What an amazing experience. Celebrated our granddaughter's 8th birthday and it couldn't have gone better. The staff was A+++

Great staff ! Super accommodating ! Music fun and tons of activities to do in addition to skating !

Friday Night the DJ just REPEATS the rules OVER & OVER & OOOVVVEEERRR again! I don't even think anyone was breaking the rules, but just over and over as an advertisement to sell their hat clips and lockers...Saturday Night they play a lot of new R&B that often you see people with their own headphones in... Friday Night the DJ also LOVES to pull everyone off the floor before announcing that it's advanced skate or backwards skate or OG skate...it's excessive & wastes so much time when you have a skate rink with people just coming to have a good time & probably aren't the best at it anyway. There is a bit more adults compared to other rinks in the area. read more

Specially because workers like Nola make the place really shine. Her great attitude had us going back to get more tickets for the bumper cars read more

The kids and family came here for Memorial Day at their hours 12pm to 3pm. Bill was about $70 total. $50 for entry ($12.5 each person), $20 for skate rentals ($5 each pair). Looking back at the cost after the fact, we should have said "2 kids and 2 adults" instead of "4 people," at the door, because kids were only quoted $5.5 2 days prior over the phone. It's a good little skate rink, a little on the loud side though, my Apple Watch registered at least 90 decibels and told me prolonged exposure to more than half an hour could damage my ears. Maybe that's why they rotate everyone off the rink to only those who want to play a game every hour or so? (Hokey Pokey, limbo when we went). They give out little prize tickets to participants if they think you put in a lot of effort to exhange at the gift store. They gave one to my 6 year-old even though she couldn't hold herself standing up for the entire time of the Hokey Pokey. Would definitely come back, given kids are really $5.5 and that day was a mistake in the rate and gave us $12.50. Oh and love the fact that they have a dress code and rules like no holding your cell phone in your hand and no stopping when you're skating for safety. The entrance sign said the dress code no torn shirts (although inside I did see someone wearing very torn up pants). read more

Had a really great time with the family. We went during the day and there were all age groups represented. It's Just as fun as I remember when I was a kid. read more

We went on 80s night and wondered where they found the songs played. There are dozens and dozens of songs that could have been played, but they chose the most obscure songs, not really sure they were from the 80s. Sad that during a speed skate, they only allowed people who own their skates to skate on the floor. Why descriminate over someone that's either traveling and stopped in to skate or someone that cannot afford to purchase skates? Owning skates doesn't equate to skating well. Snack bar didn't waste any food that's for certain as we had to find the person working there and nothing was prepared in advance. Adding up all of the above we left dejected and early in the evening. Great skate monitor using her whistle to keep people moving, off the wall and to help fallen skaters get back on their feet! Thanks!! read more

Perfect spot for a last minute 13 yo birthday party! Our host was lovely and catered to all of our needs. Very easy to add late adds to your party if needed. Knocking off a star only because I thought it was difficult to find information on their website about hosting parties there. Eventually I searched and found blog articles that took me to the right place. The place is super nostalgic and the music choices were great! read more

DON'T USE THE ATM!!! You will be charged a $3.75 fee service fee (which is EXPECTED) and then Skate Express will charge you another $2.50 on top of that (which is UNNECESSARY and borderline CRIMINAL). Bring $3.00 in quarters if you plan on using the lockers to store your shoes and bag or better yet SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!! read more

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Skating here is okay. DJs are solid. The rink has a lot of wear and tear and is understaffed. Parking is a challenge. Many cars get towed. There isn't a snack bar. The vending machine is a joke. The inoperable 5 bumper cars takes up a lot of space. The rink is small and functionally obsolescent. They should close and remodel the rink. Get a better snack bar and layout. Increase the size of the rink floor. Remove the benches in front of the bumper cars, bring the wall back. The highest and best use for the skating rink is to increase occupancy and generate revenue with modern amenities/entertainment and refreshments. Virtual reality, laser, and simulation are popular. Some skating rinks have mechanical bull rides. I like the vibes and parties at Skate Express. Sunday nights get real crowded. The floor is too small! I can skate but sometimes it's a major hazard to enter and exit the rink floor after 10pm. I will admit, the younger generation has a lot more daredevil in them. I'm disappointed in Skate Express's business practices and its attitude towards patrons at adult sessions. Sk8 Solutions Let's not blame age, race, culture, or patrons for a common retail entertainment problem. Dodger and SoFi Stadium do not complain to their patrons about littering and loitering. They have business strategies and measures in place. Trash and clean-up are normal business expenses. The "hurry-up and leave attitude; don't disturb our neighbors with your presence, noise, or patronage. Just leave" attitude is sickening. I've been to morning, afternoon, and evening skate sessions and trash is always in the parking lot. Logically, if the parking lot has not been cleaned during business hours, there is going to be more trash by closing at 1am. Solutions: Put trash cans and/or dumpsters in the parking lot for patrons. Make parking paid valet only. Block off the entry to the parking lot with weighted and chained cones so there is 1 entrance and exit only. Lease overflow parking for patrons or give discounts/incentives for carpooling. Loitering and disturbances at gas station: there isn't a snack bar with food, snacks or refreshments being sold. We all get hungry and thirsty after skating for 2-4 hours. Many of us drive between 45 mins and 2.5 hours to visit the skating rinks, it's a long drive home after a full day. Skating provides much enjoyment--we want to make it home safely. Solutions: Rent out the snack bar to food caters or food trucks; Solicit food trucks or hot carts to sell food to leaving patrons; Sell high-quality refreshments geared towards adults and sports recovery--hydration drinks, protein drinks, trail mixes, recovery drinks with amino acids, energy drinks, etc... It is the responsibility of the business owner to ensure its establishment has good business practices and strategies--whether it safety or litter control . Don't blame patrons after services rendered, and say "certain populations are bad patrons". The ladies restroom rarely has soap or paper towels refilled--the bathroom is filthy. The owner is responsible for all aspects of business; stop creating illogical and predatory rules; create solutions. Again, littering is a problem everywhere. The movie theaters clean up their parking lots and theaters after closing. Unfortunately, this workforce doesn't want to clean floors and litter. I understand cleaning up at 1am after a long shift isn't fun. If employees cleaned while they worked--instead of standing around talking, the business would have to do less cleaning at 1am. read more

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I've read the reviews.... And I'll say my experience was far from any of that. The rink was clean the music was incredible and everyone was there to have a good time! The management team and security set up was a very well organized which really helped with event entry. Hope more people respect their simple rules.... Understand that this business is someone's livelihood and act like you want these doors to stay open in your neighborhood. I drove all the way up from mission valley to support! Love that they are also implementing 30 and up events! That really seams like a step in the right direction :) -@neeks93 on insta read more

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Talk about a place to have a wonderful birthday party!! My niece had her 18th birthday party at Express Skate today. She had the "Time to Party" room, and boy was it a great party! The kids ranged in age from 6-18. None of the younger kids knew how to skate, so there were great "walkers" that helped them stay up right and get around the rink. The kids used everything - the cars, the video games, the prize counter, and had a great time learning to skate. The pizza was great... and I didn't expect it to be great at a skating rink. The cupcakes were good, but the service... was the best part. The staff left us alone enough to enjoy our party, but always jumped in the minute we needed anything and they did so with the best/happiest attitudes. I was a bit worried because we had never been there before and just booked it online with only one 10 minute phone call to talk about the party plan. But it was okay. They have a system for running a party that works! arrive 15 minutes early... set up anything you want to set up and the rest is taken care of by them. The birthday girl and our whole family will remember our party today forever! read more

The perfect place for beginners and/or people who like a much less crowded rink. I went here with some friends during all ages skate time and we all had a great time even though it's been years since any of us had been skating. The lighting isn't exactly the most cinematic, but maybe that's because we didn't go on adult night lol. I didn't check out the arcade or snack bar too much because I was on the rink the whole night. read more

This place gets worse and worse the floor is horrible you can barely skate... the dj was so rude... the older men more experienced skaters didn't give a crap about the kids just kept going fast and knocking over kids the workers didn't say anything to them because they were friends with the DJ ...the food was gross and took forever just to get one slice of pizza.. ya this is a no for us now.. read more

Excellent place to have a party we rented out the entire place for a 10 year old birthday. Everyone was super friendly and sweet , we had a lot of toddlers around and they let us use our strollers and walkers inside so the mommy's had a great time . The place is spotless and it doesn't have a foot odor at all. Thank you guys for having us and we want to compliment the young lady with curly hair for giving the guest some skating backwards advice !:) God bless read more

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We held a private event here at skate express, and the staff was fantastic. Definitely would recommend work events or birthday parties. You are able to reserve the whole place and can just enjoy with your friends and family. The crew was tentative and made sure we had everything we need for our event. Thefloor was also clean prior to our arrival. DJ was also on point and took some requests! read more

Had a great time, love the throwback vibe here. My daughter was invited to a birthday party here and she had a great time. The music was on point, staff was nice and friendly. You can rent skates or blades from here also, so what ever you are comfortable with. If your little one doesn't know how to skate you can rent a walker that helps them move around. read more

Love the music The place can be updated I think the bumper cars are not necessary they are loud and annoying and such a small space for it read more

My daughter had a 14th party here and had a blast. The manager works with your budget. The only downfall is they don't add tip and to tip them you have to give cash. . read more

Really love this place. First time and when Here was a couple years ago for a kids birthday party I was hooked after that my son and I go about once a month and it's a great time during the weekends they serve pizza and snacks. Kind of what you would expect from any place that caters to kids. It's a great place to go for a couple hours. It does tend to get crowded so I would go during the slow times if you're a beginner which most people are, but it's a lot of maneuvering read more

Very nostalgic, great space for families. Staff is on top of it and reassuring everyone's safety. read more

If I could give a 0 I would, The music is always the same and never switches it up , unless if it's Saturday. Some of the staff is rude, so are a lot of the customers. The food is REALLY bad, the pizza in thin and taste really weird. The floor of the actual rink is chipped and not smooth at all, and the skate rentals are also not that good. Floor guards are not helpful and are also VERY rude. I would recommend taking a little more drive to skate somewhere else. read more

The level of trash that this place was- is beyond words. I dropped my daughter off for a birthday party. When I came to pick her up, they would NOT LET ME GET MY DAUGHTER without paying full admission for myself and other child who was not skating. Before leaving the premise I had asked if I needed a hand stamp or anything. The employee told me no. She directed me to leave through the back where birthday parties were allowed entrance. When returning retrieve my kiddo, I was denied access, being told I had to pay to pick up my kid. An old woman was arguing with me, banging on the window flapping her arms about gesturing to the entrance fee sign. I explained to her that one of the employees told me I could step outside and come back in WITHOUT a stamp- otherwise I would have gotten one!! When initially dropping off my daughter, no one said a word about me coming in. I saw a bunch of other people fighting with the same lady at the ticket both. What a ghetto operation. I will forever be sure to let all my fellow parents know never to step foot in this wretched dump. Poor service, rude staff, dilapidated venue. ZERO STARS. read more

Unfortunately, not a place for beginner skaters. I came with a group of people that wanted to learn to skate. Well we were disappointed to not be allowed to skate alongside the wall. The referees came in and dragged us to the middle of the rink and stated that slow skaters have to skate inside the oval at the center of the rink. That oval was way too small for the amount of people forced to skate there. read more

Lovely spot to skate indoors Saturday nights are adults only (a BIG solid for me) 19$ per person and skates rental 5 dollars , not a bad price and the music was great too. I would say be careful when skating , one girl I don't know if they work there or what but she was shouting at me and my husband to stay off the slow lane and go to the fast lane, yet others were slow in the fast lane and she didn't single them out, I would say the place should clearly mark the fast and slow lanes to avoid confusion at new clients. read more

this place was pretty good, but the food was not that good. The food was over priced and it wasn't even that good. The roller skates were hard to put on and they hurt after a while. They were very stinky. They were ruff and heavy. They were very very chunky like my brother' stomach. There were no holders for little kids like do they want us to get a concussion??? read more

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Amazing place to host parties have fun and have a great laugh and they have so many events that your gonna wanna go back all the time

Went on a Sunday Adult 24+ night. Nice rink! Dry cashier Rude referees Terrible Dj that spans the tracks and plays lots of music about gangs and guns! Dj also picks on new comments on the microphone, " Get off my wall, " he yelled 30 seconds after entering the floor in a are that didn't cause any obstructions for anyone! He also yelled that people should hold on to there ladies really tight as if they were gonna be taken away some where before the New Miss Booty tract was played! Terrible taste in music and customer service! Customers should only frequent the family friendly nights to avoid the night club bar crowd, atmosphere and garbage DJ! The lack of alcohol didn't improve anything! Only gave one star because it was so horrible! The kid friendly times are 100% better and without the metal detector / security at the entrance! I wonder why?!?!?! read more

Hosted my daughters birthday party here this past weekend rented out the royal room it was a nice size room also isolated away from all other party's which was a nice thing as well there is some seating outside our room for parents who wanted to outside host was really nice on time with food cake and drinks my daughter had an amazing time I will have to say my only bad experience was the person who plays music and speaks on the mic sounded like a broken record player repeating him self over and over again and also tried to tell my guest to remove his hat when there was like 4 others who were skating by over and over again who never once got told anything about their hat. read more

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We love going here also having parties for the kids here. They have a great time and the staff are amazing

Went with my grandbaby had a blast brought back great memories, and we even did the hokey Pokey

I would give zero stars if I could. Too loud, too crowded. Just terrible. Bumper cars make horrible loud screeching sound. Like nails on a chalkboard. Bad. Bad. Bad. read more

I know the owner will mot respond which is no big deal but just a tip as a business owner please advertise clearly that it is 20 years old and older on Sundays at 8pm. Armed security obviously means this place brings in bad crowds! Me and my kid was here last night Saturday and she had a blast other then the rink being to small for beginners and the ref being pushy about staying in middle i know rules and all but as a place that has bumper cars with 0 use why not transform that area into a beginner only skate area and make profits? My kid wanted to book her birthday here this year but after all this fiasco on age limits we will be going to Big Als!! Hopefully the owner changes some things. read more

I came to Skate Express tonight with some new skates I bought during the pandemic. I skated as a kid and was pretty good. now that I'm 54 I was very rusty. I got out on the floor and thought the skates were needing some attention. Dana at the merchandise counter was so helpful and adjusted them for free. Skating a lot smoother I picked up my pace and started to feel the DJ mixing in the soundbooth. Unfortunately I fell. I actually did the splits and fell hard! My left quad took the brunt and was not able to get up. All of a sudden, I had a group around me helping and protecting me from the skate traffic. I grew up at the skate rink and I have never seen the help I received from these angels. I wish I got some names to thank personally but they helped me off the floor so gingerly and caring without enough time for me to get their names. Especially want to thank the beautiful black female floor guard for her help untying and removing my skates. Also the two people that put their arms around me to get me to safety. I can't thank you enough! I highly recommend Skate Express! Although it was a short outing the kindness shown to me by the staff and clientele will not soon be forgotten. God bless you!!! Matt read more

This place is run down, smells and the people are rude and it's over priced. I had to pay even though I'm handicapped and can't even skate. They let everyone hang on the sides of the walls to watch others skate. And the supposive "dj" spells out the rules...but the little butt buddies of the skating rink don't have to abide by them...they all have their phones out....they not skating backwards on a backward only skate.... totally dislike this place. read more

I don't write a lot of bad reviews - but here we go .. - If you buy tickets in advance you still have to wait in the ticket line to get in. It is cheaper to buy in advance - that's the difference. AND ..... I was told NO HATS, I was wearing a baseball hat (ugly hair day/medical hair loss) I looked all over the website - don't see info about it anywhere. What I did see however was PLENTY of other people wearing hats. None of them made the adjustments that I was told to make and NONE of them fit my demographic either. I won't be back. I don't need to drive 2 hours round trip for discrimination. 2 stars for the kick azz DJ and this being one of the nicer / cleanest rinks I have ever seen. read more

$25 entrance for two parents, who aren't even skating is disgusting and such a rip off. Place is outdated and dirty. Games don't work, money exchange machine doesn't work... read more

We felt safe and enjoyed ourselves yesterday during Family Fun night. An older patron fell down pretty hard and the staff immediately cleared the floor so she could safely exit. My 5 year old l, 19 year old and my 42 year old self had a great time, we will be back! read more

Quite an interesting place to visit in the city of Chino it's a good place to have fun and learn how to skate all ages are welcome to enjoy the spot read more

Everything was fun for birthday the place just looks like it needs painted and arcade needs to be on for the kids can't skate staff was great read more