I remember in both elementary and middle school my friends and I used to go here. The staff was…read morealways pretty rough here and disrespectful to absolutely everyone. It was to a point where my mom would not leave me and my friends alone here she would stay to make sure that we weren't being disrespected by staff members. You can even see on the Google reviews they were always yelling at children and talking down to people degrading them. My real problem comes in with the owner or previous owner Daniel. What happened 5 years ago when I was 12. I would go as far as saying, I was harassed by him, and he started to hate campaign against me to his staff. so what happened was he had this area section off, and it was only being restricted by a chain that was attached two column walls. One of my friends had tripped over this, and that caused part of the wall to fall off with the chain. It was a very clean break and a very small chunk of wall. It probably only would've took some basic home repair glue or whatever to fix it. The owner started yelling at everyone who was crowding the area seeing what happened. I don't even think he asked my friend if she was OK. This resulted in us being very embarrassed and upset, and especially me because I knew that my mother and my parents had been giving this place a lot of money at that point. We had bought several pairs of rollerskates off of them and rollerskate bags. We had come basically every Friday. Bringing in money every Friday. So even 12-year-old was like if this is how you're gonna treat a paying customer I'm gonna leave a bad review. Of course, my bad review when I was 12 was probably not very helpful and it was probably exaggerated. The day after I made the review, I did end up deleting it because I felt bad and my friends had also made bad reviews, but none of them faced the hatred that I faced when I came back to the skating rink. when I came back, Daniel the owner yelled. What are you doing here? I was like I deleted the review and I just want to skate like normal. With the skates that I bought off YOU. And bag I bought off YOU DANIEL! he should appreciate that we were such loyal customers, I understand 12-year-old me might've made a mistake and he's allowed to allow whoever he does or doesn't want in his establishment. My mother was with me and tried to talk to him, he would not allow me to even step foot in the skating rink, but he let my mom go into a private room with him where she told me that he just yelled at her so she left. I believe he took her in the privacy to yell at her because he knew that he would be stopped if he did it in public. When a review is deleted, you have nothing to be mad about anymore. It's gone. And your customers are back so why are you mad? this is not good business. I am only 5 feet and 100 pounds, and I was probably even smaller when I was 12 because I'm 18 years old now and I know I'm right for this bad review. I cannot be guilt tripped into deleting it ever again. my size is relevant to the rest of the story because he had this big guy when I tried to enter the room, I think I was just trying to go with my mom. But he had this big guy, literally go chest to chest with a child. This man was pointing me out and not even saying anything to me, but "out". Daniel, you put 12 year-old me in danger by separating me from my mother I could have been kidnapped and you know the type of people besides kids that come to skating rinks. they don't have stellar records let's just say that. to me it just sounds like Daniel was a big coward because I know he wouldn't have yelled at my mom or me if my father was there. My father wouldn't have allowed it and he wouldn't have done it with another man in his presence. Who was not below him. His staff is below him so they have to listen. Daniel is lucky that we stopped my father from going over there. I would call this harassment and a hate campaign, I would say it's harassment because he brought my mother into a private room to yell at her. That is in intimidation and very threatening to my mother. He intimidated me with that large man, even though he never needed a large man to do that he just could've told me stay out of there. To me the fact that he turned his staff against me too, was a hate campaign because I was friends with those people. And all of his staff just seemed like they had turned against me. Keep in mind the review had been deleted. I had apologized and his customers had all come back, so there was really nothing to be like this about. He knew we were loyal customers.

As I teenager it is very fun place to come and hangout with your friends and skate the workers are…read morevery nice and funny

this place actually sucks bum, it's dirty and costed 24 dollars for only two people. also it smelt…read morelike feet, they only have diet drinks, they have a really strict dress code that sucks. not to mention the staff were annoying. they won't even let you stand outside to wait for your ride. worthy mention that if you left something in the car, you're done because you can't go back in

Looking for place to take kids while raining in Blowing Rock and this was the only one open on a…read moreSunday. Drove down the mountain and glad we did. First walked in meet the owner and the other staff they all were very helpful, polite, and willing to accommodate. It wasn't very busy because of an over night skate on Saturday. Asked if we had any requests for music and continued to check in with our 2 families. Food was great and again they were willing to please. Will go back next time in mountains thanks for a for time.

Great place to bring the family. Trampoline park, skating rinks and more. We have been 3 times…read moreand had a blast. Highly recommend

Great place for family fun with kids. Really enjoyed our family time at The Block and would…read morerecommend for a fur future experience.

I love skating here!! They play music depending on age of majority people there at the time.read more

Fun times. Great for kids and families but gets crowded quickly. Hard to get seating so get there…read moreearly. Icees and food is overpriced but worth the experience. Disco lights. Great DJ. Small arcade. Clean bathrooms but sinks outside the bathroom. Not a big deal. They have skate helpers but you gotta pay $5 to use it.

Nothing will ever compare to my childhood Jellybeans skating rink, but this sure gets the job done!…read moreIt's small but the right size if you're looking for a chill spot to skate and get some energy out. They don't have roller blades for rent btw, so if you prefer those you might want to get your own. They have a few arcade games, a good spot to hang up bags, lots of seating, and concessions. They're also pretty cheap ($10 admission if I remember right) and you see a variety of different people there of all ages. I'm a college student and this is my favorite nearby spot to get some fun exercise alone or with friends! Staff is also super friendly and helpful. Be mindful that there is no AC, which isn't a problem in cooler months but if you plan on going in the summer be prepared with lots of water and wear breathable clothes! Only open on the weekend which is sad but understandable.

We had a birthday party for my daughter and the kids had a blast. She loves skating because of this…read moreplace. The right mix of a family friendly activity that still feels fun and exciting for the kids. DJ does a great job of mixing it up so that there are plenty of slow skates, fast skates, etc. and everyone gets a chance to chill. The staff was really easy to work with for the party and it's affordable to have a group there. A quote from one of the birthday party guests (age 8): "Today was the best day of my life. I really love skating with my friends." Keep doing what you're doing, Skate World. We hope you do it for a long time to come.

Girls just wanna have Fun! My daughters had the need for speed, so we headed out to find Marion Hot…read moreWheelz! It was nestled inside of an indoor, mall-like building. Once in, we found it clean and friendly! We skated & snacked. Fun place for kids & groups!

to rollerskating room so much because the is so rollerskate there the walls can help you stopread more

Great classic skating rink. Good condition Good music…read more Arcade and games. Very involved staff

The family had a great time. Excellent music and nice people. We are going to purchase our own…read moreskates and continue skating.

Biggest waste of $40 I've ever spent. My daughters (15 and 12) wanted to meet up with friends to go…read moreskating. My two younger children (9 and 5) do not know how to skate but wanted to at least try. I paid for entry and skates for all 4 kids. After trying for a bit My 9 year old decided it wasn't something he enjoyed because he fell and twisted his ankle so he turned his skates in to the rental window and we were told he couldn't stay if he didn't have skates on even though my other 3 children were actively skating and he was there with an adult chaperone, so my other three kids then had to cut their night short so we could leave after not even an hour simply because 1 of my 4 children wasn't in skates.

Located off a side road just behind the large building with the indoor flea market. There's a…read morepretty new lit sign to mark where to turn. Went for open skate with the kiddos on a Sunday afternoon. Only $6 per child and that included a skate rental. Looks like you can bring your own skates or roller blades but it doesn't save you any money. The music was pretty good - fun stuff to skate to (Harlem Shake, peanut Butter Jelly, etc.). Wasn't overly crowded which is good for beginners. There was a limbo contest at one point. Snack bar with pizza, slushes, soda fountain and tons of candy. Cool place to have a birthday party. The skating rink floor was in decent shape for the age and so were the skates. Overall good experience. One of the sinks (in the middle, outside of the restrooms) was backed up and looked a little unsavory but they may not have known it was clogged. Would definitely bring the kids back. Also I liked that you had to be "buzzed in", for security purposes.

Think twice before making plans to go here if you plan on wearing your own skates. Site suggest…read moredepartment store skates aren't allowed..... Mine were custom fitted orthotic made for my foot deformity. Not allowed! If you don't or can't wear rentals.. don't waste your time!