Wheels Fun Park

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Address:	715 N Hoover Rd, Durham, NC 27703, USA
Phone:	+1 919-598-1944
Site:	wheelsfunparkdurham.com
Rating:	3.5
Working:	10AM–9PM 10AM–9PM 10AM–9PM 10AM–9PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–9PM

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Kimberly Willis

If I could give zero stars I would! This place is a big JOKE. First, I would like to say that I got what I thought was a deal on Groupon for two wrist bands ($21). I will never trust Groupon again after this horrific experience. When I drove up to the place, I was not impressed. What little faith I had in this place delivering "fun" was further squashed when I walked in to the joint. What a crap hole! This place must have been around from the fifties with NO recent renovations. The whole experience was a waste of my life and money. What a rip off! They nickle and dime you for EVERYTHING. The miniature golf was crappy...the whole course was old and rundown. It was atrocious! I felt as if I would fall through the floor of the place or hurt myself on their makeshift games. The only thing that was worth the time was the batting cages. However, you could hear a sigh and moan from the machine throwing the balls. Sort of sounded like me walking around the whole place. The place STANK (The Play Gym area smelled like a big ball of FUNK), it was old, rusty, and no fun at all. They had the nerve to say no outside food. Are you serious? After what I paid to get in, they should have allowed it. Besides, the stale looking food they had available would have probably upset my gut. It was really expensive and not worth a dime of what you would pay. I would go to Dave and Busters or somewhere else that is much nicer! Dont waste you time on this hole in the wall dump! P.S. Someone mentioned in a post that go karts were included in their purchase on Groupon for the $11/a piece wrist bands. They werent with mine! They wanted to charge us for them. They stated that we could do everything else except the go karts...we had to pay up to ride those dusty things. You would think that with all of the monotone, boring, rude, attendees they had at this place, that they were guarding "gold" in the game areas. They would stalk you to make sure you had on a wristband. Everyone who gives this place the time of day should get in for "free"! I will NEVER GO BACK. If you do decide to go, maybe get a tetanus shot before you venture in there. The place is really old and rusty.

Tammy Petschke

we did a groupon deal for a $11 wristband for go karts, golf, batting cages and rollerskating. Upon entering to get our wristbands the kids immediately ran into the play area right next to it with a huge climbing area and giant ball pit. Great, except for the fact that we now had to pay $7 per kid so they could continue playing in the room. Golf course was kind of lame and the kids lost their balls every few holes so I had to keep walking back inside to get replacements. No attendants at the batting cages. My 8 yr old was swinging and got hit in the wrist by a ball. Took him inside immediately to get ice and the lady at the snack bar gave me a bag of ice but she or no one else in charge even asked what happened or if he was okay. After sitting there for 30 min icing it we decided to order a $12 pizza which was mediocre. I ordered and while I was pulling out my VISA to pay, the cashier was preoccupied texting on her phone. We took to the go karts next which were probably the most fun except the fact that we were the only ones using them and my friend and I had to take turns driving each of the kids so they never actually raced anyone else. Lastly we stopped at the roller rink which was sparsely staffed and after a grueling wait to get skates for 5 kids they spent about 10 min skating and were ready to go. I took my youngest to the snack bar for some popcorn and was surprised to see they were charging 50 cents for a cup of water! I had already paid $1.50 for an 8 oz cup of soda at lunch which was bad enough. Overall, the kids had an okay time and the place was a bit run down but I think the lack of staffing and customer service combined with that left me feeling I wont come back.

roscoe dick

Great for kids but the management are mean and really dont like the people that support them. We have been going for years and now will never go there again because of the treatment of the management. We had our sons 8th bday party scheduled at another place, but, because temperatures soared into the high 90s and low 100s we decided to move the party to wheels at 11 am on a Saturday. Moving inside would help with the heat and if we got the early enough it would not be crowded. When we arrived the management said we couldnt bring in our sons cake because we didnt have a full party (reserved table) scheduled. We asked if this was a "food and safety" issue or a "written company policy" or what? Looking at the floor and ignoring us she said, "I dont have to tell you anything about my policies." Look I am sorry you are angry at the world because you look like a pull terrier and that we didnt spend the hundreds of dollars you wanted us to, but we are spending $80 to get the kids in, plus $30 in pizza and we will only be here two hours. Seemed like that would be a good argument. However, he last words were "you get eat the cake outside if you want." Thanks. Wont ever be coming back. The strange thing was that one of our sons friends mother is really good friends with her and it still didnt make a bit of difference. Avoid the management there at all cost. It still is a very cool place to take your kids to let off some steam and have fun.

Julie VanHart

Lets just say Wheels is a whole different world. My boys (11 and 4) had a lot of fun in the climbing gym, the batting cages, and the go karts. We did not try the mini golf because it was cold outside and we were short on time. We ate in the snack bar and the food was just what you would expect from a snack bar - not bad, not great. I had a barbecue sandwich that was surprisingly tasty, and that was impressive. The servers were pleasant and helpful. Then we went skating. We quickly realized that it was too dangerous for our 4 year old on the skate floor, but I continued to skate with our older son. I should mention we are NOT good skaters. We were each knocked down by other skaters without acknowledgement or apology. There were drinks and garbage spilled all over the skate floor. In general the people there showed no respect for the facility or for other skaters. The night ended with several police cars racing into the parking lot as the facility was closing, and it looked like a scene from "COPS". The place has nice potential, but it is not the scene for a nice family night out. We will not be going back.