING FLOOR again. So back out we went. That happened about 3 times before someone had to go to the bathroom, which, BTW, is more slippery than the rink floor. People were falling over all over it, and not just us. After we were allowed back out on the floor, we tried one more go around (and by then the kids were starting to gain a little confidence and doing better, as were my husband and I), but after a significant fall causing one of them to cry, they all wanted to bail. Hubby and I discussed maybe going back for a date night, but they're only open for like, 2-4 hours at a time, once or twice a day. No wonder it's so busy! Not to mention that I had really hoped there'd be some skating walkers for the kids but there wasn't, not that there would be any room for them on the rink even if there was. They really need to work on figuring out a better schedule, with more open hours or more times set aside for specific areas of expertise. They also need to get some of those skating walkers for the kids. There was no way I could have enjoyed my time hanging on to two kids the whole time, when I could have helped them shuffle along on their own with a walker while they got used to the feeling and skill of skating. Not to mention that there wasn't even a railing to grab. The place sucks, bottom line, and I don't think I'll ever go back. My kids liked roller skating, but hated the place, and asked for skates for their birthday so they could roller skate at home where they "have room." And honestly if an 8 year old and three 6.5 year olds are saying that, then it's gotta be pretty bad. read more